The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-06-11

about II month may be wrong in saving most
Of the time-probatly ! was there more than
double that time before came here. | uoder-
stood was indicted in Mclean county, and wrote
a letter to The Clerk fer copy Of the Indictment,
but mover received IT, The information have is
tiiatthe Indictment in Mclean was for a separate
act. ! was first arrcsted in Livingston county
On charge Of forging, aud was acquitted before
The Justice or before two Justices, rather was sub
tequenty arrested on The same charge and bound
over TO court-appeared at court on the 2S'h Of
Mag 1882 the time specIded Was released from
thecbdrge VI iorgery and was indicted Tor swind-
ling. ! took change Of venuc in tie case 20 this
conSF, AID the States Attorney got con.
tnaaLce 81 the case from the June term 1882, and
some tine during the term | was bailed out Of
prisail audrcmdued out until the ooh or 2lst Of
September, EAne year Was again committed
Upon another chargc--reuaincd in prison until
the Noyembsr term of the e!rcult souft ! was
ininfmed there was no indictment found against
me on that charge at that time. was called into
court at that time to answer to the Indictment
from Livingston eounty-oviug to his Honor
Judge Leland having been my COUNSEL IN that case
the venue was again changed FROM this county to
III county for trial think on the 81 Monday IN
December That Indictment was all dismissed
believe Tot want Of prosecution Witnesses The
States Auurn,ty told Ine after the case was dis.
missed that could go home if | wanted to.
returned here 10 Ottawa and gave myself up to
Sheriff lhorne OIL an indictment preferred against
me IN the county tor being accessory after the fact
to the murder OF Daniel Ley, That Is all of that
transacton-only have remained here ever suce
IN the Sherl!s custody. That cu,jod. has not
been close confinement. Twas only Under yer.
baI promise. told him tina, would not leave
his custody THAT would a, all times BE- ready
and willing to obey any order that he might give
Neon that he has never locked me up in tie
jail ut ait-haye been out round--aways under
iDs>ructicn TO be IN Jaors room AZ nights have
slept there every night pretty much -uce except
once MIR. lhorne gave ae permission to pot %
Livingston county 10 visit my family. Three other
nights recently hav, unavodably Leensaway-
wentav on business with his permission and
couldn't get back offered Mr.. Holllster $40
because | thought there was in those minutes
some representations ofmy testimony a. given
at Esq Smiths. allude to a trial that was had
at the special term when WAS tried for being &C.
cessary to this murder. The result was a division
OF the jury. | never procured copy of those
minutes. | was going 10 state in that connection
that had made several efforts to obtain the
minutes unssccessiully, apl for that reason was
Siadlcei to offer $40 for them. did not have the
testimony OF Sheriff Loveess ~ given yesterdlv
have stated that in INV interview with G.Gates
IN jail lied to him. | Informed him Ihlt there
were nieu on hunt Of him over the country that
did not know he was in prison | also informed
him that Sheriff Loveless had gone home. lun't
know that | was guilty Of fisehood to him in any
ohsr points but those-at that time. ! was act.
Ing under Dir. Cooks direction. | was acting tor
the purpose OF ierretIng GU. or detecting certain
OR any suspicious characters. | was tirst EN-.
pnyed IN reference to the getting up of caun-
MIA nm tia u.
was the first subject to that led to my entering
iuto Mr. Cooks employ, goin, into that business
under his direction. got the Information labaut
the plate Of mas that was at TIN, time con
hned IN tho jail here upon charge Of counterfeit
ing. that there was such project as that ia
opeTaIon-ihat there was a company getting IN
such Plate as that, or plate on that Bark /
also got Information that there was COMPANY In
ST. Louis connected with some individuals In hi,
county engaged in manufacturing spurious gold
CEN, | communicated those thugs 70 Nr. Henry
L0yeieSs; he communicated them to Mr Cook as
understood. didn't hear, him Ne Cook then
came to me here 10 prison and we had an inter.
view We also had an interview With Mr. Colin.
oha ol The officers Of the Bank. Tbs result Of
those proceedings was that en,cged into the GIN.
ploy Of bir. Cook as an officer here for u. our
poss OF asceri lining all the pen sous engaged %
this matter. and informing him Of what inilrma.
ton obtained in relation to them. Nv instruc
tons we're received from Mr. Cook had liberty
AZ the same time TO communicates any informa
ton ina' came 10 my knowledge TO Sheriff
Goodeil Of tlis plote, ! understood nj that time
that icould communicate with and receive instruc
tons N regard 10 particular matter from Dir
Lovele's. | was also authorized by sir. Cook TO
communicate with Churchill Cofiing, the bank OF
hcer | had reference 20 before. There vers
several ruub4rlss talked Of here. There was a
plan laid for the robbery % the store of
Aes5rs Walker and Hicklng communicated
II at that time to Sheriff Goodell. Explain
why you were SO Intimate with George cate.
at and about the time he left here with Iiley
Previous TO the time ! had the interview with
Gates IN ifoEt OF Oimsteds bowling saloon, we
had been acquainted about weeks. Had been
together more or less nearly eyery day during
that time When | came up with West and
Ioveless from Livingston county | did not
PICK up anythlng near the spot where the body
OF LIsy was found. did, ut tune after that
p.eS up lhere piece OF bone (proIuecd it--a
pece oil skull bonel picked It up right by the
SIDE o.! the grave OF Liley Oh or about the 18th
OF superintendent positive about da,e-it was
on Sunday. Williamson Patty, of Livingston
county was with me at the tine. b. IA piece,
were together when found them. Yank, John.
whom have been asked about as having been
arrested about coal, was arrested Ut Manelles
by constable Daniels Of this place. was wrk
Daniels at the time This was on the day Mr.
George Gates lef. Ottawa-the esd Of August,
believe, Abcut o'clock in the day. From MAJ.
selIes We came directly back to Ottawa. ami ar
rived here about supper time. Took supper at
the Union House.
trVs Er.--l saw Yankee Bill and John last
place together IN front OF Osborns cigar .aluou
ar somewhere near there that day think Yam.
Eee Jonn made the remark that ii they lrouphi
him hack to swear that he would have me logged
or jailed but don't recollect it distinctly, am
though Of the impression lie did from the say SO
OF the constable, That is all the knowledge /
have tit. Constable Daniel, was examed as n
witness before Esq, Smith but did not haar him.
was not present at hi, examination
Jdm.s GibSon-.( Before this witness was
sworn Prosecution read the letter This letter
putpor's to have been written by Liley from
chicago, after ho was murdered, and addressed
MI Ph'llip Hilton, aud is the letter John Gates
wrote aud gave to Devol) Live near New
Michigan, Livingston county Knnv George and
John Gates Ga Wednesday morning before the
body was lound they both came TO Chas. Deck.
crs house IN an old ho,se buggy, and remained
about two hours. Conversation was about "A
land sale. Something about some land George
Gates seemed to have purchased of John Gates.
As 10 The amount paid We had to guess at that
IRON another conversation which am about TO
relate. John Gates was making inquiry about A