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.
never told me not to go to the box— told us to take our things & carry them up stairs— 2 or 3 weeks left— the chest empty— never noticed whether the chest was fast, never, see my go to it— I am the oldest— no one forbidden to go to the chest.— did not have any use to go to the che[s]t— no curiosity— clothes in a chest up stairs— saw no goods had not seen before— One of s sacks presented— spot on it— kept it up stairs. never noticed any thing in the sack— am not up stairs freque[n]tly— did not tell me not to meddle with these things rold up in a bundle sleep up stairs.— sisters shoes presented. got them for her— sister wore them— did not tell where he got them.— Same cloth sister <Laura Eliza>— has on Mrs Nurse made.— did not say where he got the cloth.
Laura Eliza— Olny—
Dress little girl has on I made—
Mr
These are my goods— same as taken from my store— one night of the 23d January last. Monday night.— window— not needed borded & matched with— inch bo[a]rd. left 9, at night, morning found holes— bored on the bottom— so as to touch or near such— 1¼ inch auger— bored up & down— half the height.— & ½ across— chain of small circumstanc my wife went into . in the morn[in]g you was gone last night— no I was at home [p. 7]