The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-22


never seen you until | came from
Keith's, and you got up, was the first
| seen you after came back, and
you know it to be the truth too, and
tell our lawyer and tell him the truth,
and how the Chicago man or lawyer
got me to tell him lie. 1t was the
only way that he could do; if we
didn't say SO he couldn't do nothing
for us. Tell our lawyer the truth,
know'the Lord will provide some
way for us in time and / know it
now; if the women lies they get
catched at it. / can prove that the
Chicago lawyer lied to me by the
sheriff and Sandy, for he told me not
to get no other lawyer, for he was
going to take the case anyway. Now
things don't look as dark as they did
week ago, for am pretty sure my
wife will be catched in lie by the
way things is going on. Now Todd
said if my wife swore as yours did
we would not have been here. Now
the truth will get me out in the end.
Now keep up good courage and don't
get the blues, and don't worry. l
know my hands is not stained with
murder and / am innocent, SO l shall
not worry; let the Lord Judge, and
he will do justice to all. Now trust
in the Lord and don't trust to stran-
gers outside of Sandy, and he is
witness for me and l hope his wife
too, if she can hear what my wife
says; don't say anything to no law
yers but our own lawyer; now write
what you think, if you don't want
to write, tell our lawyer the truth in
everything. M. G. Barker"
Elk. A, g.
"Father was here yesterday and
got lawyer for US here, and will
get another if he needs one. Now,
Lii, if you want to see my lawyer, L
will have him come up and see you,
if you will send word to me you want
to see him, for it costs you nothing.
Now send word one way or other, or
write to me if you will. This is all,
from M. @. Barker to Lill."
Elk. A, z.
"Marsh, Lide did not say much
about you at home, but thinks Lii
was to blame. w. X. Barker"
Ex. A, s.
Chill, will write you to let you
know that l will swear that the Chi
cago lawyer wanted us to lie, for our
women had gone back on us, and we
had to say so, that we did kill him, /
and you told him it was a lie, you
know it too, Bill; will tell the truth
to our lawyer now, for God knows
we are innocent; will tell you in a
day or two, l have got woman pick
ing mine, and she will own up in a
day or two more, then there is show
for me if my wife says a few more
words; now don't you say anything;
Sandy is witness; he heard Trude
say that we had to say so because
our women don't say anything;
Sandy is as good witness as [ have;
you need not be afraid of him, but
don't say nothing, if you write hand
it to him when no one sees you; I
will tell you more in day or two.
All. NJ. G.. Barker"
Ex.A, 10.
"From Marsh: Now Bill, if you don't want
to write, all right. / don't want you to
worry for am bound to take it on my own
shoulders, and don't you worry. You need
not be afraid for and the law will clear you
and some day they viii find out the guilty
parties so the people will know we are inno-
cent You will get clear, don't worry; don't
worry. M. q. B."
Rx.A, IL.
yours concerning the body, and the man
that was there in the road tells me to plead
guilty and put myself on the mercy of the
court. y w. X. Barker"
Ex. A, 81.
write and send it to me by this fellow
that l send to you by. Hand it TO him on
the sly, if you want paper tell him on the
SLY, he will get it to YOU"
| Kx.A, %.
"Bill, now if you don't want to do it if it
is lie, we will go over the road sure, for
what your wife and mine has said will send
us anyway, and the law says if you say you
helped as a brother, can't hurt you at all.
You are innocent, now am bound to clear
you and the lawyer says he can get me off
too by saying had choked him to death.
That is the only thing to do. Now, you
don't want to be afraid of it anyway. Trust
to the lawyer. Marsh. Write back"
The other exhibits read were of the same
general tenor as those above printed. Space
will not permit their publication. The
'Sandy alluded to is the witness Alexander
DePuy.
Orange Gross testified that he was an in
mate of the Jail, and had conversation with
Marsh Barker. He was telling the boys
fortunes and Marsh wanted his told. Wit
ness complied, and said that he could see
that he, Marsh, did kill him, to which he re-
piled, II suppose 1 did," He said he was
going to take it all on his own shoulders to
save his brother William. Witness was ar
rested, charged with stealing horse, but
was discharged. Never had any examina-
ton.
| n Aaron Van Auken testified that he una n