The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-04-24

81 JAMES SCOTT SWORN.
The evidence of this witness wa
almost indentical with that of the on
S preceding. Winnell had told hin
c all about his sign-showed him let
!, ters, etc. 81 aosfEt
. JAMES DENNIsoN SWORN.
Winnell said he formed acquain
!. tance with Mrs. G. when they botl
4 lived in the same housc-that L.,
1 courted the affections Of the wife anC
e G. threatened him. He said c. wa,
+ afraid of him-he had threatened Il
t wiring Cs neck /; that he had him un
q der COW. Advised him to keep away
!. from Cs.,
l LUTHER ROBINSON SWORN.
Think this is W's. writing. have
had conversations with him about
, Mrs. G. when he was writing for me-
He said he called there--that when
Conkle came home when he was there.
he &C. used to be a long time SO w
could get away. He said he stayed a
, part of night Mrs c This was
two weeks ago. He told me in the
office, he had some fun the night be
fore. Said he had gone mp to Cs..
but could not get in--Mrs. C.want
ed to let him in, but DR.. Morgan
would not; lie make some disturb
ance when he tried to get in and some
one shot. He went down to get q
revolver, but could not find one. He
got some stones and went up and
asked three times for adnSttanGe, and
the door was opened. Said c. was
in Tiffln. Looked around for Nor.
gan, but he ran down stairs, and
de threw stone at him and followed
him fGgn. Knocked Morgan down
in the street and took him up, led
him to the American House and told
him to stay there. He then went
back and had the ground exclusively
sAML. BENDER, JAS. MORRISON AND
GEO. PREsNAIL SWORN.
Evidence unimportant.
DANIEL RICHARDS SWORN.
Nothing of importance on direct
examination On cross examination
a conversation between Richards and
c. in the Jail Sunday was given. C.
asked If all excitement had blown
over--told him it hadn't as we had
but just buried w. lie said he was
writing TO VS.. wife and that he had
received over a dozen letters from
her previous to this time. Said if he |
had known of this he would have |
kept them, but destroyed them that
his wife would not get them. Did
not tell me what was in them. Didn't
say he had ever written to her before.
CAPT. JAS. WILSON swoBg
Testified in regard to position of
body etc.
wM. CARLIN SWORN.
Testified as to threats between par
ties, and that w said he had criminal
intercourse with Mrs. c. five times.
oWOka-
Swore that w. told him he stayed
with Cs. wife, while the latter was in
Tinin, that he had been in the woods
with her; in regard to threats of
10y C. etc.
KATY JONES SWORN.
Am acquainted with Winnell and
Conlle. Was at home when this af
fair occurred-was in the back yard.
Did not see w. come there. Saw
deceased strike at two children in Il e
yard, with sabre-that One--they
were. C's. children. lie struck 1T
one and then turned round and
struck at the other, but could not {
reach them. Defendant was follow I;
ing deceased--a good piece behind
Neither of them spoke. c. had
run-it was in one hand, hanging &
Down they were running as fast as i
ihey could. Saw G.. come back after
he shot w. W was in the house less !
Than one week before ire was killed
was sitting with Mrs. Chad his !
arm around her-were sitting in I
chairs. {
Cross Examination-elicited moth
ng further.
DEPOSITION OF MoLLIE BOLEN.
The deposition of this witness was
aiken while she was, and is, lying {
almost at the point of death: t
Was 10 the 9th day of August. I
Am acquainted with ConKle and his ,
wife, but not with Winnell. Have
seen Winnell three times-Once at
Church. once at Headquarters and f
,nce at Mr.. Conkle's Saw him at I
Conkle's the evening Conkle went to
Tifiln. Don't know the exact time
Dr. what they were doing.
QUEsEIoN--What, if anything, do
you know of W's. going to see Mrs. J
Q. at other times?
He came here, / think, twice and
.he third time he was shot. l was
sick and laying in bed. l could hear
what they were saying but could not
all. They were talking I
Ow and were ip the adjoining room. S
My head was next to partition ahd
was still. The first time c
vas in the forenoon of last week 4
Fulk and Kate Conkle +
Mrs. C. were dressing to 90 mp i'm i
he afternoon and meet VIM. 'Didway v
md Winnell W. was here when the h
arrangement was made. The second h
.ime he walked down the street with 4
another fellow-he stopped here; it C
vas in forenoon. Everything seems t
ike a dream. He (W.) said he t
would shoot Adj (Conklel that week I
,r Ad would shoot him. They were
alking about their taking Kate away.
lie was to injure Ad. so that he could
lot follow them.
There was part of window board
ID up, papered on one side, between
IS. Don't exactly know when told y
but think it was Tuesday .
If last week. Told him he had bet
er stay at home and watch W, for
thought he would be there. Told
Conkle what | had heard about w. ia
md his wife Arranging to run off tc, t
yether. On day of the aifray, ] was g
On the lounge and heard them scuf- d
lie; could not tell at first what it was. 8
stortod to oro in tho room Int heard =,