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about two miles east of Ferguson, in company with two other
men, all riding horseback, one of whom was Braff. Witness
was on his way to St. Louis in company with Mr. Hervey.
This was about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Witness remained
all night at Warrenton, got an early start the next morning,
and as he passed Hutchinson’s saw Worrell sitting upon the
steps. He called to witness and said, ‘‘You have got an early
start.’? Witness recognizes the prisoner as the same man.

Mr. Stewart says he resides in Warrenton, knew Gordon;
that on the 24th of January, about 4 or 4% o’clock in the
afternoon saw Gordon as he passed through Warrenton; Gor-
don was riding a chestnut sorrel horse, two men were in com-
pany with him; recognizes prisoner and Braff as the men;
they stopped some time at the door of Sander’s hotel and then
rode off together, traveling east.

Mr. Camp states that he resides in the west end of War-
renton, saw Gordon in company with two men, all on horae-
back, on the 24th of January, between 4 and 5 o’elock in the
afternoon. Witness was personally acquainted with Gordon.
Gordon was on a chestnut sorrel horse, and rode up to wit-
ness’ fence, and spoke to witness. Witness asked him to stay
all night. Gordon declined, saying he was going to Hutchin-
son’s, Witness is a contractor, and noticed the other men
very particularly, supposing they were new contractors on
the road. They rode off together, going east. Witness ree-
ognizes prisoner and Bruff as the men he saw in company
with Gordon.

Mr. Hutchinson says he keeps a house of entertainment on
the Boonslick road, about four miles east of Warrenton; that
about dark on the 24th of January, prisoner, Bruff and Gor-
don came to his house and remained all night; that shortly
after they came to his house, he saw priaoner loading a large
pistol; they left together after breakfast the next morning,
going east. It was snowing when they came, and about the
time they left it commenced sowing again, and continued to
snow most of that day. It is about 40 miles from my house
to St. Charles. Saw prisoner and Bruff in the St. Louis jail
about the 27th of March following; recognized them, and