The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05

D listened. Thomas said: "R. or Charley got N
r to do the id dirty work, and now be Is "a
c Ing TO leave me In the lurch. !! he turns on m
d will on him, too" He said that Mrs. Allen wa
l. paying out money 10 "fy cops" to get him al
, rested. II was Sept. 18th got acquainted witt
defendant, Woodruff. We talked about ysrIou
items Of news, and about our lives, and mad
= him believe was "a "crook." He told me tina
d viii Thomas and he went 10 rob house IL
d Sandwich and the old man clicked" and the
= "bored' him. He said the aame Of the ma,
was Allen, asked what hc meant by "borei,
and he said KILLED him" lie said that Sand
wich wac only few miles below Chicago, in tn
) country. From Sept. 20 to % / saw both a
Z Easterly Harvester Works in Exposition Build
Z Ing. Thomas told me he "felt like hell; tina
remorse was eating out his life, and he coult
not stand the fearful pas. pressing him dowI
! every day" Sept. 90 saw both of them there
and heard Thomas say, "if old Allen had no
kicked, he would be alive to. day; but he Tough
so hard they had to kill him" Sept. 23 saw
6omas, alone, at Exposition building He sale
he shot man at Sandwich, and was "'boss' al
that kind Of business" The same day Wood
ruff told me that Will Thomas and he and two
other men went into Sandwich to rob a house
and because an old man, Allen, "kicked," they
gave him dose--bored him. Sept. 90 saw
Woodruff at the Exposition building. He told
me if he had only 'st Out that ugly job he would
have been all o. X. as II is, he WAS always fear
full for himself and always feeling bad. Oct, J..
the day OF the arrest, Woodruff told me that
was fixing to get Thomas and him arrested
said, "Oh, no." Ho said, ayes. you are, too
and II any one tries to collar me will bang
them with a slug. You are the only one | have
told OF the Allen murder affair, and no one else
but you knows our connection with IT," tShe
detailed other conversations which ! have not
transcribed, as the same was developed on
cross examination In September last, saw a
man at Exposition building, Thomas called Mr..
Brigham, of Sandwich, and he was accompa.
MED by tall, slim young lady, dressed in black.
| gave u full description Of them at the time.
Since coming to this court / have seen the
same young lady and recognized her as Miss
Nettie Thrall. Early In September gave my
picture to Will Thomas.
Cross Eyamilea
The last place lived in Chicago was l03 n.
Aug q to Oct. IL. Before that lived at 2l2
W. Madison, from Aug. to u. Have lived at
a9l Wabash Avenue, 1872 l.. Madison. Was mar
ried in 1875. Have not seen my husband since
1919.
The witness declined to state where she lived,
whom she was at work for, and what case she
was on from Dec. Is, 1850, to Jan. |, 1881, on
the ground that she was doing detective work
in an important case, aud would never divulge
those secrets. as it might afford the criminals
opportunity TO escape
4 lengthy discussion by the attorneys on both
sides followed, and Judge Kelum decided TO
hear further argument aud law on the matter In
the morning.
After Jan. I, / went to my fathers. was at
Everett House once in disguise. Went before
grand jury at Sycamore, Oct. 25.
Witness again stated where she had lived at
various times. For one year lived In rear Of
Hslsted st.. AZ work on gang OF burglars and
horse thieves. Have been employed by Michael
Costello and Officer La Bounty. refer you to
Deputy Sheriff DeWolf, OF Cook County, in
proof of what l say. Have worked Tor Alder
man Ed Cullerton and ais Detective simmons
in Chicago. | also did work for Officer John A. |
the man you sent to see me q few |
weeks ago. Have been engaged by l.us. Bid.
dell and TX Capt. Hood
Court adjourned at until . SATURDAY,