Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-11-26

O'Brlen, being duly sworn, said;
! reside In Georgetown, ID. O.; ! was In Bal
timore the day OF the election, and received
word l could get job OF work by going to
Cumhcrlund / started next night and ar
rived the next morning, whom | was informed
policeman by the name Of birmingham had
promised 10 get me Il job. After considerable
difficulty found Birmingham, and was intro
duoed hy friend of mine named Buck. We
drank two or three glnases of beer and went
outside Buck called me and said, Jim, how
would you like to make SiOlf' l said, "What
duinRY He told m before that thoy had
been hunting for Robert Lindsay the sunday
before that and the fellows all around there
had guy "Who found Robert Lindsayr'
did not know who Robert Lindsay was and
had never heard OF him. But they told me
there was man there hunting all around for
Robert Lindsay, and he could not be found,
and this man, whose name WIS Walton, told
him tO get anybody that would come and an
swer to the name OF Robert Lindsay, and that
they would give him 500. So told this man,
II don't know anything about this. don't
want to get into any scrape" He said:
You don't have TO do anything except
TO go TO New York and show Tint
there Is such person as Robert l. lindsay"
Said he, 'fhey can't make you swear that
you made out the affidavit" ~ didn't make
out the uiiidavit." said. "Well" he said, "if
can get tho money In advance and Jump or
the train II you want TO-" l said, mo; II
start will go all the way" SO, going TO the
train, we met this man Walton az the depot,
and Birmingham introduced him 10 me. He
introduced me as Lindsay. hut before we
got mp there we sat down 10 talk II all over.
Before we got to the hotel az the depot,
whore this man WIS stopping, said i.
"Does this man tWalton) understand my
name Is not LindsayY" He said "YeS
He told me TO get man to answer
70 the name of Lindsay" SO when we
got up there he introduced me as Lind
say. Walton said: "DO you understand what
you are going to gotT" 1 said; "rhls man
says / am going 70 receive elO0," Ho said,
iYes, you are" / said, "All right" So when
he came out with the ticket he said: Here
II your ticket 10 New York and $40. / could
not get n round-trip ticket, but that is to
pay your way back" So then we started along
and he explained everything; oven got me a
Truth paper, so / could see the letters Bir-
mingham got me that so that / could see Il
and study Ii. Coming on, ASKED him IL there
was any trial about this affair. He said, mo;
none at all." Then / said, "I can't be hurt
much; will 60" When We arrived here we
sBtOpped at some ofllco, / think the Times or
Irlbue first We went In cab, and went
from there 70 the Truth office. There 1 was
introduced as Lindsay. ! syW there Mr., Hart,
Mr.. Post and a man by tho name OF Byrue,
Walton then walked out, and he and Hart had
some private conversation, when Hart camo
In and said; Walton hus told me all about IL.
I understand IT," When we were leaving
! Cumberland, birmingham held out his hand
/ and said TO mo, "Gnnd-by, Harry" und looked
| up into WnltOn's face, as much as to say
| know all about IT," Coming on the train,
| said to Walton: "Who Is going to pay you this
| money!" lie said; The Truth will puy you
through me-" SO after we arrived there they
| examined me. -.