The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-08-03
STATE RESTS.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.

EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE. |
SOLOMON BENTLY. know Emily Jack
san. She hired with me October 18th
! $50 l think she was then called twelve
years old. Her general character in that
neighborhood was not very good for truth
and veracity. @ ..-.. ..a -a#a
James Campbell, James Adams, John
Gifin, VIM. Cochran, Jacob Keefer M.
Pollock, Dan'l Steeprod, Andrew Spears,
j. D. O'Connor, John W. Jackson, were
examined and testified to the previous
good character of Foreman. Other wit
nesses were present, but the prosecuting
counsel admitted his good character and
| they were not examined. @ af-a T.
Hu PERRY GILMoRE.--I had converse.
tion with Knots in which he said he would
be reyenged on Foreman if he had to
wait twenty years. Li.a'ni'
ELLEN PATTERsoN.-Live on Fishpot
road; saw two strangers 60 up the road
Oct. 18th Tsame description of clothes as
last witness Was with Mr.. Smith that
evening but did not see the two men re-
! turn .aa
JOHN BRooKovER.-Wasn't at home
when the men went up the run, but saw
them gong down about dark-not quite
as dark as it would get.
MRS SAMUEL AMBLER. Il saw two
strange men pass where l live at the
mouth of Fishpot run little after twelve
Io'clock OF the 18th OF October. One was
taller than the other-the least had on
white and the other black hat. Fore
man was at our house that day and left
about three or four o'clock.
Mrs. ELIZA JAcKsoN-Mr. Foreman
came to my house on the Sth of March
1851, ard asked if Emily Jackson had
been there. He said that she had got in
O pet the day before and left
JAS HATHoRNE.-In the afternoon OF
the 18th of Oct. 1851 about O'Clock l
was at George Foreman's. I asked for
George. His wife said he had gone to
turn his horse out. Iwent out and stop.
ped at pile of apples and saw him getting
on the fence. He and 1 went in the
house together A few minutes after he
said he had forgotten the bride, and went
after it. / was there till abou: dark, and
was in the house when the boys passed.
Cross Eramined. I am over IS years
out not 80 years of age. My sight is get.
ting dim. Don't reccollect whether I was
called in the trial of Swain and Morri.
, son. - .t.ls 1't'.. ~
VIM. AMBLER. -Foreman's wife is my
daughter, About 10 O'Clock saw some.
body on the hill near the chestnut tree
have no idea who it was 1 was a,
Hathorns till sundowp-on the porch till
dusk. After we ate went to Foremans
:, room and found him there with his sick
child. l was at Georges till went tc
bed. I was not away from the house
: He went into the kitchen when supper
was ready and came right back. Hiey''I
Cross Eramined. l heard some loud
:. talk by Mrs. Amber scolding Emily fol
:, being gone so long Gle denied the con
:, versation stated by Snively aa92 2i4
:, 81 Mrs. AMBLER; the mother of Mrs Fore
man about as Mr. Amber. az co.'s . o.
W. P. RICHARDSON, Prosecuting at
= torney.--Emily jackson was witness
,, before Randolph and before the grane
. Jury. tried to induce her to tell tn,
truth. We talked about her, finding bet
), ter place if she'd leave Foreman's. p, SOM
: of the grand jury told her she need not b.
afraid to tell the whole truth. 50
. Here large number of witnesses wer
= called to testify as to the credibility o
Martin Tcoy-somea testifying one wa.
and some the other. aaas .-asa 4a7'
After some further testim ony,t inmate
= rial to the case the defence rested. W /
q The prosecution introduced numbe
!, of witnesses to sustain Martin Troy.
: O. B. Knots and Mrs Burton.
. ISAAC Ross, and JOHNSTON l.. JONES
were examined to show that Swain an,
: Morrison were not at the place of tn
, murder at the time it is supposed to hav
> been committed.
= b. SNIvELY.--Mr. Amber stated to m
! that when him and Foreman went to tn
: body, Foreman said 'that is Isaphen
: Allen; she has been there ever since tina
Sunday g'.aE j. ,Aam 9auoI.' .5iGs
5 The defence sustained by several wit
!. nesses the character for truth of old Mr.
p Amber. -, . 80 II; IL