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

SAM. ORi,er--I.Iye IN Ottawa: lived here las,
August Knew Geo. Gates, Heard about III.
finding ofa body on Otter Greek. The last time
saw George Gates before that time, was on
'ome election day IN Ottawa--thinl i, was on
Tuesday before the body was found he was IN
my shop and buugh, some cakes Gave me the
week before. a bill, that | found was not
good Asked him to redeem IT, He said he
would, but had 10 money then An, not conf
dent that It was on Tuesday. Know It was soup
elect on ID think delegate election. Henry
D.gse't came ia,snd gave George q ticket to
vote 4f
JosphH Morr,H- RecoIect abou. body
being found on Oltcr Creek last summer About
a week before, an Englishman raine to my shoJ
Had secn him before. Left a watrh with my
Young man. Who came into the back shop and e
guestcd me TO write receipt for il. wrote ID,
receipt. The man gave his name as John Iiey
Have never seen the receipt since, and he wat h
has. never teen called for Llley had on at the
time, hlnd Of velvet or iustian GOAT: (yely,,
coat rxhlb,ted) Think il was such coat
There was another man III the shop at the tin.
Llley was there. Have no idea who il was
Never saw Lllcy aud Geo. Gates together. Tie
receipt va" given to John LIley aud signed BY
myself and ransin this way, II uW deiirer "a
Jearer Johm Lj!egs ratch uhsn cailcd to,"
Jromiah H'ppte--tecdiiei-(C exhibited
Luey bad on such cap when saw him rt our
house. necollect the ,dc flap was turned down
and thought It was rather warm to wear such q
cap
Henry Deuchct--I gave Geo. Gate. ticket in
Nt. divers shop It was on the l4th day Of
August.
cross Ey-Went into Oliver. and handed
tickets to Geo Gates, Yankee Bill. and John
peyol, who were there together. Told them
II they woudIt let them vote. they needh I
swear their yu'es ~ Know it MSS li,h day oi
August IL wn- an election Of delegates to some
democratic convention.
Georgs s Ii.h,E-Kpew an Engli.hman by
tie nome # DiuI Li.ey About the middle ol
4 Lu.i lu-t he came To my office aud wanted tu
rN.Urr-s sous paper Tot coin. aud exchanged
ub.l sloo i,r gold lgave him the .lOC princi
Ia.y BOO ly su..u,r piece, thuu.h theie may have
i,,L o. ir~ Am'r6uu pieces among IL | thiUk
r- h.I Ah.-. E9Ho VIII him, and the reason he
.'' .rH .-' al exchanged wa- that he wanted to
--'.'.aG part . making Improvements on piece
'ar.l, bad Don re,uil,ct on what banks
..r i.r.r pu-. though i Was currency The val
.,H ne E4..1tr pirces were e. aud 81 Think
49, Ga ihc date exactly. by reference to book IN
uy Dti.,r E,cuirct when the tndy WAS found
.rf e v1- ~, week after ! exchanged the mon
, ir Dim. Sly recollection Is, that il was on
N.rJty or lutsd,y that lie was Ia my officc.
iHa Gold ; .uI land warrant, aud located it near
Nr liu'uu-, IN lnirgslon county. Wa. &C
qua.n. ,I With Junu Gttes-thuk should know
Do, band III, signature at hast Have seen
Gr.rGe Gat.- b. never knew HIM 10 take any
part lu business transactions with John Gates
Nr,ei knew Grurs. Gates until after lhsys body
was found. tl.',ef exhibited Think the whoi,
letter t. m Juhu Gsi,s hand writug Woult
specify tie word John" Don't thiuk can ha,.
very definite opinion, though have no particular
doubt about rs b,iug IN John Ga'es' hand
Think LIlcy he'd hi- coat on BIZ arm when in my
.lic-, coat looked iCre gn--no, Ike an American
aucs--coud rot tell Ils colyr lc ear.yi som,
k.ud ot bundle.
GRO" E-.-H Have seen join S Gates writ,
several tines Think have rone uf his writing
IN my possession had few dIvs ago. but de
lNerrd 1t to nnu'her party. Don't rccolect see
ing him write anything bEi his signature
dead pencil signature j. 5. Gates exhibited
think It resemhic- hls wIiyug-looks little to,
smooih, | Ilink though it nlay be his. Think
llty was alone IN he office. ! had not ,reat
guouti,y OF those gudes ON hand.
Dreci Heam,d-I The cuin wa- not rs common
then as Ensli.h ur American, nor is now. Llcy
,ald lie was yuug out t. wolk ou his land near
Mod Creek. 1huk 1t aiiulus iiillou's
lFn. Thir.--kuow Ge,rg, Gates. Worked
with lin fur Mr, Temple,on. We were moving
harvesting oals Had conversation with hin
ulout money matters That time Gates told me
he wus bound to have $500 OF $500 that fall yet
and where The devil it wa. To come from lie did
Mt know, think he laid he had no money then
1t was about weeks before heard Of he body
being !ouud, that wchad this conversation.
Cross kx.-We were alone at work were sit
ting down when the cou7rIsall,n t~,k place.
have vf.n spoken of this nvorsa,ion 10 others
Told Mr Dinnick on Nermlll n, and TO jacob
fr op a, ,hr Gegc House lon'l rrcollect now
ct meu,ionlng II to any one else. Did not tell
Mr. Ctook-told Mr Wallace He met me on
the sidewalk and asked me about 1t.
Jfr& Wciqhty Ipdimm Know George
Gates Heard rt the iiudlug Vt the body the
same day. had demand, previous To that.im,
against George Gates for about 50 so, and he
pad it on the oath of Augusi 1t was paid n
my house on Mud Creek. Can't say how far
live from John Gates should Judge between fiv,
and six miles. John and Geo Gates came TO NY
house in n one horse buggy. The demand wa
oagaIns, John Gates. when hey came INTO th'
house George Gates had no coat on, but after he
went ou' and got into the buggy he put On wha
looked to me to be black ltocs coat Don
Know whether he rode up IN his SHIRT sleeves; a
don reculleot having them until hey go
out of .th" buggy George Oates had no coat
on when first saw him. "' he was coming II
'he 'front.' door IL was near sundnwn wh.t
'hey came up and the sun was down before
they lett; They came IN the house ana tooE
seats, and John Gates wanted to Know II