The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-09

nan There ailcf Maggie was lost VIII swear
saw him nj the waS'c-satc Told Mrs VI
this ut the inquest, that saw him there on the
next Sunday aud nn the following Tuesday or
"Wednesday. He asked about the spring work
and said he was going to In Sallc to put no.
ticc about her in the papers. He had not said
anything about the notice but when | asked
him II he had pat one in he said he was goin"
To, lie went 10 La Sale and to the field.
This about | o'clock. ! asked him no ques.
tons hut he said he was looking for Maggie
think ii was enn Tuesday. Heard him AT the
house on the next Sunday talking To father or
my sisters about | o'clock hut paid no attcn-
ton 10 what he said. ! was in another room
changing my clothes because | didn't like to
keep ON clothes wet with sweat: they were not
very wet hut were little. Coming back from
church he was on the towpath and on the
railroad not far apart, could see HIM ahead
Oimc. Crossed the canal in ii skill which we
rot in The spring from HarvIckcr, He had
several boats; don know anything about the
boats at the lock now; there were five at the
lock when had this one; think it belongs to
some canal boat. Had il on Saturday, Sunday
and the next sunday The railroad is or 10
yards from the canal bank opposise our house
Brother Charley came over for me after father
had rot back. Went to church in La Sale on
10Th; sat in the back pew in the middle aisle
saw some old men near me; saw some - or
80 men back of me whom | did not know.
Went 10 church often nearly every Sunday
was there the Sunday before butmSScd church
once in a while. Started about s or 9 O'Clock
Sister gave me II tin-buckct to give 10 old man
IlarviCkcr; went INTO the summer kitchen
and gave it to him Saw VIII IIarvickcr and
Reese Davis there is another part of the house.
did not stop, but handed in the pail and went
away Did not pass straight past the house
that day. | went by about 30; then stopped
at Ncar's, saw Bill llarvickerthcre then; think
the men saw me in the morning. Will not
swear | had the pail when | crossed to the
railroad, because | had Just lett it at the lock.
The men were not in the door when | came
up; did not speak to them or they to me. Had
got the pail on Saturday evening, Was not at
the lock, hut iIarvicker brought it down to
the waste-gatc for us; it was about half full.
Was not at the Cement Works that day; was
not On the railroad bridge that morning; and
did not see any one there. VIII not swear there
were no men at the PcQuamsogin trallrOad)
bridge; they did not see me there. Was not
on the railroad near the Cement Works between
9 and 10 o'clock that morning; was not ON the
railroad east of the lock at any time before al
tcrnoOn. The first time was east Ol'thc lock that
daV was when ! was at Ncar's; STAYED there
from about 30 till about $3.50; saw the tami-
"; know Charley since March; went there
because he invited me: he asked me several
time to come up. and | went there when not
invited-ior several things. Did not then say
ANYTHING about where we were going nor men
ton the Girl; did not speak about the Scott
iSh Chief rs Walsh came up and that we're
going to find Maggie Monahan.' No one was
then nome but Charles. Left there about 800
IN,
we found the body. The rayIHc is about q
mile FROM Ncars, did not know Walsh was
coming mp; had asked him on Saturday to 30
down to Rockwell on Sunday to play ball; did
not ask him to take Il walk with me on Sun
day after father shaved him. had told him
10 come Ia the lock. When went by the lock
was crowded So that went to NCar'S. didn't
know the people in there and didn't like to 90
in. Only saw Bill lIarvlckcr there he looked
out of the window rs ! went by; he was the
only one knew. They were sitting down fac
ing souh ! passed on the north: the door
was closed: it was bright warm day saw
them as | passed the window. Walsh said
he'd come to the lock rs soon rs father shaved
him. | did not expect him because had not
waited for him. Had no intention Of going
anywhere else than 10 the lock. Walsh came
about hours after | got to Smiths. | left
with Walsh and we went up the fowl path As
far, ~ thn jumn.hrid | snmrrsted f. cross
AZ Walsh L"J y "littIr ioh" he wanted TO do
and on to ihc coves. Inc went into one and did
his business. He could have done it on the
south side Inn, nrcterrcd 70 90 to the caves.
Tho timher is too thick near the h,ldoe to GET
throrrh Had 70 rIimh nm to cross the hridGc
and 90 some distance to the caves. We then
ca,,%ht one rahhit. he was M, ON the roiIood
and din NOT 90 INTO the brnsb TO do his husi.
ness ness when / cnuGht il Never sworr I canrht
il ~ the Cement Works conrh, # about
loo vords west of tboravine. Ind iumnrd ont
fron5 thc roiIroad and chased if twn nr tbrro
rordy Saw thn nnyt rahhit nj the Cnlynrt II
i,I, ,nrth nf ,hn raiIrn91 nm tLa Side nfthn
Hi ahont 100 yards rast Of where ! con,ht
thn frst,nno If v,s two mr. thrno ward. nL@ad
Of mo and ran into tLn hrrsh rh,cL Looked .s
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