The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-05

IN the Town OF Sherman. knrw Ed
ward Mccormick. Lived so rods
from McCormicks home aud was frc-
quen,ly there. Had worked for nim,
aud had business with him. Deceased
had boarded with him. The last time
he had seen McCormick alive was on
the last day Of January. On that day
they came to Redwood and returned
together. J"seph Jones was with
them. Decreased left paper OF crack
ers in witness sleigh. He had been haul.
lug wheat 70 market for deceased aud
was to take load the lst Of the week
Went on Sunday evening" to see abou.
it. aud took the crackers with him.
Found no one there and hung the
crackers on the door. On Monday
evening sent Joseph Jones to Sc it the
load OF wheat was re; dy, Jones found
no Que, but saw the crackers on the
door. On Tuesday evening witness
Went again. saw the crackers on the
door, looked ia the window aud thought
he saw Mccormick lying on the bed
Went to VIM. G,nnis' aud told them
he thought Edward Mccormick was i"
his house sick or dead. The witness,
Wm. McGinnis aud Patrick McCor.
m,ck, the Dcft.. went to the house
broke in the doors aud found him
dead, lying on his back. in bed. Deft.
slapped his hands aud kind Of scream.
ed, said something like murder. There
was not much conversation. Delft
searched the dead mans pockets not
,u"re than two minutes after they Went
in-got over SlS. The coffee pot was
On the back side Of the bid, the swiil
pail set betw en- the bed aud the stove
the table looked as if he had just beeu
ca, ing supper, there were two or three
pan cakes On plate aud part OF u
cap Of tea poured out. His pants hung
un the foot ut the bed aud tis coat aud
vest On chair near the foot OF tue bed
The lamp Was on the table and looked
AS it i, had burned the oil d 'wn below
the wick aud gone out, The pa"
where he made his cakes. sat, with
s"me batter in it, on shelf behind the
stove near the window. about 2 l 2 feet
f,om che y, dow ia which was brok
e" light, apparently broken irom the
outside as there were pieces Of glass o"
the sill aud for. The pan, witness
thought could be reached and see,,
from the outside through the broker,
paue The body vss lying ,ith b"th
hands up, aud bed clothes pretty
strai sht. There vas wood shed IL
20 through, in going into the room
where the body was, aud Two doors
both fastened on the inside with wood
EN- p,ns dropped into susur holes
There were no u.he, doors, aud no other
way to get Into the room. There we're
'wo windows, single sash. both nailed
III aud had not been out recently
We're not ia th house more than 6v.
minutes.
Defendant asked witness to 90 for
his little girl which he dill, Was gone
nearly two hours, when he returued, the
Defendant aud McGinn,s were the. e.
aud had built fire. moved the bed and
cleaned up the table little. Is Ger.
tain the p,n.cakes We're on the table
when he started for the girl. aud that is
he last time he Saw them. The pan OF
batter was in the same place, missed
nothing but the cakes. Witness took
the sir. to his house, was gone about al
hour, returned aud stayed there all
night with Defendant, aud Mc1iunis
Defendant spent good deal Of the
the time during the night reading let
ters aud papers belonging to deceased
aud thought he put them in his p"cket.
The pri"cip p,rt Of the conversation
"f Deiendan, was about disgusting uf his
brothers property, said he would sell
the talU to Mr.. johnson, would sell
witness ~ acres Of meadow. Wanted
~,tuess TO haul off load Of grain n
se, money for funeral expenses. Pick
ed up bag Of furs, about hundred.
Wanted TO know the hest site, on the
farm for u house, \ anted witness to
continue hauling of the wheat and help
him do his seeding.
Defendant touud . Revolver, in
pieces, done up in rag, and Two shot
guns which he took. Witness had not
seen the revolver since, but found the
yuus 10 the straw pile Dcft. did no,
exhibit any special curiosity about the
things iu the house, Thought he noticed
the pan of batter now and then, would
get up, walk towards it aud look At it
Did not notice anything d .f.rent about
the tastuiugs Of the door ill after tht
Inquest, when he had charge Of the
things; then noticed that one Of the
staples had been pulled out and re driv
eu in another place. Had helped E l.
ward Mccormick put the fasteninga
on between Christmas and New Years
Saw Defendant, on the read the same
,iay that they found the dead body
ln the evening Defendant said he had
thought OF asking witness. that day .,
the Rad If he had seen Edward. HAD
told Defendant the night before, about
hanging the crackers up
Did not see the pail after the time
he started for the girl, till next morn
ing he saw Defendant come pist the
>,aole with II anl ses it up on the wood
shed Had no conversation With De
tendant about what he did with the
cuntsnts Of the pail
Witness had charge Of the thing'
af.er the bpdy was taken away Hi
d * lapped out OF the pail went hom'
with h.m aud in halt an hour found
rim to be p,,isoned. He had no oppor
'unity to eat anything else either o.
the rusd or ut home Witness tount
bottle of Strychnine in the hou, . d
the deceased. Showed the bottle I,
Or. H,tchcock. Defendant hal lived
with his bruther. Don't know the caas.
/" particular Of his leaving, The mus
witness knew Was that they had som