The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-05-21
NJ OSMAN. OTTAWA, ILL.,, SATURDAY, MAY al 1858.
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/ sheriff who already held an order for hi. arro,I
NJ R,nd,Il hav;n,, an,a.aa "a s'.' H. "S'
II wo, mot mill a6sr d,,k th,, Wilton C,o
uinyhap wa. rooyey,d to Iho ofIire ofvr RnllarJ
and when he arrived be E,und mot onIv M. oc'
cuser and witn.sses there hp, sevsrai 81 tho
towns. p.oplc beside.
Th,. who know ANYTHING of five ,reI;uioory
examination pf he con, ,l,ini in onr Of c,r conn.
try LAWYER. Offices. understand nrettv we'll the
I,,,tnd. which ia ,onc,aIIy ,iys, n no, r,ly wi,
n,sses bu, al4o to- plaintfr and J,(enJ,pt
Mr. Billiard oppoei bv re,dipr Mr. R,rI,Ira
charge TO which Wilton of coiT.. nre,L .,nt
guilly.' Randall then made his statement in mi
His son. LYMAN. was called nnop In te,t,rs 70 tL
fact that the nancy had fr.n,,n,ly he,n stolen
from Lis drawer JI.t az young Randall wa. do
liveiing hi, testimony with a hrazrn feed OIL
handed manner old farmer lane. eut.,ed thc of
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ne latter Of whom was a bo.,lsr in Mr. Wilisv',
stable,
Randall rel, un.osy wien bo saw J,pes on,c,
for he diloot ike the man At all but LYMAN IL.
tra,ed tn, most trepi,I,tiop. tine cause Of vL;,l
will yery soon b. seen
Mr.. Wiley was then called ppon f,r HE eyi.
dence. which he gave with nrecis,on and conf
denep
"Tli. thing look, rather dark remarked Mr..
Bu'la,d hs,1.r,,., ,urt rtnfcn,n,..,o, nf
Wl,on
"souire" said farmer .yonos in hi. r.paI him,
way. rising slowly unor hi. fee, 81 dan, kr,.y
much about ,our regulation. Lpt | snose Won
wouldn't have no objections to ms askirr a few
questions lust about ~ have n,Ipd to +
| "Ceriain'y not" returned the laUvsr with nm
air Of indifference. for farmer Jones was one of
the most Luue,t un,i,bt and iunusnti,l mon l.,
the town. own ' > 80 @' ''''''''''' '-''- )"
well then. Squire. 'hout m horr ogo Miss
Alice Drake come drvin up to my h use an a.k
ed ne if didn't r0rnember of beIn in Randal's
store last Wednesday niyht. and of ccur.e. re.
member it, though don't s'po,e should ever
have though; of it again in the wurld she hadut
ave mentioned it, We'll, | came riyht down
with her and between u both. we've cot up con
siderable Of u story Now | should like 10 ask
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lie was at p Hill, TO attend meeting all
day returned Randall but, when he saw how
his son trcmbled lie eyucei some strong msgy.
lngs On that puint
Rather guoss yuu'er mistaken they spant !,
good part Of a ddy on ILomp sons h,hins.'
Mr.. Randall looked sharply upon his .on and
asked is that wa. true. LYMAN at fist denied the
gentle nsuuaton, bu, at length, he was obliged
To own it,
Well that's so much gained, continued Jones,
and then with lawyer like tact, he turned to vi
lev. and said. Mr. Wiley, how do you know that
Wilton Cunningham gave you that crossed dollar
that Randall had lost out VI that drawerf
Because no one else paid me any such money
on that dav. answered WILEY
Where did you put that money when you got il,
IN my drawer
'ANI duCsN I somebody else ever 90 TO that
drawegf
None but Mark Lovd'
well continued Jones' 'la,t Wednesday ui,Lt
lrft NV horse IN your shed, and after the store
shu up, wa- unhi,rhing him. M. LYMAN Ran.
dali stem, in and paws Mark Luud for the horse II.
had the Sunday before. though he didn't notice
me when he did. When turned into the strcet
saw Alice Drake. an olTrc.d to carry her home
though had 10 70 some distance ont of NV way.
Aswr were riding along. we rn, to sneu Kim,
about RindlN. an 1. ldher ali ab,ut LYMAN,
ridn Of SUNDAYS, au' that the reason wly she
+ happre ed to hi, on me in ,bi. case.
But what ha. all ,hi, to do with nv corn.
plant T. asked Randall. in considerable passion.
Only lust this returned Jones. with p,rtic.
ulir leer 1T was your sun that paid thai crossed
dollar"
al. fact" said Mark Loud, hopping up from
his seat. LYMAN Randall gave il 10 me for th,
horse and put it In the drawer with some of
the Others. aud II youll look on the took. youIl
fnl that gave him credit fot It,"
| remember now thn, | noticed the credit "
said MIR. Wiley: but there was only the .a,ne
number of dollars that put IN there n,,selL for
counted thrm."
, 'B,cau.c gave ore Of them To Sum Uend al
, il change for two dollar bill. said Mark.
ami shat was before took the dollar of LYMAN
And how do you know that it was IA, crossed
dollar YOU took oCmy son asked Nr Randall
Because took particular notice Of it, replied
: 10 d ; YOU sec when the Portland stage cot IN,