The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12


Charles Chamb. . picked up the piece OF candle
II was found east side In corner OF the sitting.
room. Saw him pick it up He held 1t up and
showed It to me and put It in hs pocke', where
he kept u for about Is minutes and then gave II
10 Mr.. Montgomery. ! first saw Mrs, Allen q!
the gate.
| Cro,s E1onu.ation: Was subppnaed by de-
Tense, bu, not Feb. 10.
MRS. KATE WOODRUFF.
! reside at 925 W. Randolph St, Chicago. In
winter OF 20 and 81 lived at PSI W. Randolph.
The lnembero OF our family there were my sons
Clarence George and myself, Upper part Of the
house was occupied ny Mr., Harding. Mrs. Ira
cy, Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle also lived In the house
Clarence lived at home all winter. lie was lick
| from late In fall til early spring: he was very
sica three weeks In Feb. 1850. We called DR..
Fletcher Jan. 70. Then gave other medicines
after two weeks. He was unable 10 be down at
night Feb. Il and 10. | remember the time for
several reasons. II was Saturday night. was
in the laundry business, and was annoyed by
! children bringing in valeutines;W FAIRY brought
III one In evening o! l4th. Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle
were there. Clarence was in northwest corner
OF same room, bolstered up in a rocking chair.
, poyle was there until bis bedtime, His wife
stayed Until halfpas one, Nj son George WA
at home after O. first learned OF murder NJ Al.
len some time in fore part of the week after
Clarence was then in sitting room, and was in
my house all night of fcb. IA and morning Of
18Th. In Aug 1850, was in Sand wich; after the
9Th TO Sept. o5. Clarence came TO Sandwich night
of Aug. Is and remained there unit! the Exposi
ton opened. te!cgraphed Aug. IS for him, ~
his brother George was very sick.
| Cross Examination: Am married. My husband
| lives with me. Am mother Of George and Clar-
cnce Woodruff My daughters name is Lizzie
Campbell; her husband died March 9Th last al
Monts omery. He had lived at Steward before
tina, and was telegraph operator. Clarence was
not In Steward or Plano IN January or February
1890
Nothing further new was developed on the
crOss examination.
NICHOLAS DOYLE.
| Lived in Chicago Feb. Il, Is and Is, 1850, in
same house with Mrs Woodruff Saw defendant
Woodruff about {. hours in evening, Feb. II. Left
there about quarter past q. Clarence WAS in
rocking chair with pillow behind his back very
sick. Next day about 10 or quarter past got n
bucke, Of water there and Clarence hadn't then
20, up. But n !! and > saw him.
Gross. fT"al.at I'm ~ years old. Been
in Chicago ~ years. Travelled ia Germany,
France. Italy, Switzerland. Think that's enough.
Sold cod-liver oil and other goods. Worked in
Boston store 81. to years.
WITNESS then gave account OF lis worldly
pergrinatiOns to the immense qualification Of
m any people; and but little OF which is proper
to cucumber you with my report
Witness could not tell where he was nor Clar-
ence, any other specific nights than that of the
murder.
GgORGR WOODRUFF.
Valentines evening, 1880, was al home after
O. Clarenc. was al home and sick. II was Sat.
urdav. got In In evening about g or quarter
paste. Delivered clothes shout hour and then
went TO bed about II. Clarence was still there
and he also was next morning at when | got
up. Mrs. Campbell was n our house Feb IL
and left on 18th. Can't say hour got home any
other specific nights.
No new developments were made on cross.eX
animation OF this witness.
Al $50 court adjourned until $50, March J.
A Wonderful Discovery.
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