The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

to report on their conduct. department
and habits; that shortly after the de-
mise of said Henry Bgeow. depcnent
from for about three years: that upon
returning. deponent roomed for time ut
the East River hotel; that while ut said
East River hotel he encountered said Al
fled Biselow in the bar room thereof,
and frequently drank with him over the
bar. That. thereafter, for u considerable
time, deponent WAS again absent from
the country, but returned to it one year
ago the twelfth day of July last That
or that day, or the one following it, he
again encountered, as he supposed at tue
time, said Alfred Bgeow, on the street
and addressed said BlSelow; but that
said Alfred Bigelow, as he then supposed
the man to be, refused to recognize de-
ponent and then and there treated this
deponent with contumely and contempt.
Whercupon. said deponent being outraged
and indignant because of the refusal of
recognition on the part of said supposed
Alfred Higelow as aforesaid, followed
said Bigelow, and watched him, and
spied upon him; and said deponent con-
tnued to follow, watch and spy upon
said Bigelow, at intervals thereafter, and
whenever The opportunity offered, until
eleven days before the making of this
deposition; and that the reasons why said
deponent has not followed. watched and
spicd upon said Bgeow since said date
of eleven days ago, are hereinafter set
lcftn. Deponent 1urther states that Il
further object he had for following,
watching and spying upon said Bigelow,
after the contemptuous treatment as
aforesaid, was that he. said deponent,
might personally profit thereby.
Deponent further states, on oath. that
on the twelfth day of July. last past, he
was at the village of Winepauk, Connect
cut, having walked to said place from
South Norwalk, in said state: that while
there he saw said Bigelow, as he then
supposed him to be. in an automobile, on
the main street of said village; that said
Bigelow was accompanied only by one
other person. who drove the automobiles:
that said automobile was brought to n
stop at the curb near where deponent was
standing at the time: that said person
left the automobile and boarded a pass
ing trolley car bound toward South Nor
walk: that said Bigelow changed his seat
to the one under the steering wheel; that
deponent thereupon glided forward and
contrived by the exercise of great skill to
climb into the tonneau OF said automo-
bile, unnoticed by said Bigclow; that soon
thereafter the automobile started forward
Mt a rapid speed with said Bigelow driv-
ing. and with this deponent concealed in
the tonneau thereof that for more than
an hour thereafter the car continued IN
uninterrupted journey: that when it came
TO stop, deponent looked about him for
the first time, discovering that said car
lad been brought to a stop within an
cutbuilding of a deserted farm. the build
ings of which were in fairly good repair,
Notwithstanding Deponent further says
that then, said Bigelow got down from
the car and left it where it was. closing
the door of said building and locking the
same with key in his possession. there
by causing said deponent some difficulty
in cXtricating himself from the place.
That when said drponent was again out
side the outbuilding aforesaid, said
Higclow was already some distance down
the road and walking rapidly: that de-
poncnt followed: that after walking
short distance said Hignow boarded Il
trolley car in which he rode to station
OF the y. " n. II. 4 II. railroad that
bore the sign Westport 4 Saugatuek,
whore he leaped upon the rear platform
unable to get upon. That deponent there
upon returned to the place where the au-
tomobile had been abandoned and waited
there TWO days. when, 10 the amazement
of this deponent, George Bigelow, young
er son of Henry Bigelow, and Alfred S
brother came there with another car;
that said Bigelow Immediately began to
demolish the car that had been previously
abandoned by the supposed Alfred Bige-
low: that said George Biselow utterly dis
n'cmbered said car of his brother Alfred.
until nothing was left of it but IL heap of
lion and Steel parts which were stored
waiting car and that George Bigelow
then made fire in ravne back of the
buildings. where he burned to ashes
every destructible part of said demolished
automobile That thereafter, said George
Bigelow rode away in his own car. tax
ing with him all and separate, the parts
of the demolished automobile which he
had previously burned or otherwise de-
stloyed beyond recognition; and deponent
was unable to pursue save by walking.
But deponent did follow the tracks of
said George Bigelow's automobile, on
foot. and at various places along nfre-
qucnted roads. through the towns of
Westport. Weston and others. this de-
ponent found where parts of the dislnem-
bered automobile had been thrown away,
buried. or otherwise concealed from view
and search. Deponent further states, on
oath, that he now knowss that the man
whom he has been watching. following
and spying upon during the past year
was never at any time thesperSon OF AL
fred RigeloM. but was at all stimeS the