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96 X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

gotten him; promenades the town with the landlord; visits
often the depot of the trains from St. Louis, and attends a
pall held in that depot! He talks freely of Western affairs,
shows an intimate acquaintance with the troubles of Kansas,
makes known his purpose to go East, changes his dress to the
genteel costume of a gentleman at a party, and when it is over,
resumes the apparel of the homicide. His extraordinary beard
is still worn. The large fur gloves of Gordon he exchanges
with the landlord; the seal bearing Gordon’s initials takes
the same direction; his watch is conspicuously worn, and
his saddlebags (Gordon’s) are carefully retained, containing
Gordon’s clothes, At length, he resolves to leave Vincennes
to go East, and out of money, he sells two horses—Gordon’s
one of them, the other belonging to a man at Fort Leaven-
worth; and paying his own bill and that of Bruff, who under
the name of Strong had departed without a settlement with
his host, is careful to take and keep with some cherished me-
mentoes of affection a receipt from the landlord, proving
that he, E. Worrell, had at Vincennes, on the 6th day of
February, paid the board of the said Mr. Strong and the ex-
penses incurred by the keeping of the stolen horses. This
paper, which the prosecution was se anxious to have, but of
which they grew so suddenly sick when they saw it, was most
cautiously preserved by the prisoner for the benefit of Mr.
Couzing, whenever they should meet! Ready now for start-
ing, he sees a gentleman and his lady from St. Louis going
East, and forthwith introduces himself as Worrell and informs
them he will do himself the pleasure of aceompanying them.
He does so, but he does not forget Gordon’s saddlebags; he
takes them with him; wherever he goes they go; not in the
baggage car, but with him on his seat, or over his head on the
rack of the passenger cars. On board the cars he introduces
himself to everybody, male and female. Although, as you
learn from all the evidence, from every ‘vitness, soldier, offi-
cer or citizen, a gentleman of education, refined in manners
and habitually observant of the proprieties of politeness,
without the eeremony of introduction, he addresses the pas-
sengers of both sexes, indiscriminately and perpetually. His

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