Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-24

Soioi VI paper anu ullcC'iou, IL was III
tie evening; Sarah boarded with witness
eight weeks, and from Wednesday TO
Saturday: understood this TO be the first
place she boarded at; her things were
brought from steamboat, first Wednesday
In October; never saw any thing out OF
the way in the girl; she had mcIan-
choly appearance on her countenance,
but was cheerful; thought her cheerful
ness leigned; she appeared more cheer
lul than her cOuntenance indicated--ne-
yer appeared melancholy, but sometimes
absent minded; no suspicion Of heI silua-
ton.
ABNER DAVIS, ofTiverton, worked for
Andrew Robinson OH the Goth Of Decem-
bcI, y \ w from John Durlee's, 90 or
thirty rods or more from stack yard,
should think 25 or 80 minutes after sun
set; Benz. Manchester was with him
blasting rocks; saw a man, a stranger;
first saw him sitting on the wall facing
north 10 or 5 rods distant; had blowed
rock once and ust charged same with
20 pounds powder, the best par: of a
keg; should think the man set 80 or 40
rods from the rock; as soon as he disco
vered witness, he slipped off wall, walk
ed leisurcly away quarterlng toward
rock when he got off wall; sung on, to
him to look out, he looked up and about
that time the rock exploded; he stopped
moment and then walked on same
course; rock splntered and very loud
report; he was dressed in IL dark co!ored
surtout; rather broader brimmcd hat
than common, more than common size as
to height; had no full view of his face;
his course was towards Fall River. IL
was duskish SO that could not see his
face distinctly, and cannot tell exactly
the color of coat; did not think it black,
not SO dark as blue. lie Was sitting
when first seen on dividing wall between
a Robinson and Richard Durlec; the
hat was ncwish; rock three tourths Of a
mile from centIe Of village; quarter or
half from outskirts; ground descended
easterly; ran w Oh hill then saw him;
stack yaId further off his spot on wall
than village ; his course brought him
nearer 10 witness. Saw the cord with
which she was hung; was there within
ID minutes after found; Il hemp cord of
three strands, have seen such cords at
calico works; left in Il cart in the field
some bags with Just such strings as she
was hung with; saw the man last in the
lot north Of where first seen, between
quarter and half mile from village;
walked slow like a man of no business;
She circumstance OF such Il gentlemanly
a. .,it ii .lI Ia
witness observe him the more. His first
course was qualterlng on to the blast
when first called TO him; cart was left i'll
same lot near barwuy on the north side
OF the lot; one side OF bag was unIdc-
cd the next morning; when done, not
known.
Jomy DuRFEE called again, said he
saw "A man about 20 rods west OF stack
little before sunset OF the Goth of Dec.
he was from GO TO 100 rods distant from
him, standing still, facing west, but mo-
wing head, looking each way. lie had
on surtout 10 appearance buttoned
snug around him; was so rods from the
road in cart path stack 30 rods from
road and 60 from house; there was a fair
view of village from where he stood;
stack could not be seen from any house
in village.
BENZ. MANCHESTER confirmed the tes-
timony of Abner Davis in every essen
tial particular, and first disclosed the facts
next day.
AMY DuRFEE Of Troy-Sarah NJ.
Cornell used to work beside her IN Da-
vid Anthony's mill; saw her in mill after
five o'clock on the Goth; she left it be-
tween ) and 8; said she was going TO jo-
seph Durlee's; she asked me IN the
morning to tend her loom III the evening;
wanted to get out that web to have her,
loom fixed; Sarah was never IN mil to
her knowledge without comb, comb pro-
duced is her comb, but was whole when
she wore it; had been mended. Sarah
showed letter TO witness, that she mad
received as much as three or four weeks
ago, do not know as 1t was more than
three; it was white, but said she had two
before on colored paper; she brought
two sheets Of paper one pink and one
yellow into mill, showed them at break
fast time; said she had sent a letter to
Bristol; the two she had received came
from Bristol; when she Showed the two
letters said she was going to answer
them; tho white letter shown few day
afterwards she said was in answer to the
two colored letters; did not see direction
or any writing; she lent a trife Of money
say % cents TO two girls to buy aprons,
and sent by them TO buy one Tor her;
said she should have good time to make
il while her loom was still; the letter she