The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-19


ing in there hours. Twelve or 10 days aitcr
ward gave myself up. | went out OF the JAZZ
through the floor. Made hole through inc
floor into the engine room with crow-bar. a.
arrested Aug Is, and got out OF JAIL lhe ~.
Was put In for refusing to pay fine imposed 10,
falling to pay poll tax. Saw Theodore Power
outside of Jail window and talked with nm
When arrested with the defendants in TINS SUI
was given no examination, but was locheu IL
jail at Sy camorc.
and is in attendance on this court rs II witness
for defense. He lives in ShabbOna. saw HIM Oh
the evening Of Aug 49, broke jail the 2ist
He is u cousin OF VIII. Thomas. lie iVes =
miles northwest Of Sandwich Our inlervlc"
was secret. He came here the day this trla
Icommenced Don't know who furnished tools
for me to break jail the first time; nor whethei
Powell was then in town had two or three IN
tcrvicws with him when in Jail. He came To ace
me on the 10th. got ous through the WINDOW,
got an iron bar, wont out over the nag stone OF
my cell, and out through the window OF the en-
CINE room.
j. /. MONTGOMERY
was again put on the stand by the defense.
Testified to issuing a mittimns Aug. is, $50
and to the fact that City Marshal \. H. HIll TOOK
Emmons in charge at the Time.
Defense introduced and read to the jury the
mttimus, and transcript of docket, relating tC
Emmons fine and imprisonment.
The next witness called on the defense to-day
was
ALFRED WALLACE.
know Woodruff August Is, 1850, | was IN
Chicago to bee the Conclave. Was then living
in Sandwich. Returned home Aug. - lht
evening Of the 18th there was fireworks III IN
cago. Got to Sandwich after 10 A. NJ. Aug. ~
Saw Woodruff between and halt past > tha'
evening. He talked with Ed. West, OF the hrnl
of West Il Wallace. No one else waS with us al
the time. Was in the club room with HIM thai
evening when Dickson was present. Know II
was the 10Th because il the evening came nome
aud the first time | had seen him for long
while. Remember the murder Know Charles
Dyas. Remember when the inquest was helu
During the inquest | had conversation WIN
Charles Dyas 1t was in fathers meat marker
one afternoon, and about the murder OF Mi Al
len Charles Dyas then asked me II Thomas mac
told me what he had said to Thomas. lie asked
me il Thomas had told me about the offer he
Dyas, had made Thomas to get Llbbie Alien
watch | did not then tell Dyas that Thomas
had told me that Dyas had offered him 500 to gel
Llbbic's watch. Dyas then told me that Thomas
was damned smart to tell Of it, Us he had mace
the offer and he knew it. Dyas said To Inc THAI
he didn't mean anything and wasn't III earnest
and Tommy knew it," and that ne didn't mean
anything by it," He also told me not TO say any
thing about it. He did not say he had heard be
fore this that Thomas had offered 1t, had no
conversation with Dyas in the presence OF JACK
j. Herbert, in Sandwich Dya' told me that he
had made an offer to Thomas for the watch OF
Libbies.
Cross. Eramin.d: Am - years Old. Have lived
in Sandwich IL years. Am butchcring With my
father. Known Thomas Dyas and Woodruff for
some time. Am intimate with DyaS and Wood
ruff, and have been with Dyas Tor one year.
Sandwich is 81 miles from Chicago 90 to Chi.
Icago once in / or , years. DO4't know what |
did Aug. /, nor whom met, nor whether went
TO the club room, nor what day Of the week that
was. Ditto Aug. X, u and Il; except that Aug
II was ia Sandwich. Remember no converse
lions that had on any of those days. Keep no
memorandum | testify only from memory ana
general remembrance. The Conclaye met al
first, am positive, on Aug. IL. The knights
Tcmpars were IN Chicago , days; am not posi-
tive as to that, however; but am rs positive about
it as about my Other evidence. Didn't expect to
he called rs witness to testify on anything !
have testified TO. Remember no date OF the talk
in the butcher shop; it was in the afternoon, ana,
Judge, at about 3 O'Clock. Charles Reed was
present. He didn't hear all that did Dyas
took me outside and talked to me III private.
Dyas and held a secret talk. He spoke in allow
tone of voice about 10 minutes. Were in yard,
Could be seen from Main street Don't know
where Dyas then went bat he passed out through
the meat shop. Reed was cutting up lard, and
when we were ut the door he was about 10 feet
from U.S. We talked SO low that he could not
hear. Dyas went right out on Railroad street.
The shop Is one block from Main street, about
10 rods. | said nothing to Reed about our talk
and Reed made no remarks. Have been here IN
Geneva two weeks. Saw defendants Thursday
morning, AID talked with them. Have talked
with Emmons and Theodore Powell. In the
room of defendants attorney at The hotel talked
with them; was in the room 10 or 10 minutes
with VIM. Dickson Also talked with Mr.. Smell
in Sandwich.
Rc-diy,eL None of defendants counsel told
me what should testify TO, nor attempted to in
tucncc me in my testimony. The Conclavc com
mcnccd Aug. IS. ! went that dag. There were
no fireworks in the evening. 1t was 7usddy,
am sure of that Was in Chicago also same day
Of the fireworks.
A. II. NIL
was next called.
lam city marshal of thr city of Sandwich. Re
ccIvcd II mitimus from Esq. Montgomery on
Aug. II, 1850; took ii and Elmer Emmons and
put him in Jail. lie was there three days.
Witness Identifies Emmons. Not cross,ex0n-
incd.
DANIEL HURRY
was next on the stand
know Clarence Woodruff and family. Aug.
Is last was in Chicago. Saw Clarence through
my kitchen window; he was in his mothers
house that day. The following Monday or Tues
day again saw him in his mothers house. He
had been sick a-bcd, both before and after the
murder, and | took medicine To him. ] saw him
when ! was going out. Monday or Tuesday
named | was in their house. Then he sat in II
chair in the sitting room. Went i'll from Kan
dolph st. He had quit and pillow ut his back,
and said he was not feeling much better. Feb.
ii saw him after / o'clock - NJ. in their kitchen
as | came back from my barn and looked in
Know II was Feb. II, because ! handled valcn-
tines, fireworks, pens, paper, postage, cigars,
ttI I'm tnrf pNn lt,,r pls a. tlp Ia
of valentine being addressed to Woodruff; don't
know who took il to him. II was che Of man
with cigar in his mouth and billiard cue in
his hands My boy, Willie, asked me To address
the envelope that Clarence wouldn't know
who il came from. Know, 10y reputation, Mrs.
Cora Num-
Court adjourned for dinner, until l:30 =. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1880 =. ".
m. Z. II, LORD