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

IDuuuleu OvcTs nave SCeu tlO Pti0o"
ers three times or four. first on the
night when they broke into our house;
the second was the day they were
brought,o our house to try we should
know them, the third time was last
week in Burlington; when they were
brought to our house, there were SIX
men sitting in row.I did not know the
other four. when lifted S. Hodges hat
from his face | was satisfied it was the
man by Lesl's bed. did no, look much
at the four others, there was cloth
thrown over the lower part of their bod.
les, | was out of the house when the
prisoners were brought in: did not see
them as they drove up 10 the door,
was not so certain Of William Hodges
as was of Stephen Hodges. being one
of the men. the smaller one had whis-
kers on. the light shone i'll their faces
50 that could see them.
Gross Eramined.- III had been asleep
before the persons came into the house.
but was awake when they came IN.
the noise Of their coming in awoke me.
They bfough, a lIgh, with them, bnt
did not see the ligh, ill after they came
in. don't know whether il was put on
he table. il was weak light; saw the
light after they had Int him first Time.
they hi, him twice before he got out Of
bed; Mr. Miller 90, up before Leisi
Leis got up before the light was put
out; they were both out OF bed before
the light was put out, itlsser was IN
bed. saw the man that came to our
bed first; do not think | would know
him, Il vas too dark al the time: II was
tall ~ N, do not know what he had
on his head, or what any of thsm had
on their heads There was one al each
bed. don't know how far they stood
apart, does not know whether the man
at or bed was BACKED The one al
Risser's bed was not black man. his
face was somewhat mutlded over; do
not know their clothes, do not know
positively whether the one a. Lelsi's
bed was BACKED or not: there was
mach confusion aud the whole did not
last two minutes.
Jacob .4bie.-I was the first one Of
the neighbours there, | found old man
Miller al the door on the ground dead.
I.eisi in the house badly wounded,
found cap in the house that had been
left there, | know this is the cap: It was
on the 10Th Mav.lSI5 in Lee county.
Cross Eramiaed.-i go, there about
midnight. found the cap on the floor
near the door; noticed The rents and
marks of the cap, think this is The same
cap found; j, is ten miles 10 Montrose:
| also found three clubs at the house
left hv The muraerers.
Armstrong Waher.-l got there
shortly after the affair, | noticed The
brnise in the forehead of Miller and the
wound in Niller's breast, saw The cap
directly after got there. noticed it par.
,icularly and gave il to the coroner: Mil
| Ter had stab in the lef, breast. nearly
twelve inches deep, as far as the hilt
would let the knife 60. saw this cap or
a full brother to it when got to Leisi's,
| I noticed the specks Of blood on II,
which | see now, noticed the same
rent in it.
nUalker. II saw Stephen Hodg.
es first last spring wear ago, also saw
them in Ohio or Indiana. | saw Will.
lam Hodges a, my fathers house on the
Wednesday before the murder. there
was man with him he introduced by
name of Wilson, he was about nv
hight. not quite so heavy. he ha long
dark hair. | had conversation with
William, | was planting corn when
they came. did not know William
when he came he made himself known.
was plan,ing corn. he told nv wife
he would drop for me, | asked him il
he knew who had robbed Smith last
Spring, he did not saw. then asked me
If knew what had become Of the wri,
against Stephen for that robbery wi
there was one still ont. it was abon,
four o'clock on Wednesday. they staid
all night: | saw them there about mon
next dav. he came TO me in the field 10
talk privately and then said tina, before
.hey catched Stephen he wonld kill
some of them or die before he would be
taken. this was for the robbery Of Smith
he asked me if had any conversation
with Stephen, told him had-alse
asked if | had had any conversation
with Irvine Hodges: he then asked mt
how much money was lost at Smiths
| said ahon, fifty dollars he said he di,
not think there was more than twenty
five dollars got, he asked me then i
there was not man hv the name o
Carmike had sold out: told him
thought not: he asked me if there wa
not a man lived near there had douh
lie log house, whose son had gone eas
for money-a thoasan dollars toll
him did not know. he then saked if
could not rec,liert place where 4 ma
lived in double log house; he the
said if would find out where there wa
any one had money and tell him, h
would give me part. He then aske
me if there was no, Dutchman max
ing farm on the prairie that had mon
ey: told him did not know: that som
one hal borrowed twenty five dollars .
nav father: Mesman had borrowed mo
new of Haws. Haws lived on the roa
from West Point TO the mill; this was
mile from where Leisi lived: asked hir