Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-06-26


a living so and meant to have it. with
out work. They made known no bu-
siness except to have note on father.
Wilson had on a sack coat of grayish
color, rather brown panlaloons and
fur cap: never saw VIM. Hodges with
whiskers on: never saw him for eleven
years, notice he came to our house that
day: did not know him, thought knew
his coun,enance but did not know his
name: he asked me about Jacob Dodge
who was moving with us to this coun-
try, said what devil he was: we live
2 or miles from I.eisi's farther from
Nauvoo-up the creek.
Cross Eramined.-I live in same
house with my father; father was no.
at home when they came, as | started
TO the field saw two men below The
field. coming to the field i, was about
4 O'clock, the field was close 10 the
house: think | was furrowing OIL, IA
Their came home about 10 o'clock at
night; his horses had got away and
broke his wagon. that detained him.
Frank Osborn was there: had two pet
wolves, we were talking about The
wolves, till moiher came out and want
ed me TO go to work; | have generally
known my fathers accounts: know who
owes him, and who he owed; William
never told me he had IA note against my
father. he told Frazer so that heard
him: Frazer was living there, he asked
me if NV father had any money, new
er knew of my father owing Hodges.
Frazer was making some doors, if any
one has note against father he gener
ally tells me oil it and also who owes
him: my father started TO New York
two weeks last Friday: Told my father
next morning that VIM. Hodges had
note against him, he said he did not
owe hun any thing, | told him before
he was up;same morning heard Ilodg-
es tell Frazer about the noie. William
asked me # there was not a man there
doing some breaking: did not say what
he wanted with money: did not say lie
wanted 10 find out who had money 10
Their, he asked me to join the company
and refused: he said if ever told
about the gang, &c. he would take my
life or have some one 10 kill me; first
told OF il about two weeks ago TO DR..
Sala and others: told my mother, that
they had threatened to kill me if told
OF il; did not tell my mother what VIM.
had told me. DIR Sala and Mr. Barton
came 10 me, and said the citizens thought
knew something abou. the murder,
that would not tell said citizens would
raise mob and take me if | did not.
Before they told me, | heard The same
thing flying about the coun,y-.he same
report.
Re, eranined.-States that he was
promised protection by those to whom
he told what VIM. Hodges had told him
and he was summoned here as wit
ness by Hodges defendants; don't know
whether w. G. Walker is my father
or not.
Jacob Riser again. The men left
3 clubs and cap al Leisi's house. Gden-
uties the cap produced,) went with DR..
Holmes through the field and found
three tracks going from the house ang-
ling across the field and another set OF
tracks coming to The house. We had
planted The field Thursday and Friday
before IN corn, our track went straight
along The rows, think the other tracks
seen by DR. II. aud myself were not
made by any person of our house. We
generally came up 10 the house anolh-
er way.
Ms Con Int. VIM Hodges and
another man, iLeilher of whom | knew
at the time, stayed at my house on
Thursday nighi previous 10 'he murder
of Miller. My house is about squar-
ter of mile south OF Leisi's; IN The
morning the other mau offered me a
one dollar bill 10 pay me, aud had no
change, the Young man living at my
house SAID perhaps Mr. Leisi could
change il for him. they asked who
lived on the jim Stout place, told
them Mr. Lei>l lived on a place bought
of Hr Stout; the other man was taller
than Hodges, he had on gray sack
coat. They left abou: sun use IN the
morning, they came between sun down
and dark. The taller man had on cap.
and Wm Hodges had on hat. they
SAID they were hunting oxen; think
they said they. were mostly red oxen
don't recollect ANY other partlculy des'
cri,dion gwen bt them, SAID they were
moving aud had lost them two miles
this side OF Madison towards West
Point. said the oxen had stayed round
day or two and had then left; they
asked Il the road they TOOK led TO Mad
ison, | told them i. did lead 10 Madl
son as supposed, they named lht
county in Illinois they had moved from
was not Hancock. they said they
were going to the New Purchase o
might stop this side of there, said They
had heard Of a yoke Of oxen a, Haws
il was about mile from our house
They said Haws had a large family o
children, it must be Dutch Haws;
said the laws | knew had no children
Haws is understood to have money
they said Leis would not change
unless they would buy half the wort
of il, and being Dutchman he wou
no. take paper money.
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