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

Monday Afternoon.
The testimony Of HORACE CULVER was reao
from the minutes of the coroner he being az
sent in Indiana. 1t was 20 the effect that nc
had gone down the railroad from luca on 'hC
Wednesday preceding the inquest ana mao
lett IA handkerchief at the mouth ol the raNlhe
where the body was found did not go into the
ravinc; had not heard of the murder until the
night before the inquest
WILLIAM IARVICkER
was then called. He said; Am son oil
Henry Harvickcr; well acquainted with Walsh
for two years: known Russell for year anc a
half Krew about getting horse from Rus
sells on 9Th of May; my brother went for 1t
he is sick. He returned home with it between
10 and II O'Clock. BY the main road it is two
miles from the lock to our farm. The horse
was taken back to Russells between and
O'Clock. | was on the farm when the horse
came Am occasionally at the lock. The
bank on south side of the canal is, think, be-
tween Is and 20 feet high inplaces. A person
can!walk on il from Russell's to thet"dump."
There are weeds and brush growing there
bank is heavily covered; person can be seen
passing along the bank in some places, in 9th
ers not
CTo> -or0miHed.-The water saps through
the canal bank in places; these places are not
numerous The waste-way is 30 or Az feet
wide.-may be 80 feet wide. The soil at the
| foot of the embankment, and in places on the
| sOpc from Russell's 10 the lock is marshy for
Il good portion of the way Walking from
Russell's one must walk on the slope of, not at
the foot of, the embankmcnt There is place
where the bank is protected by rubbish from
the cement works; it is on north side OF
Smiths land-6 or rods from the northeast
corner; 1t is about two rods WIDE. There is
1 3. I ., EAra ln
on each side The water at the weak place in
;he bank saps through the bank in quite Il
stream, chiefly from the bottom. Don't re-
member about the weeds on the south slope of
The bank on 9th of May; new crop were two
feet high; think this strip of weeds extended
from Russel's to the waste" know Russell
moved the land west of the waste; don't know
for how far. The old crop of weeds was hemp
and hazel brush A man could get through
it; could walk through without having his
progress impeded. From the waste to the
dump .here is IA place where man walking
would not be seen from Smiths house; l. e.,
between the waste and the lock-trom the
waste to within - or 20 rods of the lock. From
the timber to the dump there are no heavy
weeds Know OF the experiments made there
Yesterday; could not see you (Bull IN the
corn; know of others who did see you. There
is a place or 5 rods long, east of the Ia,
where man would be hidden; think the
weeds here are 7 or feet high; they are hemp
and other kinds; was through them last week !;
Il person walking east could not be seen from
the field could be seen from the top OF the
bank Thence east the weeds are not SO thick
us far east as to the road east of Smiths; are
few east of the road till the Pequamsogin
creek is reached, west of present bridge. In
field east of Near's are weeds about foot
high could see any one in the field.
To Manu.. Above the Pequamsogin is tim
Der on the slope and at the foot of the bank.
To UuncGn Was in the lock house the
day the body was found. When Walsh passed
by there were others with me. Some one ask
ed Walsh to come in. He SAID, Guess not VI
and passed on Saw Russell at the lock, but
not across the canal. Did not tell old man
Russell | saw William going to church. DAVIS
came to the lock after Walsh crossed the ca
nal. Didn't see Russell cross
To .Hayo: When Russell crossed, left the
lock. Davis got there about half an hour after
Russell went by. When came back to the
lock, in the afternoon, Smith was there
To BuU: Davis and | were together till we
crossed the Pequamsogin-between and .
A. NJ; then saw Russell on the railroad going
towards Split Rock tunnel; common way tot
90 from the lock to La Sale was via the rail-
by the railroad than by the two-path-one
would have to walk from Russel's to the lock
and then back some distance on the railroad.
To BW: Would be muddier by the two
path; at La Sale can cross the canal by me
Rockwell shaft bridge; must climb bank ~
or 40 feet high to get onto the bridge ii L
were going to La Sale should take the tow
path even in muddy weather; could find a
path on tie grass. Do not remember about
Williams bringing a milk pail to the lock
house on day the oody was found; don't know
anything about the pail.
To Vayo. | think | would have known
about the pail if he had brought it; brought
no milk to the lock house from the farm; we
are not in the habit of bringing down milk
for Russells 1t is Il of a mile from Russells
TO the Rockwell shat bridge over the canal.
The bridge is 20 or so feet above the two-path.
The pile of refuse is 60 feet high. Never
knew of the bridge being closed; crossed it
last summer; the mine was not worked IN
May last
MARY MONAHAN,
recalled for prosecution. She said; | know
Martin Baker. Saw him at my house about
the time Maggie was found. Walsh was there.
He and Baker talked together, Baker was in
side the house, Walsh outside. Baker talked
about Walsh's actions Heard them talking
RusselD could do that, he wouldn't let him;
that Russell had brought him Walsh into all
the trouble" This is all heard. Baker then
went away; after which | heard Walsh NUT
tering to himself and heard him fall back
against the wall After that he moaned ana
SAID Russell brought HIM to it rs ii COW to the
saughter-the finding of the body.
Cr0sser1mtRed-IIave not talked with Bak-
er; Baker talk with Walsh was after Go'clock
Monahan was in bed have talked about this
conversation with my husband and Walsh. !
Walsh said he was afraid he'd get into troubled
because he went with Russell to find the body.
The conversation happened after the body was
found.
The people here rested.
The defense then opened their case, JOHN
WALSH being the first witness He has lived
in La Sale for 2i years, is deputy sheriff, al
dcrman. and has been commissioner OF high
WAYS. had seen Walsh before and Russell when
Ia. ,,.,, orrosto1 He said. | went over the |