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

| ter was about loot ana Il nan ucol' IIoih 'n'
bottom TO the top. Russell showed me where
j the handkerchief was found, but It was moi
where saw il; il was close 10 the body when
| saw II. He said he found It 10 toct south
west OF where she was The sack was Il Hour
sack.
Il. r. HOLLAND.
Lives at Utica Cowoboratcd Monahan
statement as to his occupation ana hours "i
work
JAMES NuRTHA.
Live at La Sale Am an officer; made the
arrest of Russell and Walsh Have known
Walsh four or five years, and Russell may be
two or three | made the arrest some time IN
MAY last. was at Utica before the coroner :
Jury. Saw Russell in La Sale after the girl
was missing or s days before she was found
saw him near II hardware store there. look
him to La Sale from Utica. had two men
10 get him. Had II warrant tor him. ANSWER
objected to and sustained by the Court took
him to La Sale. BY Mayo What statement
did he make to you while under arrcst?' oar
gumcnt by Bull against admitting l'ussclPs
confession; also authorities quoted The Court
decided in favor of Mayo The first knowl-
edge of the little girls disappearance was what
Russell himself told me on the street IN La
Sale, near the hardware store. Had CONVEX
sation with Russell had the second converse
ton with him on Saturday evening ana sun
day morning. Objection as to admitting
what Russell said, Both Russell and Walsh
were in custody. This conversation was had
In the Jail at La Sale; no one was present;
Walsh was in Il cell and Russell outside in The
hall way close by Walsh's cell, no one was
outside that know of At this time spoke
first; | said, Russell, think you are lying
on Walsh" said didn't believe his state
ment about Walsh, ana that the people didn't
believe 1t; told HIM that Walsh could show
that he was in La Sale when the things he
said concerning Walsh took place Then rus
sell asked, sobbing ".Im, II J tell lhe ruin
won't the people string me up" told nm
| thought not. Objections were made by de-
PENDANTS as to the admissibllity OF RusSell's
confession" The question was argued at
length by counsel, for and against It's beng
purely voluntary. The Judge decided there
was induccment sufficient in the mind Of Rus
sell to make the matter other than II confession
from conscience only and ruled the evidence
inadmlssablc Witness stated he had gwen
all the facts that had passed between himself
and Russell thus far
ESQUIRE FOREIsTAI,
of La Sale, was next called. i know the prs
oner; have known Walsh since he WAS IA boy
Russell not very long Russell made Il state
ment 10 me; he sand it was Il voluntarily state
ment; It was made on the 21th Of May on cX-
animation before me. Russell was told his
rights and not to say anything against himself
before he testified. Russell was sworn and
made his statement without Interrogation.
The examination was held in city building, in
"A room adjoining the Jail There was a large
crowd outside; Murtha was in the room and
so was Kcyes. Examination was held between
II and II o'clock y. NJ. Russcll's statement
here made was objected to, but allowed TO go,
to jury Russel's father and sister and about
two dozen people were present; room would
hold say 100 people | understood he had
made statement duplicating Walsh; heard
1t from Murtha Had had ii also from Rus
sell on Sunday evening when Murtha and
and others were at the jail. RusselI's story
was substantially the same on both occasions.
At this Sunday evening conversation MurlhaI
spoke first, saying to Russell, "Now you cam
state to Squire FoTistal what you said to me,
If you want to-" Suppose the statement h"(
then made was the same as he had made to-
Murtha Murtha had told me the statement hcI
hau made Murtha did not question Russell
or break in on him while talking or make
comments Next day NlondayJ the statement
was more eXtcndcd--at the examination. ltus-l
sell stood by u table when he talked, and Muir
tina was close by him. The door was closed,
| Objection was again made by defendants toI
the statement, but the objection was
ovcrrulcd. kept the boy in the jail build
ing for examination instead Of taking him loI
my Office, two blocks III, because Of the crowd
outside and my fears Of them didn't want
to take any chances of lynching. Objcc'ionI
again MADE by defendants, but the evidenced
following was admitted The statement byI
1 hi
ard suggested il ought to have been, Witness
allowed to 90 on Russell sand, in substance, |
that on the 9th of MAY last Maggie Cuddy
came to his house, and brought IA cal in bag.
Walsh and himself went after that into thcI
field and worked with old man Russell. SOME
time after this they saw Maggie going home
on the crna bank-about II O'Clock \ NJ, onI
the 9th. Walsh SAID to Russell, We'll 90 ai-
ter this girl" and left the field, Russell left
shortly after and both went up the canal on
the two-path 10 the dump bridge near ce-
mcnt works. Maggie was sitting there resting |
They took her across the canal up the railroad
to ravine Russell stayed on guard ON thcI
railroad while Walsh took the girl up the IA
vine to violate her pcIson-somc 10 rods oil,
After II little hc heard u scream, md presently
Walsh came up to him. Said Russell Did
you do it, Said Walsh, NO, G. d her Il
had TO kin her" They both then went toI
where she was. He saw blood on a thrcccor-I
ncrcd stone. They dragged her up the ravlnc,
and while yet alive put her into hole where
there was water and put heavy stones ON herr
body They then separated They afterwards
went to RusSc's for dinner, arriving hlc-af-
ter ~ O'Clock This is all Of Russell, state.
mcnt Walsh at the examination stated howl
The, found The body; he VA, living AZ Rus
seis before and after The killing ni the glri.
CroSS-G.0miaed.-Thcr were about tWu doz-
en- persons present at the examination, friends !
OF Russell and Walsh; neither bad attorneys !
Old man Russell said something after the cX-
think be- did n"' break in during
t. AN,r il he said, "WiiIir, think you rel
liu." lie said also that Willie WAS lying onI
Walsh: and then Willie began To cry. Hel
said both were innocent, and that Murtha had
instigacd William To make the statements.
Walsh was present, and was sworn at his own
request. | did not see Walsh in Jail on SUM
DAY before Walsh denied RUSSELL statement
bul told how they had found The body. HeI
denied also any completely in the case. IoI
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