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


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crowd ol spectators was present "ur'h~ i""S'
of the day especially during the afternoon
,vhcn fine nn,prr or fine urocceding, became
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terS were also present during ms eNa'H'ha'l"n
His brothers are little icllOws-abOut and III
,,nors oil hri ght and INTELLIGENT looking. The
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extreme as he sat IN char huuuIc" close |"
hi, mothcr Charley, his face the picture of be
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There the little fellow sal all gay, listening
with open ears, and at the close kissed and
,olI,od win, ,ho hrotIior - li,rlr and wont ovoy
Win HIS s's'e'S'
WILLIAM RUSSELL.
He said: Am l. years old on 10Th OCT. last
been at school, at Rockwell about months
Maggie Cary taught Lived in La Sale be
fore lived ut Split Rock. Saw Maggie tud-
DIV in our house on 9th of Nav. | was there
TO get horse for George Harvicker and for
a file to sharpen the hoes; got the file in the
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the horse for HIM: he went east on the
tow-path, The horse came back about $50
was then at the house Father and Walsh
were in the feldsat the waste gate in the morn
nr | had been in the field part of the time
before George came. Was IN the house only
a minute; went up the tow path us far as the
waste with George; then | went back To the
field and began hoein. Saw Maggie stand
ing on the tow-path between the waste and the
lock about 10 or p minutes after | got back
TO the field She was about 10 rods from the
waste: don't know how long she stood there,
and never saw her again alive IThcn testi-
fed about going to dinner as did his father and
sisters: and that he sawed wood till about ,
O'Clock at the house with Walsh, when he
went to the field with his father To plant cab.
bagcs, and that he went back 10 the house
about half past fvcI First heard Maggie
was missing on the next Sunday; Jim Mona
han told me ut our house. Remember Sunday
18Th MAY. | was at 10 o'clock church that
morning. | went 10 church down the railroad
from the lock, where had been to leave Iiar-
vickcr's milk pail which | gave to old man
Uarvickcr William and old man Harvickcr
and Reese Davis were there. | went down
the railroad with two men whom did not
know and rot to church 10 or T. minutes late.
Got home about II 30; ate dinner about /. and
then went TO Near'S They had all goneawav
cXcent Charles | lett Near, with Walsh |
saw him on the toW-nDth and Joined him We
then went up to the DUMPS, crossed the canal
and went mn the railroad | caught a Young
rabbit M the railroad, which carried in my
hand and in nv rocket til! ! left il at Ncar'c
Nftcr catching The rabbi, we went M the rail
road sull further, and saw another rabbit near
tho culvort which | chased At the culvcrt
saw two men whom had known tthc Rock.
mn the railroad. We sat down anG waited till
thew came IN. when we talked with them q
minnie or two about the rabbit, &c. They
then went up the railroad. and we followed
the rabbit mn the ravine about 50 or co feet,
cIimhinw throurh the brush, TO a pool saw
handkerchief nearthe pool Then | saw the
knees of the body and called Walsh's attention
tn them We examined the nool and conclud-
ed something was there. Walsh took a
stick and raised the hand and said. YES. by
God. there Is something there" Did not
know thp hoGv was there before this time
Then | went TO Ncar'S to tell them what we'd
tound Saw the sack afterwards. Went back
from Near,s TO the pool and was there told
Inv Uarv1cker TO 90 to Utica and tell Monahan.
Walsh and I went to Jim Lammv's. but did
not find him. Then we went to MOnahans :,
but he was not at home. Did not tell Mrs
Non,hou abOut il for fear of frirhteninr her.
We met Monahan near his house: he mad
heard of it. was arrested at home while wa
tcring the horses, by Jim Lammv and another
man. about O'Clock on the next Friday and
taken to Utica. and from thence to Lii Sale by
Murtha on the accommodation. Got to the
mil about 10 O'Clock. Murha talked TO me
Toinr down Next saw Nurtha on Friday
nicht nbout 12or / o'clock; he had come back
to ihr iall. he was alone. but hcaru others out
side. Next saw Murtha on Saturday morning
about &. Saw him next about or : 30. when
he brought me NV breakfast. Saw him next
at noon brought me my dinner. saw him
next between i and 4 o'clock; next about 5 or
o O'Clock. Next saw him on SUNDAY morning.
early. about & or : o'clock; he was alone at
first Saw him next at breakfast. after o'clocl,
church. think. Saw Rcddici in the after
noon. NIurtha WA, with him Multhu cane
in tirst-15 or 90 minute, before Reddick
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