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EDWARD D. WORRELL.

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ner, Found the saddle in a bag
in Mr, Gould’s granary,
Cross-sxamined. The saddle,
exeept natural wear and tear,
was in same condition as it was
when I had seen it last before.
The horse was easily identified.
Georga A. Signer. Know the
horse and saddle which Mr. Gor-
don rode away last January.
The horse was chestnut sorrel.
The saddle was mine. Jt was a
black English tree saddle. J lent
it to Gordon, January 12, 1856.
Afterwards saw it at Vincennes,
in possession of Mr. Gould, some-
where in February, 1856.
January £3.
Erasmus L, Wents. Know
Worrell. Saw him first time at
Dover, in Delaware, in the street.
Next day saw him; he eame in
company with Capt, Couzins to
a handear which I was standing
alongside a railroad track. We
all got on the hand ear: self,
Couzins, Worrell and two other
gentlemen who were along. Capt.
Couzins put a pair of handeuffs
on Worrell. At this point Capt.
Couzins gave me a wateh that
Tknew. (Watch produced is the
same Major Walker testified.)
This is the watch. Immediately
i this watch as Gor-
don’s. I had often before had
it in my hands, at my house, in
St. Charles, and had eompared
watches with Gordon. I used to
seo Gordon frequently. He
stayed at my honse at least a
dozen nights, and I used to be
with him on the lina of the road.
Was division engineer, and re-
ported direct to Mr. Gordon. We
Jeft Dover on the handear. I
there told Couzins I knew that
to be Gordon’s watch. Went on
the handear to a town called
Smyrna, Stopped there in a

amall depot for the train. While
there this watch came up again.
On examining it, in Worrell’s
presence within a few feet of
him, I again told Cousins I was
still convineed this was Gordon's
watch. I knew it to be so. Wor-
rell then replied to what I had
said, “Gentlemen, that was Mr.
Gordon’s watch.” Had a pair
of saddlebags hanging on m
knee, which Capt. Couzins hand~
ed me on the handear. Worrell
eontinuing what he had said
about the watch added, “and
those were Mr. Gordon’s saddle
bags.” I never had observed the
wateb-paper in the watch pre-
vious to thia, but afterwards
found the wateh-paper. The last
time Major Walker, Gordon and
Sturgeon went up the road to-
gether. I went with them from
St Charles to Mr, Singleton’s,
about 12 miles above Mexico. A
negro boy belonging to Judge
Thomas of Bridgeton, but in my
employ, was along. The party
consisted of Mr. Sturgeon, Walk-
er, Gordon, Self, Pratt and this
negro boy called George. When
Worrell was arrested he bad
whiskers on, about two shavings
long. When we went on that
trip up the road Gordon rode &
sorrel ‘horse belonging to Isase
H, Sturgeon.

Cross-examined. Was fre-
quently with Gordon on line of
the road. Can’t say I had been
above Warrenton with him be-
fore this last trip. Was not at
the finding of the body. Was
there a few moments after, and
uncovered the body. There was
nothing in the saddle baga when
they were given to me. I part-
ed with Gordon at Singleton’s.
‘When I left him he did not have
the saddle bags. Got to Dover

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