The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-02

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and mulberries will produce dark stains.
Oxaiic acid is used in making ink. Stains
from fruit are more indellible than from
blood.
Lewis Ship7ey.-Mulberry stain is first
quite a blue stain, but may change. Rot
ten apples produce stains pretty durable;
something Of the appearance of blood.
DR.. j. WiIson.--[Stains.1 Has the ap-
p~earance OF blood lying some time; may
have been made by something else. Saw
this muslin at the trial before the Justice.
Stains were pretty much the same color
as now; think they are a little lighter now;
remember seeing some g or 3 stains there.
l O'CLOCK. p. M.
A5ram Rouse.--Suppose it was my two
little girls that first found the body of de-
ceased. had been at Matamoras and to
mill in the forenoon. Told the children
TO 90 down to Windland's woods and get
pea sticks. went down to Eddy's woods
to get hoop poles; met children in the lane;
little girl said there was a man down in
the woods asleep or dead; supposed in my
own mind they had seen some drunken
man; didn't 90 Immediately; sit down in
the house a few minutes; then told the girl
| would 90 with her; when | got near the
body | saw he was lying in a curious po-
sition; his head looked scared; thought
that his brains were knocked out; went
and called VIM. Uutcheson; then wen TO
George Salsbury's and told Salisbury and
Burnfield; went back; was not brains that
had seen on forehead, but lad appear,
ance as if some she had vomited on his
head. Saw Elizabeth Salisbury; she said
il must be George Sellars from his dress.
This was pretty well in the afternoon; may
be 8 O'Clock. and may be more. Burn
field. George Salisbury and Joseph Canary
returned with me; deceased was lying
rather on his face; never moved the body
TIL the inquest. Saw flies abou, the body
when tho doctors were examining. Below
where the body laid some 50 yards there
are two tree tops. On the left of the tree
tops there is a small gully. My oldest girl
is IS years old. the other g.. A footman
would nave no difficulty in passing down
through the brush to Fosters lane.
Observation-Disclosures shown.
TO my knowledge there is no path down
through the tree tops; but to 60 down mus,
90 10 Windland's fence. Came from the
mill in the forenoon. Me, Geo. Salisbury
below the old shop. Did not tell him to
get a warrant for Dan, as | did not then
know of the murder. Turned the horse in
the field. got an axe and went to the woods
and cut some hoop poles; met the girl; said
she had seen a man in the woods; went
with her to within 5 or 6 steps of the body:
, then went and told George Salisbury. Ca,
nary and Burnfield Of the murder. From
the place where | met Geo. Salisbury, when
coming from mill, to George Salsbury's
house, including the places whore | had
been after meeting Salisbury, is not over !
of a mile. From my house 10 the dead
body is about 100 yards; whole distance
after meeting Geo. Salisbury, if | had gone
TO VIM. flutcheson's when | put away his
horse, would not be less than Il miles.
| did not tell Brownfield that Dan had killed
Sellars. went away on the day %prisone,
was taken to Short creek to harvest; was
born and raised on Short creek. Jefferson
county. George Salisbury said he had d
warrant for Dan for stoning him George,
down the hill: and said he would have had
him arrested but for his (George's) wife
Don't know that Geo. Salisbury is a con
stable. Saw prisoner and deceased OH tbs
evening Of the murder near my bars in the
direction where body was found. Didn'
! know when | first went to the body who j
was. The difficulty between me and Dan
was about 5 O'Clock. The body was fount
the next evening.
, Ellen Brorn--Prisoner's shirt. on the
I day OF the murder, when at my house. hat
the appearance Of sweat and dirt; did re
sesnble dirt from logs. but did not say i
was BACKED from burnt logs
AT the conclusion of the evidence OF thi,
witness. the Attorneys for The State rested
DEFENCE.
Daniel Weddle.-I was at the exami
nation before the Justice and saw this
shirt. GStained shirt shown. By tn. look.
believe this is the same. Know the priso.
ner had a stained shirt, that was stained
in May last about the same place as this
We were working on the canal above
bark and sole leather. George and Dan
and me all had shirts stained same way
carrying sole leather. The shirts wers
washed by Mary Myers in Virginia. The
stains in my shirt were like these. Prisoner
t came to our house the same evening o
murder: wasn't dark when he came to oul
house. | came down from Daily's with
him; eatsupper al our house after he came:
saw nothing unusual about him. Saw no
blood; didn't notice particular. He eat
breakfast before he left in the morning
Dan had a pair OF combs before the muir.
der that shut together; had brass %rivet; be-
! lieve they were bone or horn; | think horn
[Combs s%hown.] Resemble these combs;
made like them ard look like them; have
) had Dams combs in my hands; have
combed my hair with them. A pack o.
combs viii look alike. No road from
Henry Windland's down the hollow, ex.
cept round the fence. Is a path takes up
between Daily's and Fosters; have went
across path past Fosters house.
Cross c1aminati0n.-Am a son Of Peter
Weddle's; am no relation to prisoner:
heard pistol shot that evening; breakfast
was not early; my father is not prisoners
uncle; our own folks and John Salisbury
were at our house that night; have brother
and sister here; have no brother here a