The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-04-20

n llttlo tnht ddJ-fte sdtu tue ihiSS """t "
pigeons wasneAr COlumhus-thlnk south
said he superinte nded catching-DId not
enquire nything about poultry-Never saw
the young man at any other time TIL now
Pr soners c~ountenance Is tdmHldr to me ana
! have no other location for him but that
one-rhink he said he was on this expedl-
ton till pigeon season opened-Said he in
tended to 60 into pigeon business IN The
Spring. | understood t'ey were geing IN
TO Fairfield co., or the direction OF Adelphla
Young man said he was in pigeon bus
mess the fall before in Columbus-They
came TO my tavern afOot-Dont know
whether the young man said he had q
know ledge Of the country.
Gross Eraminsd.-I keeps hotelin Cir
cleville-Haye kept one 7 years. years at
The American-have an ~ostlei--had no bar
tender--Keep liquor--Smith was not in
when the two men cnme--Came in alter
wards--Smith was about 80 years old 8 IT,,
6 inches in stature--Sundy complexion--
OF incorporate habits--Don't, know what
kind OF a coat he wore at the time--Had no
coat on | think--Can't say what Mind Of
pants he worr. The old man slept up
stairs that night--Think he aud young man
slept in same rUom in different beds--Smith
g. McCready were engaged that day on n
barn for my hutel. LfcmemSer old m ms
over coat from the fact that | looked at his
clothes aud supposed they were homemade.
He had on u pair of over alls. | recOllect
this because, from his disappearance, thought
he wasA rail reader. He had a bundle---
can't shy whether il was a carpet sack or
not. He wore o hat. When he went to
bed he left his boots down stairs--wns very
talka i've. Were no other strangers | re-
collect in the house that night but the
ScOtchmun. thought the old man lived in
Pennsylvania. Th.fe were many persons
in the room and every body knew they
were going for sheep. The Young man
wore a hat---it was a Buena Vista hat
cloth looking black hat | am certain. High
Gro 3ned. Can't remember whether he
wore whiskers Or not---ean't say whether he
had any luggage---drn't remember any 9TH
er luggage than old mans bundle. Think
the young man had on a darkish cOIored
coat, and pants Of lighter color. Don't re-
member seeing jeweIry or watch chnin a
bout him. Can't say how his feet were
clnd. ! have a good faculty of remember.
ing circumstances, but readily can't locate q
man. Cans remember names. The old
man had no wh'skers, aud his chin wa;
long and prominent. Think the old mar
drank but once at the bar. When they lefl
my house they went south.--last sight Of
them at my door.
Re- x~anined--I stated on the exami,
nation Of Ankrum, that | thought the young
man said he had n knowledge Of the cuun'
try. Can't now say he did, but think some
Such conversation passed from somebody.
Cross. Er1mined-have had n great deaI
OF conversation on the subjrct--have asked
Others about it, and been asked about it lre
qaently.
Patterson McCrady s,Oorn--Saw two men,
an old man and a young man in Rodgers
I vern In Citcleville. The old man was
roughly dressed.,had on a pair of cotton
over-nlls,bu but don't remember what kind oi
coat he wore.s When ! came in Rodgers
was taking with the old man. Rodgers,
Smith, WIN. ROlan, Jno Danny aud three
or four other persons were in the house thai
night, One oil the strangers was an old mar
aud the other q middle aged man. The old
man said he wanted sheep and the young
man said he was engaged in the pigeon bu.
sipess in Columbus the yenr before, and
asked me whether II would be good business
along there. Said he had caught a large
lot himself west OF Columbus at one throw
Said Il was west, over the river. Said he
had caught themhimself, and that il was the
only throw he had made In Ohio. | did moi
observe the young man partiuIarly. CAM
recognise the man at all in The p~risorsr. Have
seen prisoner before, but can't say he ID the
man. Don't know whether there isa per
son in the room who looks like the man
Can't say whether prisoner is the man.
hive seen prisoner before, think, but
whether he Is the man who was at Rodser'.
tavern that night, j can't say.
He said the Id man was coming down tC
Circleville. & he came along to see how the
pigeon business we'd do there did NJ
assign anyoiher ason for coming than his
He said he was buying up pigeons ant
shipping them. He did not sneak a word L
the old man, Old man snid he wanted
small lot of sheep Rodgers told him where
to GO. Not n word said by the old man a
bout his companion. Think Rodgers tol,
him to go into the east part Of PickawnI
county, Il little south Of This. They did no
say where they fell In company. wns no
In the house when they cume there. TIL,
young man was Of large size, about Is(
> pounds IN weight. He wore whiskers o
: rather san y hue. Think he was about
feet 10 Inches in stature. The old man
, name was not mentioned by the young cne
, only to s y that he fell in with him at Co
, lumbus. The old many was 3S Or 40 year,
old. The young man did not give any 9th
r er reason tor being with tho old man onlI
as ! stated befare. He said he had a notion
|, tn try the pigeon business in that neigh
borhood that season. | don't know wher,
they went uf er they let. Did not hca
them say where they would 60. R1dgerI
directed them to two or three places bu
where | don'trrmemher.
Gross Examined Il was not In the h te
WHEN they came or when they went. Dom
know atluggagc either had. The youn,
man had u high black hat. He had on
dark tight bodied coat. Did not notice hi
pants. Saw no drinking. Rodgers KEEP
nothing to drink at the time. Smith and
were there. He worked there. Can't SAY
Smith worked there next day. Was pres
ent when Smith cursed the old man, Di,
not see them in the morning cant saI
who staid thercrnext night. Did nut see tn,
} old man with a hat on. He had no coat on
Dautd Morris Sporn,-( lothes show
= w%ilncss) ! hink | can identity bools, over
4 coat and over.alls as belonging To a man
ran in company with ON or about the las
: OF February. met these persons near Sc
. niour's off tho pike. The old man askcd II
9 bout sheep.The young man while Twas tail
ing to old man walked on a few steps. OIL
man asked u II would not be q good plac
TO ma sheep towards Athens. told him