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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

was in the wagon with me T
did not see them again until at
Hickory Grove about two miles
from Mra, Stevenson’s. Then
there was only two men. One
I saw before was leading a horse
without a saddle. Saw them at
the creek, below Mr. Kenner’s.
The horses were drinking. The
two men I saw the day before
and three horses.

Cross-ecamined, Mr. Pace and
myself oceupied the same wagon,
These men passed us beyond
Jones’ about two and a half or
three miles. They then had no
conversation with us. It was not
then snowing. This was on the
evening of the 24th. Had a full
view of the gentleman on the
porch next morning and believe
it to be Worrell. Next I saw
the two men about two miles
from Mrs, Stevenson's, They
were all going the same way. No
conversation passed between us.
It was snowing very hard. Next
I saw three horses hitched at the
grocery opposite the church.
Can't say what was the color of
the horses, Believe the man who
spoke on the porch was the man
who spoke at the ereek, and his
manner makes me believe it was
Worrell. His remark was, “We
had an early start that morning,”
referring to Pace and me. He
wore a large besrd, and we made
some Temarks about its being eov-
ered with snow and icicles. Did
not observe any mark on his face,
Did not see Worrell afterwards,
until here, at last September
term. The man who spoke to
ime at the creek had a long beard,
longer than mine. I am pretty
certain he had a moustache. Did
not take so much notice of Braff.
He sat with his back to ua.

Martin McMahan. Have seen

prisoner, saw him at Christian
‘Way's, at the town of St. Charles.
Way keeps s boarding house
thera. There was another man
with him, Don’t know bis name. I
have seen him here and at War-
renton, (Here Bruff was sent
for.) Recollect that man. He is
the one that was with Worrell, It
was 25th January. Notieed their
horses, They stayed all night
there. They had three horses.
Bruff had two horses. Wanted
to buy one of them, but did not.
He wanted $80 for him. A ne-
gro came across the street at tho
time, and asked Worrell who was
riding the sorrel horse, if he had
bought it from Mr. Gordon, and
Worrell replied, no, that it be-
longed to himself, that he had
bought it from up the country.

Cross-ezamined, Was a board-
er at Way's, who kept that tav-
em, First saw them about 5
or 6 o’lock P. M., after they
came. I was in W.'s company
until they went to bed. W. got
his supper there, Saw him next
at breakfast next morning. Pris-
oner was then standing at Bruff’s
aide. They were ‘watering their
horses previous fo starting.
‘When the negro spoke to W.,
both of them were sitting on
their horses, and Bruff was lead-
ing one, No one else was pres-
ent, This negro belonged to Mr.
Wentz, the man connected with
the railroad. I work on the road.
Don’t know what became of W.
They went to the ferry landing
and crossed the river on the ice.
‘W. did not say there he was go-
ing. Worrell. said to the negro,
they had not bought the horse
from Gordon, they had brought
him down from the country, and
belonged to him. Know his ap-
pearance, I was not able to pur-

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