The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-08-30

qulleu ol ile why Woulu hot tdhe lnHlr
wool; replied " because it was stolen;
therefore | would have nothing to do
with it," He said, in solioquzing way,
" the boys have not managed the thing
we'll" He then said, che did not want
the boys to go into it, but they would
do it." Now they had it, he would let
me have it so | could make 500 on it.
| replied, 81 would have nothing to do
with it," He also asked for sacks and
twne, and l refused and then he threat
ened me and said, she would kill me or
any other person who should inform on
them;" said "there had been plot some
two weeks before to rob j. M. Stull's
and my stores, but he had prevented it,
but if | would not take the wool, he
would let them gut my store" Again
he said that /" if | would take the wool
my property should not be disturbed;
but said he) | will run the wool to Sam
dusky City Wednesday ught--yes, and
to hell before l will be caught"
| had informed Orville ST. Clair of the
matter on Sunday the 10Th On Tuesday
the | hi think it was--I told M. Web
ster of the matter, and we talked Of going
to the man who had lost the wool; but
having other engagements, he could not
leave. During all this time | was very
much thronged in buying and taking
in wool, and now that | supposed | had
received all the information necessary,
and had all ready, on Wednesday the
18th, | went to Bucyrus, first informed
Mr.. L. Converse and Mr.. Samuel XIX,
and consulted with them about the mat
ter. The result was, dispatch was sent
to Sandusky, to lawyer Sears. TO send
the man that had lost wool on the first
train. then went to Sheriff Warden,
who, l had been told, had sent me word
that if | would call on him, he could
give me information that would probably
enable me to get watch that had been
stolen from me some time previous. At
ter getting information about the watch,
[ said to him had matter wished to
inform him about; that it was case of
theft, that | had informed number of
persons about it-that some of the thieves
were desperate characters, and that some
of those had consulted had advised me
not TO have my name connected with the
matter as informant, for fear Of personal
violence or injury TO my property, ami
that | wished it distinctly understood
that my name should not be mentioned
in connection with the matter at all !
He promised upon the honor of a man
that my name should not be used at all.
| then informed him of all the circum-
stances, told him particularly what the
Merricks had said to me, and advised, !
especially, that the wool should not be
moved until the thieves were caught.
He said there was no necessity of using |
my name, and to the last assured me my
name should not be mentioned; and, as
was planned there, wrote a line by me to
a reliable man in Oceola, to have the
wool watched that night, which was
done.
The Sheriff, in his testimony before the
Court, states that l had said nothing to
him about the Merrcks. Very wide from
the truth-perhaps to excuse himself for
not causing their arrest. He did show a
little caudor, for he admitted in his tes--
timony that he might have matters
mixed.
told him that Keiser told me that
Tate was at tne place where the wool
was, at one or two O'Clock at night. But
the Sheriff had it, that | said that I was
there at that time, when the fact was, |
told HIM it was ear y in the evening that
was there. Now, I don't blame the
Sheriff for getting some things mixed a
little. But after promising, time and
again. very, ve'y positively, that all |
had told in confidence should, upon the
honor of a man, be strictly regard
ed-that my name should in no wise be
therewith--all this, after tell
ing him Of all my plans, and that | bad
with the same confidence several other
most respectable persons in the secret;
then to treat me the way he did, was
enough to damn him in the estimation of
any candid person. The very first move
lie BETRAYED his trust and violated his
Tord of honor, and did all he could to
ny injury, in that while | had in conf
ience told him, as had eight others, Of
III my plans, and had all the understand.
ng as above stated, he first planned to |
AVE me arrested, cast into Jail, without
rial; refused me the privilege OF consult
ng with any one, or the opportunity of
,ivrng bail, or seeing any one, or taking
ny means to help myself; even when |
ffered to be at the expense Of getting six t
II twelve of the best citizens OF Bucyrus h
0 stay with me all night at the hotel, a
efused that. a
My opinion is, that any man that will. Il
nder such circumstances, betrsy trust b
4 that way. and violate every principle Il
f honor without any shadow OF cause, /,
ill go good deal further than mix the I"
iffsrent hours of the night in his testi. a