Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-31

Dec. Goth, a little after three o'clock,
had on dark surtout and pantal looms
hat wider brimmed than common; on foot !;
no gun-no bundle, did not observe any
spectacles-was about feet from him;
stood in door; he was about feet high.
Don't know as Avery has preached at
the Bridge-never saw him till to-day to
know him; wind blowing heavy and cold
day; he was walking very fast; thought
he was thinly dressed for weather; men,
toned it Friday or Saturday After the
death had talk with Cranston, and told
him witness saw the same person he did
Cranston told me his man had on a sur
tout; witness saw him come off Bridge
wind w and \. Cranston said alter
the man passed the gate he took up his
coat, and then it appeared as though he
had spencer on, but he did not think
he had one on. We had heard that at
the time of the conversation first with
Cranston, Of the death Of S. Nj. G.. and
of suspicious against Avery never saw
him before; he leaned little forward
Cranston said he let man through the
gate, who lie did not know but he was
methodist minister we were comparing
recollections.
Seth Daring, called agan-saw the
letter produced by Mr. Rawson, post
marked Nov. 10Th, (this letter was from
S. Nj. CornclI.) This letter came into
the Post Office with one addressed to
Bristol at the same time. Witness had
just cleared the box at the window, and
taken out all the letters. Some one drop
ped in a letter or letters-I turned round
and took these two letters out of the box.
Lam Smith, again called, and testified
that he delivered the half sheet of paper
then produced to him to Col Iarnden,
on Saturday evening last Col. Harm
den called at that time for the rest of the
ream Of paper. In taking account of pa
per, this half sheet fell out from the mid
die Of the rcam; looked for a half sheet
before he came to testify at first, and
could find only one and that had been
torn off that day by him; he did not re-
member of using half sheet of paper
since the 9th of Dec. knew the letter of
Dec. 8 was on a half sheet, and thought
that It that letter was written at his store
the other half must be among the paper.
Found this half sheet under several half
qures. The paper now produced is the
only letter paper he had in his store. In
answer to Mr. Howe, he said it is possi-
bic that some person might put this half
sheet among his paper, but very improb-
able. He is in his store about 9-lOths
of the time, and he kept his paper back
OF his desk on shelf.
The torn edge of this half sheet CT.
paper matched exactly with the torn edge
Of the letter Of Dec. 8.
Isaac Fiske, said he was a processed
teacher of writing, and had tau ght more
or less for l2 years; does not know Ave-
ry and never saw him write. (The three
letters shewn to him, and which were
found IN the trunk, were examined by
him and the difference and resemblance
IN them were mnute!y pointed out by
him, and the reasons given by him were
fully stated, which forced him to the
conclusion, that the letters were all writ
ten by the same person, in a iegned
hand, and the first more with q design Of
the others.i In conclusion witness says
he should think the three letters were
written by the same hand: this he infer
red from the resemblance he pointed out;
the crossing of the is is more striking.
most difficult to attain the parallel stroke
across u.s. also the dashes are parallel.
On cross examination, he said there were
die tlDr Al, Int,
the straw more labored; cannot point ont
so many dlsslmiaritios as similarities. In
first letter the pen appears to have been
raised more frequently than in the others.
Mrs WniLah Burden, Dorcas Ford,
Ruth Burden, & Lucy finn Borden, were
examined in private and testified that
they assisted in laying out the body, the
whole Of which was exposed to their
view-were requested to by some one of
the jury-the feet looked as proper as.
any persons-a very dark spot just above
the hip bone, towards the back on the
left side-on right side over the abdo-
men were the marks of fingers and
thumb, as though there had been a hea-
Wy grab there-Hannah Wrghtington
matched her fingers in the spots-on the
left side there was dark place pretty
much against the other-the bottom of
abdomen very dark indeed-therc were
appearances Of violence. The blood ap.
peared to have settled very black entire
ly acrost her-assisted in laying out ma
ny bodies, never seen one in this situa-
tion for blackness-her right arm was
drawn mp, elbow bent and hand turned
back near neck with palm outward