Litchfield enquirer., 1833-02-07
nj. ioiowIng ysry brief .a.enenI Of Is.IIlOuy

sCurnelit we copy from n ffiugePoIt P"PS'
The circumstances WHICH lead to the con-
80, that she WIS murdered were The fol-
s.1lHTIse Sarah M. Cornell lsrtthe mill where
she was IN employ, about half past O'clock
s S,.tl,, .fternooa, directions to a gFl to
tend her loom, appeared pleasant and cheer
FL eaid she should return soon--said she was
ronr 10 Mr.. Joseph Durfee's, on an GRAND, !
and INQUIRED the way. When found suspen- !
ded Ia the stack pen, her toes touched the
Z ground, her knees bent, but no signs OF any !
> Struggle, not even the hay or grass was dis
;ttlrlyedy vet her knees were dirty, scratcheG
! and bloody. which Shove that she had been
dragged hair much dissbevelled.. The
person who found her had to partit from her
4 face 10 ascertain whether she was dead or
alive. A part Of her comb was found about
90 rods NJ. West from the hody---the other
part IS rods North-proved that It was whole
that afternoon. An indentation made onthe
right side Of her face hy lying againsta Wirhe
4 in thef fence, was pruvedb DR.. Hooper, from.
its different appearances from The one smadeson
Is her neck. to have .lcea madesafter the circn-
lation az the blood had ceased. Her calash
was on her head, her shoes Es inches from
her on one side, placed together and her
handkerchief abnut the same distance on the
other---not the least scratch on her ficewhichi
I lay Rgainst the withe--her hands under her
/. claak, which was hitched togetli& nearly to
. the bottom M s
The following facts served to fix suspicion
upon Avery. She WIS seen to have 8 letters
4 ---said they were from genilemanin Bristol.
:, where Mr.. Avery resides, celor pink, straw
: and wllite--the letters produced in court;
which were found in her possession, we're the
same--these letters We're 10 Il disguised hand,
one Of the letters dated Dec. 9th, from Fall
River, found in hertrunk, was on a half sheet,
color and water mark the same as paper in J.
Smiths store, 10 Fall River. On the day Of
8 the ah0ye date Avery WINS at Smiths, and
called for piece of+paper, md wrote. A half
sheet was falald in Mr.. Smiths paper, which.
4. when examined, the torn edges were found TO
4 match exactly, and Of the same collar and wa
fer mark. The following is a copy Of thelet-
ter found in her possession -
zse s raj Rirsr, Dec. O., 1882.
3tf S6"T will be here On the Goth, IL pleasant. at
the ph,ee n;lmed. at six O'Clock ii not pleas
ant. tbe Monday evening Say nQthiog.'
a Onsthe Goth Dec. the daysof the supposed
{ murder. Avery crosstd the BRISTOL ferry at e
O'Clock, p. M. O. miles from Tiyrrton, where
she was found, and returned about 10 o'clock
10 the evening. This was on the direct road
TO Tiyertoli.
7.#t Avery could not prove where he was DUR
ing thes8 hours he was absent from the ferry.
:. .rwo men who were blasiiAg rocks 20s0r 80
saw a man about 80 minutes after sun set, sit
ting on the stone wall Is or 90 rods distant,
whose. hat being wider brinl than common.
dress, height and appearances corresponded
\ with Atery's.
= N A leisef of the deceased was produced in
court addressed ID her relatives in this state
la which she states that she had had an in
teryieW with Avcfy--made known to him
u her situation, and promised upon her honor
ihatfshe would not expose him it he would
settle it. 9
She also gave COPY Of Il letter which she
Z said she. had received from Avery, without |
any name. dated Noy. 18Th, 1882. This let
Y ter is an exact copy Zone found IN her trunk. I
Z She directed them to burn the letter, and /
Keep the whole secret, and sheswould inform |
them II any thing new took place.
srs The leading Charleston papers in favor Of
qualification have changed their tone very
n much since the arrival Of the Presidents
message. A large meeting was held on the
evening of the 2isf, at which ex- Governor
Hamilton addressed the assembly. He re-
Commended that the multiplying. ordinance (
should be postponed from the 1st day of Feb.
y III the Sd day of March, which was accord
\ ingly done. In doing which he said they
4 were ia fact in the trenches resting on their +
arms, position in ,ehich .forbeGra',cs acould
Dastiy augment their strength icheD they Sh0utd |
+, Be called on % make Residence. 4.
Meetings of both parties continue 70 bci
held throughout lie State, and the resolu-sI
lions on both sides appear to bcof the warm
est temperature. j
Gov. Hamilton says--fie had IN December
81 LASH sent ont Shipment office to the Ha-
4 Sana, and directed the proceeds to be return
edsto this port in sugar. for Tie express pur-
y pose Of making the question under the Drdi-
Dance. He should now, in the crisis present
ed hy TIM unexpected course That events had
taken 10 Congress, and the Legislature ofVir-
ginia, permit his importation on lis arrival, 70
60 into the custom house stores, and wait
II the issue Of the measures which he had res
ferrsd. This course, or the Alternative OF
stsi bonding his goods, was open tn every citizen,
} by which all conflict between The Federal au.
fhufi,ies md ourselves could be avoided until
Ebngress rises. The recent message of the
President, BY which all intentionsof the i'm.
mediate pseof force is tliscaimed. makes such
i decision free from any difficulty that almost
iastdiuus sense Of honor could suggest. We
IN fact IN the trenches, resting on our arms,
& and 10 q position IN which moderation and
forbaatance will give vastly augmented ef-
fciency TO our resistance, when We are called
upon 10 make il 7" ssf ~
snf4Sts - Ess .yaa5&. III =. ~ Is 81