The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-12-13
THE ADVENTURES

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP. VII.
| We closed our last account OF the Chapman
trial with Thos Champions testimony, who cor
Iroborated the statements made by Willard that
he had deposited at the International Hotel 81, 10
or more money; and that Chapman registered
both times at that hotel as Geo, A. White
| William g. Brown Was called by the prosecu.
ton. lie said;
| | reside in San Francisco; have lived there 10
months; got there Jan. 18th, 1879. Previous to
Going to san Francisco was in Terrace, Utah /,
| worked in L. K. shops. Previous 10 that time
was soldier in the rcgul ar army Tor h'e years.
Ny time had expired and obtained my discharge
Previous to that time was in Elgin, Ills, an
Iattcndant in the insane asylum. Before thar,
was IN Chicago one month, doing nothing. Be
fore that, | Was in England, | came 10 the Unit
ed States in March 1873 While in San Francis
co Was business manager for Geo. \, White.
| first became acquainted with him at Wells, while
| going to San Francisco. | never saw Chapman
| before that time | first asCcTtained that his
name instead OF White was Chapman the day be-
fore We went to buy the stock for the news agency
Began lst OF February 1879 10 run the agency.
Chapman went to San Francisco with johnson,
Willard aud myself From the time We arrived in
san Francisco johnson was train-boy under my
| management. We went TO the International lio-
lct about seven O'Clock in the morning. Here
lpapers we're shown to witness and Identified as
leaves of hotel register This paper bears my
signature The words Geo. a. White written
thereon are in Chapman's handwriting. Preyl-
Gus to our arrival in san Francisco, | have
no recollection Of hearing OF any engage.
ment to purchase news agency. hrst
heard that news agency was Ia De bought from
Chas. a. johnson. ! had no conversation with
Chapman about it. Chapman remained about
an hour when johnson told me he was going 10
leave. The other parties remained at the hotel.
Chapman informed me that lac had received II tel
egram from his wife saying someone was SICK al
home and left. He remained away until Febru-
AIRY 9th, 1879 Willard was managing the news
agency while Chapman was gone. The money
was deposited in Willard's name at the lntcrna-
tonal hotel ! saw money in the room Of Chas
A. johnson and Willard on the 3Oth oI Janu-
AIRY, during Chapman's absence. handled
$1,000 OF that money for the purpose Of seeing
that it was correct The $1,000 were to he remit
ted to Dixon, in San Francisco, for the news
agnccy on the Southern Pacific K. K, johnson
aud willard had counted the money before did; ;
the bills were Is, 2's SIS, los ana POS. did not
| count the remaining money; suppose there was
| yet $1,000 in the satchcl in which the money was
kept The money was turned over to Chapman
by Willard and kept in the room occupied 10y
Chapman After Chapman returned we all
roomed together. The money was kept in the
satchc from the time Of Chapman's arrival on
the 9Th until the 2Sth when he started to 20 east.
That was the last saw Of him in San Francisco.
He took the money with him. was Chapman's
|
the 9th to the 18th | was running on train as
news agent When he left he turned the agency
over TO me. Chapman told me that Willard
bought the agency III his (Willard's) name while
he owned the money. At this time Chapman re.
lQuestcd me to take him to Dixon and introduce
him It's White, Willard was not present at that
time About the time Of Chapmans leaving
San Francisco he gave me $500 and told me to
take it San Jose and turn II into gold, assigning
rs a reason that the exchange was higher in
hiatt a
and returned it to him. He left two DAYS after
aud that was the last time | saw him. Chapman
spent from 800 to 500 from the 9th to the 2Sth
of February ! was IN company with Chapman
when he bought the gold watch and chain |
went with him at his request. He bought auoth.
er chain from Chas johnson for 500. | AN ac.
quainted with Lon Miller in San Francisco. Since
the time Chapman left there, in the latter part Of
February, he correspondent with me in reference
to this news route. Know OF Chapman's spend.
| ing money at Lou Millcr's house on Commercial
street. 1t is a house of prostitution. | don't
! know Of any definite amount of money Chapman
| spent there. lie requested me 10 20 and said il
wouldn't cost me anything aud ! went Chap.
man paying the bills
! Cross E.rdulihdhOg-l don't know how much
money Chapman left at amy house | don't know
where my answers TO Chapman's letters are
was born in England but am a native OF Scotland
vert tn Scotland al the age Of years and left
when | was 20. attended school at Edinburgh
= D
When | left Chicago went to Elgn and re.
NAMED there months | had never been EN-.
ploycd before in an insane asylum. II A. Kill |
burn was superintendent at that time. | left the
last day OF July and enlisted in the regular army
at Chicago for years; was discharged 3lst OF |
September 1873, at Camp Douglas. | am a sin. |
Gle man and never had a family. After | was |
discharged went TO Terrace Utah. and worked l
IN machine shops AS II helper; got 81 80 per day |
worked there about months. | left Terrace 4
To 20 10 San Francisco. ! knew nothing about
The express robbery; did not know there was such !
place rs La Sale ! left on the 18th OF Novem. |
Der 1879 To come here. | got TO Council Bluffs
on the 2id remained there all day SUNDAY. /
Got acquainted with Thomas Champion at Inter.
national Hotel, San Francisco. | first met Mr. !
sheppard at Chicago; came here at his solicita.
uon. First learned Chapman's name was not
White in August from Mr. Duncan. | think all
the letters have been read that Chapman wrote
10 me. Willard never wrote TO me. | first eX
hibited the letters to Mr. Duncan and gave them
up that same day; was told there had been
robbery committed. There was no arrangement
made AT that time for my coming here. There
was no threat made to me To- make me surrender
the letters In order to clear nv own skirts.
was aVerse to becoming participant In crime.
have no personal knowledge Of their having de.
teetIyes watching me. When | met Chapman
and Willard did not recognize them; they made
my acquaintance FIRST Chapman spoke TO me
first in an on.hand way, and from that time on
we four persons were in company together and
weat To the same hotel Chapman left the same
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