The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-30

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Others. 1 stated the truth TO Landrum--
all about Try being present. At first
told him was drunk ut home
and In bed: don't think
| l have made different statements about
II since. told the truth about IL at first,
| and have tried to tell 1t since. NV
statements may be little different. 1
denied at first being In Ii, but never de-
MED being In 1t after ! first told 1t.
think | stated to Mr.. Llndrum that I
was at home drunk when Spence was
killed, and then made this statement.
| don't remember ii Dennison came to
my cell after these parties Morris. Lam
drum, lIartwell. Low, etc had been there
and gone away, and don'tknow whether
| he came alone, and don't know who
first said | would have to- testify IN court I:
don't remember whether was mott
fled that | would have TO testify. did
not .ay anything to----about what
Lowe told me. When some one said IL
don't believe the Grains killed Spence"
| ] don't remember saying II don't believe
| IL either:" know | I'll not say that.
have testified twice before in this case.
once before Squire Reynolds, and once
before Judge Crawford.
Court adjourned until 1880 O'Clock. pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court assembled At 1880 pm, when
Sam. Mu,ick was placed ON the stand
again, and tue cross-cNaminatiOn cOntin-
ued rs follows:
was never exchanged Tor "a Federal
prisoner from Camp Chase. Ohio. went
| 10 Jefferson county, aud lived ten mile.
from Spring Garden, aud worked
on a farm for another mau
Mr. William Weaver; worked
| Tor him twelve months from there
went to Ccntralil. and then | went to
| Carbonate; | staid ut Centralia tour
| monthS;--l was with Weaver about
| twelve months. at Carbonate l.was first
| mt one thing and then another the
first mani worked tor was lIessig, ut u
Jaw mill = this was in 1865: | don't
know how long worked tor him, about
| four or live months. ! reckon: | don't
| remember who worked Tor next, but
| stail in that county. | worked for Sny-
| der, Hill. aid other parties: ] worked
Tor Cy. Hill, on Il brick yard had been
| working around in that neighborbOod
| from Is up to the time | was arrested.
| to the time left Granville ; worked
for Hodges about two years, at tcamiug !:
| got acquainted with Marshall Grain
| in 1875. about the iorepart
of the year. Or maybe in "a towards
| the last Of he year. at Granville; saw
him there IN town and got acquainted
with him IL knew some Of the rest #
Them IL became intimate with him in
June. 20 /; he was my neighbor and We
we're together fright smart," nc wanted
me to go in with him in these crimes IN
July; we had been together Oh the It'll
ana went to MurphysbOro, and while
There some one shot into his house; aud
ne asked me II lac got in trouble would
help him out. and said would; we
went to Murphysboro To run u lemonade
stand We had had one at Granville Oh
the third; we had been together right
smart but there had been nothing par.
ticular between Us his house was Shot
into on the 9th. and We got back Oh tn,
| 9Th; | think 1t was tn
next evening he asked me again If
would help him out il he got INTO trouble
on the night of the third staid 1T home
Marshall was not at my hous. on tn,
third We went at Murphysboro on tn,
night OF the fourth ana fifth. and wen
back on the morning OF the nth dom
know II he staid 1T my house the first
night after we got back from Murphys-
boro; he stsid with me the next night
we got back home on Tuesday morning
the 9th We went home IN wagon OF
the night OF the seventh Marshall staid a
my house. aud he asked me II he got int,
trouble ii | would help him out he aiC
not say what kind of trouble; ] don
know ii he said anything else. this WA,
on evening OF the seventh at my house
he did not -tay with me the night OF tn,
Sth he asked me again II he cot il
trouble would help him out, aud sal,
| would he said he thought John Sis
ncy had shot in his house aud he wante,
revenge (; lie told me what he wanted M
10 do--that was 10 make a witness of M
TO help him out ot trouble, and tolc
him would help him; this was in tn
evening in the yard ut my house. | in
tended 10 swear to help him out. II
had staid "a ! was then. pretty full o
whisky, would have done il; he told M
, when me and john Bulliner aud him 20
together, Marshall told Bulliner ! WA
into this now. and they remarked 1t
went back on it would be the next OH
killed: they waited me 10 assist them
they got into trouble: they was ailnin
to Kill, but not to steal anything tol
them would help them and do what
promised to do; this conversation wa
along IN July, about the 10Th. don
know just what time: me and Marsha
had been together and around town tha
day, and went up aud met Jcp; ME an
Marshall and John Bulliner had bee
1 talking at about twelve o'clock, and theI
, was only Il. three there then, We WEI
taking about the shooting OF George 81
ney: Marshall was telling John no
: he had shot him {; he told how he wen
, aud how he got there, and that he ha'
uearl, give Ii out, when THAT man
(meaning Ohe Stanley came and wen
Z in; | don't remember what Bnlliue
I said. | saw Bul,iner give Marshall iiite.
: dollars. aud said he would pay the re
when he sold his wheat ; | saw Marsha
-, at Granville that day and he said he WI
! going 10 kill Sisncy that night; | Ia
n heard Marshall and John talk abo'
killing him before Marshall wanted
u xiii John Si>ney first, and Bullin
> wanted George killed first; Don't kno
q of any one To be paid Tor the work bu
u Marshall lie was TO get $50; I was !
Carbonate the day OF the killing an
y saw Marshall at Jake Beard
; lumber yard; lie told n
he was there for the purpose OF kim
Sisney. and wanted ne To take his Co
aud boot, home /; he said his boots hli
. his feet and hr couldn't walk vel; hin
j. he told ne afterwards that he had II
e onn hid out 10y Mrs, Phillips | toe
his boots aud coat home and took son
n bullets from his pockets; he did not 81
. ANYTHING about them being there
think found them when | was putin
n some papers in his pocket; | thtowed u
Y bullets away, because they might 'earc
e his pockets ami lind them; never r
: vcalrd any of thee conversation
X. | was in the hon-e ~ the morning WI
:, Dtk,r: IL was about o'clock in Il
/ morninp: wa went from Carterville AZ
h.. mo and Marshall and Baker went IN
p W, 49, -, L., Nm. HuLnr mid II