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

for; / have calculated to state them alike
each time l don't remember the time
told these facts at Elkader or McGregor
should think last fall /; l am not much more
forseteful of facts that now transpire thar
always was think it was in the fall Of
the year that was at McGregor / was
ct Lancaster in the summer OF fall; the
fall months are September, October, and
November was examined in the sum.
mcr or fall.
W. 4. Rice-Ohjected to on the ground
that no notice Of his jurisdiction on the
trial had boon given.
Witness retired aud
Alexander McKinnie was called-I re-
side at Cassville, Wis; l resided then five
miles from the village it was due north
from the village of Cassville / resided on
the Beetown and Cassville road know the
location of the Cassville and Potosi road,
that part Of it from Oakey's school house
to Cassville have travelled; am acquaint-
ed with VIM. and VIM. M. Larned; they
reside between the Oakley school house and
S0c0VlIlC ~ AOuI ILLUS kEVu WuCE0 1lv0
to Cassville to Potesi road-that is Larn-
eds; know Andrew Thompson, the de-
PENDANT (witness then pointed to prisoner;)
saw him first at Guttenburg saw defend
ant in fall or winter of 1868, after snow
fell, at my place between Cassville and
Bestown he was at our place after we had
breakfast, but after the table was clear s.
weather was cold ut that time, showed day
before he came to my place in sleigh
and team of horses, sleigh was covered
with white cloth am satisfied that sleigh
was bob sleigh there seemed to be box
es or trunks behind and bed /; the team
was gray, one lighter than the other; the
darker horse was on the near side can't
describe the team any more particularly /;
have seen the team since saw them in q
stable here yesterday am not positive
what kind Of clothes Thompson wore
when he came to my place; the color
was tending to gray; he wore q cap
Here prisoner was shown cap); this
is the cap I think he wore, was the
same style; he wore slippers on his
feet.
There was q woman, girl and two
boys came with him. Woman was
not very tall, square built. She had a
cloak on and fur tippet. Don't think
she took off anything in the house.
Don't know the color of her hair; can't
describe the girl only she wore q light
tippet, add she looked sick. She was
about IA or 16 years old; I cannot very
well describe them; one little larger
than the other; one was about II or IL
the other 8 or 10 years old; don't know
how they were dressed they had caps
on their heads; they took breakfast at
my house, and left in about three-quar-
tiers of an hour they left, I think,
about 8 or 8 o'clock in the direction of
Beetown. That would be from Glass;
vile. When they came to my house
it was from toward Cassville. In go
ing to Sarnords from my place follow
the road in the direction of Cassville.
II miles. There it inclines little east
toward Oakley settlement; start from
Cassville road to Mccartney school
house that road inclines to the east ;
then go little south, then turn square
corner, after turning square corner
east about mile, then turn another
square corner and 60 south about an
other mile. That brings on the Glass;
vile and POtOsi road LarnOrd lives on,
its about one-eight of mile from last
corner to Larnard's, towards Cassville.
Woman, girl and two boys left my
house that morning with defendant ;
Thompson inquired of me about the
different roads he first inquired for
Potosi after being directed to Potosi
he inquired for Beetown. Don't think
he enquired for any other place there.
Witness pointed out Beetown and Po-
tosi on the map. WITNESSES name APP
pears on the map at the place he claims
to live. have seen defendant before
| saw him at my place; saw him at
Guttenburg, in Iowa; l knew his name
l knew him six or seven years ago
spent Christmas eve and Christma as
with him. This was at John Melon
AIDS, and my own house in Guttenb'g;
I lived there at that time; I have resi-
(Here likeness was handed witness).
This resembles the woman that was
with defendant at my house. (Here
another was handed HIM. This looks
like the girl, but she was not so heal
thy looking when 1 saw her. Here
another was handed him). I can't say
who these are the one standing has
some resemblance Of the boys with de-
PENDANT.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Updegraff-
was examined at McGregor in regard to
these same facts can't tell at what time il
was in the summer, somewhere in the
year 1869. l there testified to substanti.
ally the same facts that have here did
not say in my testimony never saw
Thompson before l saw him at my place.
At the time was examined at McGregor
/ did not recollect Of seeing him before
saw him at my place; did not testify
had seen him before saw him at my place
don't know how often have recited my
testimony l have recited my testimony
twice before this under oath. These are
The only times / have recited it under oath,
Andrew Orschert recalled-When de.
PENDANT was at my house, on December
1868, l noticed he had in his sleigh two
trunks, two boxes and store box they
were sitting on it; they also had some
bedding in the hind part of the sleigh.
JAMES VANCE.
ON about 81 years old; reside al
Cassville' Wis; came there in May, 1866
I have lived in the county Of Grant since
184S; I am acquainted with the shore oil
the Mississippi below Cassville l am &C.
quainted with the slough called Jaco
slough Jaco slough is a little of east
from Cassville, below Cassville about a
mile from Cassville to the head of Jaco
slough. Here witness pointed out Cass.
vile and head of Jaco slough on map oil
Grant county, Wis. The access to the
slough is what is called the Jaco dugway
q man by the name of Jaco built house
there that's the way it took its NAME
Witness then points out the dugway on
map, in lot 5, sec. %. am pointing my
pen to the main shore. The dugway il
on the east side of the slough, on the
main wisconsin shore. Witness points
ont Easaville and pntosi road then nnts