The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-08-23

he had woman or hOt, not All III Tue eaihe TooHi
Do not remember visiting any females In kear
ney ON our way west was IN San Francisco
from 18th January to 2Sth February. Chapman
on his first visit was in San Francisco only few
hours. His baggage was left with me. Don't
know how much money was in little satchel.
deposited in hotel safe on Jan. 18th 81, 700, and
shortly after Sl,O1O more i purchased the news
stock. I thought Chapman had gone home; he
was not then in San Francisco so far AS know.
The money spent came from Chapman; balance
gave to him. He returned in week or ten
| DAYS The news route wac bought in my name,
| of c. W. Dickson, cigar maker on Clay street.
Chapman was known there rs Geo. A. White
| He went by that name first at the Bluffs. Don't
know how he got the name--think it was nick
name or given him in fun He said If he was
running around anywhere to "amusements," he
did not want his wife to know it. Visited a fan
cy house with him in San Francisco once or
twice on Commercial street. Knew Luc Miller.
Chapman was acquainted with her; don't know
that he STAYED with her. Chapman left about
81, 600 with me-greenbacks chiefly. First learned
Chapman had SO much money i'll San Francisco
! thought when we got there he had only $3.50 or
$3.50 | bantcrcd him about having the express
companys money, but he said "no, he could eX
plain about it," When spoke Of it, he flushed
| up and acted as though | had hurt his feelings.
He said he had mortgaged his house to borrow
money; that he had borrowed 81, 800 or S3,OOO OF
| DR.. Keyes, of Lowell, Mass, and also of &. L.
Gage at Sandwich, | think, about $4,000 more.
He said he did not want his friends at home to
know about it because the property really be-
lOngcd to his wife.
| left san Francisco about 26th February for
Kearney did not sell the news route; had no
money in it. Next saw Chapman in kearney.
We met by an accident. Know woman there
named Laura Stanley, prostitute. She Is ac-
quainted with him; we were at her mouse once or
| twice Remember sitting on dry goods box in
! front of a store talking with Chapman about not
saying anything about his trips or business; he
cautioned me not to say anything about his tran
| sactiOns. Know man in kearney named Lynch
| r. d. Gould lives seven miles west OF kcarncy;
he owned large farm. Chapman now owns "A
piece of il and ! own a half section. Chapman
bought last April; $50 worth OF improvements
put on it by me since for him. Don't know what
! the land cost Chapman; Gould had sald he "a
| take IS an acre. Chapman was not doing any
thing in Kearney He sent me money from Win
dom, Mimi. through the mail, done up in asquare
package. Known Chapman for seven years; lie
was in moderate circumstances until last fall.
| Cross Eranaatiu.-Whc we left La Sale we
| intended to 20 only to kcarncy and into the vege
| table business; We were TO take Gould'S farm
! Chas. johnson was news agcnt-a young man is
or 20 years old. He first suggested our going to
| California; said business was better there. may
have been the first to make Browns acquaint-
lance; said he was going to San Francisco. Did
not know the news route was for sale till Charley
johnson said so in San Francisco. lie claimed
| to know Dickson. | ran on train to San Jose
after the route was bOught-frOm Feb. | till
! left san Francisco Johnson also ran on train
land Brown and Chapman were in the office.
Chapman came to Kcarncy about April |. left
Kcurncv on Aug.9 Was in charge of Capt. An
derson, sheriff, on whose farm ! was arrested.
Came to Chicago with John McGinn. Got there
on Tuesday and went to ISnkerton's headquarters.
In Chicago | talked with Duncan; asked him
what I'd better do; saw no other lawyer; talked
about the robbery at Pinkerton's. Don't know
why | was not brought here directly. ! said
wanted a hearing, but would sooner stay there
than 70 to the county Jail if | could get hear
ling Did not know was to be witness till |
got here; and supposed should be tried until
they began to ask me questions. | have made
no preparations for my trial; Warner told me
would have plenty of time to see lawyer here.
Re.drect-Saw Chapman in Council Bluffs in
June; went there to meet him, as there was a
payment due on the land. He gave me $50. He
had written for me to 90 there and went back
and made the payment for him. had no inter
est in the land, and gave him no money for any
purpose.
FRANK WEBSTER, of the La Sale Press, was the
only newspaper man able to make Chapman
talk; so last Saturdays Press contained a state
ment" Frank was called to testify about what
Chapman had said. Frank said, he said that
Wizards money bought the news route, and
that he worked for Willard.
F. W. Mathiesen, Nicholas Walters, Thos. Dill
Ion and John McBoye testified about the rob-
berry; the latter adding that after his trial Chap
man worked for his uncle fer time; that he
owns % acres in La Sale and house-in all
worth perhaps 81, 600; that there is an old brick
yard and brick kiln on Chapman's place-there
at time of robbery.
On Wednesday Moses w. GUM, Chapman's
brother.in-law, was first sworn. He said
| fr;a dc of
former trial; he paid his own incidental eXpcn-
ses ! wrote two letters to the officers OF the
Southern Pacific r. X. In the first asked If
Heman b. Chapman was on that road as news
agent, and was told he was not. In the second
/ asked for Geo. A. White, and was told that
Brown and johnson were the news agents, and
that White was interested Wrote about him
because some one had said Chapman had no po-
sition and wanted to know the truth; wrote for
Geo A. White because his wife said he. had
changed his name. Chapman went to Sandwich
before he went to California; he was at Window,
Mimi. to recuperate his health.
Joseph Sheppard, superintendent OF l. 5. EX.
Co., testified as on the former trial
| James Murtha testified as to the finding Of the
money, watch and deeds to 100 acres of land in
Chapman's trunk. There was some irregularity
in the warrant-the property to be taken not be-
ing described, and it was attached by the express
company on the day the examination was con-
tnued two weeks ago. The property was intro
duced in evidence. The money, as before stated,
was in bad condition, being rotton as hardly
to be touched and was dusty with brick dust.
1t amounted to perhaps $500 or $500. The pa.
pers were contracts for four fortes from the [.
P. road to Gould for 5000 each with one payment
Endorsed, and transferred TO II, B. Chapman for
800 each The next witness was
i WILLIAM g. BROWN,
of San Francisco. He said, on rrosseSamina-
ton, that he came from Edinburgh, Scotland, in
1873; but of his antecedents there he refused to
say more than that he was educated there, and
a.. 1, w LIVING IA saws he ie mn