, 1863-10-30
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80, lse3s
Attwo o'clock the coa.t met pursuant to 3D.
jouinment, and the examination Of LII. Ford pro.
ceedta ss foilcNs:

AFTERNOON eEse1oN.
Attwo O'Clock the coo.t met pursuant to 3D.
jouinment, and the examination of M1. Fo;d pro.
eeedtd Is follows:
HI. Wh!pp!e eald the railroads furnished tile
~ss It @pud be tha esaies1 saa ses way to Fs
rio OF hin He Eatd that Hodge was pretty sh.eEd.
he CID not know bnt he might get out Of thB
tc.spe. But Lr had not lately sold much Of his
Woult advise no company OF whom Hodge might
mske c'aime. to settle NTH him, for 1t would ba
ts t f9a1a Moda es h
pebed Of. He said the rA'{road compantea had
~stnt the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney to Nossh
Acsns to look up tee s,se. md lad engaged stx
dollAs day and their expet SEES. He said that the
State wonld rot prosecute the matter, and the
s9 ps s
an ancny NOUS letter, which purported to b. writ
ten j. Albz' ), asd was maflsd at Alb my BE had
itwas ali = sham, done to dete. hin fesm persist
Ing m h5e courar Of ofopposlton to Hodge. He said
be thcrgtt Hodge did not asan to Kill him. fos If
he pao, he would rot have sent him q warning
- CTots esaEine1 BY If. Knor. Hodge seut mo
3 lettes to bennington. desiring na to come he!e;
HoS saS al
with Hs. Ballou ] was at HI. Ballou's house and
b seht for Hodge to come there; talked with
tsrafa my wife since came here; Hodge sad be
hautea1d from Dallou that I had a conversation
With Whtpple, md be wanted 70 kcow. what it
sirce came here; that Was at Mt. Goodwin's
otasehy his rsqusst pr; T. Mfa1ll.REs ~ vas there and
Bal1oa what Whspple told mo before saw Hodge;
Ny t,@ts:?tcw: IT. with Hodge vas week atter had
hc7{s- I wtnt home to Bi5mington that II iss,noon.
Tbs aKst time ever faw "htpp1e Was at Dlrniog-
ton. ~here be wea teaching school t1iked with
Whpple Whec called on him that mad come to
talk 70 bin little about ,aifroad mattefs 1T the
tE'c rladc MY arst visit to Mr: WAtppls. l was
b'ake By uan by the Lame Of Martin. who lives
Iii Mrsht1 gtog county in the State Of New York
dia rot tel1 WhPpl9 that was % att9sney ~; fer
the Enn who EeDt me was adreT5e to Hodge and
tl=hth Ills pats1t. Mar In did not agree to give
nc IL y'hips for obtainitg tie Information tor
h: sc and pay my expenses. He let 11e hive seventy
dollars when l came here before. and said he'd
Eske me good.
ple1sd, the defense Offered quite nunber Of wit
e.ess to Prove that the famous express letter was
net The eae .in H NJ & ToS o H. 9
L. Dcd.e. James !. Wi1har, Dr. Phillips, Thomas
sa,l. :. .Asahsl Emigh. Danitl aoodwia .ad George
Of lie three last % nalnsd Witnesses. ~ ~ ~ '>$S"
Afahel kxaioh called tor ,ths Defentt--I have
targht ca1igraphy for more thar one yea1. l have
w::.iog in The Wy oi teaching. I Have CORE
spohded with M-: Hodge should tay this letter
IL not IL the handwriting Of Mr. Dodge. It afords
hanawr,tne. - re letters IS in the word espTs,s'
on the envelope, and in ore or two other placss,
a:c au kward limitations Of the esnle letters in M..
.pan wil fo;m letter. one Or two at time. Hs
will make them broker, at they appear ia this
.Exqq,aed. IF q man werc sending IN IN
fa nal nachtnc, he would 20 disguise bis hand on
any written papeE in connection with It, ~ to 60
te5o1d o1y loas!btlity of Ieeogn'ttoa: I should
Ddu!d Geedts;a called for 1ae DeG:aes - am
fnsve seen M III. Hodges HANDWRITING IN almost III
tt.ers tsom him: Th!s letter tthe express 'sttst)
t.:tt remind me Of uodgea hand xrtt.g. hut none
sboald 1y say written By him. Tho SIS look some
Gto1ge e1sser called for the Defence Know
Er- Hodge: Have trcetyed lctsers ffoa hun. I
have taught permaIehsp tssenty-th1eo years In
nos:on: ! hase been repeatedly fxami1ed a. 70 n
q New England. don't thing this letter Is In
Mr .Hoege's hand writing. In Mr. Hodge'a natc-
a .bo tle 1T s9
turned back IN very singular way. This LITTER ts
rot in the natural .haud writing Of any oue but
sse @ p.omt1enty o. liz M brought out. Tie ms sud ns ats
tItaI.v tl,fc-ent fro1n rhosc OF Mr Uoire. So the
cspitsl il not liko III. Hodges. Hts Ts are d.
! ways made With two strokes, ihts EIth only one.
1 tffnK # Mr. Hodge had been attemnting 10 as
cnise Gis hand. The ,ominent charncterisf1cs that
nraharn mt NTH ne the yerv ones that be vonId
| hsrn snnnreseef. Il does uot fsemS to bo mcaut
/ ae an im,tatinn of Mr. Hodyn's hand writing.
| ...,.-...'t.]' .t,,..~e~, -, 49, -,s,+ ~ +,a
at an's polhI 1ae tefsll''"ps on t1io paw " 'H0
| defence closed.
lfr. H1inpl<. recalled On the "a Of June, 1862,
t came to Detroit. 1weht to Toledo On the H.
lsos. cxc1pt 1 arrived thefa on the last days ii
IaJF ustd tho IQm her th II bought to boz tees
| WITH. Uniting june ard JnlY, 158a, was not ia
tie State Of Tasscchueetts at ali, except tbs laat
ray Of July, aa I said before showed AT auonY.
mons letter to :1r, Sales, On the streets Of Ian.
| eip.bu1e, in the State OF New York, when Was
| on nv Vay 10 Chicago. on the last OF December,
| 1869. Tte letter row etowu me- Ia tho same /
| stowed to III, Sales {the anonymous letter in
print, before exhibited in this caee}.
| A. ,h1s MINI ~ hetnr undrrstocd m toth efdcs
| s..s o.e +.N w.
that Will the exception OF one watnesss tae testl
mopy vas closed the Court adjourned to meet thff
mo:nl' al n'ne o CLOCK.
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| Cnacazo 1aafooF.
| The following letter from Captain Turner RhpllE
.+troct to attent1on NJ th. nroner antboritea. Ht
,a s.s. - .st.F sss..t o.s h,a 49,
ie pcsted IN Fhae nc ~1teS aoon1' ana ais opoo
| Fa1to,a Cbteacn Tr;hrrc.