Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-18
Where had they had them hid?

1Ou say you saw tnem laSI ulSnI aoOul
| s o'clock?
Yes, sir; between s and 8.
Now did you ever see either of thoss
men afterward?
| saw them both afterward.
| When and where?
| saw them in st. Louis and saw them in
Cairo, and I saw them in Memphis.
And when first?
In st. Louis.
| What time was that?
That was about, we'll, the last OF June
| Did you have any talk with either OF
them at any of those times after they had
been in st. Paal?
| Yes, sir.
! Where first?
st. Louis.
With which of them?
| Both of them.
| What was that talk?
| Well, asked them where they had been
and how they came to leave 30 soon, and
they Just, up and told No what they had
done. They told me they killed police
man, shot policeman an6 left.
| Where did they say they shot him?
| In st. Paul, here.
| Had you heard of the killing of the po-
liceman before you left ST. Paul?
Yes, sir.
Now tell US as near as you can what
| they said about it and which OF them
said it?
Well, it was Underhill that said it. He
| said to me that the policeman had hold of
George and he walked up and put pistol
to his head and dropped him and left.
Did he describe the place?
No, he cever said nothing about the
| place. knowed where the place was be-
cause was here and heard all about it.
Did Washington say anything about it =?
No. Will Washington was there. He
| did not say nothing to the contrary against
| it.
Did you have any talk with them after
wards about it?
No, sir, nor any more than that time.
Now have shown you bullet with a
piece of mans skull here. Have you
eqanined that bullet?
Yes sir; 1 have looked at it. That bull
let is very much like the pistol that Under
hill had.
About that size?
Yes sir. It was a small bullet. 1t car
| ried q buckshot.
This bullet showed you is round bull
let isn't it?
Yes sir. That is round bullet.
Now when did you first speak of this
matter to anyone?
Well it was here in town.
st. Paul?
Yes sir.
How long ago?
Well, about two months ago as near as
L can recollect.
Who did you tell?
Mr.. Bresette.
Is he the captain Of the police of this
city?
Yes, sir.
How did you come to tell him?
Well, he asked me about it and told me
he always thought knew something about
it. told him I didn't know anything
about 1t at the time, but found out some
thing about it wher I went home, and
Just up and told him vhat knoWed about
it.
Now after you made this statement, had
you heard where those men were?
Yes sir.
When had you heard about their being
in Chester?
Oh, knowed that ever since about Feb
ruary, along there, or in March, along
there.
Did you tell Mr.. Bresette at the time you
told him about this, that these men were
in Chester?
Yes sir.
Have you recently been sent down to
Chester to see If these men were the same
men?
Yes sir.
When did you go 60 down?
Well it has been about two weeks ago.
This is Chester, Illinois, is it?
You went down there By my direction?
Yes sir.
With the captain of police?
Did you visit the penitsntiary there?
Yes sir.
Did you find the men there?
Yes sir.
George Washington?
l found Washington; and UnderhiIl was
there under another pame.
What name was Underhili in under?
William Nelson.
You saw them both, did you?
No, l only saw one.
Didn't you see Underhill?
No sir.
You didn't see him?
But hs was there. This Washington
told me ne was there, working in the wash.
| house, think.
George Washington told you that Uu.
derhill was there working IN the wash
| house?
Yes sir.
Where was Washington at work?
| He was at work somewhere in the Jail,
| amongst the stone pile.
Did you have any farther conversation
with u Washington there.
Yes sir. told him that had come here
| to tell him tney we're going to fetch him
| to st. Paul. He asked me what for. ]
told him, ''about that same old thing" and
he then asked me who could have told it.
and said they hadn't told anybody but
| Henry Thomas and that he bet it was
| just sure him, that they should catch up
with him.
Did you know who Henry Thomas was?
Yes.
! Does he go under any other name?
don't know him By any other name.
Who is Henry Thomas?
He is fellow that runs on the river.
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