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EDWARD D. WORRELL.

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known you. We arrived at Bal-
timore ‘Sunday evening. Wor-
rell stopped at Mrs. Elzie’s on
Second between Gay and Sonth
streets, a private boarding house.
He told me he had formerly
boarded there. Next morning I
met him on Baltimore etreet—
myself and a friend. Introduced
prisoner as Mr. Worrell, Told
him we were going to take a
Glass of ale and asked bim to go
with ns, which he declined. The
only liquor I saw him drink dur-
ing the whole trip was a glase
of ale at Pittsburg. Next saw
Worrell at Dover. Capt, Conzina
and Mr. Harrow of Vincennes
went with me from Baltimore to
Chestertown first and thence
to Dover. Worrell had told
me he was going to Dover;
that he had some friends near
there. When I next saw Worrell
he was in custody of the officers
on the road coming up from the
hotel to the depot about 1 o’elock
in the morning. Was not pres-
ent at the arrest. During the
time until his arrest I thought
be acted very strangely. He
made himself generally conepic-
uous on the whole route. Ho
would sit down and converse
with any person without any in-
troduction, gentlemen and ladies
both, At that time I had heard
nothing about the death of Gor-
don. First learned of the pnr-
suit after him in Baltimore. I
saw him at the jail in St. Louis.
Also saw Broff.

Otis M. Messick. Am on the
reeruting service in St. Louis;
am a corporal. Worrell was an
orderly sergeant in Captain
Newby’s Company. Saw him
while we were on the plains;
afterwards also at the fort. Wor-
rell’s moral character, standing

and reputation were good. It
required that, or he would never
have held the position he did.
He deserted; don’t recollect the
month. Qne time when on
post with order to iet no one
pass without the countersign, I
WAS 81 if I remember right,
with my sabre and loaded car-
bine (a cavalry gun). After
taps Worrell came towards my
post. I hailed him -with the
words, who comes there? His
answer I think was, a friend. I
commanded him to halt in the
words, halt! friend, He advanced
—never helted at all, and said,
good evening, sentry, or senti-
nel—don’t recollect whieh—
and eontinued to advance. Did
not wish to shoot him, I took
on myself the responsibility not
to do'so, I was not reported for
it. Don’t suppose anybody knew
it exeept Worrell and me. By
my then orders I had a right and
it -was my duty to fire on him as
he continued to advance. After
he deserted bis hat was found
on the ice. Some thonght he
had deserted, others that he had
drowned himself. Never saw
Worrell have any epileptic fita,
Did not know Bruff.
Cross-eramined. Have known
other persons advance towards
sentinels, and when known the
sentinels would let them pass
sometimes; ‘when sontry is well
acquainted they sometimes let a
friend pass and assume the re-
sponsibility. It is wrong to do
80, but it is sometimes done. It
is strietly his duty to prevent
any one passing. They don’t al-
ways do their duty. In time of
peaee this is more common. At
this time there was no danger

of enemies.
Edward Lane. Reside at Fort

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