144 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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would like to know if he suffered after he was shot. Prisoner
Teplied (hanging his head), ‘He did not.’? Several days
after this I again saw prisoner in jail; told him that Mr.
Gordon was a particular friend of mine and co-laborer on
the railroad, and I wanted to know if he suffered any after
he was shot. He replied, ‘‘I can assure you, sir, he did not.’’

Martin McMahon states that in January, 1856, he was
boarding at Christian Way’s tavern in St. Charles; that about
dark on the 25th of January prisoner and Bruff came to the
tavern and remained until next morning. They had three
horses. The next morning after breakfast they started in the
direction of St. Louis, Prisoner was riding a chestnut sorrel
horse; after he mounted his horse a black boy belonging to
Mr. Wentz went up to him and asked him if he had bought
that horse of Mr. Gordon. Prisoner replied, ‘‘No;’’ that it
was a horse he had brought down the country.

You will recollect, gentlemen, that this is the black boy
who went up the line of the road with Walker, Gordon, Wentz
and others on the 14th of January and had charge of their
horses.

Hartwell Richards states that in January, 1856, he kept
a house of entertainment on Broadway in St. Louis; that be-
tween 11 and 12 o’clock in the morning of the 26th of January
prisoner and Bruff came to his house, remained ali night, and
left next morning between 10 and 11 o’clock, stating that they
intended to cross the river into Tinois, They had three
horses with them, two bays and a chestnut sorrel, The sorrel
horse had a knot under his jaw. Prisoner called himself John
Roas, and Bruff went by the name of Charles Strong. It is
about 18 miles from my house to St. Charles. I recognize the
prisoner as the one who called himself John Ross; have seen
Bruff aince this trial commenced; have conversed with him,
and recognize him as the man who called himself Charlea
Strong.

Mr. Gould states that in February, 1856, he and his father
kept tavern in Vineennes, Ind., about 150 miles from St.
Louis; that on or about the 2d of February prisoner and
Bruff came end put up at their house. Prisoner remained