The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-03-03

F8S w''n'n oE leet OF IL; was iylng Oh
ace in the run; left arm under, right arm
extended back; main dress and upper skirt
vas up round her body, and other skirts
Up some; could see no marks til! body was
moved; some of her hair was wrapped
round one of her fingers; mud and dirt
was washed in her hair; water had appar-
emily been up over aud round her head
Saw her bonnet, it was tucked up under
her belt and l think some of her clothes.
Body was found in F's field. about 900
yards from his house; in this county; aeld
part in meadow and part in wheat cut
that summer; lower part where body was
was meadow. Half mile from F's to
Wilson's; they lived on F's land. F.
SAID one of the Wilson boys had gone to
Belmont. l saw the Wilson's on the 18th
Oct T, were coming past Mr.. Rossll's; they
were bringing calves to put in my field,
and hurried home 20 tell them what
field to put them in; little before sundown
when they got to my house. My chill
dren got hrme about dusk that Sunday
evening; they had started to 60 to Ad-
ans. .t-..
Cross-cramined.--F and me had lit
te difficulty about the 6rst of last April,
at that time there was little hard feel
ings. F. had due bill on me; 6rst traded
it Of, then sued me and paid it of. =.
Didn't testify before grand jury that took
bonnet out from under I. AS clothes;
Didn't say before grand jury it was F.
did it except from hesrsay; said l heard
it was F. pulled that bonnet out from IN
der l. AS clothes. Recollect of talking
to Jacob Rosell and saying to him that
F. had sued me and it weuld be my turn
next; didn't say would have revenge. On
" from hearsay understood that F. pull
led that bonnet out, and that is what said
to grand jury: Can't say that grand jury
asked where bonnet was; said was not
positive who did it; did say from hearsay
it was F F. came FIRST to body after
Allen and nae; then Thomas Howell;
think Howell was there during part Of CEN
versation; sure F. came by himself Hath
horn and Samuel Amber came together
Not positive that Howell was there at on
ly part Of conversation. No more said
about Wilson's than what I have said; they
might have been at F"s on their road to
my house. From what F. said thought it
must be the Wilson boys and so think
the whole crowd thought. Don't recol-
lect of having any conversation with Mar
tin Troy IN September and saying would
have revenge Of r.; had no sach conver-
sation. F. mentioned no names; said one
of them had gone away, then thought j,
was Wilson boys. F. did not come to
ground with Stephen Hsthho-n and sam
uel Amber. Didn't say to 8. j. Fran.
els fre years ago that would have re.
venge of old man Ambler or same of hi.
sons or sonsin-law before died.
| Thomas HosceN--Know deceased; my
house is S or 600 yards from her fathers
Saw her Oct 18th last; she passed nj
house; come with her short distance Il
my house and she went on. Next saw bel
dead body in F's field. Henry Sycks
Thomas Allen & F. were there when go
there. She was lying on her face will
her legs stretched out, over little log
her head in kind of hole; clothes up
pulled them down; could see part of Ugh
cheek; am acquainted with ground; is 90
steps from body to Fs house by path
which is not in direct line; less than 90,
yards in direct line. Is 20 or 25 fee
from body to tor Of bank towards F.
house; this would put it level with th
orchard; on other side much higher; toler
able steep till you get to top Of bank
couldn't see on top of bank from body
path goes down te where body was found
path keeps on down the point; so step
from body to chestnut tree; stepped abou
yard; saw stone picked up IS step
from body, towards the chestnut tree
; which is up the hollow; grass under ,h
stone; grass wilted under il; appeared t
be thrown there;appeared not to have bee
} there long; 80 yards to spring; said to b
80 steps; from spring to watering troug
in lane is probably rod; water frol
, spring supplies trough; IS steps fror
trough to big road; ll9 steps from sprin
to house by the path; from mouth of by
lane to the house 46 reds feet inche,
from spring to body little further tha
, to chestnut. Go up and down bill fror
lane to F's; Is rods to top of hill; on
} row cf trees down by spring; no trees d
, rectly between body and spring; abov
J spring and between that and big roa
think there is depression; rises rathe
steep towards road; little hollow on eac
side Of chestnut tree; not certain in whea
last year; saw stubble: briers along dow
fence towards body; briers and elders alon
bank on each side Of run where body wa
found; briers near the body; tram pie
down. Oct. 18th was mostly clear; thin
it rained ou Saturday night; rained We.
heavy Oh 18th; think it didn't rain o
Tuesday; heavy frosts that week; frst ha
noticed; supposed it killed leaves to som
extent; rained little on morning of I9t
and hard in evening. From by-lane t
Bates lane 10 rods; from Bates lane t.
meeting house about loo yards; from meet
ing house can see the road about Bate
lane; could see part of orchard; orchsr,
ino n