Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-04


was in June, bu, cant tell what day Of the month
When they went away, and when they returned they
were on foot. About the l1th Of June they went
away again aud returned the 10th, in the morn
ing, when tho was about an bour high. The
last time they went they had Malbone Briggs horse
- brown horse-and an old wagon which wa'
said TO be Lorne's.
Ipery ~ insioto. ! was surveyor of the high
ways in Freetown, and went to work on the road or
Monday, June l6, between and O'Clock in the
morning. ] saw two men in wagon coming slowl J
down tho road. The horse appeared 10 be tired
and the men sleepy. One sat with his hand over
his face that ! could not see who 1t was-the 9TH
or / saw and knew-it was Lorne. ! kept BY the
side Of the wagon as much as 80 rods-they then
turned to Malbono Briggs, and went on. knew
thai few days before they had gone to the north
ward, and when saw their return il filled me with
apprehcnsions. did not know but the one who
kept his face covered was one Of Mabones sons.
afterwards saw the same man as l supposed at NAL
bones house. Lorne has been there more or less
for ) or years. have seen him number Of times,
bur never spoke TO him.
William Badger, who keeps public house at
Kingston. six miles from Exeter, and his wife, both
testified that the prisoners called there on Saturday
evening, June II. and took supper.--One Of them
drank tea and the other milk. They had been at the
house not great while bcfore.-They came in a
wagon, and went away just before sunset.
Dudley Thing, who lives between Kingston and
Exeter, identified a chise', and a cast steel drill,
which were found in the bank after IL WIS broken
open. and which belonged to him, and were in his
shop few days before the robbery lie did not miss
them until after the robbery.
Richard French, testified that he slept in the toll
house, on Essex bridge. the night of June IL, and
about day light the following morning two men with
wagon passed the bridge. The wagon appeared to be
loaded, and n was covered with Buffalo blanket.
John Harvey and Daniel Stevens testified that
they met kimbll with another man, passing High
n al SUNDAY
10. Harvey and Stevens were not together when
they met Kimbal but they knew him, having before
seen him in Bedford, N. II. where he arrested
in February last, and examined charge Of break
ing open Halls store in Gofistown. Harvey ac-
coslcd Kimba he passed him, saying "wde
awake, old man." lie held down his head and said
nothing.
james Merrill keeps the turnpike gate, about a
mile from Ncwburyport, on the road 10 Boston.-On
Sunday morning, between day and sunrise, he was
called up to let a wagon pass. The man handed the
toll to witness without looking in his face. The wag-
stood 40 feet from the gate, until it opened.
Witness saw another man get into the wagon at the
top of,hr hill.
Col. Rogers, again. On the I'd of August last
went with Judge Smith to the Newburyport
Turnpike, aud about 10 l.2 miles from Newbury yport,
and l-2 short OF the Topsiicd hotel, on the south
erly side Of the road, or the field side Of the fence
aud at a sou,horly end Of deep ditch, we found l6
bags of silver money, amounting to $6,S57, and the
Seal of the Bank The bags were rotten that
they would not hold to lift the specie. The seal,
when in the Bank, was in chest with the specie,
aud was probably taken on the supposition that it
money.
Hon. Jeremiah Smith, President of the Bank.
agree with Col. Rogers in his account of finding the
money, and further say that few days ago-last
week. was again on the turnpike, and about 6
the road, in pile of stones, found another sum Of
about SGD, making up all the specie lost but
about $500. The last money found was tied up in
shirt, which was rotten.
Cross examined. Do not know whose money it
was it looked good deal like ours. We had but
one piece Of gold in the Bank, donboon-and the
rogues took that-but it came up with the last mon-
cy found. There no mark Oh the gold or the
silver that know Of
Col. Rogers testified that doubloon was in tho
Bank and taken away with the other specie.
The prison keeper testified that Kimball is fond Of
milk, ard takes il every day.
Several witnesses from Newport X. ]. test flied to
The circumstances Of the detention and Of the
prisoner there. Col. Cranston stated that on the
25th OF June he attended an auction sale, near his
house, where ne saw Kimball, and from some cir.
cums ances was satisfied that he had committed
some crime. He made known these suspicious TO
some Of the magistrates, and went TO his Office TO
look at COL Rogers advertisement. Kimball bought
a hogshead of rum, and some tea, and Briggs, who
was also there, bought something which he directed
to be put into Kimball's bill. When the hill
paid, amounting to so or 80 dollars, witnesses exam
med the money, and finding it TO be bills Of Massa.
chusets and N. Hampshire banks, mostly the latter,
he procured warrant, and had them arrested. Find
ing that lorne was connected with them, witness had
him also arrested They examined separately
eiore The magistrates, and committed.
Nathaniel Sweet and VIM. Ennis, Jr. Esqrs. the
examining magistrates, testified to the money and
effects foand on the prisoners on the examination.
Nicholas Clifford testified to several facts, one of
which was having seen Lorne, a few minutes alter
the two other prisoners arrested, near Debois's
stable. Lorne was near Briggs and Kimbal when
they arrested.
John Deblois. One afternoon my father sent my
brother and me to clear out the stable. l swcpt it
with broom and while throwing the litter into the
hogs pen found bunch Of money. l catched ii
up and run and showed it to ny falher-he counted
it and there 900 dollars. He sent me back to
look again, and in the hogs pen l found another
bunch, which carried to my ather and there was
1900 dollars in it,
ed principally Of 10 and 20 dollar bills Of Exeter
money, having my labels upon them, as they had
been put by aud we're not designed Tor circulation.
Mr.. Deblos carried TO the bank to see he money.
was satisfied they were b;lls-we had no;
so many bills of that description in crcuaton-we
DO not issue many bills over dollars, as small bills
circulate best.
Judge Smith, again. Soon aGer went to New
port in pursuit of robbers and money, ! rode with
Col. Rogers up to Freetown, where Malbone Briggs,
and Kimball. and Lorne lived. We intended to
search the house of Briggs and about it, for from in
formation received, VIC believed it would quit cost.
We began about daylight and took the walls on the
farm, one OF which, commencing back Of the house,
and running east about ~ rods, l examined. Near
the lower end Of This wall perceived a stone which
scened.not to have made part OF it. put my hand
on the stone, and found that ii easily movcd--t
weighed perhaps 20 pounds. On removing it, | saw
a cavity into which run a stick and heard some
thing Jingle. | thought it was silver, but found
these three keys land ho-produced them. 1t struck
me at frs, they would open the Bank, and when we
returned to Exeter found could very easily go in
aud through the Bank with them. We told Briggs's
family we intended 20 search the house, and could
easily get warrant for that purpose if they wished
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