The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-09
THE UTICA MURDER
Trial of Russell and Walsh tor the
Murder of Maggie Ann Cuddy.


In our last we gave the preliminary pre-
ceediugs in this trial and the evidence up u
Friday =. NJ. Following Is the continuation O
the evidence in the case
HENRY HARvICKER.
Was at the gate below Utica on the 9Th o
Nav last. Can see upwards from the waste
cate a long distance-can see beyond the lock
[ saw some one working in Russells nelu
think 1t was in the forenoon-it was before
saw Maggie Cuddy going down. Don't re
member seeing VIM. Russell that morning
Saw him on Tuesday evening next; saw nm
get off the railroad and cross the lock gate
We had some conversation when he crosseo
the gate. think he asked me what Siri INA
was | was watching | said wasn't Watch
ing her. He kind of laughed and shook hl'
head. He said, II saw you watching the girl.
He didn't say where he was at the time O
watching. This was the evening after tn,
murder. She had a understanding IN hei
hand rolled up. Don't know in which dircc
tion VIM. Russell came up. Saw him mex
day: can't exactly tell the time; he was com
ing across the bridge During that tlme-al
ter her death-saw him that week coming
from the east. This was before the body was
found. Stepped off distance; found 1t l'o
rods from the bridge to where her body was
found. He had not very often been seen go
ing that way. Alter the girl was missing
saw him every day; two or three times. lie
would be gone couple of hours at time
Don't remember seeing Walsh with Russell
nor alone, towards the place OF the murder 1t
is 151 yards from the canal bridge to the
Peouamsogin bridge | have heard OF ramps
being there last spring and winter. About ~
rods above the lock men could be above the
lock and | not see them. VIM. Russell used
TO come 10 the lock house, ! think he was
there before and after the murder. was IN
the ravine when the remains were found.
think nv son Billy was the first who gave me
notice of finding the body of the little girl.
Can't say what time of the day he told me. |
went there after the body was taken out.
was before the coroner's jury us witness.
Didn't see the body when IN the water. | used
TO see Walsh and Russell together good deal.
I didn't see them together much after the girl
was found Walsh told me he went to La
Sale after the girl was murdered. After The
BODY was found Walsh told me he went To La
Sale. Ny son borrowed a horse from Russell,
| think the horse was returned at . T. NJ, but
/ found out since it was O'Clock. There was
tall and thick weeds at the place where the
body was found, also unGerbrush, young trees
ana weeds. Saw Russell on May 10Th, between
Q and II A. NJ; he was going east. Saw Mag
gle 20 east saw her stop on the bridge; stop
PED only few minutes; she was at The dump
bridge 1t is a common bridge across the ca
nal near the cement worns
The witness was crossexamined sharply by
Mr.. Duncan, but did not change his testimony
in any app eciabe degree.
On Saturday morning the same witness was
cross.examined by Mr.. Bull, and testified in
substance;
| was witness before the coroncr's jury.
saw Russell on the 9Th of May, going past the
lock. He went towards the bridge at the cc-
ment works about 10 o'clock. Can't say that
saw Russell or Walsh on the 4th of May;
can't name any one saw on The 9th, Think
saw Smith there that day. | used to manu-
facture cigars, and now make none but what
make at La Sale in a cigar shop for my own
use. La Sale is my post Office and place Of
business when | purchase anything. After
the little girl was missing Russell did not lic
auent the lock house as often as before.
J.. SMITH.
A sharp controversy between Bull and Mayo
followed the introduction of this witness, in
which the Court finally took part.
The witness testified that he was adrill-man
in the cement works below Utica. | saw Rus
sell the day after the girls supposed murder
in the afternoon of that day. ! saw him III
the morning go up past the works When
Russell went by IN the morning he went up
the two path of the canal past the lock. |
was at Harvicker's; Reese Davis was there al
so. In the afternoon Walsh went by. lie was
called the Scottish Chief" On that after
noon the body Of the little glr was found. !
went up there with Reese Davis and others.
Think Russell and Walsh came there shortly
after we came. Saw the girl in the water
Reese Davis pointed the bag ont to me. Saw
her thumb nail and one knee. A haNkcr-
chief was found; Russell held itup and show
ed 1t to me Russell showed ii me first, and
showed me the part with the name ON IT, Saw
Il bag thcre-it was wet handkerchief WIS
dry when shown. The weather had been rainy
the night before. The girl was lying on her
back, her head up stream. Her knee was
drawn up in sight, but did not see IT at first
Saw her hand and thumb nail; il was white.
| can't say who uncovered the body Saw
Wilson there. Was there when the cOroner's
Jury came. On her body was u stone about
three feet long and another six inches wide
and may be foot and halt long. There
one on her breast, the others on her limbs, one
on her right side looked around there and
made up my mind where these stones came
from. noticed no ledge of rocks above them
or near.
FRANK CUFIsH.
Am Prussian; work by the day. | rcmcm
Der the time Maggie Cuddy was found
worked at the kilns in the cement works west
of Utica know William Russell and James
Walsh--known them over three years. saw
them both between . and 10 o'clock oN ihc
morning OF Maggie being found | saw them
going towards Utica, near the PequamsOgln
bridge. / saw Russell the Sunday before on
the tow path above the lock close TO the bridge,
near the bridge. Didn't see Russell come
back that day. was there III, sunday after
she was found,
WILLIAM sWANLAN.
have worked at the new cement works be.
low Utica the last six years Have known
VIM Russell about five aud James Walsh
about three years. Remember the time when
Maggie Cuddys body was found; twas about
a quarter of "A mile east of the lock on the ca
nal. | saw William Russell going up that
day towards Utica; saw him twice going up
hetu.sp tho 10Th uul 1ttl, az ,,. I..t h;.t,,f,