The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29

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Arthur Chandler, OF Silverton. for
whom Roy Ramsby worked in
hop yard last fall, related a conyersa-
tlon had with Ramsby. The young
man told Witnesses about September
1st--that he had been told by Purdy
OF some buried money down the line
and was given an invitation TO take a
hand in taking the money, but he did
not know that he would participate.
on cross-examination witness stated
that Ramsby further told him that he
did not think he would take part in the
proposed theft.
Mrs. Isabella Ewing, the woman
from whom the money was stolen, tess
tilted concerning death Of her hus-
band last September.
had S3SOO in gold coin buried in a
bucket under a box i'm a woodshed.
Witness identified the recovered as the
receptacle in which the money was hid
ADItg WIS bAblth hbbNN ANbNftiA''A
81. First missed the money on the
morning Of November 9Th Part Of the
money had been buried there for over
a year Young Purdy frequently came
to the house to visit his uncle lie
came several times when the money
was buried there. Woodshed was al.
ways open. Did not know that Purdy
had any knowledge of the burial Of the
money on the premises. Did not know
the Ramsby boys.
Mcmahon conducted the cross-exam.
ination Of Mrs. Ewing and brought out
the fact that Ewing had, prior to his
death, given Purdy's father $1,000. but
witness stated that did not prejudice
her against her greatnephew.
Mrs. Ewing testified that she her.
self buried the money. all OF II S3SOO.
The money, $500 in amount, was
taken out of the Woodburn bank in
1901. II had been given me about two
months before, when ! buried It. Mr..
Ewing was aged 81 at the time, and
was sick but not 80 III but what he
knew what he was doing. Purdy had
been to house after money had been
buried DO not know that Mr. Ew.
ing ever told Purdy where the money
was, or that Purdy knew that any
money was buried there. At the time
Ewing gave me the money II had been
buried. he having transferred It's pos.
session to me. Husband left no vii
Last time Purdy was on place TO my
knowledge was about three months be-
fore husband died.
O. A. Loe. who lives on the Davis
farm. at Silyerton, testified to the find
ing on the farm of the bucket Purdy
worked for Dr. Davis on the farm
prior 10 my taking possession Of the
premises on April lst. The witness
was not cross-eXamined
Miss Maggie Coleman said she had
been acquainted with Clyde Ramsby
with whom she kept company, for
some time. Testified that in Silvcrton.
last January, Ramsby (Clyde) asked
II she had heard anything about the
three boys being charged with steal.
ing money Did not remember what
else Ramsby told me at the time. But
when shown u written statement and
allidayit that she gave the district at.
tomey the mind OF the witness was
refreshed and she said that clyde
told me that Purdy and Roy Ramsby
came to him (Clyde) and asked him
II ne wanted To make n stack of TWEEN.
ties" lie told me they went. but did
not state that they got the money.
Witness became forgetul again, aud
after a fifteen minutes heated contro.
yersy between opposing counsel, she
continued lie told me ne was 70
stay at home and do the chores while
they went for the money Witness
further testified that clyde told her
the man that had the money had died
and the money belonged 10 some rela
tive of Purdys The witness seemed
an unwilling party for the state. aud
Il was only by strict questioning of
the witness that the testimony was
adduccd