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


was the day before the body was found Did no,
notice whether The pieces were American or
foreign gold. wouldn't take the n,urry Was
some acquainted With Daniel Ei,ey's cloth.s-he
worked for me or days Examined clothes }
ihns he had this coat On when he worked for ne
bit couldn't swear to any other clothes. They
are though. the clothes that were found on the
prairie. Don't rpcollect whether or hi ON took
.he receipt uut If the pocket. The receipt was
for watch which Lilry bad left at n shop to he
fixed, the name sigued to it was something like
Morrill, Receipt mentioned that Lry had left
the watch. Hilton said hi, name was Daniel IL
ley and said II was John, proved IT by the re
reipt. he carpet bag ls the same as was found
also the cap. Went to Sc. the body. D,dn see
anything different than witnesses have generally
described. Saw no pieces Of skull bone. but saw
hair, blood, dc. Was about as much blood ou
! the road would bleed from sticking n hog
There was some blood on the west, aud OH the
south. 1t was Just ike this (poped out two
spots whore the blood was) Don't know what
kind Of coat Geo Gates used to wear at that time
but know what kind he used to wear when be
came to Ottawa. Saw him wear coat some.
thing like the ole in court, along in the spring or
early part ~ the summer Knew nothlrg about
LiIey hne clothes, He was chap that didn't
dress UP muCh Loveess was bringing Gates 10
, jail for passing counterfeit money when they
came to my house
, Mary L'i,g-tR tRecaled) Ny ht5tlet. had a
very fine irock coat, when he left England; dark
brown; any one wuuJ take it for black. IL was
very fine and expensive. Don't think such cloth
could be got in this country Have not seen that
coat among any of his clothes since csme to thi,
country. In several Of his letters he stated that
he was called John and requested US to d,rec, his
letters John. His post office was New Michigan
Livingston county. Recognized handkerchief and
vest. He bought them when he got the coat.
Think another vest IN court one lie were IN Eng
land
Henry LouelesS-H Held the ofic. Of sheriff Of
Livingston county last Augu.t. Knew George
Gates. heard Of the finding Of Tie body during
the same day II was found During the week
previous la finding the body, saw George Gates
"n " edncsday night al Green's, On Mud Greek
Did not see hlm show any money then, but he
told me he had money. lhiswas in the niylt abou,
II o'clock. George Gates came there with hi-
brother John Green's Is down on the ether side
If the tirsOer, south vest Of John Gates, and
about miles west Of the by Spragues They
came there To get away Constantine Chew, whom
had IN custody. | heard them talking to the
prisoner they wanted him to get UP and put on
his clothes. told them should not let hlm 90,
Then John Gates said he did not know Was
awake, and asked me if | would not let l,m 20.
If he and George Gates aud Henry Chew wen,
his security told him | couldn't take them
After refused TO take them, the prisoner told
them he was going to stay with the. Then John
Gates told hlm, ol have logo to pontucNI,h the
sheriff ycu oelter have plenty Of money. Chew
told HIM he had all the money he leeied, and
did not want any more. About that time John
Gates took wallet out OF his pocket aud shook
1t IN his hand. and then rather addressed lis con
versatlon to Mrs. Green aud told her that it was
full OF yellow boys jus, such as shaved YOU
the other day. lie (John Gates again asked
Chew II he hadn'i better take some uorc money
but Chew declined, They (GatesO stayed some
three haurs and ther left | next saw George
Gu.es at my house at Richmond. /. hl!'es east Of
Pontiac. 1t was the next Friday morning about
I o'clock John Gates was not With hun. He
had some private conversation with the prisoner
p Chew, which ! did not hear lie bought some
, good 1t my store, amounting To 81 %, aud gave
me :? IN geld and two 5 bills sad that was
all he'd give. found out that one Of the bills
was a bad one, and arrested him then for pas
sing counterfeit money, about II O'Clock on Fri.
day. He told mr that day he was going to One
lie had no baggage ith him, and had ro coat on
End think no vest. Don't know by what route
he came from P.ntnc To Richmond Told me he
had sail at Bucks in Pontiac, the night before
examined hIu 10 see II he had any other mon
ey, but disrenenhcr how much gold he had,
perhaps SIS ot $40 aud $40 counterfeit bill
| he gold WAS five and ten guid,r pieces except
one piece which was, | thuk. a IS American
piece kept him TIL next morning Saturday
and tlen brought him TO this place, md locked
HIN up IN jail. brought hun here the day be.
fore the body was found. In coWing here we
topped at Andrew Spragues on Mud Creek
] ntI mot him, Iu tfpr. III
no talk with him about l.cy on the way over
After | put George Gates in jail, | remained
IN town, and next evening Sunday Just after
dusk, first heard Of the finding ufthe body.
started that night back to Mud creek, but be-
fore | left, | went to see John prvol. at the
Union House Woke him up and told him
wanted him to GENE over aud see George
Gates, and tell hun that there had been man
murdered over on the prairie. Told hun To tell
Gates that had gone on to Mud creek to arrest
all the people that were on the creek to see
what George would say. instructed him then
I to meet me in the street and tell me what Gates
had said He dbl so. | saw him 90 in the jail
, dUnr and thought he tried 10 wake up Wag-
ntr. On his return he told ne what took
place in the jail. In consequence Of what Dryol
= told me- started back to Mud creck-took De
vol aud George West with rne. We went to John
! Gates house. About l50 yards from John
Gates house We stopped, and John Dcvol 90,
out and went on to- the house Couldn't see the
! house from where We stopped, the ground being
rather downright have seen its top Deyul
vert to the house. got out and was along fur
! ther up the road and West continued in the bug.
gy, 1t was less than 20 minutes after DeyoI left
that went up to the house. Went faster because
saw two men coming, riding across the prairie
found John Gates John Drvol, Henry Chew,
and two or three women. Did not know the wo.
men, but was told BY Chew that one of them was
hs wife. aud the other Jno. Gates wife. The
first thing did after came AZ the house was to
arrest J"hn Gates. Heard no words pass be.
tween John Gates and John Deynl W. from
that house went back about mile and hall on
the same road, to James liadleN's. Went into
the house, aud as soon as We were in. | sn, down
by the side Of the bed and John lRvol sat down
by my side, aud slipped letter out Of his peck.
ct and gave IT to me. (Lstt"r shown to Love
lcss.l This is the same paper he gave me.
have had possession of this paper from that time
until | gave it to Mr.. CooS Gave 1t to Mr.
Cook, 2 or hours ago. 1t was at the time Mr
Fisher was on the stand Had no means Of
knowing much about George Gates recunlnry cir.
cumstances for two or three weeks previous to
the time the muroqr was committed Had very
little 10 do with him. II WAS linen summer
coa sold hun got ono guilder piece of him
the Friday he bought the good. OF me. Didn't
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