The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-05-25
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! WESLEY LHh-An son OF VIM Lde.
Lise at Kyger., Father was down At
my house on tie 9th of last NoyembCt.
Staid at my house every night but
Monday while there. He cams on
business with grandmother's property
about which there was trouble. Could
not have gone to gee Coughenour any
night while at my house; might have
gone in daytime without my knowl-
edge. This was the only time father
was down last fall.
Moses SHoEMAxRR-Lee staid at my
house Monday night while at Kyger
last fall. Live two miles from Cough,
enOurs; don't think he could have got
up aud gone there without my knovl,
edge. Doors were not locked. Lee
slept up stairs, wife and l down
Halfhill. guardian of grandmother
Shoemaker, came to see Lee the next
day. lam brother~in law Of Lee.
WM. HALFHILL-Saw Lee on 5th of
Nov. Saw him next day at Moses Shoes
makers. Went to see him. Knows
the date because he set it down in day
book. This wac only time / saw him
last fall. , ..,...-
ROBERT GoRDoN-Reside in Gallia
Go. Lee came to my house 9Th of
November to get note cashed. Didn't
cash it, because l had just cashed
note for Pies. Thomas of 5000 and
hadn't money. Had heard about dili-
Guilty in regard to Mrs. Shoemaker's
dowry. 3 rr.
BARBARL JoNEs-Live near Lee; he
went to Gallia Co. on 9th of Nov. and
came back on the 18th. Know date
by entries | made in my husbands
book. ! was at Lees on the 18th and
he was then sick.
MARY THoNAs-Am wife of Pleas
ant Thomas. lie went with Lee to
Gallia Co. on the 5th OF November
and returned the 18th. Know the
date because it was just four weeks and
one day before | was married. Was at
Lees on 18th; he was sick. Pleasant
is subject to spells, cant remember
anything for an hour at time; gets
cold, jerks and seems nervous.
JAMES CALDwELL--Saw Lee think
about the first Of Nov. at Jacob Half
hills; not sure rs to time and fix date
by time finished sowing wheat.
Cross.eramined-I finished sowing
wheat Saturday before election |
hired man so as to get through 1t
was the following week saw Lee
Am satisfied about it being the week
after the election that | saw Lee.
HENDERSON WoLF-Rcside in Jacks
son Up. Raised house on Tuesday af>
ter Lee got back from Gallia Co. |
borrowed 500 from Thomas three or
four days after he got home, and two
days afterwards l paid the money to
Thomas.
LEWIS SrMMs-Wolfe's house was
raised about 18th of Nov. Saturday
before the raising saw Lee and Thorn
as coming from Gallia. Thomas let
Wolfe have 500. Wolfe paid me
my money the Saturday before
Christmas, short time after he got it
Of Thomas. remember date because it
was the coldest day in six years.
JOHN COUGHENoUR-Was present at
saw dust pile when Kinney was there
Didn't hear him say anything to brother
James about $50, Supposcs he would
have heard tiff Kinney had said it loud |
enough; did not hear all he said
PETER GARDNER--Livedat at Rimmey's
Saw him at Shoemakers on Sunday,
Nov. l3. His sister was sick. She
sent Kinney to Gorden's to get G. to
hold prayer meeting. l went to Mala-
by's, and both returned about same
time. About 2 o'clock went homo with
Kinney, and both staid there rest of
day and night Married to Rimmey's |
wi(e's daughter.
SAMUEL GoRDoN-Saw Coughenour
the Sunday Bays men came there.
Went for purpose Of telling c. that
James would not 60 away with him
THOMAS Cox-Am Constable of Rich.
land Tp., and had Mitchell at Hamden.
-"' i0quoo'ou w pe tahen DelOre CouSn- |
edour to see if G. could Identify him
1t was refused. / did not make Ms |
request known to Bay or Johnson.
ALEX. GoRDoN-Went to woods to
SEQ Coughenour with one of C.'s boys,
II o'clock Sunday morning. Wanted |
to get 1926 @. owed me; wanted to tell
him James would not go away with
him. Staid till l or 2 o'clock, and
while James was away c. and l went
from one piece of woods to another.
Cross-eran,ined-C.'s wife told me
Bays men had been after G. the night
before. / told Bays son on Monday
that had seen Coughenour in the pors
lar woods the day before. Was in a