Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-02

Salem. that will observe that you do not leave town before inc first of June glsing you sufficient time between now and then tO com | ply with my request and e , do not receive | a fine from yOu' together with the above sum | before the sQd of this month. shall wait uP- l on you with an assistant. Ihave said enough | tO convince you of my knowledge ana mere | Iy inform you that you canI when you an" swer, be as brief as possible yours to Charles Grapt, Jr. Prospect: Me-.
 Wiliiam Henry Allen testlhed that a! me re. quest cf Joseph J. Knapp IT, ne put tne Wo anOny nous letters in the post ohce' ne sa'u also that he rude to the CrOwninshield's on horseback on inc 9d of April. with Frank Knapp, that he walked with Richard through his factory, leaving Frank and George togetn- CT. Franks usual dress was a dark rocK coat, glazed cap, and camblet cloak. They were commonly worn by young men.
 Palmer was cross examined to great length by the prisoners counsel. He said in aD- swer to questions put to him, that he had liv- ed at Thomaston two years, that he was en- ployed in cutting stone by the statc,-that when he came sO Salem he was at the Lafay- cite hotel, and passed by the name of Carr, part of his own name. On the night Of the murder he was at Bahb's, the half way house between Danyers and Lyn6etd. When as- ked by what name he passed at that place he declined answering, but when told by the Court he must answer the question, he said by that of Geo. Crowpinshicld. He owed something there, and when requested to give his name, he gave that of C. and left a silk handkerchiefin in pledge, which was given him by C..
 Ezra Luns,nus, kept public house at Wareham, knew Richard CrOwninshield, who was at his house in the latter part of March, and about fortnight after the mur- der, at the last time he paid his bill with five franc piece.
 Capt. Joseph De,oing, brought quantity of 5 franc pieces from Guadaloupe in April, of which he paid 500 to Joseph J. Knapp, Jr. and deposited the rest in the bank.
 Daniel Marston received two five franc pie ces from Geo. Crownnshield, the evening be- 1 fore the arrest. Mr. Smith, also received 1 from him one five franc piece.
 Stephen c. Phillips testified, (an objection tO this testimony being overr"led,) that the two Knapps went before the cOmmittee of vigilance at the request "fthe committee, and stated that on the evening of the 27th April, they were riding in chaise near Wenham pnund, and were attracted by three men as has been published in the papers.
 Nehemiah BroaOn, the jail0r, testified. that
 
 killed himself in prison.
 Stephen Mirick saw person dressed in a dark frock coat. very full, leaning upon post opposite his shop, near the corner of New bu- ry st. at a quarter before nine, on the even- ing of the murder, apparently waiting for some one. When any person approached in Brown st. or Newbury st. he walked few paccs in the opposite street, and turned again SO as to meet the person at the corner. Witt ness left his shop at half past nine, leaving the man there. He did not know him at the time, but having since seen Frank Knapp be- 1 fore the Gsand Jury, he beliexcd him tO be the person. He could not say positively from l his own observation.
 Peter E. Webster going home from his store on the evening of the murder, about half past 9 overlook two persons at the foot of How ard street, a little distance from the place de- scribed by the last witness, walking slowly, one of whom he thought at the time from his walk and general appearance, was Francis Knapp. Both had on dark wrappers and gla. | zed caps. - s.-- John 4. So,thacick passed Brown-street at about half past 10, and observed person sit- ting on the steps of the rope-walk, near the place described by the last witness, wrapped in a camblet cloak, having on a glazed hat. He thought at the time it was Frank Knapp, whom he has known from his boyhOod. As he passed the man dropped his head to con- ceal his face. His curiosity was excited. and he turned about aud walked few paces, and returning passed the man three times, who al each time dropped his head. He went intu his house and mentioned what he had seen
 After remaining few minutes he went out again and met his neighbor MT. Bray and told him the circumstance. Mr. B. had seen the same person, and looking up the street they saw him again. They then went into Mr. B's house and watched him from a window. The suspicious person was soon joined by another man. and after they had conversed a short time. they separated, one running very fast down Howard street, and the other tow ards the common. When before the Grand Jury witness was asked if the man whom he had watched looked like Selnan, and he an swered that he was about Selman's size. Daniel Bray made similar statement to that of the foregoing witness. He observed a person near the corner, wearing glazed cap, and after entering the house with Mr. S0uthwick, saw another person dressed in light clothes, join the first, having come from the east, the direction of Mr. Whites house. They cOnversed together about five minutes, and then separated.
 Witness on examination had ascertained that on the steps of the ropewalks, and at the post where the man was seen leaning, he could not see the windows of Mir. Whites house but few paces west he could see.