Account of Hearing, 10 February 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [State of Illinois v. Olney]
Source Note
Account of Hearing, [, Hancock Co., IL], 10 Feb. 1843, State of IL v. Olney (Nauvoo, IL, Mayor’s Court 1843); handwriting of ; dockets in handwriting of unidentified scribe and , [, Hancock Co., IL], ca. 10 Feb. 1843; ten pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, CHL.
have since taken from the store until taken from him by the officers— boared on the window tacked on with nails— bored it off with an auger—
go[o]ds) found $50 dollar <banke> bill— <note—> in a wallet— <done up in a bill of> Bank of Alabama— number not seen— the bill here pres[en]ted— the first I knew of it I found it among other things in a wallet, <here presented> with the papers I destroyed
Mrs. Harriet Nurse sworn
A piece of cloth was handed me by & I cut 2 dresses— did not inform me where he got the good— I became acqauinted with — in the east.— never told me it was right to steal.— never knew he had stolen any goods— came to my house last week with the good— abo[u]t 1st feb.— peice pres[e]nted was the piece left. of the garment.— no one conversed with me about the cloth as I recoll[e]ct never told me where I got it.— brought no other goods or piece of goods— knew of no person getting good of Olney lately.— never asked where he got them— never told me.—
Mary Olney Sworn
Never saw these good present before— I saw the cloth of the garments made at Mrs Nurse— some fine clothes made of— 3 or 4 weeks ago— made up— about that time. had the cloth in the house before— dont know where my got my goods— never saw. them.— did not know my was out— never had told me he had dresses for me— box pres[en]t. is one— been in our house long time kept our clothing in it— opened it when I wanted to not Locked— [p. 6]