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

a' Wy ours was the neares. well, i, was
"s s'o o'clock-did not see Stephen
n;,. d,rk-he got bucket Of ,cater
rms y. s cent home. Saw Amos William
hin e y S,ephen coming down from Main
s s~ .bou, dusk on Saturday, WiHians
w araw hat tina, night. Don't
r'o s III erer sa,p him wifh this round
wv "r..,, Eransined.-I moved to Nau.
n. Z. , year ago this Spring, have
n : I'm The Hodges about two weeks
m s.sr. ,hey were taken up. Never
,alls ~ Thomas Brown. Then I sac
h.s a;uraa he ,ras ai,cays Uearing
arm ,,,r hat; the las, time saw William
ID - ~ On Saturday evening five or ten
.,,ues after sun down, May 10Th.
and geaus sa,c William ,pear stra,c hat.
las, sr William a. our house a. Q O'Clock
wa. T. v,,er. WALTON CANE DOWN AND
rider. il ,rsp FATHER WHERE HE WAS GOING
ked. :, STAND: H,a'ton came after dark
,iyb, .sh;ls. Walton had gone when William
lef, con, awsv. | recolect that Walton
III, .,a, away when William was there.
saw gGiam had on a palm or straw hat.
rue. p,her has lived in Nauvoo a year, he
had lied in Iowa three years. Father
a, az ,,ne home at IL o'clock. Amos
Nav Aolees asked me to come here as
our ylusss, father lived I mile back Of
the acn,rose in Iowa years, lived there
had fah him.
Ms .arfemas Johnson. i first saw
re in William and Stephen at Nauvoo about
Lei swssks ago. The smallest one. Will
a, 10 Am. was at his brothers.. Amos Hodg.
their a. saw them at 8 o'clock. at Amos
,hs Hodges, on Saturday May 10Th, i. was
ID 10 Saturday, night before they were arrest.
IryA III. two women staid at our house tina,
vm. .yh. Harrie, 81 John and Miss Hos.
wore s1s.
ears Cross Eramined.--I lived a, Geo.
w. Brafel,'s at that time, my husband
ARENAS Johnson. he was a, home
that night, he was at home when went
WOO 10 lIedges, be is not in Nauvoo now,
w. Iloa'l know where he is. had known
be. where lie was on the night of the MUIR
Der and knew it would be said of him
S on hat he was concerned in the murder,
fred helised on this side Of the river. |
ding salhe Almanac and looked for day of
o II he month II was about 9 o'clock
and when went to Hodges. VIM. Hodges
own vas alour house for water that evening,
nid few minutes. VIM. and Ste.
rom Paea fetched their water from my
had house. William al,cays acore a wide
Of rmmsd hat, dra6 color. he only ,core
bath that hal, nerer saW him ,vear cap or
ding arau hat. When he came for water
, Of hat night he had on this drab hat, s,aid
light b0us ID minutes talking to the girls;
IL tbs was mol far from o'clock. Ii was
see bot very dark nor very light, just mid.
own Ialng don't recollec, The moon. Brat
TODD fa went away abou, dark and told us
cam Dtl Walton where he was. my hus-
som faad was there at the time, my husband
| fHNanvoo five weeks ago tonight,
bali unl knov where he is gone. | know
the Aomas Brown, have not seen him for
kin. me months. Walton came abon, 8
sat dock; middling warm night. don't
- 70 FHolecl who got me to come up here
eawaness, came OF my own accord,
nore bone requested me before this week,
mill Dough, would no, see any one injured
ese' asn could do them any good. Am
can member of the Mormon Chdrch.
Iges Ea0aghtmy husband would be suspect
rug ao q lhis murder, because he had lived
non' s side OF the river and was a NOR.
n'ne @ We lived a, Monirose six months
g iyears ago this summer.
a'ch no. Court live now at Amos
iass in Nauvoo. know the PRISON.
encs Y; William since April las, and Ste.
- @asmce last summer. Stephen wore
hres sm wool fur ha, this spring. he had
ghg eielnsap with fur around the edges,
fiala '*Nm. Hodges have the same cap
'hen p tbs spring, he wore it with the fore
! be ies inside.
inc. w" Eramined.-EIeard William
az fg@ cap was a, his bro,her's at Me.
ofg, ''mc "ille, then he wore hat; heard
''eo ]" shen wen, back to Nauvo0 from
-. ''''Ory, stayed a. Amos Hodges all
o.. vas acquainted with prisoners in N.
l"' u" y saw Stephen abou, year ago in
,"S' Amos was with him, Nor.
,'S MP'acher; noticed The cap tina, S,e-
~" T." wore had fore piece, William
= L.. ~s same when l came back and
az spasa hal. Saw this cap (,he cloth
!. n rT'uaced by prisoners) wheni, was
~. MAJ ~ uack from Mechanics vile, no.
- vss par'icularly. noticed caps to see
!. S. N.Y. ~ey are made of. Amos and
e, ~ sasa were living in N. Y. last sum.
l''i ,,s amos was preaching there three
:. a,.,.s g., The cap was left al Me-
:. Inv 'A'e the las. of April or first of
n. I.m hodges asked me ,hi, spring
y, iii 4; was going to do this summer,
i, ha ' !. thought of going on steam
M |lris, '. .ald he though, might ge, a
bv vnIa - 'han BY working, tina. he
+ xmll n.y. steal and murder before he
n. Es. sots on steam boat.
her d. s.s Campbell. Il am sister of
nd In,, ';.ao liant have another brother,
~. IN Pi',sburg, know Of his hav.
Il ai, a,nec cap. made it myself, burn.
. hn - : 0e'ore | wen, away; i, had no
n. sa,n' on II, James always wore it.
,as Sa - seser wore it, Stephen wore