The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-30
WILLIAM spRAeuE Passed Forenah,s

" LILLIAN SPhAGUE --1 SSSeO COreW80a8
on the morning of the 9th; had tied
and one horse; my son was ahead Of mes
it .wasvery early in the morning; saw M.
Foreman; he was at the bars opening int
field on the left of the road; hs went Ii
the direction of my son, he reached arohnd
the fence corner and drew out an AZ; hs
looked at it particularly and put II on
his shoulder; he went near me without
speaking; he was within IS or 80 steps
when I 6rst saw him; have been ii tie E
habit of speaking when near enough. ss5
i G -Eramination- was IS ory0
steps from him when he come ont q The !, !.
lane; live mile and half from Tors- s .
mans by the road; was the forth 81. .ssiixtE
corner up the lane where Foreman drew :
out the axe; the circumstances Of seeing
Foreman with the axe irst occurred 10 !
me after the murder on the 4th Of Moves
ber. Z.
4 WILLIAM SpRAoUR, JR.-Was slong
with my father when he went for the wind
mill l was ahead, saw Mr.. Foreman neae !;
his bars at the orchard; / was ahead: of
him and he was coming towards me-
looked back when was at the mouth Of :
the Bates lane; looked back again whsa (
was on the, knob he came up in the lang
and saw him going back with . hoe or !,
something on his shoulder, bat be had aot
this when I FIRST seen him. -
Cross Ezamination-MetM Nj. Greenise
between Ross and Foreman's.e
RICHARD NJ. KANR--Ths dsseriptiea;
that Foreman gave of the men undsr tbs
ehesnut tree fit the Wilson boys pretty
well; said boys live / milsfrom Forpv
mans; enc Of the boys stayed q NJ
house. M s s,,,,;,.,l
8 Orsss- -Ezass;nasiss--I live aheut .
mile from Forsnan's; emo Of the WilsoA
boys had left the county before the ds..1
ceased was found; examined the clothes Of
deceased; were not much muddy; nisrso J.
muddy at shoulders; the bonnet vas tucks
ed up under her clothes around the wAists
the clothes on the body were stained; {
they looked asif the water in the run he'd =
passed over . part Of the body. asgT I4i
The. State here rested their case end 81
We following testimony was introduced &.
upon II, part Of tho defence. s.sss,
]. D. o. O'CoNNos-Ws .pressns g ths
Coroner's inquest; the body Was then -
Allsn's; good many persons there; pretty
general examination, Of the body; George
Foreman and John Gifin assisted me II
the examination and in sewing up the
body; have been acquainted with Forsmah
since 1887; am acquainted with his chars
acssr; tits among the best in Che, comma
nifty. .s s s.s, & &.
! Cross -E1amination- Live. about y
miles from him; see him almost svssy
week; bis character is among the very bsss
"a the neighborhood. ,...--.-...---.
LILLIAN F. BoorH--Am aequaiateds
Nth Foreman's general character; hig
character is very good; for trath and ve--
rasity hia character is coed. r
+ JAMES FARRIEn--Becn acquaintsd
with Foreman years; his general char.
aetsr is good; his character for truth sndk
/ yeracity is good. sssss.-.s- ..s'...l
JAccB 7. MoRalEL- Have been Sxs
qusinted with Foreman or years sud
for general good character I know Of DE-
man that excels him for truth and veracf.
/, ty his character is good %! Z
| WILLIAM COCHRAN Am acquainte6
with Foreman about 6 years, his charactse
is as good as any man in community; hiss
character for truth and yer . ty is gsed.
I JOHN OLLoM-Been acquainted With
Foreman 6 years: general Character and
1character for truth and yer city is good.
! NATHANIEL SrEENRoD-Was at Mere
mas at the time that Charlotte Mysrsy
Mary Ollom and Foreman were there
child died I past one; we were al out on
the porch eating; Foreman and mysslf
;, went into the house, rest staid oat; Fore:
man went to the door to tell the girls ~
come in; don't remember that ForenAH
was ont any length Of time with Shar.
lotte Hays, if Foreman and Mrs. HayshAd
besn out I Of an hour OF ~ hour -.
gsthsr; I think I would have aesieedl
and have known il 100, Il, 5.,ssg s, s
NARY OLIoM-Wss ct MozenA's at ~
/ evening Of the death of the child, CAArs
lstte HAYS, George Foreman, NAtAeaist
; Steenrod and myself were there. Eorsnsu
! left for home between and O'Clock In
3 morning; Mrs. Hays and ForemAa we're
not ont in the cook-shed ! Of an hoar. 81
an hour, nor were they together Ct snY
time apart from the rest Of company; wheA
3 We were eating on the porch We were all
: out about an hour together; when Fore.
man and Steenrod went in The house and
: myself and Mrs. Hays remained out about
! of an hour; when Foreman csnls' ost
, and told us to come in, and Foremx1 and
!. MRS. Hays were not ont afterwards.
+ MRs. AMBLER. None of the cows
were away; We pasture them at Haytkorni
!. bound boy had brought them
.elup that evening together. 2
u = Gross Esam;naiion. II heard nothing
Ie said that night BY Foreman about the
,e Aliens.
:eI NANCY AMBLER-On the evening d
8 the 18th October was at home. wa6