Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-02

re ceiyed information from anOther quarter which induced me tO make these lnqu'raes. and | now state only what am pos!tise tnat I received from him. ] asked h'nEM ne was at hume that night3 He said he went nome afterwards.
 Rv fine court. AIter what?
 Mr. Colnsan. The court must draw that | inference. I asked hitn in regard to the 1 weapon and the place of its being concealed. | which | have before testified. He told me l that it was under the steps of the Branch Westinghouse, and under the flight nearest the burying ground. asked him what had become of the dagger, tor daggers.) He re- pied that it tor they) had been worked up at the factory.
 By the counsel for the prisoner. Was there other conversation! Not a great deal; 1t was mostly conducted by MT. Phirpcn Knapp. How long was the interview? l should think about half an hour. What was the day of the week ? Friday afternoon, the gath of May.
 Mir. COlman's testimony completed the ev- idence on the part of the Government.
 The examination of witnesses for the de fsndant, was commenced on Monday, Aug. 9lh. VA great numher were called; among others Willidns H. Allen, who testified that he had known the prisoner from childhood; knew that he carried a dirk after the murder, that many were sol,l. and that few young men wore them. He identified the dirk which the prisoner had worn aud Dudley $. Neacett, testified that he made it and sold it to the prisoner the day before the Wenham rob bery. Several witnesses testified that the dress worn by the prisoner at the time of the murder, as described by witnesses for the government, was common among the young men of Salem at that season. William Pierce testified that his usual dress about the time of the murder wasa plaid cloak. black glazed cap. Sc. he was in Brown street on the night of the murder. Thomas P. Vose was clerk in the Maine State Prison and identified Palmer as having been there, and other witnesses, be- longing to Belfast, testified as to the notori ously bad character of that individual in that town. Alfred WelLes of Boston, testified that there had been much demand for small arms 1 at Salem within two months. A number of witnesses were then examined, whose testi- mony went to prove that George Crownin- shield was at the South Fields at the time when he was supposed to be engaged in the murder. He was in company with Chase and SeIman on the evening of the 9th, aud called at several places, among others at Fair fields pubEc-house in Danyers, about o. clock, and afterwards went towards Salem. One of the witnesses with whom he had been some time, left him at III o'clOck-he then went away to see his girl.
 Nathaniel Phippsn Knapp was next exam ined he was upon the stand a long time, and underwent rigid and painful cross-examina- tion by Mr. Webster. His testimony related to the confessions of his brother, to conver- saliOns held with Mr. COlman. &Ic. &Ec. The testimony of this witness con{sadicted some parts of that of MT. COlman.
 The counsel for the government having att tempted to prove that the prisoner was in Br0wn-street at a certain hour on the night of the murder, several witnesses were called whose evidence went to contradict that fact. These witnesses were crOss.examined with much ingenuity and effect by Mr. Webster. 1 Joseph Knapp. the father of the prisoner, testified that Francis came home the night of the murder just after ten o'clock, and went 1 tO bed: witness was up until two o'clock, and heard no noise The had assigned his property that night for the benefit of his creditors, and was preparing a schedule Of it:] he saw Frank again at the breakfast table, next morn- ing at o'clock he came from his chamber {: 1 Francis will be twenty years old in Septem- ber.
 Silas Wolcott testified that he saw man walking in Derby-stree between three and four o'clock on the morning of the 7th Of A. pril. who On seeing witness turned about.
 JGmes SGcery testified that on the same morning, about twenty minutes before o. clock. he saw n man come out of Capt. Whites gate: he came towards witness short distance, then turned down Essex st., and ran as far as Walnut -street-he had on dark drcss-it was dark and misty at the time.
 Afr. Wheatland testified in relation to con- versation held with Phippen Knapp touching MT. COlman's conduct and the confessions Of his brother. Mir. Colman was called again by Mr. Webster, and related the particulars of the interviews between Phippen Knapp and himself. at the prison and at other places, with reference to the disclosures of his brother. Michael Sheperd was called had held a conversation with J. J. Knapp, senior, ! soon after the murder of Capt. White, and asked him whether his son associated with certain persons then named He replied he did not. but kept remarkably good hours of late: on the night of the murder he was in bed at half past ten O'clOck-sO his son Phip- pen told him. He did not mention the time as within. his own knowledge. Mr. Tread ,UeN had held conversation with Mr. Knapp, senior, on the gath May : told him he was satisfied his sons were guilty. and that he could not be too soon in getting confession from one Ofthem-he assented: witness ask ed Mr. K. if he knew where his son Frank was on the night of the murder he answer ed that he cid not and at what time he got