The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1859-10-14

Main street, in a room by itself. Think /
have sent five or six letters to Lamberton
since January lst. Did not forward the
same way-bill to St. Peter that came with
it from Philadelphia, but registered it to
st. Peter with q bill of our own. Open
the mail myself most of the time; the post
master does not attend the Office one day in
thirty. When l am not there, another man
takes my place, named Lapointe, who has
lived in Rice county about four years, and
is about twenty.seven years old. He does
not keep the Office books but was employed
to take my place when l was on visit to
st. Paul about the last of February; have
not been absent since, excepting week
in June since I have been in the office,
Mr.. Lamberton has frequently received
packages from the East Dubuque and
Chicago are distributing postofices, and the
majority of letters going West are remailed
at these places.
Prosecution here offered three letters pur-
porting to have been written by the priso-
ner srce his incarceration, and for the pur-
pose of Identification they called
JOHN R. JONES, Sworn-These letters
were handed to me by Mr.. Preston since lie
has been in prison, with the request that I
should hand them to Mr.. Merrick. l told
him would read them aud would then
do as l thought proper about giving them
to Mr.. Merrick. This was July 18th last,
and on the 10th he gave me one letter, and
within day or two after he gave me the
others. l did not deliver the letters to Mr..
Merrick, but gave them to the District At
torney. l reside in Chatfeld, Fillmore
County, Minnesota. Knew the prisoner
first in winter of 1886. Know the
handwriting of the prisoner-have seen
HIM write, and think the letters produced
were in his handwriting.
CroSs-erammed-Have seen the prisoner
write frequently-am familiar with his hand
writing.
Re direct--Prisoner was County Treas
urer of Fillmore County for three or four
years.
GROVE WILLIS, Savor1a-Resided in
Chat6eld for over five years, and have
known prisoner about four years--have
seen his writing frequently, and have seen
him write.
The prosecution here read the three let
ters delivered to MIR. Jones for Mr.. Mer-
rick; they are as follows
Number IL
DEAR BROTHER BE careful what you say.
l expect to get my bal on Saturday, 16th-the
amount of bail is $1,000. have not learnt
what amount of bail they require of you, but
if | get out ON bail | will do my best for you.
l will go to Bod's Grove and get Calvin to 60
your bail if you wish. l want to have an op-
portunity of having talk with you before l
leave--Only keep your mouth shut, and so will
l. have no hard feelings to wards you. One
thing will caution you against, and that is to
stop telling the officer or any other person,
anything connected with this affair of yours
and mine. Don't give them any clue to your
own private affairs. because they are taking
every advantage OF it to injure you-.-so what
they don't know don't you tell them Mother
was quite poorly few weeks ago, and wants
to 60 to Ohio to live with Sara. She wants to
60 in September. Take it COOL. don't get eX.
cited. l will to try have an interview with
your wife before leave, if am fortunate to
get the amount of bail required of me. wish
to know all about your private matters if posi-
ble-you can cOntide in me.
[Letter not sgned.]