Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-12
I 81 h OITY


s1on i y ~ Y ! u IL
Trial Of NIarsliai alluelgIey.
The tFial Of Marshal G. A. Mipokley FOR.
psfjury wss proceeded with this mOrniRg
before Judge Bishop.
Oseph D Green, the oolOred barber, tes-'
laedhs folloWss t-5 a.eol T.
Hass resided In the clay since April IL,
ls47; am barber for the past four or
-lise wears have carried on paNnhroker's
and real estate shop under tho Johnson
Housa. There were three entrances 10 the
shoiE, only tWouo from the street. There
Is no bsok way 10 get out Of the shop. Am
acquainted with tho defendant; have
lfn6au him since lssS or lsl4, fret al Ma I
rietiS, than st Kanesvilio; knew him IN
this city between four and Eve years.
Tecolle6t The day that was arrested from
twelve sc noon on that day was In my
shops all the time until I WAS arrested l
vas arrested, think, about ten minutes
past two 2. A., having dinner in my shop,
hlr "A. d Till came in after the gong rang
-eabout ten minutes afterwards washed
his faue and hands, oombed his hair, picked
M a -paperl sud commenced reading it
against my desk, and Mr. Johnny Mad
leigh ooming down The sleps sung out din
ner-t0 him. Mr. Johnny Wadleigh meets
Mr. I'M between the two doors outside my
shop Mr., Wadeigh coHee in, picks up a
paper, and commences reading After
some minutes some person comes down she
eieps 70 the door Of the saloon, aud Mr..
Wsdieieh went out of my shop into the
saloon. When Mr.. lliil came down from
dinner into my barber shop, Mr. Wadleigh
vent out OF the saloon. Mr. Hill lakes 9
seat in my barber chair next TO the saloon.
He occupies that seat between Eve and ten
minutes, until some one came down stairs
when be went into the saloon. HRd him
talking and laughing with me. turned
aroundfand commenced washing The bowls
in my Eash-stand. Before l had got a
couple Of bowls washed out a gentleman
came iu aud asked me il kept loan Of
hCe. said did but had no money to
spare that day. Had a debt to pay that
week. he said be hsd watch in his
hand that cost him S85, aud wanted S. for
thirty days. l told him that could
not spare the money. He said il
/ would let him have s. be would take
it for weeks at utmost looked at the
watch, and st that time saw gentleman
looking into the window Of the barber shop
entrance. beckoned him to come in; be
Was q gentleman Of medium size, lair look
ing, tall hat and wore speokled silk vest;
never saw the man who cane with the
Wstch before; have seen him since; his
name is james Lynch. took the watch
Cor 80 days, and advanced a 81 Canada
bill; I then started towards the desk 10
make cut ticket Cor him to sign; had net
got to the desk, not more than three steps,
when the man at the window whipped up
to top Of steps. During that time MIR.
Minokley came in and said 10 young white
nan, "Whats up here? I have been watch
ing you all day" The white man laughed
at him. The young man was standing up
back Of stove. / said, Mr.. AIinokley, here
Is watch that this young man has just
paEnsd with me (before this Minckley had
done nothing to me) for 80 days; have
advanced him 81 de (Minekley) said,
You both have got to 60 with me. asked
him what was up-did he have warrant
for me2 He said never mind; both had to
70 further asked him if It was 8 stolen
watch, and il it was, to9get my 81 from
him. At this time saw another officer look
log into the other door; by this time the
other officer came in. Minekley told officer
to take other man; told me to put en- my
coat and hat; went into other room
and got my coat and hat. RNeither
Of us was searched at the shop or
Watch House; we started from shop (;
Minokley had me; Minckley and 1 went
ahead Of The others; no offers we're made ;
asked AIinckley again if he had aEaIran5
and who the other man was said this
young man was q thief from Toledo, and
that house had been broken open; he
said would get my 81 / made him no
offer Of any kind whatever; was a very
peculiar watch; never had one like it be.
fore; an old English silver hunting ;
might have cost $50, but would not sell
for more than $40; on the way down, just
before we got to the Watch House, by the
open lot on Bank street met Mr.. GiVens :;
when We got to Watch House, vas put in
and locked up IN q cell Mr. Thos. Givens
was there; unlocked the door Of the prison
hsIl and locked il; locked me in first cell
and the other msn in the next one; arrest
vas between 2 and o'cloek-abOut ten
after 2 got ont about / at night; my
case came up before Police Court Friday
morning, Aug. 23d, and continued to the
Mondsy following; | was not once on the
Flats or on The other side OF the river on
the day vas arrested, nor was there on
the day before; had not been there for
three months before that l was over there
since my arrest, when the soldiers we're
there in camp; don't think had been
there in year before that; | was the only
colored person in my shop at the time, nor
had there been another colored man there
for some time previous; Messrs Wadleigh
and Hill we're there at least an hour in 81; /;
same watch was before the Justice that
took from Lynch, save when I received il
the crystal Was out, and down at the JUS
tees The crystal was in.