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


came back the BOYS came up just as he came
out OF the lane. / saw the difficulty between
my brother and Mrs. Norris heard no CONVEX
sation when Morris came from the field; left
the place on Sunday have never talkedthis
matter over except with nv brother. 1 left the
Iarn AFTER my brothers arrest-about weeks.
was there when he was arrested; l staid
week the flrst time and returned home, then in
Two weeks went back again. Don't know
Jerome Coleman remember man coming to
tne place and taking my deposition; 1t was
Mr, coleman never talked with any one else,
Coleman came twice | only talked with him
tne nrst time; can't tell what kind OF team
Morris had; think il was Henry Castleman who
asked HIM to ,dinner Morris was at the gate,
was IN the kitchen helping get dinner when
Coleman came there | made statement OF
what 1 knew OF the matter he asked me ques-
lions aud took my answers he asked me what
time Morris was at the farm I am not ac-
quainted with Matteson.
Tuesday Dec. 20.
A. N. MATTEsoN RECALLED.
Cross examInation-I was in New York in
July, l didn't go to Chatauqua county in April.
Can't tell what time in July vent think it
was the latter part. l don't know whether |
own the mortgages or not years ago l
gave my son power Of Attorney 10 sell them
/ don't own them as | know OF. l have seen
my son this morning and he told me he had
disposed OF them-not under the power OF at
torney; He told me last spring that he had
assigned some OF the mortgages to me but |
never saw the assignment and don't know
which mortgages. / guess he told who they
were against, took no particular notice. |
don't know that he said what they were assign.
ed for. ! took one east with me- think only
one. he told me that was assigned 70 me. He
sent 10 me. The one l took was the Henry
Morris mortgage, the were chattel mortgages
i sold the 2 chattel mortgages, they were
against Henry Morris. | didn't sell any against
Amos Norris, don't think saw the assign
ment of the Amos Morris mortgages TO me,
since gave the power OF Attorney have paid
no attention 10 my business. l dent suppose
a power Of Attorney gave my son power 10
sell any property but mine. The mortgages
referred to are those Of June Il, February and
July. / don't know that he made out an as
. signment and gave it back to him. have
paid no attention TO my own business since /
gave him the power OF Attorney while east /
was attending e my own business. he mort
cages were NINE that sold. You made me
think sold the -l,700 one You asked me {:
didn't Won sell it, l remember Witnessing
the mortgage better than [ remember OF sell
ling X. suppose that some Of the mouga-
ges were assigned TO me. lie told me he as
signed some OF the Morris mortgages to me.
Ii was not on that ground that j swore that
owned all the mortgages but It was the way
YOU asked the question made me thluk So
had the impression that he had assigned them
oil to me, Phe recollection thar one o. them
didn't belong 70 nm changed my mind III re-
gard 10 that: the two were assigned to me.
My son never told me till tins morning thar he
had sold them. I can't tell whether Nlessrs.
SeveIens d Brown We're present | think some
one was present. don't remember whether
he told me TO whom he sold them, / think he
said 10 ms uncle, didn't say which uncle.
have brothers and H. vile ?. think II was
aLNfAaa nm
him this morning. 4 didn't say 30 when you
asked me because | was not so clear then az !
am now : that uncle lived in Chatauqua Co.
He was here since this suit commenced. !
suppose il was before that he assigned Il
something he said gave me the impression [
guess | can't tell what he said lie might
have spoken OF it before this morning. l can't
say my impression Is that / knew It before this
morning. / am not certain. 1t was James Mat
teson that was here, John Matteson Las NOT
been here.
REDIRECT.
shown ohattei mortgages marked exhibits
10 and II. and notes IS aGd 10. Those are
the ones / sold n y. l.
HOMER MEAD aEcALLRD.
Cross eXamlnation-Was al Matteson's Of
fee cleaning harness about the middle OF
Feb Was there days. Can't tell which day
| saw Morris I was cleaning harness all day
in ans office l don't know whether nav wife
was there the same day Morris was: had the
date il book but don know where the book
IL. ! charged Nlattesor with the work in the
bOok I have set OF books that were n
/ Tucker Office. that | Kept my accounts IN. tut
not at that time / didn't state that had En-
tered that date Ia those books. Coleman came
/ in while was at work. heard nothing he
/ SAID l saw him write with a rem l can tell
any one else saw n the Office those 5 DAYS
sose stranger came n. out ! can't tel. anyone
/ OF the villagers. Can { tell another Juiug tnat
was done there those , days. / wa. previously
Acquainted with Norris and had dealt with HIM
extensively when Eept harness shop. 1 sod
him harness my wife came to the office alone.
can't tel. the time Of dav, she remained only a
few minutes. I was 10 more tusv when she
came than when Norris came Norris came
ID soon after got there IL ihe morning had
no interest III what Morris was Going saw
no difference between the transaction Of Mat
teson and Morris than of others only Morris
was there half day, they went out once to-
gether. Morris telling me what ne die attracted
nv attention to what he was doing don't re-
member what replied to him, all the CONVEX
saton that can iecollect is what Morris said.
| He might have talked on other subjects. don
remember clearly what, l asked him why be
| lsft hls farm, he said on account OF his health,
| he sat by the stove an hour. didn't notice the
| clock 20 fix the time. ! think it was in the
| Forenoon Can't tell whether nv wife came in
before ne sat there or after. she was doing
sewing for him. she had done washing but
| think was not doing 1t at that time. l saw the
charge ~ her book some time ago but not re-
Gently. cant fix the date OF those 3 days
! know it was IN Feb. We had heavy snow about
that time and some one was cleaning of the
| roof. there was snow on the ground. I can't
| tell how deep. l remember the exact order in
which the conversation occurred, he didn't tel
me how much he borrowed OF Matteson he
told me how much his brothers had cheated
| nm ont of he mentioned Elias name, but
didn't tell what he had done. 1 remember the
21st Of June. don't remember clearly what
| did, can't tell any one thing did that day.
saw Morris in Matteson's Office when went tc
dinner. ! had building to raise but cane tel
whether / raised it that dav / was IL his Of
| flee June 2lst. I don't know that IL was the
same dav raised the building. I only stopped
about minutes. l stopped to get bis clothes
| Matteson has a mortgage on my sewing ma
cbine-on nothing else. There are others that
have been paid but not taken up; own
house and lot. there is a mortgage on It Their,
! - but one OF the Alatteson mortgages that i:
not settled. there are tTo settled but lot t.
ken a..
can't tell how much l owe Matteson there
Is 10 considerable balance either way. on thC
dav + raised the building dnea az home.
wARRES Bo1sFoaD sworn.
1--we N Decatur. know Esquire Haskins
! Tucker and Foster saw them ID q Gaze o.
Fields vs. HAYNES. Foster said be had witness
! sed q good mauv papers ana that many or then
Ill his lffr