The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-08-21

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in Salem, on Sunday evening, May 10th.
! .allss tessmes. III went to Danverl
with Frank, on the Cd of April, on horse
back--on white horses.
Pdlnser ye-calied and cross erqmined.--
On the night Of the murder, ! was Al
Babb's, the halfway house in Lynn.
was there from = in the evening till 8 in
the morning, and then went to Lynnfield,
to meet John Dearbon, Of Chester, N. H.
We had appointed rneeting there. /
expected to 60 TO New York with him, to
20 into business i had no particular bu-
siness in view. first came to Salem g
years ago, and from there went to DAN
vers, to see the C's. had an invitation
from George at New York. lcams back
to Salem last March. ] can't tell every
olace ] have lived in between my visits t.
Salem--at New York pant of the time
md at home in Belfast. / lived at Them
aston two years. was there occupied
in calling stone for The State ! don;
know who employed me in behalf of the
State. While in Salem, at the La Fay
ette Coffee House, bore the name OF
Carr--preferred that name at the time
.tayed at the Coffee House two weeks,
While at Danvers ! lived with the C's IT,
heir room, apart from the rest ofthe fam
Jy. came from the Jail to day. j
nave been there since June last, and have
,een visited by Mr.. Colman, Mr.. Ste
,hcn White, my father, SC. was bro'l
up from Belfast in irons. ! made the dis
closure from my own wish, and was moi
compelled to do it. knew the flannel
were stolen in Danvers-saw it in the pa
per. He declined answering any more
about the fannels. told Mr.. Waters
that did not want counsel. While at
Babb's bore the name of George Grown
inshield. have been told that should
not get the reward, and have no expecta-
ton Of it. Perhaps l expected part OF
the reward when wrote the letter, which
/ wrote to sec if Joseph Knapp was con-
nected @ith the murder. was told by
the C's that It was only a joke when the,
proposed it, and did not think them seri-
Gus until after the murder.
1t appears that tenofthe first jury were
for hanging, and two, one of whom was
the foreman, were for finding the prisoner
not guilty. .ms lA xe.
The Boston Courier and Gazette Of
Tuesday, contains an abstract of the pro-
ceedings, at Salem on Monday ~
The testimony'o of Mr.. Colman, Mr.. S,
G. Phillips, Mr.. W. Pallray, Jr. and Mr.
". Brown was substantially the same
Mr.. Mirick, Mr.. p. l.. Webster, Mr.. ].
A. Southwick, and Mrs. Southwick re-
peated their statements, as to a suspic-
ious person being seenin Brown street on
the night Of the murder, which person was
generally believed to have been the pris-
oner. s.N
During the recess one of the jury hav-
ing expressed wish to that effect, the ju-
ry were permitted to view the premises in
and about the late Mr.. Whites house, it
being ordered by the Court that no per-
sdn should enter the house with them, or
lgo within speaking distance of them.
n In the aiternoon.s judith Jacques testi-
fled, that she passed through Brown street
tabout 10, on Friday night previous to the
Tuesday Aprili6) and saw a
group OltnTSc IHcu bcot tuo osCPo VI tho
Rope Walk, two Of whom were standing
and one was pointing towards Captain
Whites house; he had i'm his hand some
thing which he appeared to be looking at
she thought then that it was some musical
instrument AZ witness passed, and he who
sat upon the steps took the " something
and put it behind him., The two wbo
were standing had on cloaks or wrappers
with capes and glazed caps, and the one
who was sitting wore some other garment
and hat.
Messrs. p. Chase, Jos. Burns, Os-
borne, A. True, j. Dewing, J. Shatswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. LumnIus, ID. Starrett, H.
B. Deland, w. Marston, Mr.. Smith, Mr..
FELTON,, and J. McGlue, testified substan.
TALLY as has been already published; most
of the evidence related 10 uninteresting
points.
/ Miss Sanborn said she was in Mr.
Whites house the day alter the murder
that man with cap on she did no,
know Francis Knapp threw cloak in al
1.-THE door, and said" take care Of my
i orother's cloak;" and that Miss Kimbal
was present. III ,gT
| Miss Caibarine Kimball, confirmed
his story and stated that she hung up thu