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

that as being the shirt. Shirt stained on
the shoulder shown. Not like that shirt.
The shirt he had on looked worn. The
shirt he now has on is not the shirt | think.
Isabella Brovnfeld.-Saw the prisoner
the day the murder was committed; heard
him say he would blow George Daily's
brains out if he ever said anything more
to him. [Objected TO and ruled out.1-
Didn't say anything about good or bad
feeling towards Sellars.
Jocob Milier.-I took prisoner after his
escape, at Jacob Fleming's in Bethel town
ship. lie was setting on the porch on a
chair. Not certain | ever saw him in the
woods. Laid my hand on his shoulder.
and told him if he resisted | would. shoot
him. lie had no shoes or hat on. Had
green pants On and | think a coat; said he
was hungry; had had but little 10 eat; had
stayed the night before at Masters tan.
yard down on Witten creek; said he had
been down at the mouth Of Witten on the
hill side. and had seen several thai were
hunting him; said he had been out some
3 or 4 days; said he had seen one of my
brothers and named others. Didn'tmake
any confessions to me, nor did | hear him
make any to any one else. | had been
from Saturday till Tuesday morning hunt:
ing him. He was seen coming into the
woods near Fleming's and that was the
reason we surrounded that place. | had
a rifle gun and a knife. lie said if he
had TO be taken he would as soon go with
me as any one else. | took him about !
mile from there and got him his breakfast:
then TO Brownsville. and tied and ironed
him. and then brought him here; there
were six OF US come with him 10 Woods
field. r.
oss.caaminatioa.- Good many guns
and knives and pretty much of am army
there. Said he would go without tying.
asked why he broke away from Cons,a-
BILE, and he said EIaugh, said they would
rang him or send him to the penilentiary
without a uial. told him he should have
a fair trial. lie said they had sworn so
strong against him that he didn't know he
could have a trial, and that was why he
broke away.
Re-eramined.-Uad no chance OF es.
cape from me; there were perhaps as many
as 100 went to the trial.
Joseph HaugM recalIcd.-No such con-
versa'ion as detailed by prisoner to Miller
took place that | heard. If any such had
taken place think | could nave heard it.
The trunk was got at Myers in Virginia.
Cross-craminaiion. = Pretty close to-
ge,her all of US; may sometimes have been
as far apart as from me to the door. (some
80 or 40 feet.) Talked about coming TO
the Squire's. Talked about other things
but don't recollect what Didn't know
what was TO be done with him, nor did
tell him what was to be done. Samuel
Taught left at the house this side of Ca
nary 5. When we arrested him we told
him we mad State warrantfor him. Didn't
ask to see it. An old Virginia constable
went with US. Prisoner said he was going
10 harvest there. Told him when in bed
to get up, that had warrant for him. A
boy told US he was there, and | told him
TO get up. Man by the name of Marshall
at or nea Bull creek told us a man an
swering his description inquired for Myers.
Heard ferryman say he took such a man "a
cross the river. We kept his track. No
one told US he was going to Myers except
Marshall.
Re-eGamincd.-I knew person accused
nus, have a trial. Prisoner was in Myers
house when we took the knife and combs
Iiobf hfHi. ouW Jill 4 DObS uDu d OlTl
up. Don't know if any body slept with
him.. Saw his cousin George Salisbury
there.
Henry Windiand recaled.-Was with
Taught when he took prisoner. Heard
no such conversation as that detailed 10
Miller. Talked with him; still stuck out
he was drunk; talked abon, drinking |
/ told him he would he taken TO the Squire's.
and likely he would be bound overto court
and would then have a fair trial. Used no
intimidating language to him. was one
Of the first al the dead body Of Sellars; first
saw that the pocket OF pants was cut off:
spoke first and said s'the pocket is cut of
and gone" The two top buttons Of the
pants were unbottoned and the balance of
the pocket stuck out. Have been several
trees cut for various purposes in the hol-
low. but path has been cut so as no diff
Guilty for man or even horse TO get along.
Cross-eTamination.-D likely tell him
he would be recognized and indicted and
that he'd have a fair trial. if guilty pun
isbed-if innocent acquitted. Prisoner
said he left deceased at the big road.
There is no particular path down through
the tree tops, but | have went down that
/ way frequently: have crossed below the
function of the two hollows with a wagon
Samuel HaagM recaHed.-Don't rccol-
lcct any such conversation as detailed BY
} prisoner to Miller; heard nothing OF the
kind.
Cross Observation-Disclosures any
particular conversation. except prisoner
said he left Sellars at the big white oak
tree and went down the hollow.
DR.. John Martin.--[Aluslin with stains
on it, taken from trunk, shown. Those
stains look as if they might be blood. bu,
can't say positively.
Cross They nigh. be
made with other substances.
DR.. r. G. Laughlin.-[Same muslin
shown. The stains resemble blood; but
might be stained with something having
as small a portion of acid as blood; bu,
looks like the stains of blood.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES noticed stains
Of small portions Of acid; blood has but
small portion ofacid in it, but don't reool-
lect kind or preparations. The compo.
nents OF blood are the serum, hbrin and