Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-23

merely
NJ DE Webster repeated his former testi-
monv. showing that he passed two persons at me
foot of Howard on the night oil the maruet
nd that he believed at the time one oil mem was
the missioner he did not see his face, and oio ,'"'
.n.ax with him. nordid witness OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
he sver mentioned the circumstance p1or 70 TIE
arrest of the Knapps. The night in question: was
!;rh, hut bazy; witness believed the nsnt Pre'i-
Gus was clear night.
Mr. Jobn A. Southwick related the circuni-
stances of his passing suspicious looking man .n
the steps Of the rope-walk, whom he believea 10
be the prisoner; Of his going into Bray.s mouse,
and thence watching the man. seeing MIN Jolhe,u
I,s another. and seeing one run down Howard
s;raet towards the water and the other to the
s,st towards the common; he watched the man
Is or 20 minutes; while sitting upon the steps
he WAS wrapped In cloak; witness could not
swear that the man he saw while with Mr.; bray
had nm cloak or not nor could he tell now
the man he saw while with MIR. Bray was ores
seJ. The court then adjourned.
During the recess the Jury viewed the premls-
90 Of Capt. White. and the adjacent streets
The examination Of Mr.. Southwick, which haa
been interrupted, was resumed when the Court
met III the afternoon.
Daniel Bray, jun. was next examined, ana we
did not perceive that his evidence differed IN any
material point from that given BY him on tie
former trial. twas, briefly, that he met MIR,
Southwick in Brown-street. point ed out to HIM
person thought bv both of them TO be suspl-
cious character. that they went into his lBray'')
house. and observed the man from the windows
until he was Joined BY another man, and that the
two. after a moments conversation, separated,
one running down Howard-street. and the other
towards the East. Mr.. Bray said he had no
doubt the prisoner was the person whom he hrst
saw in Bruwn-strcet and pointed out to Mr..
Souhwick. and he thought he stated the same
when he first saw the prisoner in the jail. when
he followed one OF the men down Howard
street. he Bray thought he might be resurrec'
ton man.
Mrs. Southwick was next called, and testified
that her husband was out on the evening pre-
cedinc the murder When her husband hrst en-
tered he told her he had seen Francis Knapp OH
the steps Of the Rope Walk.
Mr.. kinsman testified that he could see the
window Of Capt Whites chamber from near the
corner of HOward-street III Brown-street.
Miss Judith Jacques passed through Brown
street about ten O'Clock. on Friday night pre-
vious to the murder, and saw group of three
men near the steps Of the Rope Walk, two Of
whom were standing and was pointing to-
wards Capt. Whites house; he had in his hand
something which he appeared to be looking at;
she thought then that it was some musical instru-
ment as witness passed and he who sat upon the
steps took the =. something and put it behind
him. The two who were standing had on cloaks
or wrappers with capes and glazed caps. and
the one who was sitting wore some other garment
and hat.
MIR. Philip Chase was called again. and repeat
Il L.. 4 fnr
the purpose of ascertaining whether Capt.
Whites windows could be seen from the neigh
borhood of Huwsrd-street, and found that it
could be seen distinctly. Witness visited Pal
mcr in prison. in the room directly under Rich
ard CrowninshieId. While there string was
let down through the ceiling with lead pencil
-soon after piece Of paper with two lines of
poetry. and request that if he was acquainted
with the poetry he would complete the verse
and send it back Witness pulled the string,
and it was drawn back. Then lie heard
sh.ill whistle, which satisfied witness that Pal
mer knew who was above. All these failing.
the person above called. in hard whisper
Palmer" palmer"
Mr.. Joseph Burns was placed upon the stand
and repeated the conversation between himself
and the prisoner IN WITNESSES hay loft. Frank
told him he Burns was suspected by the Com
mittee Of Vigilance. and that if he saw any Of
his friends on the night of the murdcr he had bet
ter keep it to himself; his brother 10 and himself
were his (Burns's) friends. Witness told him he
knew nothing abont it, and asked him what he
thought of the Crowninshie!ds, Chase and Sell
man. Frank replied they were as innocent .'as
you and l." Capt. Stephen White did it. wit
ness told hi,a he knew Capt. White too well, he
needn't tell that story. Frank then showed him
a dirk, but witness explained to Mr.. Frank in
bad English, strengthened by somewhat p,olane
that he did for him nor twen-
" dirks. Witness said he saw man with girl
in the South Fields on the night of the murder.
He asked repeatedly by Mr. Dexter if he
had ever said that person was Frank Knapp. bat
could not be made to comprehend the question;
he constantly replied that he could not tell who
the man was. His manner and replies excited
much amusement.
Mr.. Osborne the keeper of livery stable,
showed and explained his account against the pri-
soner 1t appeared that Frank rode every day
from the 1st to the 9th of April; on the I'd Of
April, the day spoken of by Palmer. Frank had
a saddle horse to Danvers, and afterwards. the
Il IL a.