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

the other was n brown; l remember one pe-
liarity of the harness, there were large ivory
rings on the lines where the checks Joined
on to the main line. L was acquainted with
George Lawrence about six months before he
left Rockford; he has not been back there
since. . ,g ~
o. Ormick recalled.--I saw Lawrence and
the prisoner at Mr.. Clifton's blacksmith shop;
this was on the 28th day of March, 1860
rhe body Of the girl was found on the 3Oth
/ was going out and met Lawrence; he asked
me if could tell him of the best horseshoer
IN town; after that saw defendant at the
smith shop.
Cross examined: I did not have any busi-
ness with the men; they were there some
two hours at the shop getting their horses
shod. stated to counsel for the State before
was examined yesterday that | could rec.
ognize the prisone. 5.i
Benz. Slemmens sworn-I have no recol-
lection of seeing the prisoner at the bar at
any time. There was a young man and a
young woman called at my house and called
for room with two beds; gave it to them,
and they went to bed; they left in the morn
ng before breakfast, and came back In the
vcniry; this was at Elly vile; they said
they had come from the Union House; they
went back in that direotion saw that young
woman two days after in This town corpse;
this was in $780, some four years ago; the
company had three horses, two in the team
and one behind; thesel in the wagon were
bay, the one behind was sorrel.
John Prosser, SEN, RECALLED. At the time
saw the team before spoken of, the river
had not been forded by any one; the water
wnere my ferry is is about four inches deeper
than the lower ferry is. Persons usually
commence to ford at the lower ferry; there
had been no fording at my boat; here was a
hole just below my ferry that would be about
four feet deep; bv driving close to the boat
they would get into it. u5# 1856.
| The curt now adjourned until tomorrow
morDing at clock.
FRIDAY, June 10th.
The court met pursuant to adjournment,
Hon. Fl. H. Trimble presiding. 1g ga .4
! Morris j. Upright sworn.-T was acquaint-
ed with Laura J. Harvey; | knew her first
in the west part Of the county Of Winneba-
! go; at the time she left she lived in Rockford;
| saw her in Rockford about the lst Of March.
1850. (Amhrotype shown witness.) This
picture is the ikeness1f Laura J. Harvey,
and a very good one$ NV opportunities of
knowing her We're, her father lived in our
county some ten years before that when
first got acquainted with the family; for some
three years before she left there l saw h
frequentl they lived for some time just
across the street from my house. last saw
her in her grave in the cemetery Of this city,
the l4th day of April, 1850; she was dead;
Frank o. Harvey was with me. I was ac-
quainted with George Lawrence; I saw him
on the 10th day Of March, 1850, in Rockford,
Illinois; I was acquainted with his team; he
had got his harness repaired; the brow bands
of the bride was blue and white;e think
there We're three pieces to Etsten the lines
(The vest of Lawrence shown witness. This
vest is fair imitation Of the one awrence
used to wear, except that it is faded; the but
ton on this vest is like the buttons on iaw-
rence's vest, it is a button with seven stars;
the vest when new was of changable mate
rial. was acquainted with Lawrence +
think six years; when he first came to the
tcounty he hired with my son-in- law to run, a
threshing machine. don't know that he
has been back In that county since the 10th
of March, 1860. | am acquainted with the
the defendant; used to see him in our ccun-
ty, and at the time he went awayT had been
acquainted with him for alb, ut three wears;
saw him frequently; his home was part of
the time at his fathers; he worked part of
the time for man by the name of Larkin.
His father resided in the county when came
to the county about eighteen years ago:
have been better acquainted with the family
Tor the last eight years; the family of the old
gentleman still reside at the same place: that
man is B A. McComb, (pointing to the prjs
oner); he used to be called ant McComb: 7
saw him in the city of Rockford on the morn
ing Of the 10th of March, 1860. | don't
know when he left, or with whom he left:
don't know that he has been there since that
time. have lived there all the timcc since.
except that was in the service last year nn-
It'll September. McComb. the defendant. has
not been living there since the 18th day of
March, 1860, to my knowledge; if he had
been about there publicly I should have
known it; the public authorities have made
considerable effort to ascertain his where
abouts; have made considerable effort nv
self; | have spent some time and money, but
could not catch him. I can't tell how often
saw him before the 18th day of March,
1850. On the morning he left there his un.
der clothing was light tweed, cotton and wool;
he had on an overcoat of rather light drab
color. | saw coat in April of the same
year, in the hotel in this city. that was sat |
#isiied was the same coat that McComb wore
away; the coat that was then presented to |
me had considerable sand on it; there was
also considerable blood on the sleeve and on |
the shoulder, and on the skirts where il had |
dripped down; it was wet as though il had |
been in the water; | was i'm the hotel when |
the coat was brought in; ! can't tell who it |
was that brought it in; | can't find the per- !
son who found the coat; I left the coat in the |
care of sheriff Gray, in the jail of this
county.
Cross examined: I have spent time and
money to find McComb; have not been re-
imbursed, was doingitgratuitouSly Rock
ford is place Of some seven or eight thous-
and inhatitants, have lived there until this
spring; ! served as sheriff for two years.
Mrs, s. NJ. Duriew sworn Portrait of
Laura Harvey shown witness,) Ihave seenj
the person that this picture represents at INV
house, about four years ago, in the latter part
Of March, 1860. She came to nv house in
the forenoon; she might have stayed there
two hours; | saw her after that i'm this court
house in he's cotfin; 1t was Just one week
from the time she was at my house TwoI
men We're with her when she came to n v
house; they Were travelling in two-horse
wagon; they had three horses, they said they
were going to Ottunwa. think have seen
one of them since; he is in the court room:
that man there behind Mr.. Williams is the
man; recollect the clothing the prisoner had
on when he was at my house; it was similar
to what he has on now; his overcoat was
what | called drab color.
Cross examined: | was not at meeting of
the Witnesses the othar nirbt ~ ua.la-f,o..I