The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-06

?. B: Thompson, JOS. NJ. Green,
". T. Knowlton, J. Z. Wing.
The following 10 the remainder of the |
testimony introduced BY the defense:
December n, 1859.
Vim. S. Peck, s,corn-Testi6es that
he was ohiet Wagon Master At 81.
Cloud, 10 Q. NJ. Department of U. s.,
in June last first nav Trainor June
18th, 1869, At St. Cloud; Tr.inor
applied to witness for work on govern
ment train ; on June l6, sav him again,
and employed him to drive team that
witness Carr had been driving.
CRoss Ex.-Ou juno 18th, Trsinor
was dressed in . gentsel dark suit Of
workingmen's clothes; Trainor told
witness that be had come from Wash
ingtou and had been employed there as
. Wagon Master; Trainor knew tact
that he was to drive from St. Cloud to
Dakota Ty, from I've to seven hum
dred miles distant.
r. F. Gordon, sworn-Remember
Sunday when MoManus Vas killed I
keep = saloon in St. Cloud McManus
Vas At my place aud took drink with
DeForrest aud . number Of others on
Sunday ths 18th Of June, between IL
and IL o'clock A. NJ; DsFerrest asked
MeMauus to 90 and take dinner with
Elm; do not remember that prisouer
Wa there Trainor was not there; De-
Forrest and McManus were feeling q
little good can't say that they were
tight; don't think Carhart boarded at
Lewiston House.
Frank Davis, sworn-Worked At
Lewiston House in St. Cloud in June,
1869; remember Sunday that Nc.
Manus was killed ; knew Fred DeFor.
rest; saw him there that day at dinner;
. soldier came out that had been in to
dinner With him that day; soldie,
wanted to go out and not pay for bis
dinner : I called soldier back and want.
81 pay for his dinner DeFo,rest told
him not to pay that he DeForrest would
p.y for it; do not know name Of soldier
know he oamo there with DeForrest
Carhart took dinuer there that sam.
day.
Wesley Carter, swor~-Reuembel
Sunday, when soldier was killed ; san
soldier and DsForrest that day !; was on
my way to Sank River overlook De.
Forrest and soldier At this edge of Low.
rvs prairie, just At the ravinc, about
half past two in the afternoon va.
about 8 or 10 rods from them when !
first saw them; l was in buggy; they
were going up river; they we're push.
ing one another, squabbliug along;
passed BY them aud went up tho river.
Cross Ex.-Soldicr and DEF. we're
going slow.
James NJ. Robinson, s,oorn-Was
with Carter riding on Sunday, June 10;
testiies same as Carter.
John Rogers, s,co,n-Saw prisoner
several times on Sunday that soldier
Vas killed; Traioor engaged 4 team
he and Carhart got in buggy between
and 2 o'clock P. ~, and went away
together; came back together about 4
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Amos De Groat, s,rorn-Was Depu.
y Sheriff last June ; vas in Alton 10
juno last in search Of prise nor after
murder was said to have been commit.
ted; heard the prisoner had relation
there, . mother two brothers and IN
uncle !; came to court in St. Cloud la,
June from Sank Centre -; arrived in St.
Clond on Monday June II, between
IL and l o'clock P. NJ; saw T1ainol
and prisoner on June 18th !; am co.,
tain I saw them between 4 and 5 o clock
P. NJ, in the Montana Saloon playing
cards; DEF. vas not with them At that
tune; saw Tra,ror, DeForrest and some
other person on street near Hayward.
hotel when 6rst arrived on June ii,
between IL and l O'clock cannot say
that the other person was prisoner.
Homa. G A1len, .pora-Examiued
ground where murder was said to have
boon committed !; the island in the road
is now = strip Of basel brush Is feet
vide; two oak grubs in it about 10
feet high; brush from 8 to 5 feet high
if . man should stand behind this island
he could not DO seen from other
side Of river; ia summer time could
see whole Of curve in road above islapd
tor ~ OF 80 PAGES; standing in
curve at this end of island could SEQ
doHu road about so teet; think can see
Benefits house from curve; can Sc.
from tho,", about 5 rods Of road on the
other side Of river; Bl,ck l. % Of Low
'y's addition is. hazel BRUSH, going
through on COW path from road to
where body was found, is thicker brush
than immediately whore body, w.s
found !; it il hazel brush there and aspen
groves around thick brush around
where body W. lying; think no houses
could be seen from that spot in sum-
mcr.
CRoss Ex.-Weat up road above
point where COW path came in; never
examined place in summer; brush il
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