North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-07-06

down the bottom along the river, to Poto-
81; told him there was not. He wanted
to know how far it was to the ferry; / told
him they had quit running the ferry, and he
asked how far it was to the ferry above;
! told him that it was not in use, that he
could cross the river at no place; he then
wanted to know how far It was to Bee.
tow, and think Patch Grove; advised
him to stay al night, that he could not
get to Potosi; the woman urged him to
stay he made no reply to her; did not
see him any more, but saw sleigh stand
ing in trent of Grim and Ishmael's saloon
about an hour afterwards; I think there
were children in the sleigh; it was bit
ter cold day; the next time I saw the pris
oner was ct McGregor, at the examination
Cross-examined-I was witness at Nc
Gregor l recollect some of the testimony
l gave there it was about the same ! gave
here, in substance the same; l am just as
sure that did not swear at McGregor thai
did not understand what the woman said
to the prisoner, as ! am of the identity oil
him. have testified before twice, once o,
Elkader l was not examined before the
grand jury, but before Mr.. Quigley, at on
office opposite to where the grand jury was
in session. In the evening when the grand
jury met, the same paper Mr.. Quigley tool
from us was read it was in the grand ju
~ room, by the judge or clerk, l dom,
know who, and we had to swear to it /: the
same questions were repeated to us, and We
answered them as they were written down
before the grand jury Mr.. Quigley was
not present.
Direct examination resumed-I remem
Dor where the grand jury was was first
sworn when went into the grand jury
room that was the FIRST thing done; was
questioned in the grand jury room as be.
fore Quigley.
VIM. N. Larned, sworn.-I reside near
Cassville, Wis, northeast of the village,
about 4 miles in December, 1868, I resi-
ded atthe same place am not positively
acquainted with Jaco Island and slough
I live on the road leading to Potosi and
Cassville am about 10 miles from Poto.
81, Witness here pointed out the location
of the various roads and places on the
Grant county map. From where live
to where the road runs nearest to river OF
slough is about three miles have seen
Andrew Thompson, the prisoner. Wit
ness here pointed out the prisoner. saw
the prisoner in Dec. 1867, at my place /; it
was about the 10th, at about or O'Clock
p. m, he came to my place with q good
sized gray team, with sleigh the near
horse was darkest colored the other was
largest l have seen the horses since first
saw them on the 18th Of December, 1868;
it was pair of red hobs, with a wagon
box on and white cloth cover over the
bows there was woman and boy with
him he called fer supper I put his team
up; was not in the house while they
veto there; the boy appeared to be about
10 years old /; the prisoner had a cap on
his head. Here witness was shown cap
and stated it was Of the style worn by pris-
oner] should judge the boy had on dark
clothes it must have been five o'clock D.
m. when he left my house he asked me if
there was stopping place between my
place and Potosi he went towards Potosi;
Alex. McKinnie lives on the road to Lam
caster, 13 miles from Potosi / did not look
into the sleigh.box closely, but saw one or
two trunks in it, and spring seat dashed
on behind next saw the team and sleigh
Dec. 18th, 1868, three fourths of a mile
west of my house the prisoner was with
the team !; the cover was off and the bows;
no one was with him; saw white cloth
laying in the box, and trunk Thompson
was sitting in the fore end of the sleigh on
the seat; he was going east, towards my
house from where met Thompson to the
nearest point where the road runs to the
river is about q miles he came from to-
wards Cassville, on the same road speak
of this was about o'clock o. m. of that
day had no conversation with him =
when they were at my house the 10th it
was very cold am able to identify the
prisoner here az tho man saw there on
the 10th of Dec. 1868; / next saw the pris-
,oAer at McGrcgor, after the 18th of Dec,
slS6S.
Cross-examination-- have told the sto
nv of these facts three thimes before this.
Court here adjourned until u o'clock
tomorrow morning. The court room was
densely crowded to-day with spectators,
among whom was many ladies. Hon. L.
L. Ainsworth has been associated with
counsel on part of the defense, and Mr..
VIM. McClintock on part of the prosecu.
ton.
WEssr UNION, Iowa, June 80.
Court commenced this morning at l-2
o'clock. First witness sworn was
VIM. Larned-I live in Cassville, Grant
county, Wisconsin; ! lived there in De-
cember 1868, VIM. M. Larned is my son,
we lived four miles from the village oil
Cassville, but in Cassville township
know Andrew Thompson, pointed him
out); he is the same man that was at our
place he and family took supper with us
one year ago last December that was at
my sons he come there in bob-sleigh with
cover over it; don't know what there was
in the sleigh more than woman and chill
dren getting out of it; did not take any
particular notice of defts. team my son
and defendant put it out should think
they were q grayish team, one horse heav-
Ter than the other; / should think defend
ant was dressed in gray not black he
wore cap on his head he came in the
house with cap on his head but not after
that till he left be wore some kind oil
shoes on his feet. ! identify defendant az
being the man have been describing; a
woman, girl and two boys came with de
PENDANT; woman was pretty decent lsok.
ing woman, with darkish hair; thought
she was in the family way at tho time.-
Here witness was shown likeness and
testified think this the woman that stop.
ped at our place with defendant, I should
judge tae girl was about Is years DID,
Witness was here handed another like
ness.) This is the likeness of the girl that
was with defendant and woman the boys
were good looking little fellows, did moi
take as much notice of them as of Thomp
son noticed him closely {; the younges
boy was about Q years old, the other q
couple of years older should judge
Here witness was handed more licensees
These ara the little hoYa. "a near IA car