The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-12-19


there is fork in the road where could tuM
and 20 to Decatur It was miles from my
Mace. west OF where the funeral was. by the
Valley road it is 10 miles to Decatur from my
'nlaee. NV farm is South and East OF Deca-
tur; il IL mile East OF straight line from
DECATUR. Was tinkering around the house be-
fire. LEFT getting ready 70 start. Drove with
a black horse and bay mare they were farm
horses. used them also for pleasure. Talked
with Roswell Crippin or 10 minutes and with
no one else; where l talked was Northeast OF
Lhe fork in the road. saw Mrs. Castleman and
her mother; Vincent was OFT in the field; Cas-
tleman came to the house just a. / drove out
with my hay; did not eat any dinner that day.
Not Taylor miles from my farm when going
home; met jerry VanHise also or miles
from NV place didn't meet any one else TIL l
got near Langdon's. 1t was a hot sunny day
cot other loads OF hay from that place that
season--more than one-think got S, the last
/ think was in September, the "a load about
the Goth of July. Have 2 horse buggy. Don't
remember being at my farm with it last June.
Uld not get wheat in my buggy; got wheat
from there in July; don't know that got any
in june Don't remember putting some hay in
the back end OF my buggy did not put bag
81 wheat and bundle OF hay in my buggy and
gay that would last me till could come for a
load Of hay. Remember that date because OF
the funeral, OF a fire in this place and Grady's
show being III this place. Didn't get load OF
bay the next week. Can tell where | was on
other days after June 2lst. on Wednesday /
was in the edge OF Kalamazoo county, and in
Marceus. Friday, - came from the farm
with L load OF wood, stald the night before at
Mrs. Curtis. Was not in Decatur on that day.
Was at home in the afternoon, al the time ex-
cept when went Tor water TO the neighbors.
I have hfe insurance, It has run since 20,
only one policy, it is for $4,000, the annual
premium is S2i7 80, my age is As premium
note On that policy came INTO tie hands OF the
National 9ank or necatur paid It in Aug.
70. Don't know where got the money.
paid j. into the bank don't think Il was IN
July. II, only gave one note. Dropped it and
took il ~ gain in y. I only renewed the
policy. ave note on the renewal; that did
not come iIto the bank. paid i 70 lir. Yard.
The bank lid not tel NE they would let me
have the money TO pay the note. did not tell
them was to get money OF Matteson and
would use that to pay the note; the fire spo-
ken OF en- he 18th was tie house Of Mr.. Rice.
cth.nb July jth was at home part Of the
DAY. anc .u the afternoon was in Lawton, TO
y. II. EIte.er, vas not in Decatur. June 23th
thluA I was at home, don't remember distinctly.
July lst don't know where | vas Remember
PARKER, house burning, it vas June 18th, It
waa IN q road that forks from the Valley road
on the aav 70 Decatur. 50 rods from the fork.
saw the place June DIST but was not there,
didn't notice any smouldering brands, didn't go
near enough. Was not in Decatur between
.he fire aud the DIST Of June; was at the place
after the ire but no. before June Dist Tues
dav after June 2lst was cultiv2tIng corn before
noon. afternoon l was at my brother.in-law' 5.
There va. 2 lumber wagon and single buggy
kep, or my place. Castleman's name was
Henry },ncent's was Albert Have had con-
versation with them about my beng there on
june 2lst Can't tell when, don't think l had
put one, il was at my house in Lawton. Had
no conversation on the farm on the subject,
id not tell them did not want them to be toe
positive rs - what occurred on that day. Had
no hired men at that time nor prior to that
time Jerome Smith has not been IN my EN-.
ploy. lad 20 quarrel with the persons on ny
place M regard to the matter. told them l die
not got q Dad Of hay June q. Had 40 diff
Guilty with any one Oh the subject. did not gel
angry With them nor with Jerome smith, did
not try to get lim oil my place ca that &C
count. uo- aecause he would not testify a.
wanted him 70. II vas IN Lawton told then
Iddno, set the hay on the 2lta. May hav:
told them or the place
BEDlBECT.
When saw Cuppin and lis son, when re
turning from the funeral. heard them "a,
somethiu. about the funeral There wa
something SAID about bis gong 70 the grave
the reason he did not return sooner Too
my policy July, TO- made , payments o.
52l7 80 each, the first was IL August Or at O
September. 1876 the second was in ~. th
thnd il september, y. Have not paid any Il
10. Got money FOR the frat payment IN 70 o
Matteson. don't know how much. On my wa
home June DIST I saw Robert Wood. l spok
to nm. He asked me whether nv hay was TO
sale
RE-CRoss EXAMINATION.
The hrs Insurance was effected with Wat
klns, renewed by Ward. Know Geo. Barnes
talked with HIM about the insurance III Deca
t1r after ] concluded to let it go down, some
time IN II Didn't tell him | expected to &c
$4,000 from Matteson and would pay the insul
ance out Of that. Don't know that any On
was present at the conversation with Barnes.
MRS. GRANGER RECALLED.
When / went to Foster ~ Coemans Office
did not leave from the time went there til
left at 6 Lad my dinner with me Mrs. Her
pin vas with me ; did not see Coleman there.
MRS. JONATHAN BALDWIN SWORN.
Reside in Decatur township; have livedther
l. years; am married, reside on the Vale
road 3 miles from Law son knew Mrs. Lang
don; know where she lived she died Jun
10, was buried on June q, Know Amo
Morris by sight, saw him June q about
o'clock, was sitting by the window; he va
going South in q wagon with a hay rack sa-
him about going toward Lawton with a loa
OF lay. Know it was the 21st on account c
the funeral. Had my attention called to th
az ~ he IN. A..