The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-05-25

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kfomat,wbrkf5r me had made entries in
InS tookN The leaf is torn out that
Ankrom's entries are on.-Neyer car
ried this book with me. Don't know
that / testified before that | set this
down at the Furnace on the 18th. - y
| Coughenour was called to stand
twice BY defense bat nothing new
elected. --- .-.- .-,, .--
GEoRoE RlNMEY-Denied all knowl-
edge of the Bay burglary. Never re.
eeived a letter from Lee Or wrote him
one in my life; didn't get s82 of
| Coughenour-specihc denial of alleged
facts as testified by G.
! WILLIAM LEE-Denied all the al
legged facts of COughenOur duplicating
him in Bay burglary. Had written no
letter, had not seen c. since his return
from trial for Ounterfeitiug, three or
four years ago Went to Glllia 5th
returned 18th Of Nov. Witness de-
scribed his movements and business
in Gallia as testified by Wesley Lee
Did not SEQ RimmeY. Saw Caldwell
on Monday, Nov. 7, and not on Satur-
day. Did not tell Livington | would
be at home when gotto COughen-
ours. Had not stopped at Miller's at
night but once.
MATTHIAS MIroHELL-Never saw
COughenour until arrested. Never
was in Ade!phi, or at Mrs. Roberts in
Cincinnati. Came to Lockard's 8 Sth or
10th Of Nov. l.. was with me all of
the time until after 18th. Couldn't
have gone to the spring to talk to G.
for 5 minutes without LIS knowledge,
for he was with me all the time. Did
not meet Lee at foot of hill. Didn't
know Lee. Witness made u general
denial of all Coughenour's alleged
facts as 10 conspiracy to roo Bay.
JOHN SHoEMAEER-Told Lee of Bay
robbery, and understood COughen~
our did it, Hill is on my farm or 6
miles from mill to Lees, and 4 miles to
Allensviile Coughenour's reputation
for truth is not good.
JAMES S. LGE-Father got home Sat-
uriay before Wolf 3 house was raised
he was sick.
WASHINGTON ,.CopGuESoUR-Dont
think Rudolph sroputation for truth is
as good as men in general.
ALEX. AND GEO. GoRDoy-C.'s rapu-
tatiOn f)r truth not gool-most of the
talk since this scrape
Gro. FIFE-C's Repatriation always
bad.
htBUTIlNG.
VIZ. CAssELL-Account of first men,
ton Of Mitchell as testified TO by John,
SOD.
WIN. VANDERFoRD AND A. CozAD tes-
tilted as to distances about Lees and
foot OF hill and Allensville.
M. SNYnER-Sometime last spring
Mr.. Lee gave me letter from Geo
Kinney to Hiram Ramey in this
county, wanting to know, as Lee in
formed me, if there was any relations
ship existing, The letter laid in my
hands sometime and was given to me
to deliver to Hiram Ramey's son. Un-
derstoCd this letter came in connection
with letter from Rilnmey to Lee.
Letter was sealed, and know nothing of
its contents.
JOHN AIKEN, Judge Bradbury,
Squire Jcnkins Aaron George, and
Judge Ledley testified that Lees repu~
tatiOn for Truth was bad; Rinmey's had
been bad, but had been away, and was
not SO well known. COughenours
reputation for truth vas better than
his neighbOr's, singularly truthful for
man of his character otherwise.
Reputation to uniformly acknowledge
scrapes when charged, and tell the
truth.
CHAs TRAPHAGAN-Met Lockard on
the road a day or two before the burg.
larry. Met Bay short distance from
him leading horse towards Aliens
vile. Mitchell was not with him.
T. VI. BAY-lt was Thursday before
the robbery that l met Traphagan
where l was leading horse towards
Allensville. Had been to Circleville,
and was returning horse which had
borrowed.
DEFENSE.
Moses SHoEMAKER-Heard nothing
against Rimmeys reputation for truth.
Lees also good. Have heard some
talk against him, but moro for him.
Lee married my sister.
DAVID SwlsHER-Not heard much
about Rimmey; has not lived in neigh
borhood since the war. Heard some
talk for and against but as far as | re-
collect his character for truth is not
very good trE .lETr "'a1
WV. HALFHrLL-Never heard any
thing against reputation Of Kinney;
Lee married. nv ,nother's sister