The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-09

'front.' Of hotel. walked cut there; then
Redout came; he seemed to be in great hur-
fsy. spoke to Mesh; said, let's 70 home.
Nash thought better 60 home, and we started
u Redput followed us; got up TO Buck
Beer salspn; asked him in to drink; told him
! d good there. After while Red
r. With ticket TO the Capitol then
i 6 bt1Ste pdt. Redout started down street
i 4o1s eoned against lamp post IL or 40
fe1& ffUM %; aai4, .come 20 down. told him
4 would not go.Y laid, Phil, come 70 Down.
Phil was Nash. ted Nash to do just as
hi pleased Asked Nash If he had not no.
ticsd Hedout take his teeth out ia the saloon.
Said he had not. said he haa them cut. and
there was something wronRsas lsh said he
would 60 down, anyhow.' - then left
and went down. went back int saloon,
played ACCORDION a few minutes, and then
Went home.
Next morning before was out OF bed,
Lynch came up and arrested me he took
me down before Harrison. went with
Lynch and knight, police officers after
breakfast came doMn and stopped in the
shop where Nash was At work told him |
had been arrested; au1nd what for; told
him for shootinaA man |; - him Lynch in
qHired for him Nash aSl 1mhy did not
\ ~ where he was told aid not know !;
keasked me whether tlIess we're one or two
|1hots we started down the stsset when |
toll him about the shooting, he turned lit
tie white at first laughed little, and said
he was not afraidy question was there any
private conversation between you and Nash
and Redout, or any Of you going from the
capitoi Answer. Nash and Rsdout
-o1 Of Ia kxt 81
whether they talked or not , we all started
together from the " Capitol 81 fellhack, and
they walked together ~ far az the Gate City
Saloon they were talking; could NOT tell
what they said their COMPENSATION was low
er than usual; II commenced between Main
and Johnson, on 3d,and continued to the
Barber's shop, about half way up the block !;
can't b. positive whether there was any con-
versa'ion between them after leaving the
meeting ut the Buck Beer Saloon, when
asked Nash about the teeth, he laughed !;
sair he would 60 down with Redout. any
how !; he wanted to see HE brother Dick ;
asked me two or three times to 20 down
said it was early yet; showed him it was IS
minn,es to9; saw Redout Saturday after
noon said he was going down to see Hawk
ms Taylor saw him In the evening, before
Hibernia Saloon. Curt McCarty told him he
had better shoot another man Redout want.
ed to know what he meant BY that. He said
nothing, snly he was little high At the
+" Capitol" when Rsdout said Boys, don't
you want to make something I" he addressed
me and Nash in front of the Bowling Saloon
door. When no addressed Nash and me
about Harrison's, 1t was at the corner OF 9Th
and Main. He said they kept the money in
a drawer told him it was too bold thing
for me.
Huston arrested Nash. / was arrested
again on Sunday night. Took me to Re-
eorder's office. Took me down stairs and
/ leii Nash up Took us before Harrison in
| the evening. Put his cup on my head and
my ha, on his. Me, Nash and Redout taken
10 cslaboose that night about TO- Pit in
separate cells. Monday evening Mr.. Huston
put me in cell down stairs, and lef. them up
stairs. Redout asked Nash whether | was
/ in II, or gone. Nash told him he thought
1 | was in cell. Redout said he thought was
gone. Nash said no. Redout said thought
| had gone on, and turned states evidence;
| il SO, he was gone, gone, gone. Nash said he
could prove himself clear by young lady a,
his house. Redout srid he could prove tina,
he was at the "Capitol," where he took some
/ thing TO eat and drink, and then went to bed.
Nash said he did not think | would swear
anything against him, for | knew nothing.
Do not know whether Nash owned any fire.
arms. He left six-shooter with me when
he went TO the fight in Mo. Kept it
| or 4 days and return, d it. Nash said Redout
. ought net to have placed any confidence in
I me.
/ IT,, lan 10, al, IA
and on for three years When away, been in
many places-Ieavenworth City. 81. Louis,
Hannibal, Warsaw, Nauyoo, Rock Island
Davenport and other places. Have been in
saloon MISUNDERSTANDING and eating saloon.
/ The expression Of Redou., "don't you want
to make something" is common among gam
blers, Have gambled little, not much. Am
acquainted with some gamblers. Redous
never saw me play.-Adjourned to tomorrow
morning, III O'Clock.
| SATURDAY MoRsSG.-keiser's testimony
resumed. When Reddout talked about
"sight," sunEA persons were about; Nash
3 or fee - him; don't know whether
could hear what keddout said; don't know
whether Others coald bear or rot When
was at Warsaw, made II my home for short
time a. house Of prostitution. Played bill
lizards some Of the timc. Had plenty Of
money whom went there and when came
away. Did not sleep at house Of prostitu-
ton all the time, but when took notion.
Question What woman stopped with
| you while you stayed ut Nauvoo? Judge
/ told him that he need not answer the ques-
ton unless he chose, or any other question
which exposed him to public ignominy. He
chose not to answer. Before | vas arrested
by Brown ION Sunday. had told some one
that thought | Knew who the two men
were who shot Harrison. Father talked with
mo about getting $500 reward. Told him
did not want anything for what knsw.- -
| Question: Did you say to John Kennedy,
or any inmate OF the calnboose, that you
could swear yourself free and get $500 be.
sides? Don't know that did. Never said
to anybody there that Nash was not guilty.
| Always thought be was. Officers told me
was arrested and put in calaboose as wit
ness, not AS principal. Don't know that
! told anybody in calaboose so.
THOMAS w. LrRcH.--Live here. Brick
maker. Kept saloon on Main street on I'd
| April; i, was tho Buck Beer Saloon. Red
don't, NaSh and Koiser game into my saloon
in the evening. Keisct nutied ont a 9Th
and said il was about 1ock. The ksd
4 together outside sal0003 Reddout Named
against lamp post. Said to Nash and Kei-
ser, ''Boys, viii you 90 DOWN." No reply.
t Soon altar X c;sev came into N innn nlavod