, 1863-04-24

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A. went t1Eectiy 10 ar: Nl!kiosons-l re.
tpatnea there three d1yh. thinks then camcto
eohei; no onc came WIFE me- lreCasued in Joliet
onS onN n'Sfa h., md where a 70, ,,onaon vo,-
tentiqa .! Eong TEE East S at taa. II , tims: ;. lo
rspeatsd) III Chicago at the time was thSss -,
Al DO not remember. but not very crest
Or you saw in the Chicago pspesa, as you
stated, an Iccount Of the arrest OF Nr. Smith Law
renee the dag before and the date Of that publiea
ton IN the papers should prove to Dc the ~ oi
have ben on the 10th OF nth Of January, would it
not! EEo anEwcE]
Q.-Dfd the pnpcrE that you eaw contain an ac-
count Of the proceeding, Or any o: them, ID tile
1nst,cea ,s, Court before which Nj. Lawrence was
Al think it did. 1or]J eaw one Chicago p,nsr
which referred to it.
Q.;@Had yon been at Joliet at that time as
much as two days. before the second Commission
~ thinS came on the ntght before the Sec
ond Commission came to Joliet:,
reEain night III Joliet before going to 3fanllat-
tahs 1a;a
49, nE-niu ~: Eo,, ,,o,r ~ ..a+ +,, A..
,2s3o u5u 5oH hnG" "a % q. anas t1me that IT, the Com
1t nv t; ~ oo"n ne'c' "nen IL oio come or
9oea. IVY 'It A., ,,t1e nm
o.-Who1e c.; was yorr statement tal,p If ,,at
''Hte. As-at mv Aunt.s-,trs. Low IN ro,,.t
urge gentlemen en- cane .3.s tneEe: 1i:, r ~,
bcrt ca,ne with them h'i niroacsa u ; .na't ~ VI
Nllklnson was IN Joliet that day. and walked
him from Jefferson street to Mrs. Lowest can-
n15 I'll Pozltisssly Iss:I;;on von MT oon. ..
sa and that IT, WI %kssoa ss hsss c getn T.
NJ fn Nra ,uots
meet thfn,: Eno,,. no.,.;ro,r that , .,
day with these sentIclnens ~ '@ ''-N'
the night before. Ny statement was given IN the
self, my sitter, Mics Lawrence, and my aunt, Ms
Lowe were present at the time
got there on your return from Chicago.
Al did not.
/ Q-Whrn did che come In from Manhattan.
Q-Dij yoa not state tl,at t these ua; gentlemen cao
from Chicago the next day after you did, and that
| haitian: ''' ''~ . Ne'~'o 7e
| A.-(sla.ply.) did not say that these gentle
mel, care down the next day after / I'LL / did
stay one night In Joliet before going to Mauhat-
.Q.-Aftcsm making your first statement to Ncssrs
Wilkinson and Gilbert, with whom did you next
converse about the nattcr OF which yoa have testi
Any parents and Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Law
rtncc.
| Q.-Nhen did .yon next speak OF the matters, or
| any OF TEEN, and to whom:
facts 10 any orr, since, except the Commission.
where were you going:
| A-Elrst was 10 etop ut Cleveland, and then
60 on directly to New York
| 2-EaA you informed any one Of your intention
to 60 to Cleveland, and desired them to meet you
| there. and if Eo. whom?
| Al tc!egEaphcd to Dir. Everett to meet me
there.
,.4.-NAllst you were in Chicago. at that time,
lid you converge with any one With reference to
anything that had occurred At 5onr house. on the
previous Angist or oeptehocf, between yourself
anu at anser:
-lonly snoke OF NJ dlelske to At. Hager.
qGt o. noGol me iacts lnl Aaa occ1EEed anu that
aln spg. pNf; k o. IL .Eeta . 70 Juagc d:eene.
,N-u,u yon nleet your uhc.e, smttn lawrence.
curing thnse tEree days. amt II 90. how Often!
II ia meet MN, but now often cannot .e!l.
vas %Mh %I mn nm. nut not sery oiten.
s.t nass any s,'a taose
thtee uays' anoh1 Jonr ElSins youF st1teme,Its to
M e " t.e occuFteaccs ~ your house
snt t''Gx!a;oths M!;et ~ ea1ainsI ailt H.
80 @ ttn ~ 9'e LA. e:t9 !sn!elnnsI, cHssl'!
vnG:s is - n'eene, sanIios ,ossiny 1eco!Gct tnat
member now oiten l have conversed aocut these
tuaitets a s!ner sne WIS aae 20 the sSc
tnMa ui1 oIa'sslon. ~ u1n A11on tnas aAse ~
~ ttu M .at' ~ 49, ~ "us w s,neEf na'e ot'cn spuAe ~
h ~ set y. @ ~ ~ ; .l n'e n.y. s!'vAs. "
em nns;tir of tfat 'ae oN' ~ t's
"'T nP"nn ~ ~ ,.nnn: ,1r E,o,c,s f.,,,4
S'@Si;Gtti- oH Aoo" -Ai' 40ne's e"S"in:
o.-Ta;. Tou enokcn to him. ar dctai1ca to h,,r
| sny nj The nattcrs of wh1ch von har;: t.stifni
tiico you gave your statement to The second Com
mission:
Al hive spoken to him, but hare not t!e;ai1ct
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