The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-26

had been none cut / told them We began
thursday before the 2lst; l told them there
was no old nay on the place; don't know now
the subject arose before going TO Eilas motifs
in Sept. went 10 Amos Morris for the same
purpose; have no recollection OF any CONVEX
sation with HIM about his being there on June
y didn't tell him l wasn't on the place that
day my father and didn't so 10 Coleman 10
60 back the statement didn't 90 70 iuchet
and tell him what came for | didn't tell HIM
what / had sworn TO made no effort TO get
back the statement: didn't say didn't KNOW
why they wanted Ine Tor witness because
was not on the farm that day; THINK was on
the farm June lam not sure can't tell
who worked with me, nor what day OF the week
i was.
RE-DIRECT.
] put Ms. Morris out because didn't think
she had any right there; Morris came 10 the
farm to stay week or two, and motifs started
to take one Of my horses out or the barn l
stopped him when he went away went to
the house and found Mrs. Morris there, and
after some words ! carried her things out and
ordered her out she resisted with chair and
/ then pushed her out that was what ! was
arrested for; there was no difficulty with Morris
prior to that time: that was sept ~ MOTIFS
withdrew the cases OF prosecution had no talk
with Tucker except a. my counsel.
aE-CRoss.
Morris withdrew them on my agreeing TO
leave the place: he claimed l had no right there
and took legal counsel on it before that -
there we're no other grounds OF difficulty.
JOHN W. VINCENT SWORN.
Reside in Decatur: have resided there during
the wear: am capnet-maker; know Albert
Vincent: he came "a my place IN Feb'v 10 buy
furniture can tell the day by referring to my
book,-lt was Feb'y 2S: made the entry
Cook offered in evidence
cRoss-ExAMINATIoN.
| posted the book at the house, also made
the entry there; | made 1t on piece or board
at tie shop IN a week he wrote me he could
not take all the furniture have never had q
settlement since have charge against him
Iol the goods he aid take at my shop-not IL
this book; delivered part OF the goods 10
Castleman they were charged @ Elliot; he
said lie had bought ont Albert; tho charge Is
1larch IA: couldn't tell the day OF the month
except by referring 30 the book; can't tel.
when Albert went 10 Bangor. it was after that.
HENRY cAsrLEalAN sworn.
Reside in Narcelus: worked for Mr. Morris
seasons know Albert Vincent was with Ann
in Decatur when he got some furniture,-last
spring he gotlt OF John vincent; saw Amos
Morris i'm Decatur that day 1t was some time
in tebruary,-can't tell what day; no one pad
me anything that day; Albert paid Vincent $50,
Remember when the horse rake was broken on
Morris FARM broke It: Amos Morris was
there that day: be got Load OF hay Albert
had gone 10 Marcellus with reaper and team.
Elliot Vincent helped Morris load the hay (:
know Mary smith; she was on the place that
day: she came the Sunday before the next
dsy after broke the rake think cut nay Tor
Mr. High: saw old Mr.. Vincent that day there
was a picnic that day; don't know what picnic,
Albert SAID he would like to go, but must go 10
Marcellus: can't tell the day OF the week.
how long she staid: lrst heard OF this mort
gage difficulty some time in July. think; saw
Amos Norris shortly after that in Lawton at
hls place had some talk with him about II and
when lie got the hay. think; ne said he got
the bav on the Dist he never told me be- got
il Tuesday the oath; don't remember OF talking
70 him about being witness; talked with
Morris about the day OF the month and week.
at Marcellus. some time III july he was there
number Of times; he always told me II was
Saturday he got the hay know OF Morris get
ting so OF MaCteson: don't know OF any more
talked with HIM III Decatur once about getting
go or SO: he said he would see Mstteson and
try and get thu money-it was year ago last
spring: blouget the mOney-@66 he handed
me more than was my due-less than - more.
Matteson paid HIM the $50 in bis office IN
Poore- block y. q. Vincent was by the place
the next day after the rake was broken don :
remember sending any message 10 Narcellus,
Morris talked OF the time he got the hay each
time ne came to Marcellus; he never said there
IL was the CAV OF the Masonic picnic have
talked with HIM IN Lawton more THAI once,
Talked at his mouse | was NOT at work tor
him al that time have been there only o.
times since this case came up-both IN the day
and evening only once IN the evening can
tell the day of the week: he told me that eve
ming that 1t was the day OF the Masonic picnic
that he got the hay. June p | was making my
home at tue farm; there were Others there,
I had job with Mr.. High; ! cleared acres
! commenced before harvest. about weeks;
only helped the boys N hay one day they CON-
menced cutting hay on the 18th; there was a
show in town that dav don't know What / did
! the day before worked on the JOB the next
! day: il was half q mile northwest from the
house first heard OF Matteson's mortgage in
July in Lawton. Mrs. Morris told me; heard it
talked about ON the farm there was talk OF
what day Morris was there took part IN it
all OF us expressed an opinion as TO the time,
! Don't know who first expressed an opinion.
Got home after dark on the 2lst. II was away
that day; remember the day Morris came there,
| Elliot was with him when first saw him talk
ed with Morris that day,-asked how the folks
were think he told me OF funerai-don'
know whether he said it was that day or not.
Know J. b. Upton have had conversation
with him at Mrs. Btely's ; in that conversation
/ told Mr.. | pton that Morris had told me when
we loaded the hay there was funeral on that
Mrs. Langdon. ! lad horse on June 22d on
| the place don't remember whether l was on
| the place or not didn't see Mrs. Vincent. -
Don't know where l was on Monday nor Tues
day, nor Wednesday nor Thursday; don't know
what the weather was on Saturday: think il
Iained Sunday: can't tell IL it rained any day
after that.
REDIRECT.
Heard OF Mrs. Vincent being there don't
| think was at work on the farm that dav.
John Vincent didn't help in the hay any time /
was there have been to Mrs. Bitely's twice
since / have been here; saw Uptonin the parlor
with gentleman who came to see HIM, also
Mr.. and hIrs. Morris don't know il any one
else Of Morris family were there: the other
time J was in the Kitchen Mrs. Morris was
there; can't tell il the rest Of his family were
there: when l talked with pton Mr.. Morris
and TIC gentleman / spoke Of were there we
talked OF what could testify to: can't tell
who commenced the conversation it was this
week one day when / came from HIghs l
learned that M horse had been rode 10 Decs-
tur was not at home that day.
1lAaY SIXTH SWORN.
1--we IA AIarcelus: am the sister o. Jerome
Smith Know Amos Morris and where ms
farm is was there one sunday in June last
lived then in Marcellus with my father | went
10 the farm with Jerome and Elliot Vincent;
we went there IN the afternoon: remained
Ma-cellus the next Tuesday with the mower
! Heard nothing about Masonic picnic that dav.
! Henry Castleman worked there that day railing
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