The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-05-26


it was through that or not; don't think
it was.
Odd you examine the stall with
reference to marks of blood2
Ayes; there was blood all over the
front of the stall after showing them the
stall and the barn we followed Jake's
trail; the rails OF the fence we.e smooth
they were no, shaved rails, but they were
smooth be passed over this fence.
Odd you ind Jake's hat7
Ayes; some one of US found his ha,
in the manger; do not mind who it was
Q-You can state whether or not you
on that occasion on that day shot or shot
at Moses Rottenburg.
A--No, sir; did not.
Q--Had you any revolver2
A--No, sir; had not.
Q-You have seen the revolver?
A-Yss, sir; / saw 1t that day, but
do not think had it in my hands.
Q-Had you revolver 2
A-No, sir.
O. Did you own one2
A--No, sir.
Q-How long since you had onef
Alt was some 6 or months; neaI
harvest some time Was at Sardis and
lost it out of my pocket.
Q-How did you come to have the re.
volver along with you at that time2
AIR. Battin was huckster and
loaned it 10 him be returned 1t to me al
Sards; since that time have not had q
revolver or owned one.
Q--Look at this revolver and say
whether it is your revolver or whether
you ever owned it2
A-No, sir; It is not mine.
Q-Does that look like the one you
loaned to Mr.. Battin2
A-No, sir; 1t was smaller; my revol-
yer was % caliber; the cartridges were
about the size to go over slate pencil
Q-You can state What kno owledge, j
any, you bad Of the money in Jake'i
possession at that time2
Al had no knowledge whatever ex.
cept the SI5 that ! understood be bad
got from one OF the Twinem's; be tool
his purse out of his pock-t and put in
the money he got of me aud returned i
to his pork.t.
Q--Oid he state to you that ho haf
made collections to the amount OF 960(
or 800?
A-No, sir, nothing of that kind
had no knowledge or no idea that be bad
over the s75; did not bother myself
about it.
Odd you make any attempt on bis
life on that day in any shape or form
wha,everP
A-No, sir; never.
Q--How were you dressed on thai
day?
Al had on pair OF jeans pants
black vest aud q Knit coat; 1t had had
Two pockets but one was torn of and the
other partly torn off; IL wouldn't have
held revolver except that was plainly
to be seen.
Q--When you went up to Jake in th,
field you can state whether or not yor
caught hold OF his pocket.
A-No, cir, ! did not touch him il
such shape; did not touch his pocket.
Q-Had you any blood on your handl
prior to the time you went into the hous
and was working with the wouod2
/. A. No, sir, / had not; l got som,
blood on my hands 10 the house; il / go
any blood on my hands 1t was on the 10
side; did not discover any blood OF
the mare or on the gears; my oldest DO!
called nv attention to q mark on II,
mares shoulder; there was the appear
ance Of singe that ran not quite s.raigh
up and toward the ho,se head it wal
on the shoulder about back OF the ham
hook; 1t commenced near the upper edg,
Of it and ran on up; it wss some inches
long, l suppose perhaps some 3 or
inches; it was distinct mark aud ,
burn; did not do anything with it; b,
commenced rubbing of the burn and Mrs
Eddy, ! believe, or some one, sail Il
stop him; believe / told him to quit.
@. You can state whether or not yel
requested Baker to ask Jake whether b,
had revolverl
A. No, cir, it is not ny recollection a
all that l mentioned that; came on uE
to town with the wagon; l rode horse
and led Bakers and We came up to the
Drugs Hotel.
. We're you present wher DR.. Far
Quhar was there2
A. ] was present little while; tht
doctor, came, 10 there and commenced
talking and asksd Jsk, something abou,
who had done it,; the understanding thai
i got was that be said that Will Norris
had shot him that was the import OF it
DR.. Farquhar understood it was another
"Will Norris" and said l was the one
he accused that is my recollection it i:
all | heard OF il; might have heard
some more.
@. State whether or not when you
we're up there and Jake had retired to
some other room and you we're making
statement of the matter be came out ano
interrupted your
A. No, sir. he did not; I do not re-
member anything Of that kind.
@. Calling your attention bsek to the
time OF the shooting at your house, yor
can state whether you practiced shooting
with revolver2
A. No,sir; so far as practicing never
did anything of the k.ud; about two
years ago, or something like that, Pitt
man had large revolver be wanted te
trade for smaller one, and | believe
shot load or two against the bee shed
and one OF the bullets few back anf
strucE the steps; Jake was not there q
that time.
@. Was he there ct any time when 20,
we're practicing with a revolver2
A. No, sir, | do not remember any
thing OF the kind,
@ You heard his statement about 20,
shooting about five weeks before he va
hurt2
A. Yes; there was nothing Of tha
Kind occurred whatever.
Cross E1ansination--The witness di,
not materially vary his statement, H