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

10 now half-pAV nve o'cl ock p "
two prisoners on trial. to VIII, ",'""' NV
and Clarence Woodruff, WI re broa gnu h.o g
BY the sheriff. the jury I'll ea OUT VI ,"'"
and took their accSstome "s'' -
clerk, C. p. Duttor, Esq, to On aow' ~. ~,
the attorneys for the pros eeu''on h..,n
alike took their seats, ana .neh tD' $50,
dared court adjourned I'M I" s:U ~,
morning, and posted up the '.u"''e" do.r
such adjournment on the cou - n"u'e al !.
There vas quite dlsappoi' "n'ent ca :. A,
Today on account OF there bel "k no CO" g. .,
thirty witnesses are now In I'd .c'V' av,,
of the counsel for defense,t 10 me ths y,
thew would have about ~ OF" '"''neSses ,
,sen have already testified 10 &c" nrea
Look out for a crowd tomorro W.
GEEEvA hafeh
Circuit court did not comnen' u"''' ""' Fl
Today. AZ Judge Keum could o' se' "''o
sycamore GA the train before tha' ''''o
,yoss.exampstlon Of Charles yas WAS eo'
ned Mr. Van Buren, conducting the oNA"'
ton g -, r,
The first talk had with III i"o""'
about the first Of December, 1881 = ~ 'ooh p'A
At the south west corner OF the . '"""'" '
In Sandwich No one was prese H. IL '"''o"
NJ IL minutes Miss Allen wasn o' 'hen P'cee"'
and had not been just preViou W, "
talk had with Thomas about tn Ai'e" h"''o'
vas about the 10th or 18th OF Jan u"ry. ,oo'' nv
The time Alex. Wallace came aloni WIN "o'""'
Alex. went into the post Office WAS ~ "o"'
Of that place. and think 1t was in Tire 'o'e"oo"'
am not positive. Had no other so"'e.sa'"" a
with him that day that recolec' VI ""A Il
came 70 the T. 0. with Thomas o"f 'a.A was d
on the sidewalk side OF the q oos' m"""''
vent away IA soon as he got his II '"''' 'ho"'a'
.taid there with me. We were aio' "'
The next talk had with him 40 o"' WIS ""t
"a, WAS about January ~, at the d' 'Pe" !" o""s'
xieh It was in the west passeng 'o' 'oo"' u
,unnose that Alex Ward heard at IL 'Aso part " y
!, The chloroform was then talke Soou' II ii
gas then that Alex remarked rs ave A'ateu'
Il WAS the next Monday mornin aNS' 'h'
.,r,der that Thomas told me AT iath " Ao'' "'
vss At home the night oil the 'hu 'u'' ""' -" Il
.ouI6 r.roye 1t. lie had not then occ "0'''' '"'
irouest: it certainly was in the loren oo', nav Z
10y ,hon learned he had been before he inquest
had seen Libbie Aliens watch ana 'ea'hcd us u
.,Iu. in That way Saw 1t several tim es. Dave a
'"'a 80 banda and then got it from her
.'N :, so,era, times and took partic ular notice
Sau n,c and that was at Allen's ho,ise i,
80, ,,ox where she got 1t. WAS frequent
-,,,,or Of Aliens; visited Libblc ana WAS 'hl'' d
-, ,i,h her Had been to see her, propaoy, Il
o., ,,nes Think was there twice IN NO /
,.,or Caut gay when first saw Miss Alien
~ tho nurder. 1t WAS during that "eeh'
l.xo.o- Have seen her since WAS arrested n
u.ve soeu Whpple, probably, or ten tunes. 7
A. the depot, Will went around stove war" II
"A ma wer. there when went IN IL WIS uu'-
H., ,.,. NJ p O. he said he had been 100 ousy W
,,s, Ii,h,e', watch. Said a: that tme' ion"y,
+ thoaeht you WAS going to get tha' WAUGH
md he said he hadn't had the t'hs' -,
The talk at depot was Sept =" Alex. ""''
,aa tho one who said to me, 'Hou get tommy
and T some chloroform and we VIII 20 uo"" """
.cram' Lib aud get the watch reP"cu "
uNo " or shaking my head suppose
Wi, knew was we'll acquainted WIN 'hs N'''
family, aud was visitor ut their houso'
Af,er the murder had talk about IL wiz
All Wallace, Ia his fathers meat ma'he'
I'D M other OF like character. II was during
,.coss If the coroner's jury. l asked MIN "ha'
ronmv had told him. Wallace told me then
,,,., Thomas had told him had offered MN 70"
N 20, Iibbie's watch. Think ddht 'e'l wa
L,ce that "Thomas was ID smart. ~"
,amember saving II WAS In earnest anu io''"'
knew It." r..,,
per,,or, was not present IN the market. DohI
,,rollrct any talk with lhomaS "hc" iio'''''
..s ,roscrt Don't think | proposed that
Thomas should get the watch, nor that nc hAu
anything 10 do with H. r
=, vas about O'Clock In the evening lho'haS
,,d mo he had been before the inquest 10 sho"
,imseu It was at dinner time when nc CAME "
A., ho,e, with Kuter, and he had not then been
d,.ebarged lie came in with the coroner Ah'
.tsld until thai gentleman ate his dinner, "hN'
,,,v went out together. Think saw Thoma
an the oath Of January, also at times between
ths 18th and 23d In the depot Ward sa'd rs
h.,s stated Think cannot be mistaken abou
IL did not there say Thomas had no sand
A. tbis noipt tbs counsel asked the question
uWcre not the manner and actions OF Ward suci
That yeu thought him In earnestF ms wy
onjsctsd TO- aud the objection was sustaineo'-
We we're not exactly sparrlng In wv aePot
Thomas asked me II meant bu mess and he
h. arns sp as he approached me. drew up m
am then and started toward him. lie went bac
toward stove. | got up to him on opposite sid
Of the stove. Don't think We took hold OF on
another. We were in the act oil boxing ware
was about 3 feet away. did not say to Thoma
lave you got the watch yet" Don't th'n
ward saying ayes, Dyas. you get some chlorc
form" Ward didn't ask Thomas about tn
watch and what il meant, that heard Of.
Presume Ward had talked about chloroforr
Vlth Thomas, the reason he called 1t up
Twas we'll acquainted with the Aliens Didn
20 and tell Lbbie that II couple OF men wer
going to get some chlOrotorm and 80 aud rayis
her
Have several pairs OF nippers; have no bal
glars' nippers, never had, and never saw pail
When Thomas came to the hotel with kute
] don't recoect my asking him, What's upE
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