The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-20

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Joseph, should the Court determine that
that next confession should be received
n evidence. 81 AZ
Benjamin White, in the service ofCapt
White at the time Of his death, testified
fully and particularly AZ to the condition
Of the window which was found opened on
the morning ofthe 9th Of April that it
was opened from within the screw un.
fastened, and the bar which confined the
shutter set up at the side of the window
stool, He stated likewise the connection
of the prissner with the family Of Capt.
White his frequent and familiar visits !;
his being there ut tea the Sunday evening
previous to the murder and whom Capt.
White. himself was absent at tea at Mrs.
Stones, in Chesnut street.
Lydia Kimball, domestic in the fami-
/ ly, testified to the customary disuse Of the
room, the window of which was found op-
ened ; to Mrs. Beckford's having gone,
as she understood, to the farm at Wenh-
am, the afternoon preceding the murder,
and to her habit of making visits to her
daughter residing there.
Catherine Kimball testified to her hav-
ing been called to lay out the body of Capt
White ;of her having been desirous to
fasten the door Of the chamber, while this
preparation was going on, and in this way
to discovering that the key was missing
from the door, and to her finding key
nnder the covering ofthe sofa in the cham
Der.
Henry r. Deland testifiedto the same
key to his having tried it, and found that
| it fitted the lock ofthe chamber door oP-
ening into the front entry.
DR.. Johnson stated the condition in
which he found the body ;the nature and
number of the wounds the warmth OF
the body his opinion at the time that Mr.
White might have been dead three or four
hours !; but that there were no appearance
inconsistent with the supposition that the
murder was committed at much earlier
hour.
Louis p. Endicott testified to a CONVEX
sation he had with the prisoner in the
early part of the winter when Capt. White
/. was sick, that the prisoner said to him, I
he had been there, Mrs. Beckford would
not have sent for Stephen White, because
ifhe, the old gentlemen, should die, Ste
phen White would destroy the notes held
!, against him by the estate, that he had
seen will of Capt. Whites; that Stephen
White was not executor that John w.
\ Treadwell was sole executor that there
was only one witness to 1t and when ask
] ed how he knew this, he replied that black
and white would not lie and when asked
! if Captain White did not keep his will
locked up, he said there was such thing
as having two keys to lock.
John w. Treadwell was called, and ex-
plsined the family connexions and relation
ships. Mrs Beckfsrd was the only child
of sister of Capt. White. Mrs. Knapp,
the wife of the prisoner, was the daughter
ofM Beckford he further stated that
he had once seen will of Capt. Whites
but did not remember how many witness
es had signed it, nor the names of such
witness or witnesses.
/ BENJAMIN Leighton, a hired lad, at the
farm in Wenham, was next called and tes-
Titled as on the former trial, to the conver
sation between Joseph and FrancisknaPp
overheard by him at the end ofthe avenue
leading from the farm house to the past
ure when Joseph asked Frank, when he
saw Dick when he was going to kill the
old man and added if he did not do it
soon, / won't pay him. He further tes-
tilted to Franks coming to the farm very
late in the evening about a fortnight sobse-
quent to the murder, in chaise, with a
mother individual, who remained in the
chaise, as he supposed, at the gate, and
with whom Joseph went out, and held
some COMMUNICATIONS.
Thomas Hart, another hired man, at
the farm, testified to Franks possessing q
dirk, and having one night pricked Leigh
ton with il through the bed clothes and
also, to the visit At Wsnham, Of +. knnpp
and another individual, in chaise in the
evening as attested by Leighton.
Mr.. Colman was again called to the
stand to TESTIFY as to the particular condlt-
ions stated to the prisoner before making
his written disclosure tMr. Colman a
yerred that il was distinctly stated 10 the
Acknowledgement before the pledge was
received and to the prisoner before the
written confession was made. that If there