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Q

Just state what the conversation was.

A

Because he was asking me if I seen a strange person and he kept right on talking, he says, well he says, there was a man murdered and robbed last night in Denison and we are after that fellow, and so it kind of struck me when he was asking me about a strange person, so I says, well I seen a man who looked strange to me, I am sure he was not one of my neighbors, and he come across the fields.  Then he didn’t stop, but he went right for him and I went to Nunica.

Q

From Nunica you went to Coopersville?

A

Yes, sir

Q

What time did you get to Coopersville, do you remember?

A

I don’t know.

Q

From Coopersville where did you go?

A

I went to Nunica.

Q

And where then?

A

Went home.

Q

Do you remember what time you got home?

A

No, sir.

Q

Did you get home before dinner?

A

I think about that time, yes, sir.

Q

Now what time did you eat dinner that day if you remember?

A

We ‘aint got that always alike, maybe about twelve o’clock.

Q

Now what time do you go by there, sun or standard time?

A

Well we ‘aint so very particular about that, we generally have fast time.

Q

You are a little ahead of the Nunica or standard time?

A

Yes, sir.

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Q

Do you remember of Mr. Adkins coming to your place that day?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

The rag peddlar?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

About what time of day was it?

A

Oh I think it was two o’clock or a little later than that, two or three o’clock.

Q

According to your time?

A

Yes, sir, according to my idea, what we were doing, I was hauling in potatoes.

Q

Where did you have those potatoes?

A

Between my place and the church.

Q

The Dutch church on the corner there?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

Did you have any conversation with Adkin?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

State if you will what that conversation was?

MR. PARK:  I object to it.

MR. COBURN:  I will withdraw that question.

Q

I will ask you whether or not you had any conversation with Mr. Adkin with reference to the Golden murder?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

Whether or not you told Mr. Adkin about seeing this man that morning?

A

Yes, sir, I did.

Q

Now I will ask you one more question.  Was there any peculiarity about this man Bill that you noticed?

A

No, sir.

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Q

Did you notice anything about his walk that was peculiar?

A

No, sir.

Q

Whether he walked stoop shouldered or not?

A

I cannot say much about that.

Q

How long did Adkin remain there?

A

Maybe a half an hour or so.

Q

Which way did he go, in which direction did he go?

A

He went west.

Q

Did Mr. Adkin have a little boy with him?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

Who helped you hitch up your team that morning?

A

My boy did I guess.