, 1870-01-27

there mat p,Sht about an norr: set ry lamp dsvn
atory and csme ont and did 60 o.
81. s:s'is :; n. ,n,,.,, q. t"9 men stter e.as
Sn6'ne Sat61 .ne ppaaang DID not Gee my QUO ia Tue
CONDITION Notlced 20 s'Ens of comha.stoa. % Lsfl
The bu'ldnR shout or 30 o'clock. Isaw uobo1y |
MseS M ;s tns n1dTK nsiore ets saa qGaa
saw Them at the southeast corner Of tue butldlog
nso eomo conversAsfon with them / went hsek
% % 'ns enfDS sna 11en se@ 10, soe
s@.ta saas .ttsrao.us man n.med wors % "a.
sum sad hs Taa,ed nc to 90 asns sia a'S tns oia
70, Smith said ho had otter bns.aeis TO intend
snx, - hsd ae1eea, towards tae Unl7ersaIst
20 bach, sop:ea and heard the CT ct are
light Ia The direction Of the depot Went
back IN got 70 tho depot i IA shen Pretty
,,sn,, eaa !sUpposea. w'H tss sus;a.ax ee!osa,
bridge, and then saH It was the STAN utllL t.eu
seni 70 the nIe and found good many thsrn.
r. sd saa tns9
ea.spa ID 10 se oaaxs saa 80 i coad set sas na: "a
;sBs. ss8s p.sH ss ID ''e!s IL a' ,sa I'd ,ass
AID teen WeEt home. Do NOT reme inter- EeeiDE
uon to snltb. On about the lat ot septembss /
GOT Tito q wagon with Morris Smith. 10 said.
Jump N ma taHe ride" ne asked whether !
He said he han got big tntng up there md there
Eas nGney IN Il He sald there Here parties In
cn;caEo wsnteS ~ hin 70 J.. BUN a,a ne sts1ae5l:
tve hundred dol:arA ! said would DO no
bnca thing. 1rould not commit q crime thAt
Soasd dIsgrsse re- - 5.insl haa IT snd family
good Job FOR The winter. sad DID: and he said
il i wou1d 20 down to the Beckw1lh House be
gses g. me e to sn4
70 The Btckv,th House. The ne1t coarestatioa
had si,h sn't6, Ii regard to ,o burning ne n Tss
:sen 5fos s.a 's &: atS aaar 0eo,n Tant ae ms
me 1or Gods cake not 10 betray him. want time
70 'i tell iht ,rutn. think srlth sa@s e s, ny
F1ipk Bu.,erdeld's = saloon He sald he aad been
hunting al! orer1or ne. He made 10 parttta;a-
went 10 Aotrds with him after the IRE don't
remember the c;rcuustauceA We wc1t TO
whi.tey Ahop ttefc- called for tome liquor. Tae
anr RpeS .sss smith Hanted e o5rroT some Money
Of TEE. I1es aln. hsse t. He dsd not Introduce
ne 10 auyone. We then went 10 q llrery stab.e
e. asSs y q [s eao ae Ssss
then returned 10 The saloon where We hsd drank
befolr-the proprietor ot ne hyerg satle, Norris,
room 40 drapf H. don'l renemb:r rnat he said
Anysh.rs ahout tee hu.a,E9 theu: Ae sad be had
got good tnirp. q little way. apd 6one day ne
would let me- ip,o It thought he alluded to
sotne wom&n. Bome Strange mau nsd Drink
srd 0ore speet&cles. don's rr1ne1,ber tnat
snd!ih sid any thing then shout going 10 Te1a1
Smith went out
'rsrspired after Smiths absence VAS admissible
donr think enJthlak vas said
bar to taEe drink, and this man stepped up aud
said: TOW Do ypu 40, Morris: WON'T Yon tath q
sss s5s.r Tsst :. ssat tss i n'a
probably / caine down town With Morris: csms
stt "a d112s: taea vent II to III. x Avetys once. q
once once. " i ssint Meira tod % @ nj .
rerBauun with Smith sbout signing statement.
Smith said be had oeen over 70 HI. l!oyle'4 tnd
made ststsEeEs =. to ~ Ee1thas nors nad
Wheeler would psJ it. IIold him would ace
once 3ra told him what had trsngptred.
yin lin. IL stated & one .l@e ri
nat II wond 90. into ms thing with hin wa
| could make o!z thing OF It and 60 OF 70 Texa1
orstnss saw ne Rerso1n IL oese ssan q, as ny
| and wanted ! statement aa to the cause OF tho
| IRE. ThAs WEE alter the time nav him Rt MclrlA
aid nat sar snytstng .boqs hhaying sesn sanl a!m
DO ! know who did DO II. Tae building u
| on the south Side Of the canal. called NeH MAJ
Whether % The building was burnsa down Of not.
] There was st5Ee n the building, but co IRE n
| It carried match Or TWO in my pocket IL
m5 lamp at Datttrue!ds saloon tEat night and
Y HNfrnhE
Howell tsn or twelve ycsrs $50, at1er be went
tse psssKS az Hoese ma rens @e w n
days liter Jaw HIN at tue BeckTiIh house. I dd
ncetm9 Il :ne Bectx1tn Houss., II wAs On sne
journey, whilo vas hunting With uo xell that ns
drst mentioned my Eurfpg fof him. Howell lei
iosa oe Is5, se vens aasY. u ave me nethns 80
MAT time. 20 gsve me tne sHn stse1 as eant
before tae dfe. vas watching insurance agent
ri ms s5s g e eSs 5e 81 sna sen "a az s e
Wseeier or DOW. heiped pant . s,eamsh,n !
it about week 10 the fore part Of the month c
! December. was nt Georgetoxn four OF ~
geete. nan named Buns Wss Tisn ne =, I3sa Mox
porsaat witness here, and tnss
: that ne had NO other business except that j
, I tnouRht that would be good plaza for me.
was In Sew Yors, and boarded ac ihe 4tesmsh
N:.-c.:. N:.:>. no went IRON there on the ssa.msn
: ! To CnAsleatoKn. Howell HaI with NE Ia
had no other employment since then. ! an
, | man with family. How I suapo7s<N .aeu
d roac oi 1ouf husneet. :. aase ,ecelyed a,a nnon
when be fEd paid ms 1a1a money s ii Ills lis ety Il
aoon after i WAS arrested, I think
wM at btunses'e, bel!efe. DEnDkef WAS pr
:. fore went East. He paid ne In all about {:
I Hefore - Ecc~t East be KsTe me reeT OF pfu
and vest besides, ssnnT remember what stpo
ttarttd ior tne East Howe. paid nj e1popaea
d pepsta Hniie was there I Ind been 10 tho q
: curing the day before the DIRE broke out Ny
: stfuct1ony were to take cAtt Of the property.
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