The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-05-15

into Court House yard alone; the,
waited; light in some office-I thinl
clerks office; waited some time ali,
then went back. r. and got in tn
buggy and drove up 5th ST.; turne,
corner at City Drug Store; bright ligh
In Miller House; n. Cd d
the light and muffied up his face
drove on around to mill. Then I wen
up to {. II. again, looked round ant
went back; had another talk; conclu
ded had not time to rob Treas. office
this was about o'c; drove up t.
church-has fence around it and 1
fiat cupola; showed Porter church n
we CAME into town. I then said
would go back TO West Liberty; they
both said | was here with tools and
should rob the jewelry store. object.
ed-said | was not looking after jewel.
ry but money; they both declared
Rowell kept from $500 to So, ,OOO-they
knew it. l didn't have money eno'gh
to get back to N. "; so thought I'd
rob jewelry store. said one should
be in front and one behind store;
couldn't get NJ. in nejghborhood, he
Nas cowardly; came down with r.
took rock and threw it through glass;
took peices out and went In. 1 had
before been to blacksmith shop and
got brace, hammer, mattock and screw
driver. took cstch off and opened
door and also opened back door. Then
tried to drill hole in east side of safe;
drill wouldn't catch aud WIS in hur-
ry 50 took mattock aud broke through
front and took long drill aud bored
clear through; loaded il with powder
and touched it of; II. was to stand in
front of drug store. smashed all
drawers and found no money save 81
or 50 in pennies and scrip and of a
81 bill; then took trays and drawer
all could carry-and went out back
way. Heard some one halioo "Jim-
my"; at lower end Of drug store met
r.; he said some one was up: gave
him the boxes and started down st:
went back to corner and some one
hallooed from across ST. think he asked
what was going on; | said some one
fired pistol; he said some one else
might shoot; | said 2 or 8 might do
that. Then went down to mill; found
NJ. and r.. there with the stuff. saw
there was an alarm and wanted to 20
back; they objected. | wanted them
to keep jowelry and send me share; l
wanted to go back TO West Liberty as
| had made arrangements with ferry
man to cross the river any time Of
night; they said there was tumble"
and wanted me to take it and did so.
M. was mighty uneasy that night; did
not come closer than half block. r.
was nervy. They took one watch
apiece. They showed me the road to
Louden and | drove off briskly all the
way 10 Toronto. They told me they
were going home when We parted.
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defendant before met him at mill.
After leaving here March 18th it was
the intention to come back "aS soon as
the moon got in good TRIM" when NJ.
another man and myself were to rob
the Treasurer's safe. We went to Ill.
and came back to West Lib; weather
bad and we were afraid to undertake
it. Went back to n. Y, wrote letter
to NJ. and then came on alone to w.
l. where ! hired team and came
here. The letter written to me by NJ.
was kept by my wife; she opposed my
coming. Don't know whether she de-
stroyed it or not; have received sever
al other letters from NJ. Have seen
deft since | came to town; day l was
brought back, in Sheriff's office, he
in slang and I answered.
He said for me not to squeal and said
keep away or you'll be tumbIed too.u
Deft rode with me in buggy by Miller
House about IL O'Clock night Of rob-
berry; went up blocks, turned to the
left and came back to mill.
Cross eranined.-Shan't give my
name; live in Central n. Y.-that is
as near as l will say; first letter reed
at 2. Q. on n. Y. Central railroad.
Question-At what p O did you re-
ceive the letter or letters which you
say M. wrote to you:
Witness, after consulting counsel
declined to answer. Order of commit
ment for contempt asked and granted
Order of commitment set aside. Mo-
ton to rule out testimony, from the
fact that the defense has not been able |
to avail itself of a full cross-examina-
ton, made and over.ruled. Examin-
alton resumed:
Refuses to tell name on account OF
family and self elimination. Sustain
ed. Did not say never saw deft un-
til at mill; | was at saloon but had no
think I first saw Joe
Muzzy =. M. of March II in his shop;
no one present but ourselves; some
men in back room. Did not take Bill |
Fleming with me until evening, after
had seen NJ; asked him where l
could get some whisky; if | spoke to
him before it has slipped my memory.
He said whiskey was hard to get; no
names were used; l ask ed if there was !
a game of poker in town. Don't re-
member his reply to question about
Went for both poker and |
whiskey pretty soon-from 10 to 80
min. Didn't know where we were go-
ing for whiskey; when we came to Ms
and | saw where it was / refused to
play poker rs Fleming and ! had |
agreed to play together. We found
and drank. Fleming did not |
lrink. Did not tell +. that l knew
NJ. Never told any one until since
arrested. Think F. introduced me to |
NJ; We shook hands and were famii-
ar. Went to Ms supposing it was
some other place; while there q drunk |
man came along and some one propos-
ed to get him in and skin him; think
asked how much money he had;
said not more than $40 or SIS; said
twas no use. We then went to bill
lard saloon and played several games.
f. was present and took part in con.
yersAtiOn inst reiatad Had M saprat