The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-23

as hell, and he could find q man who knew
where the gun was that did the killing. and
would ind out and tell Ward; that ne saw
Jones IN private room in the hotel a few
days afterward, when Jones told him that il
was settled fact that JEFF Huffstetter Knew
all about the killing of Moody; that he
(Hutfstetter) had told Abe Jones where the
gun was, and that Lowry had
told him he knew where Il
was, would find out and let him know: that
they would indiet JEFF and make some
money oat of it, That he received dis
patch from Jones on May Is telling him TO
come to Mitchell, and he went the nexs day
an0 met Jones, who took him to the north
west room I'D stairs in the Albert horse.
where Jones said to him: Ward. doa't
know whether you are my friend or not;
you may be trying to trap me-" that lie
(Wardl said he could not do IL IL Jones was
not quality Then Jones said be was going to-
run Io- sherln OF Lawrence county, and vas
sure OF getting elected and IL be could helm.
him Ward) get two or three thousand dollars
1t woulc be all right, he guessed; that he
said yes If he made one thousand dollars
out of it he would give Jones $40 to cleo
uoneer with. That Jones then took a card
and marked off a road and two ponds, and
SAID the gan was in enc of these two ponds,
he thought the largest one; that be knew
where it was all the time, but did not know
whether to trust Ward; that they would get
the gun which was in a pond close TO Huff.
stetter's, and have JEFF indicted and that
old Major HuHstetter, who was rich. would
pay out a good deal of money before he
would see JeH sent to the penltentiary; that
after some further preliminaries he left Jones
and succeeded in finding double barreled
shotgun in the bottom OF the larger pond.
Embedded in the mud and identified gun
which was produced in court as the one:
that Jones was then arrested, and Eli Lowery
was arrested and brought back also. and
shortly after made confession. The witness
was cross questioned as to his achievements
as detective outside OF this case. and pro-
duced an Endorsement from Chief Dewey
and ex-Chief Wilson, of indianapolis. Also
as to his previous residences and domestic
relations, which, according to his statement,
have not been very happy.
C. r M'ISTrRE
of the Mitchell Commercial, was then intro-
duced, but having been in the court room
taking notes for his paper during the trial,
which was a violation of an order of the
court excluding witnesses, he was not allowed
to testify.
was then put upon the stand and produced
a piece OF paper, partially burned and
blackened with powder, which he said he
had picked up in range of where the gun
was fired that killed Moody on the night of
the murder, and on which could be de-
ciphered enough to make out that it was a
price list of sash, doors, etc.
ED MILLS
was then examined, and testified to a con-
yersatlon with Jones in which Jones said he
wanted to see Ward, aud said he could give
him all the information he wanted la re-
gard to JEFF Huffstetter.
r Hns wM. y. CLARK
was examined, and testified that he was
bailiff at Paoh under Sheriff Shiyely. de-
ceased, and remembered bail bond offered
b. Jones for Eli Lowery, when he was in
dicted, but which was not accepted.
Court then adjourned until to-day AT
o'clock.