Year: 1877

oioch III the evening he said that there
was some s-n of b--h that he wanted
70 see, ana that was always after jim
Temple. John is Jealous of Jim and he
thought that If it was not for Temnle 7
would marry him, he was Jealous of anv
man that spoke to me, he had beaten me
once: After that went to see him and
found him asleep, got one of the men
In the cell to wake him up and l Judged
that he had been drinking. l said TO MIN
that W. : sorry that suspicion had fell
upon him for the murder of Temnle
He replied that he did not kill him, as
he was out in Hedgeville. My idea for
talking to him was that had known
Temple for over 10 years as a peaceable
citizen, and that some one ought to be
brought to justice.


l then asked him what time he went
out to Hedgeville, and he replied that
he was there from 8 to IL o'clock. then
told him that the young girl spoke differ
emily, she says you went out home with
her. He then said he had been told that
they had his clothes and that they were
all wet and muddy, and asked me to 90
down home and bring his mother up to
the Hall, and he would soon fix that mat
ter. / asked one of the police if his; mo-
ther would be permitted to see him and
was told that she would not. / then
went back to him, and be said, Blake as
this thing has gone s" far as it hGs, / will
tell you all about it. 1 don't intend to let
any of those other suckers buzz me, He
them made the following confession to
me: did it IN self defence, last SaturS
day Dght week he lad for me. When
went last night at 0 o'clock he met me
along the road, and sold, "you s-n of a
b-h, / will iii YOU. 1 knocked him
down with stone took his knife and cut
his throat, he said, put it on me now you
have got me. After l had done cutting
his throat crossed a plowed field, come
home changed my clothes and went out
to Hedgeville. / came home from Hedge
vile, and staid all night, before left him
he wFs dead, there was no one with me
threw the knife in the ditch opposite
where l killed him.


did not ask him to make confessions
held out no inducements; l told him he
might get lawyer, and it might be q
case OF self-defence; he could not recog.
nize the stone; when l went over to look
at the body, the girl Lucy pointed to a
stone, and said there was the stone that
he had struck him with.


John Thompson sworn-I was in town
on Saturday night; started out about
1890 o'clock, and while driving along the
road my mare became frightened;
looked out to see what was the ma ter
and saw a man lying in the road; did
not stop to see who it was or what was
the matter beceu use thought that possi-
bly, he was drunk; In the morning /
asked Perry Demby if he saw a man
lying in the road last night when he was
coming home; he said he did; l then
asked him who it was, and what was the
matter; he replied that he was dead
| koN kol
picked him up and carried him to one
side Of the road; while driving out met
three men coming towards town. but
before i reached them they passed
through a gate and crossed over towards
the bone mill; they did not appear to be
frightened; they had three dogs with
them; they were about one hundred and
fifty yards from the body when l saw
them.


Sergeant Whelan. sworn-In the early
part of this month Temple came into
the police office, and asked for warrant
for a man that had assaulted him; 1 am
satisfied from the description given that


it was Rhodes that committed the as
sault.


John McCaffrey, sworn-Between five
and six o'clock, colored man came and
woke me up, aud told me that man had


been murdered over the bridge; /


thought at first that he was fooling me;


after got on the street l met James
White and he told me the same thing;


when got ou5 there the old lady told


me to go and arrest John Rhodes, and l


would get the the right man.


Mary Duekery cross examined; was


not in bed when my husband came home,


1 was getting ready to go to bed when


the man came and told us that man
was killed down the road. The way the


blood got on the shawl; was cleaning
fish, and it was lying on the bed, and


when opened the shad, the blood flew
on it.


DIR. Ogle sworn:-Dr. Grimshaw, and
myself made an examination OF the
wounds on the body of James Temple


we find a fracture in the skull about
four inches above the ear, and about four
Inches from the line of the nose; also q


wound on the side of the face, and the


lobe of the left ear entirely severed; also
the fingers of the left hand cut nearly
through;we also find the throat cut clear
through to the vertebrae.


Lucinda Duckery cross examined; 1t


was the woman next door that told us
| LlaL L0cf6 WAS q lhdi oOeu No"h WAY


road; saw the stone lying there; did MOI


tell Mr.. Blake that it was the stone that
Rhodes struck Temple with; did not OF


fer Rhodes any liquor; never sent fol


him to come and see me; did not see any
blood fly on the shawl from the fish.


After cross exsmining the above wit
| ness the jury at $50 O'Clock adjourned


until 7.30.


EVENING SESSION.


James Bachas sworD-don't know any
thing about the murder: saw Rhodes II
the evening; had drink together; stale
at his house all night; do not know wha'
time he came home.


/ Lucinda Duckery recalled: never saw


knife with Rhodes, nor with temple
saw Temple with one last night, 1t hae
; two blades. (Knife shown that Is no


the one.


Isaac Bachas sworn-do not know any


thing about it; never saw Temple carr
La knife; never stated to anyone tnat l


could tell great deal more about the
,, fuss than any one.


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