The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-19
THE ALLEN MURDER.
Full Details of the Trial now In Progress ut
Geneva.

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From our own '''po'''''
GENEVA, H., Mar D, 1881.
0.ou,,, oomr,ete,v bockaded every.
Inc sno" ''" w. =, =, ro,,lond
thing. The court was heihh'eu ~ ~ W.
so that he could neither 20 to his home al Syca-
more nor come back here on Thursday. The
,tuo od;ourn.a court from day to
kherii' 'he'e'o''' "''o Az. ,,onio,r
day until to-day. Court coh'ehea 'l's e''. -,
at 7, Judge Kellum alone on the bench Inc
g., u;,,ass sworp was
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Reside in Sandwich: LlVed tnerG III r tIp ua'3
1880. Am acquainleu VIII u t Wos NON.
hnoN II a.. nr'',.,ra inounst md present when
Thomas WAS examined MONTGOMERY, kutcr
I'D Detertiye Mc(inn conducted his cXamina.
,;nn He was before the Jury twice. At first he
wos onlv Questioned. second he was both ques.
t;nnsd and psrtly examined. He appeared, !
thinx cool: rot Mt all excited and answered
,'nastIons nromptly. Don't recollect any pccu-
liarities in his features.
Gross. EraO,ined: Only state according to the
hast NJ INV recollection Am engaged in deliy-
erinp goods Have never before been called to
,a ans concerning persons appearance. Had
no better positou TO observe Thomas than Mont
yonery or Kuter Can't tell how many times
have heen witness not once before in 10 years.
Wos inror i wears ago this winter. My expert
snca in court Tor IS wears has been quite limited
Detcctiye McGinn was before the jury during
Thomns's last examination. Don't remember OF
his maxim, any remarks about Thomas after he
,,a,t out. MIR that Thomas refused to answer
onestions. nor any remark by Freeland to Mont
,,.merv inst after Thomas retired about his APP
nearance on the stand. Remember nothing said
Nv the Jurors about it. Don't know who was cX-
ahmed inst before or Just after Thomas, nor
h,har 'Nnptgnmrrv examined him.
Bs dj,rrf. WAS nothing particular about Thorn.
ass anpearance that tended to attract my attcn-
lion more than any other person. Examined no
other nersops before the Jury than Thomas. A IN
" It,t,p b,rd If hearing Did not charge my
rnemorv with nny casual remarks made between
the iurors and persons not witnesses.
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Reside IN sandwich LNGo tic'V ~ r''i Ia >,
10y, Am ~ Va memhrr If the in.
rnest saw Thomas examined there; he Was
ayaminea more by MONTGOMERY than any one
else. although Kuter examined him, and also
did The detective He was requested by Kutcr to
show his person from his hips down; he did it
yiIlingiv He onneared like any other witness;
was Nothing that struck me as different. ] was
about 90 feet from him then, and not as near as
other jurors
Cros,, Fr,,u,jo,o. Coroner Kuter presided at
fine inouest He has acted as coroner one or two
years last fall. was about 20 feet from Thorn
rs diaponally during the inquest. Montgom
erv car \ IN III feet or less from him: kutcr was
closer than |; nothing between them and me
Tnoticed nothinp there IN partlcular Thomas
didn't show his above his waist band.
He was twice before the Jury Think two days
interviewed between his two examinations. Can't
saw how many witnesses intervened between his
EXAMINATIONS, who they were, nor how they APP
nearpd Nv attention was not particularly
called ia the nnnearance of any Witness but
listened 70 what was said
Recollect no remark made about Thomas BY
the detective at the time of his leaving the Jury;
nor of Kutcr telling Thomas he must answer
questions: nor of any remarks made by Jurors
Re.di,qct: If remarks had been made by jur-
ors specjaIIy. might or might not have noticed
Them | was engaged in fixing my warehouse
at the time and my time was worth $40 dag to
me, and ala not notice IL as might Jor NY
mlnu WAS not epccIaliS uirecleu W It,
DR. V, vERMILYE.
live in Sandwich. Am pbysician and sur.
geon Have nracticcd AT Sandwich and vicinity
since 1874 Am slightly acquainted with defend.
ami WoodrooU Know his brother George.
treated George In August 1850 Know Dr. F. H.
Lord who lives in Plano He and held a coun.
ell over Georpe Woodruff and talked over the
matter Of his sickness. That precise date can
moi rive teorpe had an Inflammation of the
Lnee ioint We consulted and talked II over ON
sandal Did moi see DR. + ord In Georpc,s ures
encn Int once GEORGES mother was there.
Clarence Woodrur was not there the dav of the
examination Clarence was there the day nj.
tered the extension and living Of The limb If.
Ga,nad nv a stonic in the ceiling that dnv IA.
~oiIect Dr Lord afterward coIlin's and waS much
nIeosed IN find George hcttrr Don't rccoIIrct
hat Clarence was there then Rrmemher of
Wasonic CnncIovc in Chic,wo. read nj II in the
na,rsnaners Dnn,t rccnIIcct whnthcr II was in
.essinn wben ,vastrcotiny Cnorye saw Ga.
sncn wbiIn ,,oiurinr lila hrnthrr laws hnusc I
coiIed thrre r. see Grnrge Two mr. three times a
dav mil m. latter nart IF Au~usi ConIdnit
10y hon, lon,, ,varonce wos ,bore naintjnr hnt
the iob seemed To ret on quite slowly: think a
rain might lIave interviewed.
iran ug1s Clarence pnIlIi
have gone TO Chicago at night on the evening
train and come back again on the morning train,
and not know Ii.
WI DrCEsoX's Evidence
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