, 1870-12-16
BEARDSLEE VS.. COLYlN,
Alleged Familiarities et CroWN Point
and Chicago,

Alleged Familisritias ut CrowG Point
and Chicago.
Case On Tria1 To-Day.
The u4Al Of the cAse OF Reuben Beards]ee against
Jcan IL Colyin, for Grim. con. with Annie Boards
lee, Il q time when ane wa tha vile OF Reuben,
was continued yesterday, In the superior Court,
tclore Judge Porter.
MICHAEL WEIGH,
an emplnye et 4 Mr.. fouug {nat the wttnesa Of
the preceding day., testi1ed that he camc to
Cnlcago during May last Prior 70 that time be
lived At Crown Point, Indiana He had seen the
parties 10 tho Buit, bat knew but little OF Them
In AuGud1, 1868, he RAW the defendant, Cols1r,
several t1me4 At Crown Point, At the lake. He
once or twice aaw him At the depot eating house,
Tttn lady md s9me ca,drfa " a1d hla Patty
thought. on the front porch, Eaa taa lAdy Who
was with him. -7----
had for fo1r Of st1 veekA He did not Know who
the partlca Y ho hh,ed were. excepting defendant
There ws1e four people present on the OCCASION
Il Was Oh the rp-stalrs porch.
JosKfl MrHk3
hsd been Ia the employ Of Beards'ee Bsoe during
nve yfa1a. n pof1et. and knew him about three
In bad known Nra, Beardaee nearly ss long II
Jshn colrtn, OF about four 5earA ae kne4 the
1zler In the Cnittd States Express ONCE, and fire.
he boarded i The honse. Ali ht knew about the
matter was, thas IN tae summer OF 1855, &c lived
near Lincoln Park: that was where the graveyard
aoxn q e he sore &c esTnS
bis house abont hs1t.ptat T. He Aaw Beartsleeg
horses End oEgKy on side path. with 20 one At
md then saW Mrs. Bearaiaiee and defendant, Col.
yin- conc from cut the busneA lie saw the
homes were I'll right, 4 lest snd vent about ets
Ice were very close together, and be had his right
arm round her waist He could not state auy
other tacts positively. Tne hofses .ere hIsched
IL Me wen. ' 70 the N 1esm because se .neashs per-
raps the ho1sea Lad been stolen; they
s9d senq It three .rd ,9 ne
might have been forty feet from the bugU. They
cane trom the bushes that were green He had
s ea e,,h .aa
in he buggy, ard sometimes ID Beardslee's opsu
Differentiation: lie rey1r talked to Beartb-
Ire about tha, matter until that morning. lie told
| i,eards.ee thai morning what he knew BECAUSE
lin s II tae : presence s Of otheF people beonsins
IN the store. ue heard of the case
reto.e: eas 90 n not Il, ~ spesn =, o. o.
IN the cafe. Upon the a1rrst OF Colvln be waa
waiting for him; was told TO 60 with the Deputy
Sheriff did this because he vas told, but dt3 NOT
| identify Cclstn. BE did not identity him because
he was nut where he vas expected to be- BE
lived On Aen9"inse 9 stItst +, Which ssn 70 .as
he was at Congress- Hall txtce, with Deputy
Sheriff langley, 70 identity Colsin, ard. under.
70 20 be did % Bessbsiee lold him when i, VA.
| about honest business. He vent to the ChcxgC
Union 10 rrquss. 1otm not 10 publish tne atEo5ct
e41e' o@''e nS Willy - snxsMns. nats ~ae 'a1"''
Of ~ Ftnnklin atues, haa resided u the city Euct
SorembeE. ises, Morktpg for Heth MlEigau 20
Heath Prior to coming here, he resided a. CroE1
Paint. Ind, for about eighteen years. In 1858
ine.nonss % Ii lad fnown % Bes;.isiee ID W foT ssoat
l11nth or TWO. md haIt known Cc1ytn eance 1865
forming bis arquAtutance At Crown PoinE Stnct
store. Tor The1s be nd h,s sttofney. Pae,pa. csiet
| up1n him last Monday afternoon. ne recognized
ColF1n an the man he knoF At CTown Point
and sarec children. ne did not fuow who Ii
wife, and the three SITS. Witness was at the ocas
tle1uen Cans there, and heard Coavtu introduce
| lady to Boy1naton aa hla vile. Il Fas the founge
LADY. ~ ehe looked 70 be. The ona be undesssoo
n Viz d her M tase % seasrs.s 4 r1nked % IL otaer: Va
| alaTger Wotnan: taller and younger. AZ the
SS Ct ,ss &C. sa; s e ox5 ae so's :
~ife. Nj. colvtn came from Chicago in ca,
ti.Ee drawn hy aspan 90 q grsy bones: BE- ss@ 2
s ,Ss a0; NJ 1ss Il Aasn. = 1sss g. Fhe
went 10 the poas~hpuAe. Next Day \ ter
came TO .hem: II wA4 tsken 70 The boas
could not say who slept 10 II; never WIS theT
thsn q 81 Ss'oS5 n Me1 5s;; G2l1 ~,
| the osheia leaFtnx The next morning. Nltnes
went SITTER the tent the next nnrulnE, between
and ], to have It taken awaF, and found Colvt,
= sns r. atTfE sasse !, T9s1 ] ss
: the tent Co'y1n WIS rsklnc It dowu- He conl
not my wnat Mrs. Bear.1slee Ena dining.
s. 1s.r pSep "a cosin 3s asons ssA
case. When The Introduction spotcn Of 70 u
, | BoytnKtun TOOK place, there was no lady IN h
fi fie vs. pcs!sire Gown % int1odueed ara. Beardsle
| II his vile.
!, niace tho winter Of 1855 III lived Win Bearl
= ite ~ coacnmar, from July. 1858, when he w.
sSsM ah,se assnae W. ay or1 as
: brother. Beardalce wss arsJ much of The TN
! as St LouiA Ed..rls ana W-lckl,ne board,
, t,.rp, opposite Colyin's chamber, In which ne
: two ~indowA He could see tnso the roam, II
Ss9td r. its furniture: on: curtains M Mefs put
"a !ss5ii. ~ 81 ct. et Il IS S5naoS: r.. AsS
dow, and saV MS. pearde1ee eitt,IE ID John
i t'ayin9 lap. Win her .rm rnuud his ntcs; ta
evidently aaw him looking. fUr the woua1u II %
tna time al 81 1ouls and on thar particular oce
s4 az nsa r.
j. 1.naow, M,a Beardslee got out Of co1v1ns Il
J. A, nsnJ other nIes he nse3 to taks 1ht b.
3 viii, srr.nkline water over Inc yart.
q l:milIar.,ss beiEcen eeienaant and Ara
g Lie han she ca1e Of tTo hossea. a pony. and co
. tic caE1iaEr. ano Hgtt-top busFY. AfA Bear
. lie, The chinrtn. and generally Afe- b: and Z
3 stu, drove out: shs used 70 60 doxn IN sse C.
= J.. lch John GOWN. He ala net Know how Bear,
T. lee got home, but supposed be CAME home AZ b
r. ',ee ~ nnd down wabash avenue: took mem also
81 the Wet Side, but could not nov Place the nno
=. hut thought It VIA Oh Randoipn. near en-
~ ~ AID we're Away resnhps hslf an hour or mo
Ia Witness. on going TO the West Shit. alW1!s y
Il .,cppta eass 81 unicn etrst, and tnry vent no
1s tse vas e@s wanted s' cotta sasa he he 70 70
I'll ehMse ot ea,tne sne hay .nd iced tor ,ae e
Z frr Bealdsiee. coH1n msinty gave Orders 70 y
a. ness while be was IN the isml1J. Beard.'ee Nas
Ia Ia Iosnt Win coiyn ne s:srsed Il About oc1o
IL 2 !. seGns sse
% te1s came e Crown ro,ni. .:tnesa nes,.nz a.
- | with the carriage, 1t the u1n. look them t1
~ carriage to the ulIl-pond, and there fonrd Col
N N ard JounR nap, who WAS boarding At seAsc
iat Coytn he,Ped nc ladles out q the carriage,
"a HI lpeh out, Cols1n ktsted her. Witness aud
~ ~ party remained there two weeks The child
Witness xsas ons ro~e ssTsyns S9 g.. hs.se stssS
Of cols!n went on The pond . ash together.
ii. tent ihe{ assa W a. aksnI sent ~, As nigh y
Ss lie tnd children, slept IN the tent, *tnes. slt
-. trE In the cAsr.src. Ae saw : NJ 1anaAan
Crown Point on tEo occasions: he brought
!3 se Mis-. colyn 70 Grown Potut tu The cartilage
" era} times alone, TO ret groct Hes for use IN
nat eamh and onse that she sna9as cone 70 81 &Geic.
- no. Cc!ylo .n1roduee Nit Bearda.ee q Nj. se1
~ and wife, ~ his wife. That was At the lake,
~ ~, 1a &c az sasse %Ss1 ,aaa
@ @.e4 zane bone ffst That left witness. Col
10 M. nesIases nd .,s,, 5oSsnz ssa ns, msn y
ne 1aoseG he Seatee uale lower doxu q
ken snd Nj. nea,eislee .lsp: u re tent seu,tn m
.,, 1t the uueastneas Of tho hotses, and went to
,!M nrd ou!e3ed them. He betnooght himself
NJ .a.a 70 imse sgd ia, ne wsnd ZEE xsst
Etta Etta rsse M, and iocEtd Under. He s.w Mrs. Be-
S0s e,heI, tntH ted be.rg shtee mattresses one
~ shc oshex. aud tneir covering one white ota,
lie d,d not knav Tat tasJ *ase ,ar 1nases1 -,
IN the tent, and the hRbll1mentA OF nj
the ground 1t the foot Of the uasttt
Wcns hack TO the ea<t1sEe. 9os into ~ 90
wpcn Colvtn called him he went 70 The ten
ol.c- ;. und M the things out ol nc tent: helped
re- dosn Ano naar 1,ft as,id ~ ~,
-aeis- scun a.ers ~ - n.yr1 Srmr nhnut ociocS 4
her | snd fnund fhs cnildfeu there lie remain
hem I - fsmfir 1bont three weeks after that
Fsons ] 1he c1rrfs - vas nCf uuch used alttr tt
tntA, Vent II Ire shon 10 nave the danAgcs It re<
: aod ii Crown Point repaired. b. And.lee Vas Q
IAN natne twfce While wttness Was in the t1mtls.
Die 70 Gteks-t1dseinai,or- He had bean IN The Fl
: e1- nent Of Ed. 5etteli. Yantee Robsnbor, an
saud, | metly Of apothtr cdrcua proprietor. lie Y
:. cfxECet FROM Rea1dslee'~ employment By
ey. | rue dtfenoaut, who assumed entire cartso