M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-13

tost Odd not do il. The reason that /
would not give my notes ard secounts
on my cfediioD was that Beck " ould mt
iskr these. because they mere on persons
that might claim benefit Of exemption
and hSve set offs 20 my claim; saw BecL
before sui VAS brought and he showed
no disposition 10 re'Tatt the charges
which he had made Cross examination
BY Sloan.
= Met Mr.. LilleY . Hsmden bout Goth
OF Arril. ie55; Lilley sstrd me IL had
ttil,d Be,k's claim; / told him had
told hin, tlso that he'd settled his claim
He iLir,out,d The su bjett OF the letter
lrsbid leNts WCutsttd 10 show the
letter Ia NE business people Of HSmden
cant tell whether 70 ID that ] would
return the letier il P.would let me see
il OF no'; Porkrted The le;iet and Lii
ley den Sldtd H.; told him that | con
kidtTed lie letter ny pIopPTty; ! told
him tbsl the lester might be worth
some ilIpg to NE il for nvthing else than
10 show IL; ;ssked Lillsy if lie had done
bs be war requested 10 do in the letter
be IePi!td thSl lie had shown tito sever
oil bnd mtpiionTd three different persons
Lllley ihitbrued aud brsndished knile
Sl me, but Vss not under sny bppIe
tensions as TO his iujuring me; wPnt
- Way S5 s0nn Hs desiIed;l showed the
,itUtI 10 Ephra.m Frsser; IuJed al Ham
cen lour months. First time ! met
tstk siler lgU, Ihe letter passed the
unt OF usy; TALKED with Beck at Ham.
den tilr had thought sDit in rtieren
&C. lc ne ielut H. ,.ey never informed
en- thst he LeG received a second .et.
ist !ruI, Btoh: and had u conversation
"a Wbith Lt told me that ! knew that
ba0 e,ttu,Frsslion ~ Nhirh be told
}. Lat knew that was perjufed; !
90 Iut tuuN what be meant by it;wheh
4 oNe btti n.y. nule one day aileF date
lL,R GbGrstSbUIng was that he was 10
wit twtiNe months; The reason why !
dbined he eAtml IIOn was because he
did LIt tine up 10 his sgreemeut nev.
cr tVip MT bslh thal MI. Dill owed me
hb Il no ,lurm on Mr.. Dill; don; rs
me mber The tmUunt Of the claim gainst
tie rs!sle u Dole! dOu'i ,hinS | swoI
70 ihv account before Esq Vunmetsr; |
u0h ISCUIrcl why CsIyrT, the admins.
iiaiUr, utJrIt 10 my account; joined the
h \. lu Sc, l., 1854; members told me
WhSt~as LU1 80. UtiuIe joined .hem;
aid on ny tismlnstIUp IN chief that
tln not ,Bihk that he Osih that had
lSttb ~ou,V IefjuTs ne; don TecUllecl
muIh sbUuI " CCCuIeu III the lime OF
ny lnIllotiUu; understood lIOm mem
bers Ihht ihrlI names and sxlstence Of
The order must not be told; | did not
know thai was n the oath: was In nlwice
alter my inlIlstionit the first time mas in
the lUdge room, the second time | was
out OF doors 'rircuIingi' was not a zeal.
Gus membrrj ! walked around the house
a. the Londonderry meeting; did not.
speak VI take Pny part when was in
Don't kaow through whose pers ussiop
il wes that my father in.law went my
bail; Beck never told me that he di d
not intend 10 charge me with perjury,
but only with violation of my pledge
never toOk ony bUdy'S leather TlIhouI
returning all equivalent; never look any
0f kat;in's leather don't know L. A..
Brulton, vi McArIhuI, " Co.-ke eX.
lmlntq.
Beck never proposed to take back the
charges wh,ch he made IN The letter;
CuINeT came to NE 10 compromise, but
! lUUked upDu him as u snake in the
EIOss,
SHmuei Pickens--Can't say how long
! have knCMn MeeAeT; have been IUlera
bi! wei acquainted Win lhe citizens Oi
LvudunutI'!i"e acquainted With Nee
keI prUOaD9 lnree VI lUuT Jeais; Mr..
MtsksI Ike vIheI men, has his friends
Gnn entmles; have heard mUTe Hhout
HE cDard.ter sluce tue Commence elnent
Vi tnIS SuIi lnau Oslole. Cross eXamiL
ea.
hp'e tbkeU all acliTe part III geltin,
up 'hIs Jaw suitj have loahed the plan
IN money W carry tnls SUIT uu; nigh
have SsIu ~ U. D. CUUbe, attorney to
Beck, shUuid gU down, that / had III
hGsm,e III Inns county anu that when
suia men must 81 down, lie must
have lUSned Mr. MeehrT 3l5 ~ carry
thIs SuiI Un; lie tUiu Ine Tie charges tina
lac hou maur az InSt h'm, snd MeekeI
AaNDe b"rh my iutnd Ia need, | told
Aln' : Moa.5 help him; Beck aud had
UIhCGly once, ever sIBCe which
Lave SOLsidesed StcS d mean man.
lNuunb ne cfosS examination OF
1hIi "I'Dsss, t.s diSnity ana The cold
ytiguft,1 Ui ,Dt Luuit room were IEequen
~ ,"EadeI y! invpreSsIDIe UurstS vi
'e"s",eI ITOm tGG specsdtufS aud neIn-
Ueis VI lne oaT. lac ingenious ana
I~-+',us 4, sSuUns vi the COuDCel follow
e. u! '.e s'en shoiP- P-pOinteJ Ispariees
" 10. "t."tAs a'"dIs pEOduced IUafs
"a ieubBueI, oLIu In1 uih vi which The
Lvnin..LLILs tChrs "a The SuruH'S 'sIl
Gbts, IrNVIGriate1 meIe YbiSpeT.--
Inc cUULttl lou eNIutnttl 'csUbhI u
tbitSI, bhu osTI WSs MOI very severely
'shst!.so.
Es4 Icy. Have been justice OF the
peslIi bs,e kDVMh hlteArI lVI ~ or =
lesIs; BE - . mecusnIc End tusiaIns
hITIssd W isSvI DeiVIe thIs suit he
bIVUu tIet,y lsIIi be bsd his snen: ss
AM p's intuus; bose bsa ureiIDks Wiih
blm bnd bs,t siHS!s IouLG h!m iaII
alu I.UI btsi sU u. L.h sULuI MS CbsIsCI
kI, elthaI LhS Ne4 " lLt UtheI, uuLIi