The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-08-03

after water. l went to one nearer, after
the murder. Foreman did not tell me not
to'teil where the body might be found
He was about ho ne from the. ] 9th of Oct.
till the body was found-on the farm at
work. Hathorns are the nearest neigh
bors. Campbells are not half mile off.
There are four or FIVE neighbors within
distance of half mile of Foremans. The
reason didn't tell where the body might
be found was because Foreman said if l
told it he would kill me. I didn't know
that l would be safe if told it. tho't
about it a good deal but never thought
where the body might be. I was at Fore
mans on the 25th of Oct. think went
to meeting, but am not sure, don't know
whether was at meeting or not. At the
trial of Morrison and Swaine, Foreman
was witness and testified first He did
not go till / went He was at home the
second time that was at Clarington.-
There was good many people there. 1
might have been safe in telling the truth
about it and might not. don't know
now that am SAFE. thought had to
do just as he told me. l next testified
before Randolph, and still! thought 1 had
to testify as he told me. talked with
some people here about the murder. l
don't remember of any body telling me here
that would be protected.
Q..-"Didn't Mr.. Richardson tell you so?"
He told me he had heard that /
hadn't told all the truth, and if had not,
| ought TO do so, and that could find
friends in Woodsfeld il / was afraid, Fore
man was then in Jail. still felt afraid
though Foreman was in Jail 1 didn't
know whether was among friends or not.
Next testified before the Grand Jury
| don't think any of the Grand Jurors
told me 1 should be protected in telling
the whole truth. l was twice before the
Grand Jury. next testified in court, and
lin all these trials, told the same story
about the groans at the spring, and not
seeing Isaphene Allen that day. was
tafraid when he was in Jail as we'll as when
he was out / don't know if Esq. Nor
Irill asked me if knew anything about
the death of Isaphene Allen. I don't
know that can tell everything 1 testified
to at Morrill's-Foreman told me to tes-
| tify that had not seen IsapheEe that day.
l never had testified until examined before
Coroners Jury. hardly knew then the
nature of ar oath. l knew then that
what l was testifying to was not true
1 didn't think what consequences were
to follow from testifying falsely. I didn't
feel uncomfortable from having testified
falsely, thought I had to testify just as
Foreman told me. I thought Foreman
was man of his word. He didn't tell
me to tell the truth about his MOTHER
Have testified seven times heretofore diff.
ferently from what l have to day. From
the time / was last before the Grand Jury
1 came to the conclusion to tell all knew
about it. have not talked with Miss
Brock about not testifying at all on this
trial, and asked what would be the con.
sequence / did not ask her what would
be the consequence if testified as before
didn't care much about being examined
as witness; of course would as soor
be examined as not. l knew that my
statement would be different and wouldn'
have come if hadn't been sent for. ]
know Mrs. Murphy; didn't ask her wha
they would do with me if I didn't sweal
as / did the last time before the Crane
Jury, and she didn't answer that I wou!t
be sent to the Penitentiary. (The same
to Mrs. Davis.) I did not say to her i
Foreman don't GO to the Penitentiary
1 am afraid will. At the time of the tria
at Rapdolph's 1 deu't recollect of saying
anything about being afraid of Foreman
or about saying that l wouldn't 60
George didn't. I don't recollect q con.
versation when S. j. Francis and wifi
were present; don't recollect of saying
that George didn't kill Isaphene Allen
and if anybody said SO they lied. I might
and might not have said SO. After
left Foreman's I went home to Belmont
4 Co. remained there from about tn
5th of March, until the Is of August
then 1 went over into Virginia. liv
~. SIuuSSii.OS Will u udu uuuC&
Campbell. l did not live with Solomon
Bentley then, but did once in my lifetime
was over in Virginia from the 1st Q
August until about tie middle of February
When l lived at Bentley's, lived ther
perhaps two or three months, then cam
, to Sunfish in this county; came there on
}, steamboat in company with Mr.. Rutte
and Mr.. Hartline. I was arrested an
!. brought there. think I testified hereto
! fore that Foreman never threatened me
and that l was not afraid of him. ll'''-'
Re eransined--I tried to milk the cow
t and Mrs Foreman wouldn't let me, en-
! sent the boy. l did not see Mrs. Amble
milk her cow, but think she milked hel
When I came from the spring the secon
time I don't know what she was doing
,d but when I saw her first she was puttin
away milk. :"
: BY the Defence. the body wa
Il found, and on the same day, in presenc
3 of Mrs. Hartline and others said that
! lkoard Some uroaninu nv the snrinp or HI