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EDWARD D.

WOERRELL. 13

tain Couzins handed me this
wateh (here shown). Captain
C. is a well-known police officer
of St. Louis. I know this wateh
was Gordon’s. Under a piece of
black silk there is secreted an
old-fashioned watch paper hav-
ing on it the name of Gordon's
father, and his mother’s maiden
name snd the date 1802, Gor-
don joined me in 1854, at my
invitation, on the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Railroad of which I was
chief engineer. Afterwards, I
appointed him my principal as-
sistant on the North Missonri
Railroad. Had daily and hourly
intercourse with him.

At Vincennes, I found Gor-
don’s horse, saddle and bridle in
possession of Mr. Gould. On
Capt. Couzins’ return, he showed
me a daguerreotype case similar
to that produced.

Cross-examined. Don’t know
the writing on the wateh paper.
Know the names of Gordon’s
father and mother, but never saw
them. Either Couzins or Wentz
took out the paper and showed
it to me about the time the wateh
was handed to me. Never saw
this watch paper in Gordon's life-
time.

There was nothing by which
I eould identify the saddle, but
think it was the same; a. black
saddle covered with patent
leather. The tree may have been
a Spanish tree. There was a
mark on the pommel of the sad-
dle, the cutiele of the leather be-
img seraped off. Of my own
imowledge, cannot swear Gordon
owned that saddle. The horse
T would know anywhere. It was
‘Mr. Morgan’s, It was the came
hore Gordon rode when he left
ws at Huntsville. I left Hunte-
ville, and go did Gordon, on the

evening of Monday, January 21.
The spot where we found the
body was perhaps 74 or 75 miles
from Hunteville.

T was not there when the body
waa found. They had raked off
the snow so that, though his faco
was uncovered, I saw only
glimpses of his coat. Don't know
what became of the saddle found
in the thicket. Left it at Mrs.
Stephenson's. Don’t know how
Mr. Gordon’s clothea were
marked. He told me he bought
clothes for that trip.

Re-sxamined. From the trav-
eled track to the discolored snow
could not be more than 2 or 3
feet. From the top of the snow
to the bottom of the gully on the
day the body was foand, must
have been about two or three feet
deep, The soil is red clay, very
tough, but easily washed.

Warren V. Stuart. Knew Basil
H, Gordon. Lived at Warrenton,
Warren Co. Last time I saw
him was January 24, 1856, a cold
evening and late, at Warrenton.
Saw him on horseback, setting
near Mrs. Sander’s door, the
principal tavern, about 4 or 4:30
P, M. Prisoner was sitting on
a horse, about 30 or 40 feet from
him; and there was a man also,
I don’t know who he was, This
man I spoke to. He was not
then on his horse, but afterwards
he got on his horee and went off
with Gordon and the other man,
(Bruff is brought in.) That is
the man I speak of. Heard Wor-
rell say nothing. Saw the three
go off together, traveling east-
ward. Never afterwards saw
Gordon alive. Helped to take the
snow off of his body in the gully,
when afterwards discovered,
about six miles east of Warren-
ton, in the edge of the Hickory

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