Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16

| L. les, SlI, an naTu WOThlDS Hldu.
r. Do you want to send for any of your
friends, relatives, or old employers to
come here or write here to establish,
in addition to what you have said, your
character and innocence? II so it can
be done, and / will he glad to serve you.
Pho, sir, only know am innocent.
They have me charged with crime l
never did, never did anything wrong to
anyone but myself.
The interview was read to him aad he
was asked it he wanted to make any cor
rectlons, or if he was willing it should 90
to the public as his own statement, as
| it was.
p. That's all right, / have nothing
| further to say.
r. Have you anything more to tell
about any matter?
p. No, sir, only am innocent.
r. Can / do you aay favor?
p. No. well, you know am innocent,
never harmed anyone but myself.
r. Thank you for your kindness in
talking to me so freely shall have it
published in your behalf. Good day sir.
The above interview was had in the
presence of H, j. Miner and Sheriff Har-
ringtOn.
THE INQUEST.
Justice Fife conducted an inquest over
the body yesterday afternoon in the
Council room, The jury being composed
of the following citizens: Howard Lynn,
Moses Duclo. John G, Carr, j. C. Love-
lace, M. O'Dell and B. f. Woodland.
Sheriff Harrington was the first wit
ness examined, and testified that be-
tween one and two o'clock Friday morn
ing some sixteen or twenty masked men
forced their way into the Sberiff's office,
in the Jail building, portion of whom
clinched him, forced him back into the
| corner OF the room and held him while
others went through his pockets and Sc
cured the keys of the Jail, after which
he was still held by number while the
others went and secured the deceased
that there was no one i'm the party that
he recognized; that about four o'clock
the same morning he found the body
hanging to the railroad crossing sign,
on Court street, and cut it down, and
that was all he knew of the affair.
Nightwatchman Paquette saw no I'M
usual disturbance on the street in his
beat, knew nothing in regard to the
death of deceased.
James Lyman, also nightwatch, saw
crowds going towards the Jail all the
evening until twelve o'clock; knew none
of the persons only Mr.. Langmaid, who
lived up that way, and thought he was
gOibg home.
Owen Murphy, nightwatch in the up
per part of the town, testified that he
saw big crowd around the Jail previous
to two o'clock Friday morning; it was
gathering all the evening; knew none Of
the persons; there were not so man,
there at ten o'clock, when he went to tn,
depot, as there were the night previous
The crowd was in no way noisyOr threat
ening; was on the opposite side of tn,
street when the Jail was broken into ant
saw them bring the deceased out, taxi
him up the street, throw line over
pole and hanged him. Did not recOgniz
any of those engaged.
Vim. Langmaid testified that he re
sided in the neigbOrhOOd of the cOur
house, and on going home about hal
past eleven O'clock saw crowd of peopl
on Court street and stopped. Was Their
about two hours and when the Jail wa
broken into, after which saw a crow
, pass out of the Jail yard and go down tC
J ward the depot. Saw n man hanged
a post and presumed it was the deceased
{ Was not close enough to the Jail to nc
tice whether the crowd was noisy or no
Q before the Jail was broken into.
| THE VERDICT.
That the said Till Warner was, on tn
4 said 18th day of June, A. D. 1883, hange
a and suffOcated by means Of rope in til
: hands of persons to these jurors III
: known.