Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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AFTERNOON SESSION.
S. L. Muncie-I live in the city; have lived
here now three years; was on the police from
A pril Goth to August 5th; know Green; heard of
his arrest a few days after il was made; saw
Green near the Weddell House few days after
he was arrested was not acquainted with him at
that time; he asked me If was watchman or
policeman; l said / was not, but had been; he
asked on which side; said on both sides; be ask
ed If 1 had seen him on the other side of the
river In the last fortnight; told hia didn't
recOleet ever seeing him on the other side of the
river.
Cross-examined--I had seen him before; had
been In hIs shop In June; he spoke 10 me; can't
say what day il was; think ! had been TO the
Police Court that morning; don't know whether
il was before or after his arrest; think 1t at
ter; was down In the saloon day or two after
that and asked the saloon keeper if a cOlOred
man In the BARRIERS shop was Green should
think it was In August; think this was ten days
two weeks after l went over the river; the 18th
of August; communicated this 70 Minckley on
Monday morning; since l told Minckley have
spoke to him once think; spoke TO my step
father after Green spoke to me, and asked who he
was; he said Green, the barber.
l. A Hale-Have lived here four years; re
member seeing of Green's arrest shortly after he
was arrested in the papers; a morning paper Of
Wednesday or Thursday guess; don't know for
certain; on the next day but one before, think
was fishing on the dock at Sholls slaughter house
after dinner; came away perhaps at 5, and per-
haps after; saw two men on log In an orchard
there sitting on log; thought they were fish
ing; they went away through the orchard; ten or
fifteen minutes after l went out into the road; l
saw Minckley go down to the log by the river
have neticed the log, having been there several
evenings fishing; the bank under the log has
washed away since somewhat.
Cross Examined-hept the Seneca Street
House; was there some Eonths; then went TO
Michigan street and kept boarding house; now
live on High street; have known Minckley since
I came to town; have nol been particularly irti
mate With him; can't say for certain the day Of
the week l was at the slaughter house; should
think it was about the 2lst of the month 1 was
there; was down to the place last week; saw
Minckly after 1 got back; don't know that
ever saw the men by the log before; didn't pay
any particular attention 10 them; couldn't say
whether they were black or white; they came up
Seneca street towards town; did not see Minck-
ley do anything at the log, nor see him come
away: communicated the circumstance to Noah
Caster some day last week had heard that
Minckley was indicted before that; told Jerry
lady that / saw the men there, before this; II
was after l knew Minckley was indicted; never
told Caster that Minekley wanted me to testify;
[ was in Kinberly's saloon with Minckley last
night at perhaps ten o'clock drank and got
something to eat; Mr.. Perry was treating; didn't
see him pay the bill; was fishing on tine further
end Of the dock; it Is perhaps thirty feet long.
Henry MatheTs-keep q stable on Champlain
street; known Capt. Minckley four or five years;
heard of the arrest of james q. Green about the
SUtl OF August la9Ii neaFQ II spoken OF ana saw
an account of the arrest In one OF the papers;
have known Green several years; about that
time had business at hay market on Seneca ST.
bridge. was there day OF two before heard of
the arrest of Green; met Green at the bridge
coming this way; he put up his hand and passed
the time of day; think he was on the bridge; it
was between and o clock.
Cross-examined-I won't be positive what day
il was, but think il was Monday; don't recolleet
that met Minckley; don't know whether there
was another man or not; can't be positive to the
color OF his dress; it was In August, from the
fact that 1 saw the arrest in the papers of that
date; was in Green's shop since that; did not say
How do you do Green. l have not seen you
since seen you in August down there" I went
to the shop to get shaved; have no regular place
of getting shaved. don't know whether this was
he fore or after the Indictment against MinckleY
the matter has been talked over at KimbeTley's;
Minckley asked me If / knew anything about the
matter; did not know anything about 1t; did
not go in to trap Green to get. him to confess;
was there three or four weeks ago; it was Thurs
day think.
tro Mr.. Adams)-Had not heard of Miuckley's
indictment before went into Green's shop.
l. MiX-Am policeman; assisted in arTesting
| Green and Lynch; it was made about O'Clock;
| got information from Mincklay first came
| around the Weddell House corner and was look
| ing down the street. and saw Minckley coming
/ on to the walk near johnson House; he beck
oned 10 me and l started towards him;
/ he said "cOme, go with me, want you We
met nearer the johnson than the Weddell; told
Office, and go down the stairs that lead into the
saloon and from thence into the BARRIERS shop.
/ l started In and he followed me and said, "be
sure when you see me go into barber shoP-gO
down these stairs, and see that no one goes in or
OUT / went to head of stairs, but could notex-
/ actly see the entrance to BARRIERS shop through
the front window, and went few steps toward
the front and saw him in the act OF turning to
/ 20 down went down then into the saloon; q
/ man was sitting there. 1 think the man tended
/ the bar / went TO the entrance TO the shop and
/ found the door locked; then went around by the
/ walk into the barber's shop. IsaW there Green,
| Lynch and Minckley; Winckley was between
l the two he took the watch from Green's right
| hAad pocket; then turned to Lynch and said
hat have you got, and commenced search
4 ing Lynch then said, ''take these men," / took
| Lynch and he took Green; Green wanted to lock
| his door; took them TO the station and locked
| themup. Lynch said after he was locked up he
/ wanted something to eat and wanted 70 knew II
| Tcouldn't get something said could if he had
| money; he said be hadn't got any; told me he
| wanted should see Col. Ryder, his counsel, and
| he thought he could find friend OF his who
| would let him have some money. Had no con-
| yersation with Green. l heard no conversation
! in the BARRIERS shop between Minckley and
Green about whether the watch was stolen or
not nor about giving up the money.
Gross -examlned-I saw the watch in Minck
leys hand when Green was searched, in the act
| Of being Withdrawn from the pocket of Green
Richard Moore-I know when Green was ar
| raqted but don't remember the date heard OF
I
track with Jim SRyers about the time the train
went out the train passed US just as we got of
the bridge; very soon after the train passed met
| a negro and soon after met Minckley the ne
| qro was on the left of the track Minckley was
from one to two hundred yards from the negro.
Cross-examined-I live on Pittsburgh streei
with Robert Mix, near the corner of Bolivar
I think Il was the latter part of August that ]
met the cOlored man The negro was on q fas
walk the train was going faster than mar
could walk; told different persons on the sam,
evening that had seen Minekley after q negro
have been here nearly all the time for two years
| one day during the summer was about two hour
} IN cell of the watch house was put In on sus
pieion of piehing pockets; II was before saw
Green some time; never conveTsed with Minck
} ley about giving testimony here; be asked me
remembered the occurrence have never seel
the colored man since; have travelled as jour
printer.
Jeremiah LaidT-on the 21st Of August in th
evening between and O'Clock was going owe
on TO the fats two persons were with me; befor
!, 1 entered the bridge saw two men coming dow
? By CTable'a ice house; one, a black man, Greer
the other q white man should know him II
J should see him observed that they were wall