The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-01-26

Al tOiu nlUl ne COuiu, IL w iiiidil1S
had no objections, this conversation
was before went to the American the
second SINE, when / left the American
the second time Jones and Williams
went with me to the store; / did see
Mr. Eastman lfter l came from the
American; l saw him between the store
and the saloon car I told Williams
and Jones that Mr.. Eastman was nv
partner; / did not tell them his name !:
found Mr.. Eastman near the place
where left him Williams and Jones
were with me when / found Eastman
near the store; they came with me to
participate in the burglary, after / called
MIR. Eastman my partner, he asked if
it was all right then be asked if / had
any tools; / took out the s.jimmy,"
and the ''billey" and passed them to
him; Jones and Williams were to look
out; the door was fastened when we
went to it, it was the back door; tried
to pick it, but did not succeed the door
was then broken open with the '.jimmy"
by Mr.. Eastman, and we went into the
store, and searched the desk; | could
not find anything there that / wanted,
and then went over the rest part of the
store; could not tell what part of the
store he went to because We separated
there, it was dark in the store, we had
no light there. Jones was at the back
end of the car when we went into the
store there were two men in the da-
guerrean car talking, and he was sent
there to see if they got up. Jones
came into the store in five or ten min
utes after we wentin it may have been
longer, but it did not seem longer to
me +; / am not certain whether Williams
came into the store at that time or not;
when Jones came into the store he said
they were coming to arrest us l looked
out of the window, and thought not,
but he said he knew they were, and /
and Jones started to the back end of
the store, and they came round there
with the lantern, and Jones asked what
we would do; told him we would do
the best we could; / went behind the
counter then, and he went to the other
side of the door. Mr.. Eastman carried
the ''billey' into the store. When the
men came to the back door they said
81 guess they are gone," Tor "they are
not here ~ another one spoke and said
"let's 60 in, there are enough of us any
ways" and they came in, one of them
put his back against the door and shut
it; the lantern was in the hands of the
first man who came in. / was behind
the counter on the left band side, about
six feet from the door q mean the back
door J cannot tell exactly where East
man was when the men came in Jones
was close to the door-between the
door and desk, within two or three feet
of the door; cannot say whether Will
liams was in the store or not; rather
think he came in behind Jones; when
/ went behind the counter l squatted
down remained there about minute,
and then raised up; there was man
hold of Jones, as suppose, for he said,
81 have got you," or, "Who is this p
| think Jones had a very light nous
tache; Williams had none. (Here the
''billey," or club was shown witness,
and he said it was the one we had there
that night. Williams had said there
would be considerable money there !;
that the key was generally kept in the
desk one object was to get the money;
when this man had the scuffle with
Jones, raised up and did the shooting
and Larzelere fell; and when he fell
the light went out, and / heard a stroke
that sounded like some ones head was
broke in; then went to the man at the
door and tried to push him to one side,
l could not push him, and l struuk him
three or four times over the head they
started for the windows and so did / !;
before got to the window it was brok-
en-, and they went ont, and.I went too.
The blow he heard seemed to be near
where Jones and the man were scuf-
fling; it was night when we went into
the store it was last October.
A black cambria sack was shown
witness, and he said he knew nothing
about it.
Gross Ecdmined.-I was born in
Boston; resided there till was sixteen
years old, / have resided there some
since; my business in Boston was
working in a store; | was a runner
boy; went from Boston to Lowell,
and worked in a cotton factory; /
went from Lowell to the State OF
Maine, and worked awhile in a cotton
factory; previous to that l had learned
the painters trade. From the State ol
Maine l went mackerel fishing; then
went to Boston and remained there
near two years, think worked there
in victualling saloon; from Boston
went to New York city stopped there
short time, and then went to Maine
first spent what money / had this time
remained in Name three weeks only
worked at painting; then went to Hav
erhill, Mass, and worked at painting
remained there some three months
I went from there to Lawrence Massa
ohusetts, and stayed till the Kansas
emigration commenced from Law
renee went to Kansas; went in th'
spring; remained there until the mex
fall, in October; it was before th'
, last Presidential election for | voted il
Lawton from Kansas went to Spring
} field, ILL.,; remained there till the mex
t July then came to Lawton canno
: tell whether it was in 1856 or the yea
: before; think it was in March 1856
{ cannot be certain; followed painting
in Lawton; was engaged in no othe
knc 1nI~ l.