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think told him that the Prcsidsnt told me thtt !
did think pp e tho time Of the explosion tho let
think told Ford in substance that I did moi sun
poe thers Vas anything Of that Kind, did not tfes
tS;n n thft lisht: think stated to Mr Ford some
tes te.n ieGr. hsr the s5eles found II Hodges chop
think told him that thought Hodge sent II,
t, nox and thc ator!mous letter, but did not tsl
mat d,d not think be meant TO inju1e me, givin.
! as feAEon tnat othe1wiRe hD would not hsyc scu
tse letter gayirg notice Of the bog; I did at Oh
tlme SHOW the anonymous letter to Shube1 B:a1
1on, OF Moth Adane; 1t WIS On the cara to fea
This Ia the officer who went With Dixon to MIX
the arrest o! Hosge. and whose testimony wish 1s
era1!y corrcBponded with his
! AFTkESooS SESSION.
Mr. Nn1 Tf-ealled ~ The l,rosecnfion.-I hav
written lttter and asked q pass oyer our road 10
w,tneseesto come to this tsial.. Several othe
canges incuz.ed By reaeon Of the box hein
Ilsced IN my Office, wab my te.son for doing thi
If. u. Phillips erasas,+td 1y he pyos.euu2n,--
an editor and publisher Of a newspaper In Mort
Adams. ! hare eeen Mt. Hodge write, and kno'
bis haDd.writipg. (The e., letter on the box IA
aei of # that looks ill., IT, Hodges. M Il tsi11S Ell
is lis The direction on the envelope resemble
bis ordinary hand: Tbs ss, the p's and tho o's n
the letters which recognise particularly 10 beia,
C,rs; E:ramined Il thinkI read an account .
this Letter IN the Chicago papera:. I published q
ssic eena eei
edme the letterto see it could moi zccogcis
DS. JotAua Itrr.S1 have charge Of the Acade
myip PnltcnY, Vermont I have co:responded
With Nehemiah Hodge, and hare two letters iron
h,m ia ny Possession. tLctter On the bog show
Cross E:rdMiutd.-Il hare received turee letter
from Mr; Hodge, tirst heard of this letter SOM
me il ILad letters IN III. Hodges hand-writiu:
He then inquired II should be Of tie opintoi
that 4 letter which be could obtain was the SAM
hand writing with the notes in my possession
whether would be willing to 60 to Chicago.
tod hin should not consider ia mstter ot op
was1hsF shona q 'nf 1sh9ad
ter, some time III September, and I compared ths
hsnd.wEittngs and judged them to be the same.
Mr; lT1ipfit Re ea2td.-,l neither made, nor pro
| making OF this internal machine. was last o.
MI Hodges premises Il January, 1s61. .
,ss GiosS Ez9iatd s o. ~ Is.sII do not seem
pFevious to IL Arrest daa Enop IL. drois s. s.a
q % y: i, i s9s
In tue haId dwrtting Of Mt. Hodge
Here tho prosecution rested. The defense calIci
as their first witness:
Of tie United states Hnfei n noaion - Ga
] was in Boston, at the United Suites Hotel tEe
evening of December 18th, at tea md left on tl,e
entries corresponding to tho statameEts Of the
witness) Il Is ~ miles from Boston to Nov
,!tdte,n,dn Dro'rn called for TIE D9ttndaat-
Hire in Caskslurg. Massachusetts, two miles from,
Sor1h Adams; ; know Hodge; saw ht.n IN Boston
g9,so satss s. Hat Notf The 81 M9dFs aed
from 1,j h9'ten. 3 tt,,..x,y 1,u<a ,,n y. n,>.
Hodge. &c cane 10 tic Hotel on the Sd Of b. De-.
cembel. lnotel Register here introduced BY the
M;itnsEss,. He stopped there ono DAY and three.
1ligan T. sauy<r, called for The dtfsnss-1
reside T., K sIR,,ipgaslS, r., Ma5e S9ow NJ Hodge.
At Sp1inf1eld, at my house, Ue cane there early
in the evening and remained there uGtil nine
o'clock. remember this ae being ihs Wednesday
Thursday The eth. "'7
join Nanley c0Rsd for dtfen3.-11iys in North
7Et1; A7d'ms lave kaowa Hodge about :5 ycare, and
clothing etore OF VIM Martin, lie reuts OF Mr
WLippe's wife. Martiu's sto.e fe about Twelve
feet from Wlipple's house. There arc tvo side
tween the store and Wh:nnlc'a hnnst.& WhInnia
waa IN North Adams, In November. | ia AK N
guft. On the 9lh oi Nov.mbef sold @ twenty.f p M
cct tLe t noranda fo% the booEs IL. ntrr thsp
Tue lii o. sola saS s Ga
poultry. Whippiu put on sma, saaita =, aohs ths
back ga1t Of LII house. He got square and ham a.
Cess.E Examined. 1v Nr 6,or-1 saw w,,,,,1s
10 to1 up scms t,ecs. w. " 'A44''f "n'ppl' 1sea
Mrs, It0eN0 NeIxou coUff for yhs 71f.prx
Mrs Amelin Nelton rcsidcs at Enrth 4daw..f
know Mr. Hodge and iii Whipp1e: tho ipr1ner
since ny ehila6oed: | ouly live few rols nom
st on1 to III. Ho5re;a nres,s p asa seK pasiof M,
Whirpic f,cou. ntl1 ms. ~ mnSe,. 1m 5a.:
SatiSg the summer aai fsl q lsss. noticed tesi
thourh he was LOOKING over. eranimtnu M me ths hs
Rcm''es: s:,,i!r 1ottssa M hi@ once When thy
Nj. Hodge was Mt home. Tie eT w;n;1nwa dnsa
Of mr. Kitcen look across INTO thu ,zinaor " ~
shop: e IT when e ~ thcief could sec him
was jpimical to H. Hocc sas sn adai II th,MIhp h
exhibited great ceal Of iaicfcst in MI Madees -
between myseN and Hocs:s ~,f. fsq1ent ZEN tt 1sk
HODGE weni swav few n,1s nftar nnoT inat
Ny fatler Gang nom ohfo to- Nottl, a.m y;
aItivca nv sttr, 1i"1; ,:ou eooa en attss ny LINER
Tat enoke to nv fathe1 ahoafp az Passing the house,
m9eb G:renea n IL e zdevns n, II not
hrothsr-inlaW living . short distaucpsp ppibs be1ond
Hodges. : '1''' 4'''"'e' "''onu
Nehimfah Io.s "a an - 'ha ho aaufnte: Q! Ms.
ana fa1I AZ nv 1sibcr.s hoHss d. 4o@e I.st Sumner
" hipp'c. lie passed our hoaso freauentiyatTo 70
Me:t y he Iootea tnEa,d ana 1 qhlays hay Thea m he
stepped tuned round NH s h1s srs nonse nee & he
DC saop bara s Tha. No
once but always when he nassed h. iont:yJ ~. ~
ihe 6one nnd the et be went m by so re-
mother aTd tenr isht boSn,nm y ,@1 20 taat n!
shop was accessible Il al tnes Aisi H.
siyirg ny iathcr vent to Boston on MandaT .ni
that 10 vent with ny brother and sister to sehooI
and returned TIE next Friday ni:lts Mr mot5sr
and yell were always In the habit OF LOOKING to
ehen he went away. Ay father IS sub sabssribce 70
The Nsw York lnIeieAdsnt and has been for mnny
ssa5s sa g., The5e i an iron chest In TIC
anS snSR 6anks n %hsh hof ~ tts Kept old
~, cFrss- aGn1a1ed.-1a am daughter OF NJ. Hodge.
3stsr 3IltssnksE,ying ts On 1be s7th Of November Ny
bsek Savs % seto
Mr. Wh1npls on tho premises for The last two
years. The shop is aor always locked nights. !
has not heen whppe e'vs Sb9n Ssef
FAM hin standing With Ills arms io!tied. iooSsi in
t.e direction Of tae barn Il svas Ids f+qsen.
L " Rsak, Called Jvr D<fsase-i have lived
Ut North Adams, Noes, about two yasrs q hi half
the su1b11er OF 1857, making Eence. hecaa T.
tome tine in june. Il was come ~ two OF three
weeks before we got thu fence flushed. The fence
Has mule of red cedar posts. pine casing, md
epllce rails and pickcts. After l got thfongh
shop ~ luits 1atc In tie fall Icould 70 IN and
ont s1. o. tne tsnoP to get ny tools, have been
tnete t;. early N the morning after my tools-somc
any d,tnculty IN getting my tools. There was an
sso'tion mace 10 the house ast fall. The lumber
Whnne MN ~ tnG cso oa,n; knoW stephen n.
ID June Q! 1S39 &c came to the barn, where We
were dretslnG stuH. ! think another man s2eke
and satd Il: Hodge was rot 1t home. Aftst be