The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY. MARCH ). 1851.

she had . good watch, and l said yes. He
He asked what It WAS worth. and said about
$50 He asked me II would give $40 for her
watch. and I said yes. He asked whether her
chain was solid, and told him it was He then
wanted to know the number Of the movement,
but | could not toll him. l told him the number
could be changed and the watch sold in Chicago
He asked me whether Mr.. Allen kept much
money In the house, and told him no. Mex,
he inquired whether Mr.. and Mrs. Allen slept
down stairs, and answered yes. A few minutes
afterward We went into Pot,ers drug store.
While there he asked II Aliens left the key in the
front door, and ! told him they did. rccollect
the time Miss Marsh, OF Sycamore, visited at Mr..
Aliens. Soon after that saw Thomas IN front
of the Sandwich postoffice. ] met him there
with All. Wallace. Wallace weat into the Office,
md then ! said to him, ~ thought you was go.
ing to get Libbie Aliens watch" He said he
had been too busy. Iashed him what at and he
said, "At my old trade" He then said he ought
TO have gone down there the other night and
got both watches, those Of Miss Marsh and Miss
Libbies. This was about Jan. IL or Is, 1880.
About the Goth Of January l went into the depo.
In Sandwich, and there met Will. Thomas. He
asked me II l meant business. | said yes
then went around the store where Alex. Ward
was stagiiag. AT this moment viii. Thomas
came around whgra We were, and asked me il
meant business about L!bbia Aliens watch,
told him did Ward then said that II would
get them some chlorofQ!m be and viii, would
20 down ard - Lis. aid get the watch.
went across the street 20 the freight depot, and
Thomas followed and asked me how much chlor.
oform 1t would take TO get a man TO sleep, ard
what IL cost an ounce. told him it would take
three or four ounces, and cost 90 cents an ounce,
and then told him | would have nothing to do
with it. The morning after the murder Thomas
came into the hotel office and quietly asked me
whether had said anything TO the inquest of
what he Rad said 10 ME. ! told him had not.
Then he said, For Gods sake, don't say any
thing about 1t, for everything that is done here
is laid to me-" and further, he told me he could
prove he was at home the night OF the murder.
During the holding of the inquest, Thomas
came, with Cororer kutc:, 10 the hotel. He
there asked II had said anything about
what he had told me, or We had talked about
said no, and h. then replied, For Gods sake
don't say anything about IT," After Thomas had
been examined by The corouer's jury, he told me
that he mad showed his a 20 six Of the best men
of pekalh county, nud il they had been smart
they might have brought the whole thing out.
The cross -esaa,ingtion brough. GU! the follow
ing:
] WAS first notified that would be- used as q
witness about two days after my arrest The In.
ducernent held ont was that my Indictment
would be quashed and indemnity granted me. |
The letter was brought from States Attorney
J. l.. Pratt. Subsequently another letter II the
sam" import was brought 70 me from States |
Attorney Stevens The first letter l know |
nothing q. The second judge Lowell bag. |
vas then under arrest. aud lodged In the Sand |
Tich jail.
Further examination WAS waived, and court
djourned until Monday, Feb. rs.