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


up an srmful of boxes; Just as
smashed the last box somebody hal.
looed; the light was burning in front
| Of the safe; think they said Jimmy
blew out the light, took the boxes out
At back door, met r. and he said
there was = tumble; gave him the
boxes and started him towards the
mill. Went back and somebody
asked me what was up; | said some
body had fred pistol; he said not
much pistol, that there would be
trouble or something. snd | told him
two or three could have . hand in
that game; then walked off towards
the mill snd met r. and M,,zxy. 1
wanted 10 to % back and gst the bal
anee Of the stun, bas they objected;
20 we took the jewslry what there was
sod went up to the church; there We
separated, they showing No the road
TO IsoudeH. They took watch apiece
out Of the pile. They were silver
watches and think hunter Gases both
Of them. wanted them to take the
jewslry, out they objected aud wanted
me to take II to New York aud ssll 1t
aud send them their share. was to
take out my travelling expenses from
the proceeds and they were to share
equally. started for Louden: had
: spanking good team and let them
aide right along; got to Louden . lit
tie amer day; went on to Toronto and
had something to eat; between loren
to and Lost Nation stopped and fed
the horses; gave them some corn and
water. stopped at the river on the
other side OF Toronto and pulled out
| the STUFF from under the buggy seat
aud thre + into the river some powder
and wedges aud papers. That was the
first time had ever even giance.l at
jeweirv; ] just looked at II and threw
IL back under the seat. From Lost
Nation l drove 10 Maquoksta aud then
TO Andrew. At Andrew I got some
thing to eat aud the horees watered
and fed; then drove to Bellevue and
| got there sometime before dark. cross
ed the river and inquired II that was
the last ferry; then drove to Gaiena,
put the horses up there and told them
to cal! me for the train; intended to
| take the 5 O'Clock train. They didn't
wake me; was arrested there. Was
taken 10 the Marshai's ONCE. Porter
came up soon after aud we made prep
arstions for coming back here.
| spoke to NJ. y few words Ia his shop
and notified him that he had better
bail me out When I was here in
March I went to the billiard saloon
with NJ. and Fleming. knew Flem-
ing He was In saloon with me aud
N. On the evening Of March 18th I
asked Fleming where could get any
whiskey; he said It WAS hard 10 gel
here. I theu asked him IL there was
. game Of poker played in town; he
said there was and we went over to
NJ . and ~ soon - found out that 1t
was NJ. We were to play with | refused
to play for Fleming and had agreed to
play together and didn't want 10
beat my own friend.
The prosecution then introduced
and read the letter Of Feb'y 20, which
was NJ follows:
"TIPToN, Iowa, Feb. 2G, '73.
Friend .Jo:-Got your letter to day.
Come and experiment, lthis word
| could not be satir rfactorily deciphered]
big thing. easy got, nobody sleeps
near the place. All rye buck. Come
right Oft. Drsft on back Of this.
"MUzzY"
Crawford being asked to explain the
phrsss "All rye buck" said 1t meant
"Evsl ything is ell right"
Cross Eel 60 by the name Of
Crawford but my real name is j. r,
Hammond. Have gone by the name
Of Crs y ford for about months; have
other names. My wife's name is Ella
Hammond. Place OF residence Upton.
lows. Think 1t IL not likely to be in
Iowa for very long. Resided At Little
Falls previous to coming west to com.
nit this burglary; have reason to
think that my residence In Iowa will
Be short; took up my residence In
Iowa 10 March last, did not intend to
remain; received letter from NJ. lat
ter part Of January, 1874; received an
other about middle Of Feb; another
about the middle Of March, which was
the letter that brought me out. tes-
titled at the preliminary examination
that II was letter shown me In Dec.
last that brought me here aud SO say
now, that it was through that letter /
came, ~ it was by il got acquainted
with NJ. came on the plug road;
left the railroad here; friend came
with me; John Fralsigh:is his name
Went to Fleming House; saw NJ. that
afternoon; don't know how often;
saw him once in the store and might
have gone back again from Treasurer's
Office; think I saw him once or twice
before dark; think not oftener than
once or twice; my friend was with me;
think was in the saloon with Fra
leigh once or twice that afternoon, no
more. Fraleigh stopped at tho hotel
under the name Of Williams, I think.
He was dressed plainly In dark
clothes; think he wore felt hat; we
might or might not have gone to the
hotel together; We generally kept
away from each other. did not see
him write his name on the register;
think be wore dark overcoat; he had
whisksrs; he was rather . short thick
cot man, dark complexion and dark
eyes; have known him sometime and
travelled with him; he was man Of
medium spsed Of utterance rather slow
In his emepts-neither very slow
nor very active. Think 1t was about
O'Clock p. m. when first went to see
NJ; went 10 hotel first; can't tell how
long II was after lef. NJ. before rc.
turned the ID time tS him. We had
the conversation by window Close to
door; Fraleie b was right by where be
could hear the conversation both times
that IL II l was there twice; left him
there and came over to Treasures or
noe; doo't know whore r. 10 now;