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


Lesi's, i, was abou, half an hour by
sun. met them in the road. Stephen
Hodges first. Brown had gone to the
sugar camp fence and was pointing his
gun to kill a squirrel, Stephen inquired
for two stray yoke of oxen. said one
was large red OK with large bell on,
they had lost them just below Fort
Madison. mad slraved from some NOV.
ers they were in company with. who
were then camped just below Devil
Creek bridge, only described one big
red OK. said they were calculating To
stay all night with the movers at the
bridge, passed by Stephen Hod~es
when Brown came up. he first inquired
for one yoke of oxen yoked up; Brown
haG the gun, did not notice whether a
rife or shot gun; Brown had large
bowie knife IN his pan,aloons fastened
to a piece of cloth around his neck. |
took hold of tito pull it out, he jumped
back drew i, OPT and showed it to me,
asked him what he did with il. said he
had it for '.greens." Brown inquired
where lived, pointed my house out
to him; asked if was married. told
him | was, asked how they could get
back to Madison and not 60 over the
same ground, told them which way TO
60, they went different way, went
up the bluff where cal,le do not range,
Harvey Hart was with me, this was
about two miles above Devil Creek
bridge, they were coming from the
bridge and going towards West Point,
the last time had seen them before
Stephen was living in Nauvoo, and
Thomas two miles above. about six
months before, said they were in com
pany with these movers who had come
from Ohio. Brown stated they were
going back to Devil Creek bridge that
night 10 stay all night. Browns hair
is, | think, black, aud he wears it toll
erably long, he had on no vest, he had
on a sack coat, 1t was mixed Ky. Jeans,
had on fur cap; Stephen Hodges had
on cap just like this one Showing
the cap found at Leisi'sl think it had
no fore piece, the fur was before: no.
liced The torn place, if there was a fore
piece il was behind or over his Shout
der. Stephen was in his shirt sleeves
and chad his coat on his arm, knew
Thomas Brown better than VIM had
not seen VIM lora year.
Cross Examine. --'rhis was on
Friday evening, had just returned from
hearing Mr. ohinn preach. am Meth
od<t, did not shake hands with Sieph.
Hodges, don, speak TO him generally
when we meet, said was surprised
they did no, ask for lodging. as Thos.
Brown and myself were old acquain-
tances, Hodges and myself had not
been much acquainted, am certain
saw Steph. abou. two mites above the
bridge on that evening: was surprised
at meeting them at that place, was an
old bye road, did not ask them TO stay
all night nor did they ask to stay with
| me.
DR. Klowies Describes when pri-
soners were taken TO Leisi's and their
d. fferen. positions in the room.
d. NJ Repshirs.-l am an officer in
Nauvoo, town constable, arrested the
prisoners near the limits Of Nauvoo on
Nav l3, AS: their brother Amos Hold
ges was arrested with them man by
the name of Smith lived in the house.
they made no opposition when | ar.
rested them. arrested them with pro-
cess on Tuesday evening, The night be-
fore they had resisted being taken.
they surrendered on Tuesday morning.
aud agreed to O. to a Justice. On
TUESDAY evening they were arrested
bv me with wri': they were taken
before Justice, The trial no, coming
on then. moved them to the Mansion
House; shortly after | took them to The
Mansion house. Oh searching them |
found no arms OH them, found none on
them afterwards had agreed to remain
un,ll a proper wril could be made out
10 arrest them.
ID. Darts The prisoners were IN
my custody in Nauvoo. went To arrest
them on Tuesday morning a. the house
of Amos Hodges in Nauvoo Just before
day. said they would not give Them
selves up unvl day break. after they
were in RepshIre's possession at The
Mansion House, saw them searched on
Tuesday evening, The bright pistol wa:
taken from Steph. the smaller pistol
and bowie knife from Amos Hodges
the morning before saw VIM Hodge.
with the smaller pistol.
Scott. The prisoners were in my
custody on Tuesday night The 3ih o
May last. searched them and found pis
,ol and bowie knife on Amos Hodges
and plsto! on Stephen Hodges, dit
not notice any blood at the time, after
wards we noticed blood on The scabhar'
of he bowie knife; they rather resIste'
being searched, we said we intended &
use them as prisoners, and intended L
search them thoroughly. they then sub
United to be searched.
Col. Patferson.- Have the ball ex
trac.ed from Lesi by DR. Holmes. hi
is the same ball, on Sunday morning
picked up the cane at the house, i ha
the marks Of blood upon il. Notice.
the tracks on the road from Leisi's 4
Montrose, and tracks made by Stephe
Hodges in Nauvoo, they resemble
each other in size and length, in Nau