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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

sold him again, We purchased
the horse, saddle and bridle. All
three horses were sold in Vin-
cennes. Worrell left on the train
for Terre Haute and Indianapo-
lis. Worrell sold two of the
three horses, Bruff one. I paid
$65 for the horse, was worth not
much more at that time, was
much jaded, If he had been in
good order he would then be
worth $125, as horses sold. Wor-
rell went by the name of HE. C.
Worrell. le entered that name
on our register. Father took
bill of sale of the horse. They
had two saddles. The one I
bought was plain black with gray
skirts. The pommel had been
seratehed or rubbed off, and blue
ink had been put on it. W. was
dressed in blue miltary pants,
black coat, and common black
cap. He had gloves like those
Major Walker has on (here
shown), He did not wear them
away; he traded those gloves to
my father for another pair. He
had several rings on his fingers.
‘He had a watch, which he took
away with him. I think it was
attached to a common guard like
this (braid). He also traded a
small seal to my father.

The cars leave at 6 o'clock.
Had arrived on Saturday.

Crose-examined. He did not at
any time conceal himself. He
‘wag a very conspicuous man while
he stayed there. Father changed
gloves with him just before he
left. W. went all about town,
and made several acquaintances.
He did not wear his watch con-
spicuously. Saw him pull it out
onee. He wore several rings on
his fingers. He registered his
own name. He-did vot pretend
to go there by any other name
than Worrell. Next time I saw

him was in St. Louis jail, He
recognized me immediately in the
jail, and before I could fairly seo
his face, ho called me by name.
Shook hands with me. He asked
how my father was, When Wor-
rel] left Vincennes, he said he was
going to Georgia, after going east
first, He sold both horses, eay-
ing his partner had gone off with
all his money, and he was com-
pelled to sell them to pay his bill.
Bruff had then just gone. None
of his conduet while at Vitieennes
appeared to be strange. He
seemed disposed to try and make
himself agreeable to every man
he met.

Teaac H. Sturgeon, At Vin-
cennes about February 15, 1856.
I found in Mr. Gould’s posses-
sion my horse, which on January
13, 1856, I let Mr. Gordon have.
Also found there the saddle and
bridle that had been put on the
horse whieh on January 13th I
loaned to Basil H. Gordon, who
started alone, saying he was to
be secompanied by others from
St. Charles, who had gone on by
the train. {am sure of the horse,
a chestnut sorrel, with a small
star on forehead, @ snip on end
of rosa and a very hard little
wen under the jaws where the
eurb would come, The Mr, Gould
who is here, is son of the old
gentleman who kept the hotel.
‘Mr. George Signer owned the
saddle. Knew it. I rode it down
town one day in St, Louis, ‘and
carried iron hinges on the pom-
mel of it, It was black, shiny
leather and got scratehed. I cov-
ered it with blue ink, which left
a blue spot instead of a black
ove Also know the bridle by a
particular mark, by an old snaffle
bit T put in instead of a gay
bit, when I got it from Mr. Sig-

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