The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-06-01
Is untrue; while Walsh strictly adheres to his as
true. Following is Walsh's statement:
JAMES wALsH's STATEMENT.

is untrue; while Walsh strictly adheres to his as
true. Following is Walsh's statement:
JAMES wALsHs STATEMENT.
NY name is James Walsh. Was "A years old
last April. Am Il laborer Was born In the coun.
ty OF Kerry, Ireland. Am six feet in height and
weigh $50 pounds. The crime which | am
charged with happened on Monday, May 6, 1878.
mat Is the day the girl, Maggie Cuddy came to
KussclPs for cat was in the field when I'M
derStand she came to the house. | didn't see
william Russell after Maggie went into the
house. The old man Russell was in the field al
so. When had the wood broke | went up to-
ward the waste gate, about o. clock in the morn
ing, with two of Russell's sons There were PEG.
PIE fShinS at the waste gate, and stood looking
ut them, maybe five minutes | was ashamed 10
see the old man Russell coming along, as was
not ut work, so turned down toward the house.
Was working in the garden, 40 or 80 rods from
the house, preparing piece of ground to plant
cabbage. Soon after William Russell came down
ana commenced to help me. He worked about
half an hour and then went away; don't know
where he went to. A long time afterwards-per.
hops one hour and half-he came back to me-
lie told me he was at home, and while there
MOnaghan's little girl came after the kitten. He
left the house before she did. He stopped at the
waste gate and she met him there, and he com.
monced to talk to her. | went to the house about
30 minutes to l., and the old man and boy stayed
in the field until noon. Had dinner about Il,
and stayed around the house about half an hour.
and then | and young Russell took boat and
went down the canal towing and Russell steer
ing-to get some wood little brother Of Rus.
sell was with us Got home about O'Clock,
helped do the chores, ate supper, and at my
usual hour went to bed. Russell was not around
the house after supper, and probably went to bed
about 9 O'clock. On Sunday, May 10, two weeks
later, about half past II, William Russell asked
me to take n walk. | told him as soon as his
father would shave me | would 20 with him. He
said he would go as far as the lock house, and
wait for me. | met him at the lock house about
o'clock in the afternoon, and we started up the
toWpath. When we came to the cement works
bridge, crossing the canal, he went over it and |
followed him. He led the way along the railroad
straight up. | stopped for while and he walked
on. ! soon walked after him; when | noticed he
was in big hurry. When | caught up to him he
happened to look along the side of the track and
young rabbit. | stood on the railroad
while he caught it, We walked along and scared
up another young rabbit but could not catch it.
Sat down a short time here at Russclrs request
When he came to the culvert of the railroad track
he saw two men approaching from the west, 60
ing to Utica. When they came up CPeter Fitch
and Patrick Walsh are the mem spoke to them,
and they said they were going to Utica. After
they passed Russell got up and said let us 90 up
this ravine little while lie took the lead and
| followed and when we got up a little ways
there was a noise, like the rustling of leaves,
made by the wind, which | thought so strange.
When we got up some distance he said, "What
is that white thing down belowY' | could not
see anything white. He stepped on a stone in
the ravine, and went across on the other side,
and followed At this point or II little below is
where Russell found the handkerchief and show
ing it to me, he threw it away, and it went up on
a rock above this hole; and he turned to me ali
of a sudden and said ''What is thatin that hoeE'
looked in the hole and told him l could not
see anything. He said, Don't you see some
thing under that rock like Il handY' stepped
up closer, but could not see anything. He said
for the third time, Don't you see something
like finger nail there%' got piece of stick
and knelt down close to the spot, and while in
that position Russell found the sack which Mag
gle had with her to get the kitten, and he said
that was Maggie Monaghan's sack He found
the sack north Of the hole. took the stick and
touched the white thing, and to my surprise |
found it was a closed hand. | forced the stick
into the hand and raised it up, and found that
there was a little body there, and it belonged TO
Maggie. When | raised the cramped hand above
the water Russell showed me the sack, and he
seemed excited and nervous. We did not take
the body out, but as soon possible reported the
finding of the body. Russell looked pale, and |
had and still have great suspicion that he muir
dered her Mr.. Reddick, this is my truthful story
and all know of the case.
The description of the pair, taken from the
books of the Jailor is as follows
VIM. RUSSELL.
Nationality American, Irish descent; age, II
years; color, white; occupation coal digger;
birth place, La Sale; parents, father alive, moth
er dead; residence Split Rock; education, can
neither read or write; health, good; habits, mod
crate; property, none; height, five feet inches
in his stocking feet; weight 106 pounds; length
of feet, 919 inches; width, 80 inches; hair, dark
brown; eyes, grey; teeth, good; marks of per-
son, none.
JAMES WALSH.
Nationality, Irish; age, "a years; color, white;
occupation, laborer; birth place Kerry county,
Ireland parents, both dead; residence, La Sale;
education, can neither read nor write health,
passable; habits, moderate; property, none;
height, six feet in his stocking feet weight, $50
pounds; length of feet 1917 inches; width, 4
inches; hair, dark; small moustache; eyes, gray;
teeth uneven in lower jaw; marks of person,
none.