The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-12-14
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Continuation If the Trial OF II. II. Chapman
synopsis of the Evidence In the Case.

Continuation If the Trial OF II. II. Chapman
synopsis of the Evidence In the Case.
The crowded state Of our columns last wee
excluded all of this long trial excepting the opel
ings We now continue the proceedings begil
ming with the evidence which is condensed Il
follows;
TIE EVIDENCE
STEPHEN A. CLAIR, money CLERK of First NJ
tonal Bank of Chicago, sworc that he made u
the package on Sept Eth 1tconsstcd Of $500
in 20s, $500 in SIS and los and $500 in Is an
rs. The package was about llNSN3 in size. III
gave II To llamn Of the express company.
LORENZO HAMLIN, money receiving clerk Q
of the L. $. Express Co., sworc he received III
package, recorded it, and turned it over to MI
Caruthers.
Joshua JARurmERs, money check clerk of tn,
company, Sworc he turned the packages over t
Chas. +. Stewart, messenger on the Rock Island
road, on morning of 18th Sept.
CHAS. +. STEWART, swOrc he took the package
to La Sale and about noon on 18th Scptcmbc
turned II over to the agent there, John McBoylc
JOHN Mc8oYLE, the agent at La Sale, swor
he received the package on the 18th, and Il
about 3:4j gave ii to Chapman, his assistant Il
deliver at the office of the Ilnc Works about H.
or II mile, oil. He took also It sewing machine
a kCg of wine and Il roll of drawings IL was
about two hours before heard from him. Thcr
| got the note from his wife and Immediately
went to see him. taking Il horse and buggy.
found him in bed He said he couldn't help it,
three men got it away from him The men look
ed like men in the works and he told me of the
robbery and that he could not use his revolver
He offered me the money he had collected
about IS, but | did not take it. He didn't say
what route he took home, but said he thought
ought to know of the robbery before anyone else.
| took the pouch and the books down town. The
lower part of the strap was not with it--got it
next week Of Mrs. c.
Cross ErdmiHed.-Thc reason why Chapman
delivered the money packages at the works in
stead of my father, as formerly, was because
Matthiesson ~ llegccr suggested twoud be safer
to have a younger man do it with the wagon,
The horse was gentle one and had been used
about year. | received telegram from the
Zinc Works about hall an hour before ! got the
note, asking why the money didn't come. did
not examine his injuries the first time saw him
didn't then see any; but examined them when
| saw him between and O'Clock in the even
inn whcn james Nurtha and DR.. Fraser were
there, ! had asked Murtlas advice, and DEF went
there at hl' suggestion. Saw marks on his
throat, which was red and discOlOrcd; saw oval
mark about size OF half dollar on his fore
head, swollen and di>COlUrcd, and marks on his
back four or live inches long. Saw no mark on
him on Sunday. No other adult, except those
named, and his wife, were present. Informed
Mr. Sheppard Of the robbery after | was at C's.
the first time, after | saw Murtha. Don't know
Wnclncr 1. mousse was watched IHdl nlThl or
not-think tie matter was discussed and sug-
gested by Mr.. Mat hcsson or lIcgrlcr. Got the
piece Of strap at C.'s house on Thursday. 1T
was brought from "A drawer where he told his
wife it was; didn't hear that the children had
had It. Chapman went Ia Chicago a, the in
stance Of shepherd; no letters came 10 his wife
through me while he was away. Saw Chapman
next morning after he got home from Chicago;
he came to the office and sent II key t. Mr.. Les
ter in Chicago. DE Long G a, came to La Sale
on sunday and To them c. told hi, story in pres
encc ul his family and relatives; don't know
whclhcr notes were taken of his statements
then.
ME,. BEAuBRY, lives in the north part of La
Sale near field or open block crossed by Chap
man on his devious way homcward. She sworc
she saw him crossing the field about 10 or l5
minutes past o'clock p NJ. He was sitting upl
straight on the seat of the wagon, driving mid
ding fast She was talking over the fence with al
lady friend She never before saw C.. coming
across the vacant lot. She did not see him yom-
ting, and his appearance was not in any way
unusual
Mis- OTooI, testified to a similar state Of facts
except that she lived some distance from the
tbOyc, and did not know the man. but saw the
word express" on the wagon.
Mn. j JAMES MAGtIRE, lives east of the above |
tie saw G. AT about the same hour taking al
strange way homc-turning north, crossing thcI
vacant lot, &c, &c, on his way home.
MICHAEL BOYLE gave similar testimony, from
different point of view.
Neither Of the above saw anything strange
about his appearance, nor did they see him yom-
ting. This testimony is unintcrcstIng Without
thorough knowledge of the topography of the
location. But the prosecution aim to show he
was taking an out-ofthc.yay route home for
obvious reasons.