The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-10

! ENHpIdl appearance INC same can uOb
swear positively to faces; had seen
McDaniels before knew him by sight
he lived in Greensboro; the skiff
started from the Shore in Spencer
County, Indiana; don't know how far
the Spencer County line is below my
home" HVa 9tl
Cross Examined-Before marriage
| reslded-in Greensboro, Davis Coun-
ty. KY; my maiden name was Julia
Throckmorton; married Hampton in
April, 1865; first moved to Madson1
vile; lived there FIVE months; then
moved to the country seven miles from
Slaughterville; moved to Indiana In
march, 1866; did not get acquainted
with DR.. Davidson; knew McDaniels
by sight in Greensboro; never knew
the Carlisles; don't remember having
ever seen them. -,
Witness then repeated in substance
the coming of the men to her house,
as in the direct examination. They
did not say there was an indictmentins
Webster County against him; the
man in the house who said his name
was Carlisle was tall, slim person;
hair and whiskers looked dark; had
on dark hooking clothes; Davidson
was large man with whiskers and
dark hair; whiskers looked little
grey; had on dark clothes; was id his
shirt sleeves; had on a check shirt;
McDaniels stood on. the steps; one
stood out by the gate only two came
in the house; recognize McDaniels as
one | had seen; my husband was rails
ed In Hopkins County; husband did
not say Bluford when the man said
his name was Carlisle; did not hear
that name; / went to Greensboro next
day; applied to Judge Washburn for
warrant for the arrest Of certain per-
sons next evening; gave the names of
Davidson, McDaniels and Carlisle;
had the name of Bluford Carlisle put
down, because l had heard that name
before, and did not know then that
there were any but him and the old
man Carlisle. Can not say why did
not take out warrant for the old
man Carlisle, because | did not know
he was there; took the warrant
against those [ supposed were guilty;
had never seen Bluford Carlisle; had
heard his name before; did not hear
it that night; did not see the skiff;
heard it row towards Owensboro;
heard sound of oars; have no per-
sonal knowledge how many were in
the skiff; tracked them where they
went and whore | supposed they got
into the. skitf; don't know that the
skiff went across the river-think it
did; first got acquainted with Peter
Wilkins after my husband was taken
away. last of July or first of August;
saw him first at the house of John
Heckler; went there on invitation of
Frank Sharpe; was not introduced
to Wilkins. He told me his business;
had heard that body had been found
at the Lamasco wharf; saw it first in
4 paper, before | saw Wilkins; Will
kins said he came to enquire as to
who came and took my husband away; /
said he was going to try and arrest
them; did not say he, had the body
taken up; told me afterwards that the
body had been taken up; told me the
kind Of clothes he had on; had never
described the clothes to him; wanted
me to come and see if I knew the
clothes; wilkins spoke Of knife the
second time | saw him. he described
the knife to me; saw the knife this
evening; he said it was tolerably
large knife, with three blades and
silver handle; did not see
the body; don't know why was not
brought down to see the body disin-
TERED. (The witness then testified
as to her being brought down. and
seeing the clothes, describing them.l
Remember what | swore to when |
took out the warrant; don't remember
swearing that the murder was COM
mitted in Daviess County, Kentucky;
did not tell John Campbell there
were five men; never told Ed, Ayres
there were but three men, and had no
idea who, they were; he and all others
tried to make me believe my husband
was not killed; talked with Wipsted
and wife; did not know them; did not
say there were but three persons;
know VIM. Cummings and wife; did
not talk with them; did not tell Win
sted that | only recognized DIR. David
son and Bluford Carlisle; told Win
sted that Davidson, McDaniels, and
Carlisle were there. "a- a, (, i, 81 -, 80
DR.. Casselberry was next called
WAS called about the 9TH of August
to examine a body at the poor
house, by Mr.. Wilkins; Gov. Baker
had before spoken to me; made the
Examination in the presence of Viii
kins,. Rhedon and another man; the
body had clothing on;51 described
clothing same as lothers); split the
scalp; did MT find any injury to the,
bone; examined the body; did not
find any marks Of violence" Not
cross examined. Aa4k nTwt.A
Peter Wilkins sworn" Live in In
dianapolis; have been acting as De-,
tective lately" He then detailed the