The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-12-18

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o'cl5 i. Met odl h.-At e Mile
Hoo thin se were & g up +
the aoon. bn't remd nber WI
TIM Ii night tdSt was; I saw Goddei
after that.
Re-direct-Aaron Duncan and Chas
Ridgeway came into restaurant Will,
I was there to get something to eat
They came out few minutes before
did-could not tell exactly how long
but not over minutes; don't recollec'
whether had finished eating; think
they went out OF the saIopn at about
10 O'Clock: they went down street.; ]
was standing in the door and noticed
that they went south. I would not be
sure how long after thai the grey team
passed; We stood outside the door some
littls umai II was not over 10 Or Il
minutes sfser saw the men GO Out Of
the door before saw the grey team
pass by. When these men passed out
OF the aeloaa ! was standing jnst In
side the door. aisasss sseFeff
CT. LorViey-Was present at the
preliminary sxamination and some
one asked Muzzyif he knew Cnw-
ford, / think, ard 10 the best Of my
recollsction Muxsy said that hs did
mot know him. Fl - se4ss ~ 81
1 The prosecution call O. W. Porter
prove that,the team found In dalena
was the same team that Crawford was
seen driving 10 Upton, but the defense
admitting that the team was the san,e
the prosecution sxamsBed him NO fur
ther and closed their teltimcnys in
chief. w* 81 80 N
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENSE.
a. p. Gii1ert-I am the person who
took the testimony in the preliminary
examination Of Muzzy and Rldgeway;
took that testimony in writing; saw
c. testify there; c. was examined IS
. witness; he then testified that no
body WIS present but him and NJ. in
Ms store that day. March 18th, but
was in the back room. Az
ter reading this testimony l remem-
Der distinctly he said there was no.
body present in the room but him and
NJ. but there was somebody else in the
back room,
THE minutes Of the testimony ta-
zen on the preliminary examination
lead TO the jury
James F5rd-I am acquainted with
N. was working for him last April
It the time of the Rowell robbery |; 4
ecollect the robbery; was up town |
he evening before robbery ]; / recollect
hat we went home about 0 o'clock
hat night; ". was with me when I
vent home; We started from Ms |
hop at about half past 0 o'clock. I |
lept and boarded at N. 3 at that time
hink We went to Fields from the
hop and went on home from there.
Don't remember dividing or carrying
ny fish home that evening. / didn't
,ok at the clock when l got hom g but
ad been there quite q little while
then it struck 10. n. was not out OF
~ sight after we left the store, not
yer 20 minutes went home on foot
9th got there at the same time. l.
rent to bed in about half an hour af-
n got home left NJ. in the sitting
pom with Mrs. NJ. M. had been in
lred short time before this-had
tipped from his buggy onto the wheel:
did not see that, he said 90 he was
retty lame. ! heard that he had.
urt himself on the Thursday night
efore the burglary. I went and got
ONE liniment for him. It could not
rave been far from 10 o'clock when I
eft NJ. aud went to bed he had taken
if his boots; think Mrs. NJ. took
hem off for him Matlock came in
lfter / went to bed. / was awake
when be came; had been in bed prob
Ibly ] an hour. 58g- s. IA 49,
G-Oss-ee--I live with Miller now ;
eft NJ. about 8 weeks ago. He had
1ot talked this matter over frequently
With me have had some conversation
with hina about 1t !. have had no con-
to amount to anything since
The burglary. NJ. had boots on the
night OF burglary did not have rub
bers or slippers on. The remainder
Of cross examination same as direct.
Mahock-I am working for nobody
at present; remember the circum-
stance Of Rowell's safe being robbed !;
heard Of it day after burglary, in
or afternoon. Think l went
home on the evening before the bur.
glary about 10 o'clock went in the
kitchen, found nobody there; few
afterwards NJ. came on. there
and spoke to me- Went TO bed in
about Is minutes after I got home.
After b. came out in the kitchen /
went to bed; had not been In the Sit
ting room; | slept up stairs in the
north room alone. No, slept with
Ford. NJ. was lame at the time; had
been from Thursday previous; could
not walk fast or go up and down stairs
much. Don't recollect IL NJ. had bis
boots off or on when he came In the
kitchen. Got up next morning about
o'clock saw NJ. before breakfast
and had breakfast In the neighbor-
hood of O'clock.
Cross-ec-I don't think it WAS after
10 o'clock when I got home. I did
say slept alone but corrected II and
said Ford slept with me. / am certain
Of that. He said he was asleep when
went In but l walked him up.
Martin Beck-I remember the oc.
currence Of the burglary ut Rowell's