Evening journal., 1892-09-27
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week before he had taken to Mrs ThaclS-
cry a check for $3.50, being his share Of
the wheat money
Ford Paid the Wheat Money.
"who sold the wheat2" q gave him
permission to sell it. He was to have
one quarter"
(Which he did and paid your" eyes.
Enough he did pay you to pay the
interest on the mortgageY Yes, l
think he did"
"And the taxes were paid, too?' Yes;
$45."
How is your house fixed?o "There is
an alley on the side. The first door in
the hallway goes into the parlor. The
dining. room is back of It, Back of that
is the little dining room, and back of
that again is the kitchen. Going in the
alley there is a door from it leading from
a little hallway to little porch on the
west side"
Under redirect examination he said he
would know the watch by the general
appearance. That Ford was employed
by him as a hired man until March %
last. He and his wife went FOrds Sc
curity for the stock The notes are not
paid yet and the stock is sold. He gave
a bill of sale to his attorney and he sold
six bags Of my phosphate.
Biggs-"You bought those things for
him?' eve bought them jointly"
"Did you not sign notes in blank and
allow him to fill them in2' IL am pretty
sure"
eve don't want any pretties about it,
We want an answer. Did he not give
Mr.. Crothers, an Elkton lawyer, a bill
of sale to pay those notes2' yes, but
one of them was not paid.
"Why?' II suppose it was because
forgot to put it in.
Thackery left the stand
Wanted to Sell the watch.
William II. Thompson horse dealer,
testified as follows: On the night of
August Ford walked uD to our tent,
slashed the horses with a whip and
offered to sell me a gold watch for 800
and said that he stole it. l let him go
on. l cannot swear that that is the
watch, but that is the man.
Biggs-"Where do you liver "Wil-
mingtOn"
"Was Ford drunk9" "Yes.
"Were you drunk2" 'No, sir.
Odd you pay much attention to what
he saidY' mo, nor to what he had. He
had two watches, a diamond ring and a
bracelet. He took them out one at a
time and showed them to me-.
you testified at the City Hall, and l
cross examined you thereY Eyes.
"Did you not say there in the presence
Of all, that it was dark and you could not
identify the stuff, and that you are not
sure that you heard him say that he stole
themY Il can't answer that.
"Well, we have got to have an answer.
You don't think you said no, you were
not sure Of III" II might have said it. g"
Being deaf might you not have mis-
understood him." Il do not think
that l misunderstood what l said
thought he said. "
Nicholson you sure you .heard
him say he stole themg Yes, sir.
Biggs-"You do not profess to have
heard all the conversation" No, sir. "
Samuel Hess was sworn on the Five
Books Of Moses. He said
81 am a pawnbroker. Ny place Of
business is in Philadelphia. The
prisoner came to my place Of business on
the morning Of August z. lie pawned
the watch, and later IN the day he pledged
a pair of bracelets and chain for SIS.
He pledged the watch for So, giving the
name Of Thomas Ford He said that was
all the money he wanted
Biggs. Didn't you understand that
watch was TO be given to a son p
"Never, until / heard it from you.
"What else2" He said il belonged to
someone in the family and would not lose
it for anything He came back about
10 o'clock and bought plated chain for
| 81. That was the last time he was
there"
"Were they ladies' braceletsg" 81
never knew man to wear them unles;
he was going to Jail. "
Biggs-"Did you ever wear themT
mot any more than anybody you know
when was it2' "The Sth.
"Are you positivel' Just as positive
as that / see you in that chair.
Are you sure you see me in this
chair?' "Well, assure you it is not {
vision" Laughter)
Detective Hatton Arrested Him.
City Detective Hatton testified to ar
resting Ford in Philadelphia about
o'clock on August 8. He identified thu
watch.
Ford said a man gave it to him oil
the steps in Wilmington. He said tina
when the watch was taken off and als'
before the judge. We searched him 60
ing down Broad street and took the pis
toll from him. asked him where he go
it, He said a man gave it to him on the
step. He did not say it was in Whining
ton.
The state then rested without calling
Mrs. Thackery to the stand.
Wants the Case Quashed.
Blggs-'1 have just asked the attor
ney general if he intends TO ask 70
conviction on this evidence To my sur
prise he says he does. The names o
Susan Thaekery and Daniel ONeal wer'
on the back of that indictment. VIII.
were they not calledl There is not eVel
prima facia case. If that watch wa
stolen at all, Susan Thackery an,
Daniel O'Neal are the witnesses to prov
it, Thackery never said on tn
stand that the watch and chain wer
stolen. He said taken or stolen
l am sorry they did not put those wit
nesses on. l submit there is not enough
evidence to cause this man to be put in
defense. He can't stand upon the state
case. Suppose Thackerys wife CAV
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