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

man made any reply when witness
spoke to him about sore toe; says
the next time he saw Eastman after he
left Lawton was at Dowagiac, on that
night, (the night of the burglary.)
Question.-Did you see him at any
other time that night except those
times mentioned in the examination in
chief? Ans.-I did not. ] never had
any correspondence with Mr.. Eastman;
did not notice any one get on the cars
with him at Lawton; did not notice
any one get off at Dowagiac; do not
know what time the cars arrived at
Dowagiac they were behind time at
Lawton some FIVE or ten minutes left
Lawton after dark; expected to find
Williams at the train in Dowagiac;
made some of the burglar tools myself
made jimmy and picks; the billy was
turned at Nickolsville by Ashton;
had it made. Think l made the picks
and jimmy about two weeks before the
affair; made them in Lawton; the
jimmy is made of half inch round iron,
about twenty inches long, and bent at
the end; the picks are about eight inch
es long, about one eighth or sixteenth
of an inch one way. / don't know that
| had any particular purpose in getting
the billy made. 1t is used as a weap-
on; the meaning of the phrase "being
on the lay" is tc be ready to engage in
thieving OF in burglary. Brought all
the tolls spoken of in my pocket, ex-
cept the billy that / brought under
my vest. l tried in the first place TO
get the door open with pick put
the pick in my pocket after tried to
get the door open; put the jimmy in
my pocket after the door was opened;
cannot tell where / put them, but
know | threw them away in Dowagiac.
1t could not have been very nigh the
store; cannot tell where / put them.
Don't know what time it was when l
was at the Rochester House, only once;
it might have been an hour and a half
or more after / came i'm on the cars:
don't think | was in the Rochester
House over minute went from the
Rochester House round in front of
Carlin's store and around back of the
store; remained around the store of
Carlin just long enough to examine the
premises outside did not talk with
Eastman over a minute around Carlin's
store. Asked Eastman if he knew
Williams; he said-he did; said he was
=" on the lay" Witness said that is
just what / want to see him for; then
he (Eastman) said scan / have
chance inf" / told him he could, if
Williams was willing. Didn't say any,
thing about Jones. Jones' name was
not mentioned. Did not inquire for
Jones at the Rochester House. The
reason that / did not inquire for Jones
was that did not know that be (Jones)
was in Dowagiac at that time. First
learned that Jones was in Dowagiac
when saw him in his bed. In the bed
room / asked Williams why he did not
meet me at the train. / said to Jones
+" Halloe! are you here? Did not ex-
pect to find you here. Expected you
were at Paw Paw" Williams gave
me no information about Jones. Was
in the bar-room at the American Just
long enough to inquire for the plaster
er. Williams told me that they were
both .plesteriug. Williams and myself
talked over the nature of nv business
in jones' presence. Was in the bed
room of Jones and Williams about
ten or fifteen minutes. Myself, Jones
and Williams went down together.
Went down stairs and out through the
bar-room, all three of us together. No
person in the bar-room when we
went down; knew Jones first at Law
ton, the year after / went there, and
this last year got more acquainted with
him. 1t was not more than twenty
minutes after we came down together
before the store was broken open, did
not remain any length of time in the
bar-room after we came down; when
we got to the daguerrean car / intro
duced Eastman to them as my partner:
Eastman asked if all was right; said
it was; he asked the question if / had
any tools; pulled them out and gave
them to him without making any re-
ply. Did not notice what he did with
the billy but Jones and Williams went
to the back end of the car. He says
/" Let's 60 at it." Told Jones to go and
watch and see if they got up in the da-
guerrean car. Think there was no
light in the daguerrean car. Didn't
see any. Did not intend to steal any,
thing that night except money. Did
not see any party have the black bag
that is produced here. Did not hear
anything said by any of them about
stealing any thing except money. Had
conversation with man in barber
shop in Niles the next morning after
the affair. 1t was quite early in the
morning. Did not say anything in
the conversation about the burglary at
Dowagiac. Was on the cars between
Niles and Dowagiac the next forenoon,
but did not have any conversation with
ANYBODY. Had no conversation with
man by the name of Powers that
forenoon about the burglary, at Law
ton, nor at any time that week. / am
under arrest charged with barglary
and shooting with the intent to kill.
first disclosed the name Of Mr.. East.
man in connection with this burglary
on the day on which the respondent
was arrested. Disclosed the name to
the prosecuting attorney, in the pres
ence Of the justice, Mr.. Smith, the
sheriff, Mr.. Bitely, and Mrs. Powers, OF
Lawton. Don't know that Mrs. Pow
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