, 1875-09-20
K'rcliIninnry Examination Of Two
Williamson County Az
snk9ins.
Tho Sensation Created by the Tcsti-
mony Of Music, IN Accom-
plicc.

THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY ku,xLux.

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for nm torr t,I,n, ~ ~, b.. .,,a .t. 1p"c' n.~
af., -. t. ~" '"o" ~ '.'o .4o"' ~ 80 ''"''
"'''o ios tne prosecution. AZ y. m. tho cnH1
wnR continued until Monday. Tho nvldeure,
which It wls nafl would br given by defsn!auto'
wituorscs to proyc uyibjs otc.. vns unalceosnfut.
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maA'oa testimony va" not disnntoa IN tho loass
The whereabouts of u!ncs Bill CraIu on tho
but did not eic"r ksm OF hoiuG
Mitchell, Of Marion on Friday ouro'Ietl ion good
l1, ja nv %n1 w"ss rnso eomsny u
.,.,,. b. re.ay for for N, ny. omstgsney reso men
tnalr for,-n.. ,o~ .,,o a..,,a. rho
'ne'r lofsahes' iof tno restoration
aonihern JIIfnoi, H., r,to,c,n, a, ,t,a s,ccn.s,1
,,s...,,.ts 80 H. a. 'u'' n"ssoDn'n' ,,,
lluer, with bis two accompllcog, Allen Baker Ind
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commencing Wo'us.dss % for tho "a assassination 1ep Of
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MAnloa, Williamson Co., ILL.,. Sept. 17.~-Tlo
r =, ..a.; 1a"@''on n.l'' =, 'na s"o ".'naa "a.
Sis'ns ana Yep ossln' Tor tl'o murder of Mr.
PSss TWO days. when huhlc WAS callel, hls
name oroasod great stir 10 the court, hundreds
rising tin tn saa Tim man win i,sd totnot ram,
it 5ha " ,n.Jor a' md '1. va wv uo s4,
ss @ hia asu THn ~. 10" ~ ,es'
know William spense, ,,ocoussd, I bays known
was ksa rsrs Va. rviF tesn. pos "efn Of e e
t!n,e. know Jsp Grain nd sGo two william crains
W ycars. ths other two ltss tha,a var. o. IT, FL
day befora 6pcnFn killed, AMI Jap. Grain wcro
Il M.nI,al 0r.ns house, md I.p. Grain s.i he
ii isck n,,l's, mi for Us ia msot Ai1n, Gi,n
sou 10 esaet 1e Gt a 1af II asd II ,, va
Black uii's. Va wure 10 90 10 tho aeid and ass
wait for IL; by w, I mssn Marshall orsiu and nv
self. Tho party that gut there nrst wss to brask aos
s IT, sn ne e s ss ss, a 5S
know W. wero therp Marsaali drain and mo aot thora
aF,t y. broke ~ xee!a sud thea won't i! on ths
thrss pssos Ieiors hs otho cam. the5 ca.ns .boa.
agreed 70 xiii spsnss that night: wa to 20 baet
l,sao .nd g. whisky, an them "a sin that
as iss ' s s x5 cls n IT, " u, '9s s: :2s
1undown and dark. sue and Marsaan Grain and BLACK
DAi too3 sotas whisky thst got Iron, il nalner,
he Nsa to asslst In getting them out and il
he. could not do thss tnsy vsa 10 bo
tho murd5s. When W. ms. On Fr.day, Jep wanteI
mo 10 got guu for Black Bill from John pulnor. l
1T Se 90 " s III e T.
xoald do. Dstn,oFo lived IL cr.tavile. Won. thsrs
ras, 5 sysnns sst 70 e1rsoT y. but b. d n9 w,nt
iors 10 va up md sot it; Il w. losded. When mt
BLACK Bill sud tha oshers did nM have ths Rr,n Ii
wAs at Maraaails houko. We drank soma WHISKY until.
dark, anl then want to Ma..hhls house AID stayci
thcra unt! or - O'Clock. M.r&hAl hsd another gun
Do.,nors After We 40! to srrstls ho,ss. wc wsiteJ
for everything 10 Gel still. SO to 70 up and ki!l
a!nnse; ho raid, "sp.nss is Il. sess oac. s Thts
wax on Friday. July 80. Alter Marshall Grain Hot
bis window shos into ho was afraid 10 stay 1t
hou,o, and stayed At my house sometimes and
ssi il t1onS!. !, sou!a ':.na :; lin, @ :. s .
- - 1s .ss' 1a' h.;.p. It. I'll
tol ms L. .hot a ch joas f Dstmots saa. !,
va va couple Of hundred y'ras TO spen.es houso; i
hs woods .Sre..t md somctis. ons W.
behind Black btu and TO watch aud ses IL
Xybody cans. " 60. theEs ,bou. 10 or II o'eloek
within tea :tel. 4 ths door On the s.'s .!ds.
sbsll went ur md called spouse by nan,e; BpelIso
asfed who wss thsss; he said " John Kinney, aad DO
waited = fs~ Minute. and @ shen c.iied aE.la. sad
axn.a said hs would ~ down soon be could yet
~ shosa %. n..+k Bill and wase e,st Of d.
With shotgun: only hoard ono report;
hnth barrtlA Weso hse1 Ut once; ha ahot
him thon wi.h thu piatol: ha put hts hand through
tbs window that 10 had shot w!ta hts shotgun add
fired 1t 5penso with hls patol opce After the ru,
Heard Bp4nas gsoan. Wa than right tic curer Of
luz house. hAck ply With mo. A4rah.ll jabbed Aon
thrss minutes, and brought out = po.kotooot, Wo
vent On the railroad east ws dropped the pccteboot
an!ned It aud lid tsrs no n,oey ID |. We wont
on and got TO Terry crstna aeld. md m 10 tAa
lsft tLem and wont home aud renk 10 lad. g.Ta
:. II arrestel vhat ahall do ~ Dla:k Bill sa1,
Ays ms and Marshall sub sol and ~ viii uvr.r
you clear" Haven't socu ths Datnore auu rinca
did nut 10 thrss parties The ns1t d4y; ..s 81 Grain
vile mart of Tho Time dtdnt .ae ihs ,ruv -.
Invited, but did aot tai ike II. Ysier Iii VI, IN
town; had some talk viii Him about thts anal:
Marsh1jl vas prescnt. Il va IT I.m1rmm,..
tnt,i. On the Monday arsnina tftrrM,ri.
Yallsr ELL s.kel M.ssbIi, ibid you
ssked, iii sa,bod, got his ssteh Il h.a It'll n4a ma
hell [IIcrs Blark uIl laughed hsd toId vi r.
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