The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-06-16

OTTUMW TO,
thing in the wagon, it appeared like two
persons lying down and covered up
l first noticed the wagon when it was
at Prosser's house, about $50 yards from
the river. ] saw him pass us and &c
Unto the river; what was i'm the wagon
seemed to roll about or move i'm it
This was between 10 and IL o'cloe k a,
night, the 29th day of March, lse0.-
The dead body was found the next
morning; was present then; / do not
remember the color of the dress. / no.
ticed bruises on the head and marks on
the neck. The marks on the neck
seemed like finger nail marks. / was
present when the body was landed on
this side of the river and taken by the
coroner to where Lawrence q Cham
bers used to keep store; / saw it there
next; / saw Drs. Thrall and Williamson
there.
Cross examined: The team was going
fast; can't say if it was going on trot
or fast walk; it was fast going team
at all events There was something in
the wagon but don't know what it was;
it looked like two persons lying down,
covered up. My opinion is it was not
grain.
The court then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at o'clock.
THURSDAY MORNING, s o'clock.
Hon. III. III. Trimble presiding. Jury
called and all answered to their names.
The State called
ID. f. Gaylord.-I was summoned M
one of the jurors to examine the body
of young woman, on the 3Oth day OF
March, 1860. Mr.. Packard was the cor.
oner; the inquest was held in vacant
store room on the site where Moss store
now is. Mr.. Hawley, Mr.. Washburne,
and mvself were the jury, Drs. Thrall
and Williamson were there. There
were injurious on the top and back part
of the head of the girl. | can't well
describe them, i did not look at them
much; it strikes me there were some IN
iuries about the neck. / have some in
distinct knowledge of her wearing APP
parel. / have no knowledge as to what
was done with the body Of the girl
There was some jewelry in one of the
ears, it was small ear drop; there might
have been ring on one of the fingers,
the ear ring was taken out by some one
John Potter sworn-I was present
as witness at the inquest, was called
there as such; it was the 30th day of
March, 1860; it was at store house
where Moss store now is. The lady
that recognized there was the one that
had stayed with me at the Jefferson
House on the night of the 9th of March.
1860: she came there before sundown:
she came in company with two young
men; they had two horsesin the wagon.
and leading bay one behind; one OF
the others might have been a brown:
the horse hitehed to the hind end of the,
wagon was rather thelargest. did not
notice them in particular. was keep
ing hotel at the Jefferson House in this
city at the time. They called for lodg-
ings; they came on the 9th and left or
the 2Sth after dinner. / saw the dead
body on the morning of the 3Oth. !
Immediately recognized the girl as the
one who had stopped at my house with
the young men on the 9th. She was
clothed in calico spotted dress; don't
recollect the condition of the dress when
she was found; don't recollect how long
she was kept in the room by the coro-
ner, nor what was done with her body
afterwards. (Aportrait was then shown
witness. Th, portrait is good like
ness of the Girl when she came to my
house. recognized one Of the men, since
that time in the Jail of this county about
three months since He is in the room now;
that gentleman with the paper in his hand
(pointing to the defendant). | did not learn
any of their names at the time they were al
my house. did not learn the names Of any
Of the rest by the man just now pointed
ont. ] haze not seen the other young
man since. that | know of positively.
assisted the coroner in taking up the dead
body of another person some three months
afterwards. We found it about three miles
southeast Of thls between the roads goiag To
Agency; it was but short distance from tn
railroad, and also from the wagon road.
recognized the coat, vest and handkerchief as
he same Lawrence wore at my house; there
were no other articles that recognized as
the clothes worn by .awrance. We found
laced shoe, bat don't know that it was worn
by Lawrence. That portion of the body tha;
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