The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-24
THAT OFFICE LIGHT
NAV be the Salvation of Carpenter.
Several Witnesses Corrobors
ate His Statement Other
Testimony.

LINCOLN, Ill, Oct. 24-The fifth day Of
the coroner's investigation into the manner
of Zura Burns taking off was opened with the
examination of Fred Hudson, a young boy
who has attended TO Orrin Carpenters horse
and COWS since Aug. :. He testified that
he hitched Carpenters horse on the event
full Sunday morning. Carpenter said moth
ing to witness about using his horse Sunday
evening. He saw the horse and buggy IN the
shed on Monday morning, and hitched the
horse about $50 Monday morning. That was
the usual time for hitching. The horse was
still standing there when witness left at z
o'clock. The Sunday spoken Of was the day
the murder occurred. The witness hadnot left
town on account of this case, and had not
been requested to leave 1t was the custom
of the witness to harness the horse and leave
him in the shed to eat. He fed the horse at
$50 on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The
witness was asked if he had made an exam
nation of the lines, with view to showing
there were blood stains on them, but ne
had noticed nothing unusual. He did not
see Carpenter on Sunday evening, but did
see him at $50 on Monday morning before
he had eaten breakfast.
David Reed, carpenter, of Lincoln, testi-
fed as follows: II live $50 or 300 feet from
Grin Carpenters house. l saw him Monday
morning, Oct Is, at o'clock The witness
then said he talked to him about doing some
carpenter work, and his manner was excited
and he talked loud. He had driven up at a
brisk trot and drove away in the same man
ner. His conduct was commented upon by
others in the vicinity. Carpenter said he
was in hurry and wanted to go to Hartz-
burg.
Robert Griffin, a laborer, who was at the
pump near Carpenters Office about 9 O'Clock
on the night Of Sunday, the 18th, testified
that he saw light in the private office. Wit
ness had gene to the pump from the Nolte
house for drink. Several persons were with
him. Mr. Long remarked that some
one must be sleeping in the Office.
The witness fixed the time when
he saw the light as Sunday,
because he had on a clean shirt. His state
ment was corroborative of Carpenters story
that he was in his office Sunday night, and
the states attorney endeavored TO shake his
testimony, but the witness remained firm.
John Long, who is a partner of Griffin,
both of whom have been living here only
two weeks, corroborated the latter's
testimony in regard to going to the elevator
pump Sunday evening. He had been at the
pump one or two nights since, but had seer
no more lights. Thoma Reed, the third OF
the trio of raiIroaders who visited the pump
Sunday night, testified to seeing the light in
Carpenters office. He did not see a light
there Saturday night, but has seen
one several nights since. The light seen
Sunday night was in the private Office.
William Pegram came down Chicago street
in front of Carpenters Office, between and
O'Clock Saturday evening; saw light in the
back office at Carpenters place. He saw q
light there also on Sunday night when going
to church, but did not see any one walk
ing around in the Office, nor did he SEQ a
buggy i'll front Fred Hammel, who keeps a
| drug store at Hartzburg, testified that
he saw Carpenter unhitching his horse at g
shed near the elevator about $50 OF 10 O'Clock
on Monday morning, after the murder. He
never-saw him drive to Hartzburg, and die
not see him drive in this time, but only saw
him unhitching his horse. He never saw hin
uuhiteh his hsrse there before.
This closed the testimony for the day and
the jury adjourned