The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-16
Trial of Saml. Quiglev.

LA SALE COUNTY, CIRCUIT COURT.
November Term, lSi9-1he People of the State
OF Illinois rs SAMUEL QulGLEy indictment Tor
murder Of EDGscoNBg Cook 4 Chumasero on
the part OF the Peoole, and Turney, Champin and
! Wagner on the part otthe Defence
OTTAWA, Thursday. Nov Is. 1919
/ Jury empannellcd at II o'clock A. NJ. after
some 10 challenges for cause, and pcremrtory
challenges On the par, of the prosecution: and6
| pcremptory, and 10 challenges for cause, ON the
part of the defence.
B Cook, States Attorney, opened the case f,r the
wosccGtion-rcai the law defining murder. and
stating the distinction between Du0,irr and man
Slaughter; and stated the facts which he expected
TO prove.
Gen. hENEy opened for the defence. He re
marked that caIldur had two ear, and hears both
SIDES Of the qucstion-partiality and prejudice but
one, or, If two, they are both on one side of the
head He was glad to have twelve 50 intelligent
men 10 assist him. under the direction of this hon
orhle court in investigating the cause
Seminary IF TIE Etiicace-Alexandcr Camp.
bel sworn for the proSecution-Wa acquainted
with John Edgecomb and the defcndcnt. On the
9Sth day ofMay, 1919, Edgccombc and me were
together hauling logs to Millcrs sawmill and after
noon, Qugley with help, were doing the same
We went up To Homer and stail about am hour Mr.
NiN ut1'l' llll uOWll 10 the
forks of the road and fen in with Quglcy and
Young man from across the creek Edgccumbe
was ahead of us we came up To the trucks where
Edgecombe was: tagley and were talking To-
gether, and | heard loud talk Quigley left me,
and soon heard words between him and Edge.
combc-looked up and saw q stopped to pick up
something; loocd round and saw him with stick
IN his hand stick produced witness thought il the
same, saw Q with stick in both hands striking f
on the head was about . or s passes from q at
that tme--cant tel exactly, cattle Were between
us. T. fell down II came round the cattle and
found T. living Widths Ecad up against the truck
wheels | saw blood he Law with the fore part
and side of his head against the truck found
wound on his head inches long; saw blood at his
nose, and afterwards saw blood in his ears. After
found Edgccombe told @ | was afraid he had
struck I'M mlucsy blow. q said no and came
and helped me lift him up and opened his shirt f
lay stupid until We lifted him up and then he strai-
tened out his leg There were three other Young
mcn-saw VIM Edgecombc there: didn't see Mr.
Miller until after the blow was struck: saw Mr.
| Edgccomhe at his house didn't see him after
wards. This occurrcdn la Sale county. Witness
recognized d'fendent. thought Edgecombe was
drunk Just before the occurrance; saw deceased
after his death, the next day after he was struck
Mr. Q sent for the physician; DR. Affair attended.
Cross ErImi.dt.OH--l saw Quslev stonped
don't know what for; did not see T. have q Inv
the throat; | was , or rods Off q said No
when spoke 10 him; he threw down the stick and
came and assisted in raising up deceased q sent
for physician DIR Affair. defendant assisted in
raising up deceased then Mr. Miller and Mr. Sichco
don't know who took the stick then def had no
stick when | talked with him shortly before the
blow; saw Q and f. together that forenoon on
friendly terms; there were axes on the ground;
could not see + with an axe near him, cattle were
in the way, So that could not see.
Direct ResWheA-Could see Edgecombc when
the blow was struck until he fell he had on cloth
cap. When first saw q he was stopped and raj
sing MP. and seemed to throw something with his
Gand but saw nothing that he threw
VIM EdGccombe swom-A son of the leceas
ed; land father had been hauling logs with oxen
and trucks; when Quigley came up was coupling
trucks together; Quiglev came up and some words
passed and father took q by the beard; Qpicked
picked up chip and threw at father. and then
went across the track and picked up a handspike
and came back stop or two and struck father
with II over the head stick produced witness thot
1t was the same father fell; he then drew the
stick To strike me Mr. Campbell came aud took
hther up; father was about as high a. ever seed
INN he spoke, and blood was running from his
head and ears; n wound was on fathers head
about or inches long he had fell of the truck
once berore and stood up and fell down again and
again can't tell what words passed between Q
and father, dPnt know that either were angry
Cross Et.--B Both spoke when Q came up; don't
know which spoke 6rst- ns sSon rs / looked round
father had Q by the beard; Q picked mp something
think stone OF chip; might have gone 3, L., or5
feet to pick up the stick, or perhaps more they
were working near together; Q came right away
10 assist father after he fell he walked n little
piece towards the creek then threw down the stick
and came to help father We had two axes they
were near rod from father when he took @ by
the beard; | stood by the trucks, oxen were near
the fore wheels. Father called q and he came up
then few words passed and then father took him
by the beard
direct Rrs'n,'cd-Trucks were coupled or 10
feet long between the oxen
Elisha Miller swom.-Kncw John Elgecombe
and Qulrley was 90 rods from them at the time
Of the striking ina + direction; had seen parties
pass over, heard noise and looked round and
saw q with n stick in his hands, swinging it over
and struck + on the head stick produced I /
struck an overhanled blow; stick was hickory
very heavy stood till q raised the stick little.
and the boy said, sam don't strike me- Saw
blood running from large wound on the back of
l. head also saw blood IN his mouth last ever (
Jaw him he was put into a wagon and taken to-
wards his house; had seen sometime before
when he came back from Homer thought him
drink AMI the first | saw Of him after we crssed
the creek he was down on his hands 6nd knees
saw him down again afterwards; this was or 10 /
minutes before the blow was struck He had on |
cap; think he had nothing in his hand; he |
seemed to lean forward. Perhaps an hour before |
this ] hada conversation with q in which he said |
that he would learn Edgecomb before he got done /
with him. that he would not be under him.
Adjourned till o'clock p NJ
o'clock, p NJ
Prosecution resume.
n NJ Sischo sworn.-Was with Miller in tina |
mill, and gives about the same account; spoke To |