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

ftOQHnuEElO4 VI IsOUlubOA kGabAllOAy
JNross-E -Examined-I was present at the
tried of Lynch before Justice Foljambej Mr..
Pls vtsid was with me; l will aot be sure
whe yher anyone else went or not; presume
that / might have heard something said
about the case before this I; Edwin elade
acted fSs an attorney for the prosecution;
zent 10 hear the trial because I was inter
estad in il; my curiosity was excited think
Green b sd been in the office where / am
knew but little moro of the case than that
tbera was a prosecution against Green; / did
not 90 to remember what Minckley testified
when I went over TO the lot saw that there
was perhaps an acre and a-hslf in the lot
did not find the log lying as | saw it at FIRST
when I examined it this morning; think
the bank has not been washing away all
along; the relative position OF the log TO the
hole is different from what 1t was; the log
/ has been swung around Eonewhat; have
| talked with Green two or three times since
l the occurrence; / was not engaged as an at
torney; counselled him as q friend; Mr..
Green has been in the Office occasionally, but
I 90 not know that he has been committed
With any in the efice; I have heard him
talti ug few words on this matter.
BPIa, ,teid-I was present at the examination
of Jas. Lynch before Squire Foljombe, and
heard the testimony OF Minckley.
(The witness testified as to Minckley s tes'
timouy before the Justice on the trial o
Lynch for burglary. The testimony was il
/ substance the same as that given by the pre-
vious witnesses on this point.)
J(witness) went down to the place where
the log was said to be; saw no log in thu
ore4sard, nor did see any anywhere along
We went up the river and saw an old STUMP
1 which had been cut off, and saw by the los
a hole which looked as though it had beer
| dug out of the hSrd earth with smooth sub
| stsnee like a cane; ithsd rained on the Sun
| dav night previous to the trial, and We eX
amined the earth and found all the littli
ibres in the earth, so that am positive tina
there had been no rain; l was brought up OF
CLAW ground, and think have enough eKPe
| rience to know; have been to the spot to
day; the log has beed moved; was Their
| with Mr.. Robinson; have not heard his tes
timony, Witness described how the lol
had been moved some eight inches. II ma,
have been moved by the stream; the log lie
IL rods from the first apple tree l measures
Il with a tape; Mr. Brinsmade Wag with me
the stump is 81 rods and 10 feet from th
I slaughter house door; the log is Z feet
inches long; from the johnson House to tn
log l should think it might be from l75 t
200 rods; I may be inside the msrk; tn
watch was before the Justice; Minekley re
ferred to it as the same watch which he ha
found on Green, and which had been burie
by the log.
Cross Examined-I went from the exRmi
nation before the Justice to Edwin slade
Office. went alone. Slade said he woul
catch Lynch if he could be got. thin
Green came into SHADES Office just befor
Ivnch's examination. l don't know haV
ever seen Green consulting with any one j
the Office. Think have seen him taikin
with Slade. There were no relations betwee
Green and myself, except that he owes m
$3.50. went down on the Flats because
had formed very favorable opinion of hin
and thought it strange he should turn bul
glsr all st once; my curiosity was excited.
listened to the testimony for the purpose
7 using it subsequently,, Mr.. Slade said
/ didn't believe il all right, 30 paid partlcJ
lar attention to the testimony. / listened
| MinekIev particularly. When Minckle
+, carne back from the police Office there was I
arrangement to get hold of Minokley's test
. mony and keep It for use. had no prejI
9 aiceagainst Minckley before heard him to
tify. 1 might have some little suspicio
about Minckley after his trial. ! watche
q his testimony because It pertalned TO Green
+ guilt, and the same reason led me TO 90
ground. I did not tell the Dutehman Wn
. dsy It Wss he saw Minckley at the slaught
Z. house. Yourself (Jos. Adams) and Mr..
) der examined Ninekley for the defence.
never sent word to Minckley that ] Wou
whip him.
4 A. 7. Brinsnads-I am a member Of Il
:, bar, I was ct the examination Of LynG
y before Justice Foljambs during part Of q
time. ] went to examine the orchard wi
Mr., Robinson Eud PlaiSted sbout noon (