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


Samuel Uaiton.-I was al Nauva 10 Hold
on Saturday night the 10Th Of Nav II don /
recoleci it was Saturday 10Th, BE- where
cause ! stood on guard that night der ant
saw WIN. Hodges al Geo. BraITea's a that he
Saturday night at 9 O'Clock. nqurl ss he i
for Geo. BraIi!. who was also gar,N goI the
on watch; was on watch from 9toE lhe mo
o'clock. saw Amos. William mi when
Stephen Hodges together coming dow lANas al
from Main Street, tina. night. siad a
Gross Examined. Game Iron Phen
Maine on account OF my belief; hsi house.
been there weeks; came the 18th dgfimme
Aprii: call 8 weeks last Sahbaa That hl
day; am not Of Cty Police; sandrsEstra's
on watch was about the first lob NJ Plat ~!
work got in Nauvoo. Ii was brgAItbont
MOONLIGHT night: moon set about II This wi
o'clock. i, was quite lighi, could sssEnot yer
all along The river shore up and dorrIqling, {
for near half a mile; on watch, slooAet wei
an along shore from The lower sleaaap tell
mill. !, look fifteen minutes 10 90 iron band W
one to the other end Of nv watch. efl Ma
conld see from lower steam mill ball boni |
mile nm river. We were eyeing III homa
river all The while ken, our ewes skin Npme n
ned for LOOKING every way. | III clock
down the dav Of the month so IS lecollet
know when commenced boarding WI
Moore's. My watch extended mort one
than half wav from lower steam mil 5hOngh
to upper stone house; ii is pretty lew@ men
from lower steam mill to upper s'eaaH men
mil did ma, know VIM. Hodgclf houg
hee,re ,hat nigb,. saw Stephen Hodekd OF /
&c and two brothers on The commoasis 81,
r.,r The house From dark uIl ush "
o,clocL I was at Moore.s. wai,ing Ok yea
know whether | was TO GO on watch. mo.
the fore or after part of the night anoage
wen, from Moore's to Braffet's, ihenrHs; W
to Manhearl's, then on watch III l'Nieh
o'clack. | was right close To the ih's shoE'
brothers, Hodges, on Saturday ngad clolh
they passed quite near me, am cer's'e "
i, was .4moS, Uiiiiam and Sfephikn lhi'
Hodges; they had hats on; | won't Fece
certain they had any caps on; | nc Gro
them lille past 8 o'clock, after that 'ay ~
went into the house, after that GeofaI.lahic
Ellis came and told me they wan's'.sns
mo ., watch and wen; TO BraHsls Terri,
|, was Saturday night. there was pgn,'
iros, that night. too warm Tor iros. wa
| Don't know that | saw them @"M'
Elodges) all three together again.
Sarah .4nn IFood.--l live IN W."
VOC on Main Street. | know SlePha -"
and William Hodges; first saw them o'e
Nauvoo passing by our house on nnEspo
Street, this was about months ago. EpP'
have been pretty well acquainted W. -
them since that. was al Amos How -
es ON Saturday night May 10Th. l."
William and Stephen at Amos Hooer
they were there all The evening. ug
we're there when got there; wheh ee's
laf, there il was between and
cl,ck then went home; don't rMay.
collec, any one else there. II was ie' =
Nav. recollec, il, because II was hn 10.
cd about. i, was same night the muios ~
was committed. did ne, hear OF ha Eoa''
being taken ill after heard OF m,
murder. Here cap is producfa \ I o s'
defence and shoWn 10 tcitnesaj ~
have seen William wear cap Ike " IN.
one: know James, younger o'oa. Lar,
than these, he had a cap; he had '" n.
wore cap something like this. ia nj !,
Cross Eraa,iacd.--l have resoea !. io,s
Nauvoo 5 years this fall. J we" M WIN
Amos Hodges at Sun down, May ~ HIN,
I, was dark when left there, y III can
M, very light, I wen, home alone. n
came from Canada 10 Nauvoo. No .rs NJ.
la,ion Of Hodges. Stephen and ~ lena
i:,,.,, zero \, he house when 60 M IT,
Amos. looked in the Alm,n "a, Nv !
find the day Of The month. NeD''| HIN,
asked me to come up here 70 'es'l'.' !. DE 4
came up Of my own accord, J ra''s N 4piec
with Mrs. Johnson and the olher.~ klo,l
nesses. came on pleasure erenf' y. De-
| expected 10 be witness ~ 'n's III Mo,
when | left home, thought e. Sler
come If the res. came. w;tI.s hs.
| Horace Brafen.--l saw W" N 70 v
and stephen Hodges on Saturday 20 ssn