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JACOB HODGES.
hour high, I went towards T. s with the
gun. (T. was the one who was to assist me
in the murder.) He was gone to New
York. I conversed with Mrs. T. and D
about the murder. They both approved of
it, and D. said that he would assist me.
Mrs. T. gave me some whisky, and told me
to help myself when I wanted. The next
day Mrs. T. went to meeting, and told me
to make free use of the whisky. On
Monday morning, when I was at break¬
fast, D. came in and told me that Jennings
was passing. I arose from the table and
took the gun." Then follows, as seen
from the records of the court, a full and
minute statement of the manner in which
the .murder was committed, and the sub¬
sequent steps of Jacob's departure to
New York, his arrest and return to Go¬
shen jail.
The testimony of Jacob was direct and
positive, going to criminate the four other
prisoners. He was closely examined
several times, and uniformly told a
rational and consistent story. At one