The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-07-23
Trial of Wesley II. Fisher,
On tie charge IF Murder, IN the La Sa(le Cir
cat Court, J,oac Term, 1899.


Don't know when ] GOT acquainted with
her. 1t was the fall she boarded with my
sister Mrs. Warner Boarded at the Far
nam House at the time Was at Mrs.
Randalls when Fisher came once to en-
quire for Clarissa. Don't know whether
anything that occurred at the house at
that time was told to Fisher.
Solomon Nicyyrood-Was acquainted with
Clarissa Fisher Knew her ! or ) months
before she was married Was boarding at
my sisters (Nrs. Warncr's) atihe time she
boarded there Did not report to Fisher
the misconduct Of his wife-ncver told him
Of her goin@ to circus bali. or theatre with
other men, Did not know of any miscon-
duct of his wife being communicated to
hiin
( I,,,, N9rN-Was acquainted with Mrs.
Fisher at time she boarded al Mrs. War
ncr's, and knew of her once going to her
mothers while she lived there.
Here the defence rested.
The People then called
/ Nathaniel Prri-r-Was living whore
now live in Ottawa on 4th July ISIS
Was at homo all day except an hour and a
half Mt church and about an hour after
dinner ClariSsa Fisher was at my house
all day When left home at both times
she was there She WAS gone about j. mi
nutcs on the Saturday before, Was at my
house ut night, went up stairs-had TO 90
through my room to 20 to bed. She was
there in the morning and all that day
Gloss E'r.-Shc slept in south end Of the
hou~c-Shc went up stairs. Don know
whether She slept. but she took all the ne
cessary steps to sleep Know positively
she was there, from many circumstances.
She was there from : or o clock Saturday
night till next morning"
jIarJ Psri-n-Am the wife OF Nathaniel
Pcrlcv. was accounted with Clarri--a Fish
cr. Remember about 4th Of July - com
ing on sunday q good many ways Was
at home all day. and on the previous even
inr Mr. Fisher was there on Saturday
evening ! knew ON account of her Getting
supper late and | helped her. Saw her
about g or 10 o'clock. Did not see her 20
TO bed. She got M uoNt morning about >
or q o'clock Was there when ! got up
was not away that day-did not leave the
house myself all day She went away IN
the evening about + miEute~-to neigh
lors Believe she gnt 70 bed about O
clock that night Think went to bed
about . or 10 Clari>sa had sou" 10 w be
fore me She might have gone ont through
some other room ON the 9th julv.
: / got uD about sunrise. Claris~a was There
and got breakfast that morning. After
wards she went Up town with H. Iu wag-
on, and came home with L.. In the even
| ing. she went with Us - the fir work
e and went home with IL again She Sra'n
+ again that night ~ our house and went q
bed before / did.
Cross Er-Mrs. Fisher was AZ our house
, on Saturday evening previous 10 -t'n July
= l-J9 and went To- bed ~ or 100 clock
, am certain she did not 90 10 n c.lou- that
= night or while she remained ~ "ur ho'l-e
/ the 4rh Of July. I>ls. nor auvwi 'r"a-our'
; there Twas in and around tFsc corr, lsra-.
= on the Monday that Levitt was here a~ .
> witnes=--yraS in the jury room T..h him
and we talked together Saw Levitt com,
l in and look 1T the witnesses in thc jury
g rooin.--d0nr think There was anything Il
/ prevent him FROM seeing ne
-, Gr.~s Er-Urut kuoy whether I5v.t
" knew me or not. or saw me. never hear.
: him enquire for man by name oT Drew
) Haychcard there was . man of tina. nam.
Y boarding at the Fa-uam Uars, Ncvy
:. tod any one that was NJ M EaufalI
house the Saturday night before the kill
q y IS -igis,eo75.-H2Ye kno"E "
II Fisher : o. years Was -17-s4fe 1grf.
boat when | first say him Saw INN OTTER
on boat Since then had not seen him u
he was brought tojsil Was iaiioor It In
time Talked with him often wi'.le IN jail
IA Had control Of him months Knew. o
Re no poculcaritie- about hmm except ms lui''
Of temper lie used pretty pro.aag Ian. p
of Know 81 40 chance from time ! iitr -a'
him tn after ! left thc Jail His aFFe.'..t
> was good-norar saw anything "Hou, h-
as that made me think h We Insane rai
y all / know about hna- ne'i"F" lie Wa sane
is Cross tan. say how many tonnes
J. -r..r o. o..
g al times on the ferry boat. Whom so y
IN used protane laueuoge. reared about, an
lyokS about When in jail heacg,a aaa.
- the samc-he once threw plate and Il
cup at ono my girls lie sysore ty ,is" II
Is Jesus IF ChIist ;hat the sun should ID.
= rise on him alire--hr wauil Xii h.ia-e
u he acted like mad nar-anl i,a,
&c wen enough what h. was do.ua--l.- ~,
~ u; w..fe not green. lut looked right cnov-h
III Was There the day he was plt IN isil Il
III made no attempt t. break iailwhi,. y.
th.r,-othe~z did lie got violently ma
hy otb.r prisoners plaguing him.
Cross E@c-fie hit tht girl IN ti.c mout
Ia with % Tin rIota till if b,,d lie often 4.
al mad oboI,+ hi. food without any reason
a. H. oftnn ben in iail after night AN
Iound him awake. Sometimes h slept.
D:-..t yrs,.r}-Other prisoners ".
III awake also. He wa. no more awake, tia
ry other rrisoners
ew H.. Z II is-Knoyy W 2 FL,
Die ,bort 10 vear. Know linn on tIe. fer
M t,,f-be was tLora about wears. j
NY him moi very often since chat Had
or business with him. but spoIl, with him
an with others For last one or two Yea
es. had not met him often WHOM I III
he knew him saw him once or twice a wee
no Since then have lad little Knowledge
ms ON. O.