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

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was south of her Went with them to Utica
and stayed there till A. NJ; was home all
night after that. Was summoned to Utica
next day and stayed there all day and was on
the witness stand till ) z. NJ; then ! went
home. Was in Utica next day. The jury adj
Iiourned about t or } =, VI. ON Tuesday. ! went
home at once, and stayed there till | was ar
rested by jim l.amy on Friday; was not away
all this time | spoke a few words TO Mrs
Nlonahan in Utica on the 18th; don't remcm
Der what ! said. Went there to see if Jim
Monahan had got back from La Sale; did not
ask her if he was hume-Walsh did; don't
| think spoke to her; did not tell her that |
talked with Maggie ut the dump bridge Dld
not see Monahan till we left their house; we
met him at the northeast corner of the house
| | asked him II he had heard about it; he said
he did; Walsh said not to tell Mrs NJ. because
it might Brighten her Talked with some peo-
pie on the bridge in Utica. told them about
finding the girl and then asked if they had
seen Jim Lamy; they hadn't | didn't know
Lamy Knew Murtha; had seen him of and
on for I or years; didn't know him well or
talk with him. Met him once when | was
subppnacd us witness. | hauled wood ON
Saturday May 4th did not 90 to La Sale ON
Friday. DID 20 there the week after on sat
urday evening between | and o'clock. Did
not see Murha that dav. Did not 30 to La
Sale ON Thursday or Friday; was there ON
Saturday mentioned only, TO ret groceries and
started back before dark. DId notask Murtha
If he had heard that Maggie Cuddy was miss
ing; didn't tell HIM anything on this Satur-
day afternoon. | went TO a store about 100
wards from the railroad; where | was about %
minutes; saw JIM StapeOc and others there.
VIII swear that on no day Of that week did |
see or talk with Murtha in La Sale. | was
taken when arrested first to Utica, about / p.
NJ, and thence TO La Sale ON the evening pas
scngcr train at O'Clock. He came into the
iail about midnight; don't know why he came.
viii swear that Murtha came there and told
me to "ptepare for dcath-yOu can't tell what
minute YOU may be hung" There were pco-
pie outside Coming from the train, Murtha
had told some men he had arrested me on the
charge of this murder. | could not recognize
them. We stopped once about the middle of
town one or two minutes and Murtha talked
with the men. From there we went alone, cN-
cepting John Ryan, whom Murtha talked to.
| He told Ryan to take walk with him. some
or ) men followed. Monahan went down to
La Sale and told around that | was he who
killed Maggie-so people told me before was
arrested. Don't rememberwho told me, Was
by boys fishing at the wastc-gatc. Knew them
by sight. not by name Told this to me and
father. Don't remember what replied; guess
made some reply. This was on Thursday or
Friday mOrning-it was on Thursday. Mon
ahan and hls wife went down on Wednesday
or Thursday. | saw them 20 down the rail
road when | was in the field; was opposite
the wastc-gatc; the canal bank Is or feet
high; could see over the bank and see
persons on the railroad; was in the field and
pointed them out to father. The fishermen
stopped at our house going to La Sale about
is T. NJ; gave them drink THIS is the first
that knew ! was charged with the murder.
Murtha didn't tell me what was arrested for (;
did not ask him | knew what was charged
with heard the warrant read; knew | was not
CHARGED with this oflcnsc in the warrant; did
not say word when Murtha told the men
was arrested for thi, murder Murha was in
ial - or 80 minutes looking al the windows.
heard some one talking in the yard; no one
was az The windows did not understand Il
word II wis a dark night; Murtha told me
not 10 90 near the window; did not; and he
told me il saw any one at the window To- 90
into my cell, | could not 90 into The hall.
Saw Murtha ON Monday morning about G.;
had breakfast between and Q. talked with
Nurha about O'Clock. He told me If
didn't make % statement he'd open the doors
Of the Jail iOr the mob. Was told 10y "a boy /
saw at the window looking in that there was "a
biz crowd outside Nutha was not there
then The boy told me about the crowd after
asked Murtha told me must make "a
statement: DIDN'T say what kind. lie said, if
Won don't tell the truth about YOU and Walsh
in this case, I'll let in the mob. Murtha told
me To- tell the story about Walsh--that he lrtt
the field at a certain time so as to get him AZ
rested lie knew Walsh was in the field be-.
cause had told him lac was. Murthatuld me
what 70 say about Walsh the rest made up
at his suggestion and dicia,ion. He told m"
to tell of his killing her with Il thrcc-concrcd
stone and about hi, taking her from the south
side Of the canal to the rayinc.
Co,s'ioa-Why then did he say. You have
been lying on Walsh, and don't believe il
and the people don't believe
LturD-IIc told me the people didn't be.
lievc it and we must make up another He
had made up most Of the story. Don't know
why ne came back and told me thi, Tuldmc
this IN tn" afternoon; my statement was made
in the morning. lie came back tn the Jail at
ter Walsh was arrested ON Saturday afternoon.
Walsh was I'm the jail when Murtha told me
.thcpaJplr didn't believe the story about him
told it 90 me through the bar, of the cell door
was locked mp after diuner-bcfore ne brought
Walsh. lie wa, in ;hy l8,. at supper time
ala#ai Int supper and -u. water, Ike. hr said
nothing lie came I'm on Sunday morning
alone and took me "a the front room and said
If didn't make statement y,e both Walsh
and b might be strung up. "a, the people didn't
believe The first one Hco,l me what to say.
He told me 10 say jhG- left the field first and
followed tn. girl. After wm'c said /
wouldn't tell &c and lc said q -i.,. meut was
the only thing that would quiet the people and
ret rs clear That is the most he told me to
int. f'4lL.N
him for htli an hour. tie said, YOU tell that
you stood on the railroad while Walsh went
up the rayine" This j. an he said, ! think
the balance l made up. Murthg told me 20
say that Walsh left first, and made up the
rest Did not say in the statement that ! saw
Maggie Cuddv AZ the wI~te-gatc and that
Walsh suggested that he follow her, and that
understood that I should wait until be was
out Of sight. Didn't sag overlook hcr "a: the
dump. Murtha told me TO say thar ! went
with hcracross the dump and up the railroad.