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

n that I know in regard to this alleged 6
murder of Corporal McManus; after Q
)eForrcst had got out Of the buggy f
lhon VIC were coming into town ask q
d Oarhart if he thought. DeForrest had
Tiled that man; he said no doubt he
vas drunk that he was drunk all tho !
lime on Monday Carhart and I walk .
ID around town; Tuesday, hired to
Peck, and Wednesday reported at
rain; last saw Carhart on Wednesday
think We LETT livery stable
about l o'clock; got back 4 or S
o o'clock had no arms with me Sunday;
to the best Of my knowledge prisoner
had no arms; did not see any; pretty
certain he had none.
Cross Ex.-Reside when I am at
home in Pennsylvania, Lancaster Co.,
Greenville !; lived on edge Of Chester
county, Lower Oxford township: name
of post Office is Oxford worked on
farm when was at home -; was in the
army; was an officer; Battery B, LIST
Maryland Light Artillery; when first
went into army was wagon master
months left the army after close Of
war; from there went to California in
1866; remained in California 6 months;
went from there to Simeon River, Mon
tana was not doing much Of anything
in California remained in Montana 3
months came through Dakota to Chey-
eune; came to Cheyenne about Christ.
mas, 1868; staid there till spring and
started out on Union Pacific Railroad:
had no business; started middle Of
April on Union Pacific; bossed gang
men for Carmichael till LIST July; got a
sub-contract from him there; worked
along with him till winter time; had
two sub-contracts from LIST January;
started store in Carmlchaels camp Utah;
sold out there last March or first April,
1869; staid tillrailroad was finished, that
was in April then Reynold and Mike
MoSweney wanted me to come to
Northern Pacific Road and they would
take contract; we cane St. Paul; We
came from Ogden to Omaha, to Cedar
Rapids then to Dubuque from Dubuque
to St. Paul; We went to Do CRAFTS
head quarters, then went back to St.
Paul; DO Graft offered US a contract ;
then went to Austin could do nothing
there and we came back to St. Paul
Mcsweney said he would 60 south to
Southern Pacific; we then went to St.
Paul and Superior; Reynolds said he
would go out to Branch and if be
could get contract he would write ]
said I was getting low and would come
to St. Cloud Reynolds said he would
write me; never heard from Reynolds
think he lives in Illinois came W
hero on Friday, June 18th, 1869; i
was in 1867, I came to Cheyenne, i,
winter; was on road till LIST July, tina
} year, keeping store from Dec. 1868
till March, 1869 ; I never was at Alton
Illinois; am not acquainted with {
woman by the name of Jenny Grover
can white; have written no letters sine
l have been here; have not been i,
Chester county since; (witness give
names Of family and neighbors in Ches
ter Co.. they do not know where
am came June 18th; stopped at Min
uesota House staid there till Tuesda,
evening; Tuesday evening staid will
Carhart In his saloon; Wednesday wa
out at Q. NJ. depot; staid with Car
hart on Monday night, at saloon; Tues
day night staid with Carhart at saloon
all there together; staid Sunday nigh
at Coyotes all night; person staid will
me; woman; they call her Katy;
asked Goyctte if man and bis wifi
could stay there all night and he sale
Eyes," paid my bill III morning it'll
after six; Carhart asked me to sta,
with him; played some cards fo'
drinks; played at Montana saloon
Monday we (Carhart and y were around
town at Minnesota House; I ate dinner
with Carhart at Lewiston House OF
Sunday; did not notice any soldiers
there; did not see DeForrest there
took dinner there from IL to ] past
Carhart and I were at 10 Pendels 2 o.
3 times; think we we're there on Sat
urday; were some soldiers there staid
with Carhart Saturday night; nobody
stald there but US then; Sunday morn
ing some soldiers were in saloon; 8 o.
A think, between 7 and 10 o'clock
Csrhart and I stepped out and LEFT
them there; they were throwing dice
could not say whether there was cor
poral with them or not soldier VIII
, was at Seeley's was one among them
about 10 o'clock Carhart and I stepped
out to get the team; did not 60 to saloor
again before We went to Seeley's
never had taken meals at Lewiston :
before; took none there after that OF
Friday evening might have been before
dark was at Sarah Vinton's; Carhar
and I we're at Sarah Vinton's looking
at the women she had; no soldier.
there then on Saturday; were there il
forenoon; several soldiers were there
We went there again in the afternoon
no business at either time; I saw NJ