Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-02

 might have some chance of procuring par dOn." Phippen appealed to witness to con- firm the statement, to which he replied that he did not know, as he was unwilling to hold out any improper encouragement. Frank said to witness
 Mr. Dexter here objected to any confess ion OfFrank Knapp being given. The ques- ton of its admissibility was argued at some length by Mir. Webster, MT. Gardiner. and Mir. Dexter.-Thc court decided, Judges Wilde and Morton against Putman, that evidence of the prisoners confession under the circumstances was not admissible.
 Several questions were put to MT. COlman, part of which were objected to by the prIson- CTS counsel, and the objections in some ca ses were sustained by the court, and in oth- CTS not. He stated that he found club. in the place pointed out by the prisoner. The club was produced. It was neatly turned, with handle at one end, and large and hea- " at the other, with lead in it.
 John c. Palmer was then called as a wit ness. He had been in prison since June last, on suspicion of being connected with the mur- der. He was now discharged, and was re- cognized for his appearances as witness He was objected to On the ground that he did not believe in future state. But on being ask ] ed if he believed in Divine Providence. and
 
 he answered iu the affirmative. Mr. Webster said it was proposed to prove by this witness that the murder was the result of a conspira-. cy between the two Knapps and the two Crownnshirlds. Witness testified that he was intimate with George and Richard | Crowninshied. On the afternoon of April 1 2, he was at the house of the Crownnshields | in Danvers, and saw the prisoner in cOmpa- ny with young man named Allen, ride up to the house. He saw prisoner with George Crowninshield.
 Webster. Was there any thing said there about the murder of Capt. Joseph White, by both Geurge and Richard Crownnshield! A. Yes.
 1 w. Did you hear any such proposition
 from George in Richards presence A. Yes. 1 w. What object Was proposed by that
 murder
 Palmer. cauno; tell without telling what Francis said.
 |, w. What motive had you A. was to have one third oftls money R. , Crowninshield received.
 w. What sum was that to be A. 1000 dollars.
 w. Who made the offer! [Objected to by the Defendants cOunsel.] We'll, then.
 who according to contract, was to pay A. I Joseph J. Knapp, Jr.
 ] w. Was any method Of murder proposed :! A. Yes. George CrOwninshield said that it
 would be easily to meet him (Capt. Joseph White) that night and upset his carriage-
 for he had gone to the faIm.
 w. What benefit was Joseph to get by his death
 A. To have will destroyed.
 I w. What reason had you to meddle with lit?
 A. He said was poor. and had no friends 1 to supply my wants, and it was 2 good time to furnish myself. Khapp's object was to have a will destroyed, which gave the es- tate to a MT. White. who was in Fremont House in Boston. The will was to be de- stroyed by Joseph himself, at the time of the 1 murder. He could get the keys from the l hOusekeeper and have access to the trunk in which it was contained. George said that the housekeeper would be absent at the time l of the murder. Frank Knapp went to the house again in chaise, the same evening. be- tween 2 and o'clock, and after about half an hour Richard rode away with him, and re- turned between II and l2 o'clock. ! Witness left Danvers On the following af-
 ternoOn, and had not seen prisoner since.- He next saw the Crowninshields, after the murders on the 9th, when he knocked at their
 window between 10 and IF o'clock, and was admitted. George asked if he had heard the news from Salem. [Mr. Dexter objected tO his relating this conversation. Witness Jeff Danvers the next evening, went tO Lynfeld and afterwards to Providence. On the 27th saw the Crowninshieds again. and staid with them two days. Richard lent him four five ] franc pieces. He went to Lowell and to BOs- ton, and thence to Belfast, whence he wrote a letter to Joseph Knapp.
 . This letter. and two anonymous letters,
 written by the Knapps to Mr. s. White and MT. Barstow, were offered in evidence, and after some objections, which were Overruled, were read. The following is Palmer's letter. J Belfast, May l2th, 1880.
 Dear Sir-I have taken the pen at this time to address an utter stranger. and strange as it may seem to you, it is for the purpose of re- questing a loan of three hundred and fifty dollars, for which can give you no security but my word and in this case, consider that to be sufficient. My call of money at this time is pressing. ar would not trouble you
 but with that sum, have the prospect of turning i: to SO much advantage, as to be able
 to refund it with interest in the course of six
 months; at all events think it will be for yOmr interest to comply with my request, and that immediately; that is, to put it off no lon ger than you receive this, and then sit down and answer, and enclose me the money. with as much despatch as possible for yoar o,0n inter- est. This Sir, is my advice. and if you do not comply with it. the short period of time