True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-04-08

mantle piece, not taken.
DR.. John w. Wishart' sworn;-Wt
found the skull broken and depressed
over each eyebrow the bones of the
nose were broken; the lower jaw was
also broken; on the top of the head, on
the left side, were two small cuts, from
one Of which we took out small piece
Of the outer plate of the bone; the cuts
do not seem to be clean; the wound:
were inflicted with some blunt instru
ment, such as the poll Of an axe /; either
of the woundc over the eye brows was
sufficient to destroy life; no marks about
the body elsewhere saw no evidence ol
struggle; suppose the deceased was
killed instantly I; think he might have
been lying with his face to the wall and
turned it partly around.
DR.. ID. p. Stewart, swOrn--This wit
ness concurs with DR.. Wshart in de-
scriplion of The wounds; and also pro-
nounced either of them sufficient 10 pro.
duce death.
H. b. Allison, sworn-Live about
three quarters of mile from this; Mrs.
White came TO our house about hal(-past
four o'clock this morning; was awaken
ed by her screams; got up and dressed :
brother Archibald and myself went down
to the kitchen where she wac standing
at the door she was in her night clothes
and seemed greatly excited and alarmed ;
crying and exclaiming that robbers were
down at her house that, seemed about
all she could say'in her confusion ran
over at once 10 waken up Mr.. Nesbit
Archibald went down with Mrs. White
when Mr.. Nesbit and | got down to the
house, we found Archibald and Mrs.
White standing at the gate on the road
waiting for us; we all went up 10 the
house and stopped in front of it, where
called the name ol Mr.. White aloud
two or three times, but got no answer.
Archibald went into the house first,
and then returned 10 the door. He went
in again and approached the bed Il heard
him exclaim, "Mr. White is murdered!'
there was light enough in the room (or
me to distinguish blood on the bed, Mrs
White went in and brought out the
children we then took Mrs. White up
10 Mr.: Nesbt's house. Mr.. White
bought this farm from Mr.. Allison; ]
came back to the house in half an hour,
felt the body and found it stiff; saw nc
signs of life.
Archibald Allison, swom--The wit.
ness concurred in the statements of bis
brother as above in every particular, and
said: when came to The house | ap.
preached the bed and saw the face ol
the deceased covered with blood; ex-
claimed on seeing it." Mr.. White has
been murdered - The front door was
latched when | first went in , did no,
60 up close to the bed the first time il
was dark cloudy morning, and could
not have easily distinguished man at
any distance. Mr.. White had bargained
with me for part of my farm; on
last Thursday af er noon he came to me
and said he had been to town that day
| to get money, but had entirely fliled /; he
was desirous that L would throw up the
contract for year or so as he feared he
could not make the payments his wife
he said was afraid it might involve him
too much; he was to have paid me 81 300
on the first of April. On last Saturday
afternoon | saw him again; he said he
had been out on the day before to the
place where he had moved from, to get
some money from man that owed him ;
the man had gone to Pittsbnrg and he
was disappointed bu! he said he was
going over again On Monday Qhis) morn
ing TO see him. Saw his pocket book
that day; he had it out in his hand
think l noticed $50 bill, and another
that was either a $50 or a $50.
James G. Allison, sworn-First time
| ever saw Mr., White was, think, one
day in last December, when he came to
my house 10 buy this farm; we bargain
ed the same day, and were 10 meet in
Cannonsburg on the following Monday
and article, and lie paid me $lOO;
sold him about ninetysix acres at $42
per acre he was to pay $4,000 on
the first Of March when / gave him pos.
session; and $500 on the first day oI
April; on the first Of March he paid me-
$l34O and took possession; last We'd
nesday l met him here; he said he
would be ready to pay me the balance
due me on the first Of April: that he had
money loaned out at the place he came
from, aud was going there to ge, it
never saw him after that day.
Mr.. John Nesbil was called and sworn
lie heard the. testimony of H. b. Ali
son and would concur in his statement, -
Mr.. John Stewart, one of the jurors sta
ted that Mr.. White was in Washington
on Thursday last, and threw a note il
bank to get money; was called upon by
him TO exert his influence as director Il
get his note discounted sthe note did no
pass the board and was returned 10 him
Mr.. VIM. Lindsey was called and stated
on oath that on Thursday last he saw Mr.
White in Washington, and paid him $50
the balance in full he held against him.
Mr.. White told him he had torn the nam,
Of the note. The note had been paid in
full before, but Mr.. White returned $5(
Of the money, as it did not suit him ant
the money Mr.. Lindsey paid him OF
Thursday was TO replace the money SC
returned.
The jury found a pocket book in th'
breast coat pocket Of The deceased, con
tanning several papers $50 in notes ant
S3,29 in change.
At this stage in the proceedings The