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it up to him. Have seen Worrell
sinee at St. Louis and have had
conversation with him. Worrell
recognized me and recollected the
horse trade. Asked him if he
did not think he ought to pay
me my money back again. He
said he did not have my money
but be would make it right with
me. Told him by describing the
horse the man had proved to my
satisfaction he owned the horse.
He said I should lose nothing by
it; he would make arrangemenia
for me to get my money back
egain, He asked me first if it
looked reasonable for him to pay
me all my money back, when 1
was going to appear and do all
Leould against him. At the time
I purehased the pony from him
I took him to be sane, I saw
nothing insane about him when I
ssw him in the jail. Took him
to be a very shrewd man.

Cross-eramined. He made this
trade without getting off his
horse. The whole time of mak-
ing the trade did not take over
15 minutes. Had po suspicion
he was insane, and therefore did
not examine him with that view,
If I had suspected insanity I
would not have known how to go
to work, how to have found it
out. He did not speak loud at
any time except when he hal-
Joed back to know what I would
give him for his pony. Saw no
excitement in him.

Wilson Hutchinson. Have
‘been examined before, and told
of Worrell, Braff and Gordon
being at night at my house on
January 24, 1856. ‘They came
to my house about dark, The;
atayed at my house all night, tool
supper and went away between
7 and 8 next morning, From
what I saw of them did not take

any of them to be insane. If
‘Worrell was insane it was more
than I knowed. Did not dream

me, Saw nothing then to indi-
eate he was an insane man.

Cross-ecamined. If I don’t
make a mistake, we, all of us, I
think, went out to the stables for
the horses. We had the horses
eaught and saddled. At the time
he was fixing the pistol before
he put it on the mantelpicee;
he and Gordon had some words;
don’t know what they was, but
they were talking. Did not hear
Worrell say anything to my
daughter, In jail he asked me
how me and my family were.

Martin MeMahan. Have been
examined onee. Saw them on
25th and 26th January, 1856, at
Christian Way’s tavern at St.
Charles. Was in Worrell’s com-
pany in the barroom there, I
saw no more of Worrell’s being
out of mind than myself or any
one in the house; I bad no idea
of his being crazy.

Hartwell Richards. Have been
examined. Worrell came to my
house Saturday, January 26,
1856, and stayed until between
9 and 11 next morning. Wor-
rell went by name of John
Ross, Bruff by name of Charles
Strong. Saw him frequently
that evening and saw no indica-
tions of insanity about Worrell
at all. Had no suspicion of it.

Cross-examined. Saw Worrell
almost always in company with
others about the house. Had
few regular boarders. Think
he was there pretty much during
the day on Saturday. Three
gentlemen started to the theater.
Did not see Worrell after he

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