The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-28


q state whether you found them purchases
for tho gun, who did you have Ia mindY
heard someone speak OF John Revanaugh, want
ing to buy a gun ana told them maybe 1 coulC
+ ind them n nuSer for IL, we started out of the
store and went down the street, the two boys
and my elf aud somebody else think there was
two or three besides, kept talking TO them
about this gun, and trying TO find out where they
came from. and told them 4 should not think
they would want to sell the gun, If they were
going up to Chippawa Lake, L told them
should think they would want TO keep IL to hunt
with up there they said that they was busted
and wanted TO sell 1t, they wanted TO know what
time the train went out, told then about
three-ten O. lO) and they wanted To know IL they
could get out ON that train, i told them they
had better have place 10 stay until then, /
didn't know but what might find out some
thing more about the gun
@ Where did you take them: down here
! in The jail.
@ Did you find purchaser for thems A
q Did you put them in az prlsonersS a
put them In there TO sleep until that train left
q Did you lock the boys in? They was not
locked in cannot say whether put the bolt in
the clasp OF the door, cannot say whether
Q Well now do you remember where you
first saw me that mshtY Yes sir, Hsaw you
@ Who was With? A Mr. Hammond
q Wen what conversation did we havei
Talked about hunting, and told you about
| these boys being Down there.
| q Did you talk about iJY A Yes sir
10 VIII did you do thens a We went down
" the jail
Q AT whose request was itg Yours
Who came down there? - Mr. Ham
| mond, you and myself
g What did YOU dor A didn't so in there.
| do not know whether the door was locked or
| not, didn't notice that, heard you ask the
boys If they had gun TO sell
Q Was there anything said about my being
Commissioner? or did you tell them about my
being Commissioner A No, sir
q Was the reanything said about that? A
lodn hearanythigof that kind.
~ had nttr ,1aa GaAt ha hnt
| we doY A Come back and went bown and
| stopped just around the corner, l think about
on line with the bank there, and you took the
gun up to the office, suppose you did, and
come back to the corner, and left you.
g What was the understanding when you
left? asked Mr. Hammond to let them out,
and then left.
@ When was the next time that you saw
| them? saw them at the eating house. they
came to the door and said that they had sold
| @ Did they say what they received for it,
| They said that they got $500.
| CROSS EXAMINATION BY MIR. CHAPMAN.
q Mr. Cady, what was it you said about Mr.
| Bumps being Commissioners didn't say
| there was anything said about it, there was
| my hearing.
| G Where did they claim to come from.
| Adrian. a One did, and the other didn't.
| Q Where is Grass Lake? A East of Jack
| son
! q 80 or 20 miles from here! a could not
| Q How old were these boysy A think II
or is years old--Q Mr. Bumps is Commission
en- isn't hey A Yes, sire Where do you
| suppose they found that out? don't know.
"a Did you tell them anything about Mr.
| Bumps, tell them about his being Commits
sioner! A No, sir-Q Did you hear anybody
a No, sir.--Q What was it Mr. Parker told
| you about those boys having stolen the gun? A
| He SAID there was some boys III there with
gun and were trying to sell it, and he says, lets
| go In there and SEQ them.-Q Did he say
whether they had stolen itr He might Of
don recellect-Q Did he say anything about
ent place than they had told hims A Yes, sir,
| l think he did.-Q ~ hat impression did they
ma Ike upon your minds to whether they had
| stolen the gun or not? thought at the time
| they had stolen the gun.-Q That was in Mr.
| Haggart's drug storeY Yes, sire They
went with you from Mr. Haggart's drug store to
| Did you have any further talk with the boys
about the gun? l don't think / DIDO
| When you put them in, did you think they had
thought at first they had, but came TO the con-
clusion that they had not they seemed little
| excited.-Q BY Aid Lamfrom: Was the boys
willing to come down and go in the jailI "A Yes,
| SIR that is what they said.
| REDIRECT EXAMINATION by MR. BUMPS.
there all nightY No, not only until the train
went out.-Q Your intention was TO let them
out about train timer Yes, sir-Q What is
your relation with Mr. Barrisford. in regard TO
being friendly, are you on friendly termsY
think Mr. Barfistord has used me very coolly,
saw him and had a talk with him, and told him
was wrong, for some cause, L did not know why.
@ He doesn't act Us friendly as he used TO?
\ No sir he don't ! Oold him one day, or one
morning rather that was going To make appl
cation 10 be put back on the west side, for
didn't see how was protected down here any
more than III was alone, and he didn't say any.
thing then. further than that told him Con
recollect whether il was before or after asked
him il he saw Mr. Hartslorn. Mr. Hartshorn
asked me where he was and told him didn't
know-Q DID you use him friendly a Yes,
sr,-Q DID you ever give your keys to any
body 10 unlock the jaily No.-Q by Aid
Mackey: Where did you meet Mr. Bumps that
night! a Down at the bridge, / know that
told you that didn't rccollect didn't, the first
impression had, was on the corner here, it
was on Main street here, but not on that cor
ner, II was down by the bndge.-Q Did the
boys ask you for place TO stay that night? A
asked them il they did not want place to
stay
Q Now Mr. Cady, Why is 1t you say there is
some feeling between you and Mr. Barrisford,
why don't you get Long any better on the police
forcey 1t is not my fault.-Q You don't
get along any more do your A can get along
REDIRECT EXAMINATION by MR. BUMPS.
Q You don't know of anything that you have
done! A No. sir
John Ashford, witness produced, sworn and
examined, testified as follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION BY Mr. bumps.
@ DO you remember the Time of night Mr.
Cady brought these boys down there ana placed |
them in the celly A Yes, sir.-Q Did he lock
them up? A No. sir.-Q You was there? A
say that you didn't know when that wasi A |
didn't know when IL was, thought it was along |
In Angust.-Q You don't know about these |
boys in particular! A Nothing only saw them |
put in there.-Q What did you tell me that the |
gun was WORTHY A ltold you 1t was worth |
$500, that is what Mr. Curry sells them for.-Q |
You said they was in the cell, do you know |
whether IL was locked up or notY didn't |
Know for certain then, but they were not locked |
up they in the third cell from the north end q
understood you that you didn't know whether |
they were locked in or noty A j know as soon |
as Mr. Cady put them in, he came out with me. |
q Did he lock the outside door? No, sir, |
he didn't, merely put the clasp on and come |
away, it was not loched by Mr. Cady when l |
was there.-Q Has anybody else got q key 10 |
the door, A Yes, sir, have got key to tt
q Did you lock- ity y No, sir.-Q BY Mr. /
Chapman: You do not know whether IL was |
these boys in question or notH a l don't, |
could tell II could see the boyS.-Q BY julius |
Erieseke Now you think thai it was OctobCrY |
A Yes. sir, / thought It was in August, but il |
wns so far back those were the only two boys | |
k1ow of being in there with u gun.
Mr. Cady, recalled.
\ REDIRECT EXAMINATION by MIR. BUMPS
q Was MIR Ashford there that nighty A Yes |
Sir.-Q by Aid Mackcy: How was those bows |
dressed: a One had an overcoat on and tho |
other didnt.-Q How did they look otherwise |
They was black and dirty, IL they hod |
washed up you could tell more about them.
Julius FriCseke, witness produced sworn |
and examined testified as follows:
Object KNAMIN ALTON IiY MIR CHAPMAN