The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-16

could not have 1t put or on account of
the absence of witnesses. understood
that they had witnesses for my defense
aud suggested to them to send some of
them away. They said that the wit
nesSes were of such a nature that they
could not do It. remained ignorant
OF the fact that they had no delense TO
make until the case was about to close.
Little said he wanted to see how much
stand up there was in me in court, and
for me to keep cool and look the jury in
the face. He said the jury was nothing
bat lot OF men to set up there and
look at IL man and try to scare him,
tmeaning by "man" a prisoner.) He
told ms to keep cool and quiet and look
every one in the face, rs they would
place men In different parts Of the
court room to watch me and very likely
have Mrs. DtnsmOre and her. children
inside the bar to try to throw me OF
my guard. He told me to play strong
Republican, As most OF the jurors would
be strong Republicans, and express my
political views to the Sheriff. He wanted
me to play of insane ut one time, and
| would not do It. He told me to play
religious when the ministers came to
see me, and that It would benefit me.
He told me another time before l went
rub black in my eyebrows and around
my neck. He wanted me to bear that
In mind. l did not do it, and Ruth
said had better not do 1t.
After the jury retired mt the close OF
:ny trial, my counsel cautioned me on
ConverSinG with any one on my case.
They said doubtless the sheriff or some
party would approach me and try to
pump me, but to spurn them from me,
and not tell them anything, but to keep
good heart, that the jury would no: be
in as soon as they expected them.
When the jury rendered the verdict, at
the ringing of the bell, my counsel met
me ut the door Of the sheritf7S office.
and went with me to the court room, and
seated mo between them and told me not
TO get excited il the Jury rendered Il YER
dict of murder in the first degree, for
that could blame no one but myself
for il, and not to testify against Mont
Somerv, for it would be murder TO
them, as we'll as shut Off all hope from
the Supreme Court for me.
Little told me before my trial that
John LeuuoX was sure of his ncquittal,
and he WAS in worse nix than me.
Little said if they faileu at the Supreme
Court, that he had friend at Harris
burg, II member OF the bar, and that he
had put himself in correspondence
with him in regard to my case; that
his friend was II Geary man, and that
Geary WAS n Johnson man; and that
they would close up on the Governor
for pardon, on the ground that the Gov
ernor as we'll rs myself had been in the
army.
SoThe day before l was called up for a
witness by the Court, SIessrs. Gibson and
Freeman Brady, jr., visited John Len
uox. After they went out Lennox rap
ped on the door of his cell, and asked
me ii there wns any one i'll the yard. l
| told him no. He said he had good
news for me. He said William Lynn,
Esq, was here from PittSburg, and
looked my case all over, and If 1 did
not go up to the court house and swear
my life away again, that Lynn would
take my case and carry 1t to the STU
preme Court and clear me and have me
ont Of here by May, and for Gods
sake to keep quiet. He said Lynn
wanted to make himself big name
and that he would interfere when I was
taken up to be sentenced, and tell them
he was going to take the case. He said
Freeman Brady said his Lennox's,
lawyers would help Lynn through with
the case. l asked Lennox who told
him that. He said he would not tell
me, but to take an old FOOLS advice and
keep quiet.
Babe Montgomery called me to the
door of my cell the morning that |
was called before the court and told
me to keep quiet and ! would come out
all right.
One day Little told me that the coun-
sci for the commonwealth was afraid
they could not convict me-. He said that
man posted one night in one of the
sNGj wi VrriF1 Il
that one night the man WAS in the hall
below the office about twelve O'Clock
and overheard the sheriff and Boyd
Crumrine and Harvey EankIrk talk
ing about the course they intended to
pursue when the case came to trial.
They was going TO apply for separate
trial and try me first and convict me
and then make Il witness of me against
Montgomery. He told me Mt another
time that Montgomery was sounding
him to lind out the course we was go
ing to pursue at the trial, but he, Lit
tie, would not tell him, and said to
Montgomery we were like the chicken
with the horse "if you don't tramp our
toes, we will not trouble yon," and
that Montgomery said it was all right.
Little told Montgomery that it was not
necessary to prove who was in com
pany with Babe that night AS he had
said he could prove Babe was in bed
and If he had any company it was in
bed with him.
Little said that Ruth and himself
were both young in the practice of law
and had been looking for some hard
case for some time and thought my case
was the one that they were looking
for and If they could clear me their for
tune was made. If they did not get
the big cases, they would get small on es
enough to make up. They both told
me to stick to them and thew would
stick to me. Little told me that Mont
gomery told them that they had got
them jnst where they wanted them and
Little said they would carry nv case
to the Supreme Court and keep it going
for year. He told me at another time
that one of the jurymen told him that
there would have to be good deal of
hard swearing done to make him be-
lieve that | was guilty.
was visited on certain morning bv
the Reverend Dodge and Andrew
Brady. l don't recollect the day OF the
month; but while they were in nv cell
Mr.. Brady asked me ii I had any hope
of getting out of jail. 1 told him that
/ could not answer his question. Mr..
Brady then asked me II implicated
Montgomery honestly in nv state
ments. l told him that he would have
to excuse me for not answering his
questions as my counsel had strictly
forbidden mo to answer any questions
put to me by any one but them.
The next time Little came in to see
me, 1 told him Mr.. Brady had been to
see me and had been asking me ques.
tons pertaining to my case. lie, Little,
told me that he was going to have the
Rev. Dodge and Mr.. Brady to visit me
again and wanted me to take Mr.. Brady
aside and tell him that my statements
had been obtained from me by the sher-
i'll and others by Inducements held out
by them. Little told me to tell Mr..
Brady that the sheriff. had told me that
and the boots alAo and the button Oh
my vest, and that they could trace me
every step of the way TO DInsmore's;
and that Mrs. Dinsmore had Identified