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we did not want them to see it.
He then said he was very glad.
He afterwards told_me he had
been expecting it. He seemed to
go willingly. He could not do
otherwise very well—a man had
hold of each arm. He made no
refusal to come willingly, except
as I said before, he refused to
have the handeuffs put on in the
room, When we got down to the
band car I did put the handenffs
on him. I told bim I never trav-
eled in eustody of a prisoner un-
lesa he was well secured, and he
was my prisoner, Ha then held
up his hands and I put them on
him. In Philadelphia he told me
he knew we were after him.
Did not consult any lawyer at
Dover. Saw Mr. Wentz 88 s00n
as I got there. Don’t know of
Worrell’s giving out clothes for
washing in Dover having Gor-
don’s name on them, He said
they were Gordon’s saddlebags. I
at the same time asked him whose
cloak that was left at Vineennest
He said that cloak would tell
the tale, or something of the kind,
and then asked me if there was
any blood on it, He soon be-
came very much affected and be-
gan to ery about his parents. He
said the cloak belonged to the
other man. Don’t know what
has become of the cloak. Was
at Mr. Gould’s tavern, at Vin-
eennes. Father and son were
there. Think Worrell had two
coats on. It was very cold and T
got two coats from the men on

the hand car to cover him. He
cried a good deal in Philadel-
phia, where several poticamen
eame in. Sometimes he chatted
with them. He was always af-
fected about his parents; other-
wise seemed cheerful. At Terre
Haute Mr. Wentz and Worrell
were handeuffed together while
sleeping. Saw no more sudden
depression of his spirits than
persons in his situation would
ordinarily exhibit, I think there
was a daguerrotype amongst his
things; it was of a lady and giv-
en back to him by direction of
Mr. Sturgeon. There was also
a daguerrotype case found in his
trunk. These articles I show here
were found in the possession of
Worrell: One military pants,
one portmonnie, one powder
flask, one bullet-mould, one de-
guerrotype case, empty. The
portmonnie contains Mr, Gould’s
receipt for four days’ board at
‘Vineennes, a $1 bill, the Balti-
more tailor’s card, two round
bullets, two or three rings, a
small key, two breast pins, a lock
of hair. At the time he said the
saddiebags and watch were Gor-
don’s, I don’t think I asked him
if be killed Gordon. When at
Smyrna, some ona asked him
there whether it was he that
‘kdlled him, and Worrell said that
the other man was a Mason and
Odd Fellow, and be was not; that
was the reason he did not speak
about it.

MB, WRIGHT’S OPENING SPEECH,

January 24,

Mr. Wright. It becomes my duty now, gentlemen, in con-
formity with the practice of this court, to open to your con-
sideration some propositions of law and fact arising out of