Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

THE STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 COUNTY OF PULASKI
 Justices court sitting as examining court JuIv 221 1852 ''' ''s
 State of Arkansas, PHntG: r. McAlexander Defendant. Upon charge of larceny
 No" on this day appeared the defendant. and this cause IS continued until o'clock P. M, and F. w. McCraken and James Timms came into open court and acknowledged themselves in. debted by bond to the State of Arkansas in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars each for the personal appearance of z. P. McAlexander at o'clock in the afternoon this day.
 4 o'clock p IT.
 C. z. Danlev sworn on the part of the State
 l was introduced to defendant about the Sth July, 1852. I know the shirts here before the court are mine, and also the handk erchief and also the gloves here before the court think are mine.
 On or about the same day Mir. Tucker bought me one dozen shirts that Is about the Sth of July. 1852 Those shirts were tied up com pactlv in bundle, which put in my wardrobe. SD that might mark them at subsequent day. They had never been opened by me. counted them and there were dozen counted (with o"' 'pN"'"@ ohtHiJ tieI1 DY uHe cOIlarS. LIT. McAlexander left here on the 11th of July. 1852, and took the shirts out on the F, h in mark and number them On examination of the shirts I found that there was only fen I had written an advertisement describing the shirts to be published in the Gazette & Demo. crat but when going to the Anthony House. from the remarks from MT. Collins. brother of the proprietor, I was induced to believe that it might ne possible that my shirts were in the saddle bags of the defendant. On examination ot the saddle bags, found two shirts which are the same that had purchased from Tucker.- At that tune the gloves and handkerchief had not missed Mr. Glass asked me if had lost any thing else, told him did not know. He. Glass then produced the gloves and handker- ch'e', which IS here before the court One of the par of gloves, I think are mine. There were other shirts on the shelfabove those which Were marked and the shirts that wore The shlrts that were new, were on the lower shelf ar bottom of the wardrobe and I had never onen- ed them and they were not marked kent my pocket handkerchief immediately below where l kept my shirts, which I wore in drawer; the drawer is always kept closed but never locked One handkerchief here before court is mine and marked in my name. kent my room in the city of Little Rock. Pulaski county, Arkansas, and the taking of the shirts handkerchief and gloves was talk en in the city and county and State aforesaid.
 Cooss examination.
 Invited Mr. McAlexander to my room. and treated him with hospitality that thought was due stranger whom took to be gentleman told the defendant that whenever he wanted to write letters to come to my room and be would always find pen, ink, paper and envelopes. Nv door was never locked knew the defendant wanted to write letters do not know, not know whether it was be fore or alter invited him to my room that I ascer tained this fact. stay at he Auditors office during the business hours of the day. On the 9th day of July, I left the defendant in my room and had him pitcher of water brought, found MT McAeXander at my room on the 8th, 9th and 10th day of July One of the 8 days saw him leave my room which do not know, l did not see him carry any thing off with him. he defendant left this place on the morning of the 1lth of July, 1852 The defen- dant when he left the Anthony House on Sun- day the 1lth, he told one of the servants at the Anthony House who brought his saddle baos to him, never mind he would be back that even. ing or the next morning and the saddle b,os were left. I do not know that Mr. McAlaxan- der was at my room after night. Re-examination on the part of the State The defendant was introduced to me by A. Fowler and l had no acquaintance with him be. fore.
 Winess conversed with defendant late Satnr. day evening before and after supper. and au SO conversed with him on Sunday morning before he left. In those conversations he said nothing of having taken any thing from witnesses room Was at the Anthony House door when he got on his mule and left. I am not at my room of night until late (say 10 or 12 o'clock p.M c. c. DANLEY. | C.C. Danley recalled
 | l was on the night, 9th at Col. Fowler's at partee and did not return to my room until after o'clock in the morning On the nigh of the 9th, was at partee at Maj. Crutchfeld's, and did not return to my room until nearly 2o'clock in the morning. started to both parties as above mentioned in my buggy from the front of the Anthony House bar room. On the nipbt of the 10th l retuned to my room about 10 | o'clock.
 | Cross examination.
 think that left my room of the 9th and 9th of July about 9 o'clock
 c. c. DANLEY.