Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-04-26

Miller took the goods up to tht
white folks to make them think
he had nothing to do with the steal.
ing; he wants to put everything on
to George. / never talked with
George about killing Apgar ; never
heard George say who went witt
him on his raids. Miller put thu
bell up to wake me when they
should come in late. Mrs. Miller
was there when the pistol was pu1
IN the stove Mrs. Miller was
there when John buried the stoler
goods. / was afraid of my husband
but when he threatened to whir
me ] always told him If he did
would "squeal" on his stealing.
Mns. JOHN MILLER.
live in Mr.. McIntyre's house,
back of the soda pop factory,
where the stolen goods were found.
! was never arrested in my life.
John was arrested on Saturday,
when the stolen goods were found
in our house. | did not know there
were any stolen goods in my house
till the officers came and found
them. Geo. Mortimer and his
wife have been living with us. /
did not know they were stealing. /
never did hear George go out OF
night-did not know he ever did &c
out. know he went out but / did
not hear him. talked with John
in Jail yesterday. Tom Atchison
was there while we talked. 1 saw
the pistol which was found in the
store. John has a pistol George
had one too--the one found in the
stove | saw them take pistol out
of stove but did not see them put it
in. | heard the pistol go off in the
stove but did not know what it
was. I dent know that John
buried any goods. The pistol went
off in the stove a little while after
Mortimer was arrested. Mortimer
had been gone about half an hour
when the pistol went off in the
stove. Don't know who put it in.
George has not paid us anything
since his wife came. I am an
honest woman. I did not hear a
pistol shot Monday night. / did
not know Apgar wasNshotti till Tues
day. John never went out nights.
| saw the folks going up to APP
gar's but did nat know he was
dead. John told me about it noon,
Tuesday. lit struck the jury as
+sA-.dge- that aAe did not near it till
noon when she lives so close.
She was rather mixed about how
and when she heard who was
killed. She said first that John
told her in the morning and then
that she did not know till noon.
John told me they s%uspicioned
Yves Dugan of the killing. [She
then said that Miller told her al
breakfast and then that she did not
know at 10 O'Clock when asked by
a passer-by.] John Miller, my
husband, is an honest, hard work.
ing man. George did not work
John did not put the bell up
1 don't know how I know John die
not put it. Here she was mixed
again. Never saw George, 81,
and "Big JIM Johnson together. ]
know 81. and Jim ; they were a
my house.
KITTIE THORNTON.
Kittie Thornton, the keeper O
the dive at the foot of the bridge
testified that Sophia Bell. Biz.
die Ellis, 81. Fawcett and Frank
Vincent lived with her. She sale
she was asleep all night Monday
night but when she went to bed al
Of them were at home. Johr
johnson was there, too. She die
not e anyone go out during The
might. ST. may have been GU.
without her knowingit it.
SOPHIA BELL.
live at Kittie Thornton's.
was at home the night of the xii
ling. 81. Fawcett, Birdie Ellis
Kittie, Frank Fawcett and Joh1
johnson were there. Two t'ladies'
from Fulton took supper there bu
left early in the night. / went t.
a party that night about s o'clock
ST. was there when / left
ST. was there in bed when I go
back at midnight; I did not see ST
leave; / don't know whether h,
left or not, if he did he left after
went to bed. | got up next morn
ing about 9 O'Clock. Frank Vim
cent and a 'slady" from Fulton
were at Kittie's that night.
BIRD ELLIS.
live at Kittie Thornton's; tin
night of the killing | stayed a
K~ittie's ; there were three mel
and three women; 81. Fawcet
came there to supper about
O'Clock he and / went down tt
Jim Johnson's after supper w
then came back to Kittie's abou
Z O'Clock; there was no play part,
that night; 81. did not not leav
the house that night ; he could no
have gotten out of the bed tina
night because 1 had his clothe
III oaJ ba aa,,lJ not baya ran