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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

now in the hospital. Don’t know
a8 to the Fountain Rock branch.

George Urghart. Had some
personal acquaintanca in 1855
with Worrell; boarded in same
house with him and his father
and mother, He occupied part
of my dental office and was con-
stantly there during offiea hours
and paid every attention to his
business. His mannera and con-
doct in his profession exhibited
skill. Had full eonfidence in
Worrell, who often acted as my
agent in collecting money. Wor-
rell was frank and polite. He
was an attendant on religious
services, and have no knowledge
of his ever resorting to vulgar
or unbecoming company tay-
erns or tippling houses. He was
fond of the society of the ladies
of the village; did not associate
with tha young men of the town,
‘Was a man of trath.

Marcus Wright. Now reside
in St. Louis; knew Worrell at
Portsmouth, Ohio, in summer of
1849. He was in employ of Wm.
Elden, a dry goods merchant.
He was well liked there by the
People; a member of the Bap-
tist Church and also engaged in
the Sabbath School as teacher.
Have seen him take charge of a
class twice. Never saw anything
about him to show but what he
was perfectly sane. Don’t know
of his baving had any conval-
sions or fits there; he was fret-
ful, that was all I could sea;
next saw him the day after I
arrived in St. Louis in the jail,
recognized him, and he me, with-
out my mentioning his name.
Seemed to be very much pleased
at seeing me, so much that he
galled to his father, here is’ Mr.
Wright,

January 26.

James F. McGee. Reside at
St. Louis; previously lived at
Baltimore. Know Worrell; first
saw him at Vincennes last win-
ter, at the railroad depot, next
in ‘the cars; waa going to Bal-
timore, Worrell introduced him-
self to me. He asked me the
best route to Baltimore. He had
on a brown cloth eap, an over
eoat, dark colored, and dark
pantaloons; a black frock coat
under his overcoat, He had a
swatch and vest chain, and several
rings on_his fingers. He hed
beard and mustache but no whis-
kers. The hair was unusually
long. Don’t recollect what time
we left; took cars for Indian-
apolis and remained there all
night. Worrell got in same cars
with me and wife, He brought
on a pair of saddlebags, which
he carried in the ears; he had
no trunk. At Indianapolis he
put op at a public house just
‘opposite the depot, at which T
put up. We started from there
the next morning; he hed on
then blue military pabtaloons.
Next night we reached Crestline,
where we stopped all night. We
put up at the same hotel. We
left the next morning, He still
kept the saddlebags with him in
the care. At Pittsburgh I re-
marked I would go to a store
and buy a shirt and get shaved,
He said he believed he would do
the same; that as he was getting
in the neighborhood of his friends
he would look better for it. Told
him he would look better for hav-
ing hia whiskers trimmed. He got
shaved and had only his mus-
taches taken off altogether. When
he got up from the chair I told
him, if T had not seen you set
down there, I should not have

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