, 1873-10-04

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ground wero two boards that wore oasily ro-
1novcl. These opened into collar, nnd nccosB
waa obtaincd from thonco to tho up.statra by
means OF trap-loor, III this houao wore founl1
marking-pot and a plnno to shave or names
| from boxes. 1t was tho habit of tho rohbera to
run tholr stolon property Off to thfa place, nntl
ropack it, aud thou reshIp 1t to their foncoH," +"
or tho persona WHO sold ttolr goods; Ewol was
evidence was hold for trial ut tho noxt torn OF tho
! County Court Of Lako County, Ind., under
bonds OF $40, ,0o0. by Justice Greothor, tho 2ali
Ct soptonber. 1tmay no said boforo closing, that
Mike JonoB ,waB examined bofoso Jnntico Dan-
yon in thia city Inst Saturday, and hold for trial
! at tho Criminal Court, undor bonds Of $4,000.
Christian Erlar1t sworn-Am = Dsno. Been in
Sae of n.a and INC a o e1s IN
Worked for Even about SIX months, Or from 1st of
harci. last. drove tenn md sotacimes gru,bcd
atealing going on: The nrst Haw ,,a about tho
e "a Stsar hats, one fiji q oo and couple Of aeiyss
%es liz o.ea out 81 tSo as
Y and hauled thc,n over to Lansing Station. nIr.
Even helped mo to load thcn Ho stood IN the wagon.
a''ou. or o'clock. No one waa tl,oro but a1lls,,
yestofday in oao County ja 1t Chicago. Til Tie hats
MsEs t oil nav, and tho boots were new and no goods
Inc tram llau not como 10 Lanslng but Mike Bad the
about those goods betwech Mike aud Even willie
loading them. Mike, rode, over 70 tac dorot
! knew Ewon md Lis wiis, md soma osh. or niac
different rersona who wero .llero at ttnca wcro watch
II august thought there waa stealing going on but
4nring August tl1ia whole !" complot "[conplot-A
panea word aignayng IN association Of mon nanted
- significant term in this insanco] crew, gang were
WORKING in the shanty all the time with an,cra
Il rirrn Tia, rtIn$h
Even was IN ihofo Win them willie ,thoy woro
q; Ill.,. work. r. ,,;I They bearded Ut h!s houso
ssnty ono moraug rs gona up 'tt o potao.
field. There were two holes leading into tho coar.
s Es' sf ss mean en
noticed that wagons had been thoro. There was no
roed there. looked mud saw board vas out BY Tho
now i vas TO- lsraa T. s IA through tRs XII hole %
thy took boards on The s!zs Que WY VA. sg can't
attcntion dont Know what was I'd dono With tho bor.
hs .on a se Il ag o es'sa % 7 es
asus1ly set up about O'Clock d tto morning. wiea
got lip that morning. Ewon told to tnke tho two
loxca 10 Gibson Station IN half hour. left with
tho boxes with Mr.. Ewcns wagon md two horsea and
Daun tho that keepb tho station. Ewon told mo,
f inquired what these boxes eonained te tel
t hos gos e oSss
I know Tint on tho morning Of tho 18th Of August
last tho cfow LETT Ewens hoilso after darh with two
sae nike, Dan Drown, pave. the lame fellow. Even,
@ ssa ssa .Ts ~
wsa tley T'n aa 10 s ''' back o8as Gsy tasS asa
as pa z hsy Sy s9a
at on There are seats to Ewens blg waon, but they
dit n9t It'll take & them aud they dd not b,iag ay passe1,
saS
Fiji sHss aona Il TIA Il Is Ss ha a
from J. West \ Co., of this cfty.l -
in middle Of night in August, uaeas vas s!ck and
had t. 20 oa g9s fs SICK Even 70 Of
Doctor M got up IL tne hight aud Helped tnoso
msa loaa boxes. snw yoa iEwsi} sunday morning,
s,nnty. i mover hoard yoa say these
s xcvsr ss% any Do,e with sa
como from Chicago for you; never fetched any from
week Or 'ia as ssaSh sana
ha any such conversation ut any tinc. never said
to you and other ncighlors that When WIS done
working with you I was going to Denmark. Never
sa.d Eaa $4O0. Don't remember whit you werc do
ing whou those men were uronnd therc Did not hear
your pnco with Tho team ma lutnlnr wagon that wont
OF III tue night. and yon with it.
Al 14+ oaHll tH htA4uH-AKGlt III tluHuI4 tGStHCus
know the person who !s called Mike Jones. saw
him Sept Il >, is72, nt aibson satio1 ne gave his
h s S Sn %Sea
horse, between and 3 o'clock p. m. uo had two
With him. Which, o as cSntans q farm ma
am agent ut Gibson station for tho Michigan Cen
pany. gayo lin receipt for tic boxes. 11s III
quire Of me for Mr. Ewens mail. I'm Deputy Post
a~s H Ss sr a II r7ea F he to ss
* Sssss ,Ssssa i ss nssssa:s lid i ,sr
!alea,. TSe smallest 1ex eontsned saddhies Of 70.
instructions not to ship the boxes until my asssans
heard from mo. The boxes were shipped Sept. to
", opouito tue satioa, 1shind wood piie Mo got
sss, him s r. #; ps ss9ys{ lin =, oss,.s qsS s
thought lie shipping stolen goods Gu that train.
Whon lo cas there the .ay before md delivered tho
hat. Ic delivered tle Eoods one day tho next Iay he
ook to train. did ne 70 te Chicago that day after
as o was ~ aen as Jones' IL
a! u ~ ,S ohsago on M9;niaay sho lsth nst
discovered arrival 4 Chicago, to have been .an.
ss f
bHortt ! fecQHeCt tlhE bDH9 6&1lcCn fou8 Oh cur
pct were missing, portion Of which
frecoloct wns copaignea TO ). Wost !: Co., Chicago
some ten rolls, and for which I reMesnber to hAvo
paid the firm Ro,ncthing oyor 81 zoo. -Four rolls Ut
earpet salen from ham9 car resolect wero cons!gns
cur, settled with them, for i, paying, cost
| ct point, of shpmcnt, either Now York or
fh}aaelphfA-1 think tho lattcr-nearly 5000
Calluot, now remember to whom thu either
two IollH were consigned The ls, I hAyo hud
80 nany stolen goods to pay for that cannot recoec
this caso moro definitely than have already Btatcd
1paHf nf Ia
aud hyatem OF Hcal-exnmiuatious determined that
About thy eoth of August laat car o. our line No.
2lBt, tho records viii show, with souls broken,
Tho ear was robbed Of . boz billed at 60
thave since paid them s034o for TIC missing box,
being New York cost. From sa,no nino othor
boxeB were missing, Of various aizrH NH. vancs Ali
goots from Car 1a40 wcro consigned to Chicago houses
box containing eigara billed IN thia cur ave pnl1
for to consiguecs, s: Kasrrowtez l. Bon. Their New
York invoice called for. 10,o09 cigarH,-.bo-
ing 100 cigar boxos md loo cigars iii
euch boz. Tho cigars which Mr.. Baum describes hive
been identified positively TINT wore shipped