True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-03-12

or o Ieet OH: ne luu VeiVtL coat on, cap
with leather front we both sat on the
fence; In lmping off the fence his coat tail
a. ing u exposed ths scabbard ofalarge knife
We sat on the fence 5 minutes; ] had known
Samuel Croft before; had met him two or
three years before in Z edmond; twice that
] know Of; have since seen the man that
supposed ssw that day on the fence.
Here the witness was temporarily dis
missed.
AFTERNOON Session.
Or. Bryanswnrn.--lr resi- ed in Knoxville
Jefferson county, in SEPT. 1856; heard
next day Of tie attack; was acquainted
with Samuel Gmff, in le5l, Alle-
ghsny Co.. Pa; lat seen him the day be
fore the assault on BRrsou; ] saw him be-
tween Some. set Vnd Hammnndsv lille in the
J E';, noon; he wore black cloth cap, leath.
er front--,he coat was black velvet; we
recognized each otherand conversed; cal
led him Sam, did not think of his last na me;
] asked him where he had een since Inst
saw him !answered. lie had been on q whale
ing ship and steamboating; he said he said
he was going Int the nrighbnrhood Of
Richmond; the prisoner is the man! have
known him since the spring Of 1851; was
acquainted with him then about six months.
Wesley llout was here re-caled.-l
mean by the word supposed that am posi-
tive; after tie man left. came to the con-
clusion that he was Samuel Croft; still
+ think so; the prisoner is the man; came
up to him on the fence; asked him what ia
wrong, stranger! where are you goingl lie
: sad he was going to Richmon'. / asked
him why hr did not 60 by the road! he sale
he came over from the other road; this wal
: about 4 p. IN; 40 rod from the main road
he asked for Prize and Henry Crew; he
asked if Burson lived on the other road.
Moses Arnold sworn.-I reside 2 mile
/. from Bnrson's; ] remember of hearing n
. the affray; ! had no man prior to that tim
IN my employ.
u Thomas Mclean swnrn.-I reside in Gin
:, cinnati; ] am 'ilor Of Hamilton county;
;. nm acquainted with Samuel Croft; the frs
time saw him he was there in prison;
n conversed with him there; knew of
e reward from Jefferson County for a mar
:. Emile Brie informed me of it; Brie was
e prisoner; telegraphed to Jefferson count
i and received dispatch with the name {
!. the murdered man; ] then had a talk wit
" Croft; he told me all about where Bnrso
:, lived, with the localities; ! promised hir
!. part of the reward If I 60. it, he said h
1 would like to have about $25; there nevt
Q was an agreement to give IIrie any part I
IS the reward; Brie told me Of ths rawar
a whilst Croft was at the Police Court; the
+ after received the FIRST dispatch from Je
u fer on cOuty, Brie told the the name an
places of the murder, and stated that Gro
=, said he wanted to come up here for tria
4 when ! received the second despatch tol
, Croft BIrson was not dead; Croft said
3; was sorry, that he ought to be dead ash
+. ed where did you cut him, Sam! his repl
? was, did not yet sny ] had cut him;
! don't wish you to make any confessions I
me, Sam, but where was he cutl He the
pointing out on his body showed me whei
he had cut him; ! told him the crime
! was under arrest for was as great as in Je
ferson county; he said he hoped he wou
4 not be kept there, that if he did suffer
J Hamilton he never could return to his wi
who lived In Jefferson county. whilst th,
X was hanging over him; he did moi give or
e description Vi the atfisy; he suid the OIL
fear he had was thut the old ludy migl
I recogn ze him; that Gowr there il was
sure thing against him; but up here ii
only fear was the old lady.
Cross Exam'Ded.-'rhe prosecutor toI
4 the Shfr Il TO delirer him 10 The Sheriff
q jefferson county on bond l., re.del "
2 him II not convicted; tnld Snm TO ha,
e nothing to do whb the wStehmun there 3
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