Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-24
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there and thought that somebody ought
to give up their berth for him, as he had
lady. but he could not get one. They
toos the ll:l5 p m. train on the night
OF Aug 81 for Chicago. They joined the
tram at Bureau Junction. that connects
from Peoria, aud it was then this couple
took Pullman car for Chicago.
Odd you afterwsrd locate your
wife here in Chicagos
Al did.
Q W heref
Alt 80 and II Thirty first street.
Odd you see her there afterwards?
Al did.
Q-What, if anything, did you do
toward having her identified afterwards?
Al gave the porter letter addressed
to Mrs. Lane and sent him to the house
with orders TO give it TO no one but Mrs.
Lane. She received it and sent a verbal
answer back.
John Chittenden testified as follows:
Q-N hat is your name?
A-John Chittenden.
Q-What is your occupation?
A-Porter for the Pullman Car COM
pany.
Q-Where were you on the night of
Aug PIP
A-Well. don't know.
Q-Were you porter on the sleeping
car Illinois?
Ayes. sir; we left Oskalooss that
night.
Q-State if you saw a couple board
that train at Bureau junction that night.
A-Well. did not exactly see them
get on the train; was living down al
that lime. The conductor. Mr.. Wager,
told me when l got up. 1 left berth
made up. and he told me when l got up
that couple had got on at Bureau juno,
ton.
Q-What berth was that that you mace
A-Lower 12.
Q-Was the upper berth made upa
A-No sir.
Odd you see this couple afterward
in tbs mo mug!
Al did sir. l had good look at them
in the morning.
Odd you see them leave the carr
A-The next morning2
Q-Yes sir.
Ayes sir, did.
GA; 30 o'clock?
NJ O.SU " ClOCh.
OIL will ask you if you afterwards
saw Mrs. Lane. after they left the car,
II you saw this lady after that time, did
you go and see herr
Ayes sir, l have seen her once since
that. Mr.. Lane came after me about a
week or two weeks. don't know exactly
how long it is. and got me to take a note
out to the corner Of Thirty.first street
and Cottage Grove avenue, think it
was. forget the number. and asked me
TO take a note out there for that lady,
and saw that that was the same lady
that came over with US, that got on at
Bureau Junction.
Q-Wbat did you do when you went
to tae house. who did you inquire fort
Al rang the bell and q lady came to
the door and asked her if Mira. Lane
was there She said "yes," I told her 1
wanted to see her few moments. She
said. WHAT do you want with herr"
told her l had note for her. She went
into the hall q minute and then Mrs
Lane came to the door and Igave her the
note She said before she opened it, sis
there any answerS" said don't know,
read it. probably there may be an answer.
read it over.
Q-Was that the lady that occupied
lower 1877
Ayes sir, and she said wait minute
and started of; she told me to come in
and sit down. and she picked up pen
and started to answer. and then she came
back and said. you know the gentleman
that gave you this note7" l said yes.
She said you may just tell him no"
said all right.
John 81. Wager testified as follows:
Q-What is your name2
A-John II. Wager.
Q-Whst is your business?
Al am employed by the Pullman
company as conductor.
O-Can you recollect anything about
where you were on the night OF August
81; what car you were on.
Al was on the car illinois. We
left Oskaloosa to come to Chicago.
Odd anyone get onto the car at
Bureau Junction.
Ayes sir, there was lady and gen.
tleman came into the car. He came In
first and asked if l had lower berth.
| said yes and he said he would 60 back
and get his things and don't know
whether he said his wife or who; l don't
remember that part, and they came into
the car and located them in lower IL.
They went to bed together. 1t was be
tween and O'Clock on the morning OF
the 22nd.
Odd you see them leave the train at
Chicago on the morning Of the 22d?
Ayes sir.
O-The 6:20 trainf
A-The $50 train.
Q-At the Rock Island deposf
AT the Rock Island depot.