The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-16

sta'd in the barrXvm; but think Randall aud
Clark went TO tlE barn. Think they wer.
gone nve or ten minutes-lons enough In
harness Thev drove the team hack. s.x
lcin drive welbes' team back from the barn
! was In the sitting room ut the limo
Heard nothing concerning taxes. betw..n
them at that time. Did not come bscl In
TO the sitting room The parties were not
present In the sitting room before thai
morning; that IL, before breakfast. Do.'t
know the exact tire. hut IL was between q
aud Z, think. Got Up while they were .a,.
ing bro akfast Slept in the sitting room.
Was there all the lime-aiter Geo. got nm
and while they were in to breaKflst. First
knew that Clark intended &c go away. Sat
urday noon; did not before lie told ME nj
room. They came Saturday evening. NJ.
Received letter from an aunt, at noon,
from York State, asking him to come. 10
not remember that he made any prepara ion
that day. lie decided, upon receiving that
letter, 10 60, and went Tuesday afternoon.
Heard him mention 1t several times in the
presence OF different parties. Welbrs did
not pay Cla,ti any money iu NV pre.snc.
SinI ~ morning, during the interview U..t.
trriden'Ihcd bv witnes) Randall was pres
ent nll the while during the inter view. rs-
u.
" eitrr referred TO, read and lett In evil
de"cr).
Cross cranriacd-Am not ccriaia that ate
breakfa t that morning, April lth. 10 no.
know that shou Id remember il if hai.
Isom"'im-. go wiih"utn. breakfast. Arose
between aud Z. should think. Was up
b"ioie Georre. Might have beri Is or sO
minutes Did not leave the room before G
got up. Was fixing up things, his or 20
minutes referred to. Was not comhing my
hair before he got up 10 no. think was
out OF the sitting room from the time Cla.!.
got up. until they entered the room from The
breakfast table. Heard ih' M, Wrlbcs and
his man. in there when Clark went into the
room 10 eat is breakfast. Rooms ION each
other; tn" break fast room j. next to the
sitting room; Ihev ARE separated by par
tition. Did hear th IT. conversation: heard
their " ices; that il. the voice of Weibes.
An. not acquainted with is voice Do not
know. positively, that it Was him; but il was
him or III. man. Did not state that Mr..
Randall did not come in with Webes aud
Clark. Have law looks In the sitting Dom.
aud there w.re hooks or the table. Clark
was explaining the law to him. when they
came in, in regard to taxes. Was talking
of the taxes Of II. Do not rene ber Of
heari' ( them talk OF anything els: don't
think they were talking q half hour, but
somewhere ,etwcen Is and 20 minutes. IL
was Cite large pOcket.toOk; csfruot tell
exactly what kind of a poc vet book it was;
quite sure it was u pocket-b, Ok. c. did not
call me tn bring his packet book. C nor
other parties. never asked me what could
testify to, IN this case.
Peter Aver. sworn-Am acquainted wild,
the defendant; am some what acquainted W tn
HIS hand writing; have seen the signatures
alta, he'd to this receipt. claimed to lie forged
Papers IN evidence shown witness). The
signatures upon the ree'pt. aud upon those
papers In evidence we're not signed by the
same hand. nor were they written tv G.; that
Is, the na,ses, Robt +. Bigbee and d. A
Laihrop. should not like to state ths. it
is positivel, Z writing. but think that Ia,
paper marked No. 2. isC.'s writing There
is difference in the shading. (Witness
corrccts testimony. Says that the whole
paprr was not written by the same hand
but the signature at the bottom was written
by Geo. l.. Cltrk).