The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-02-02

River on Saturday of days meeting
Avery staid there over nightAdont know
what time he came in-he said by hi.
watch ii was half past nine. Before he
came she went into Green's and asked fol
him--expected him before; Mr.. Green
was at home and had been at meeting
did not hear the bells strike the hour.
Mr.. Bidwell was at Bristol.
John Durtee, said ne first saw scrap
of paper in Maria's band box, in chamber
of house where he lived, when he first ex-
aminec for letters. The purport Of this
scrap was, if she did not return soon they
might inquire concerning her ofRev. MIR.
Avery 1--Looked for letters because he
had heard she had letters and expected 10
find letters from her murderer by infor-
nation from DIR. Wilbur. The DR.. told
rue he had seen one and read it.
MSS Jane Clifford, testified that Mr..
Avery told her he had been to Brother
Cooks on business and his wife being sick
he came to odf house 10 get over, by
Brother Cook she means William Earle
Cook-he did not state what the business
was-he stated this to her in the morning
at her fathers house In the kitchen, by
the stove-should think it was between 5
and o'clock-when he came in shook
hands with him and said to him, did not
know Brother Avery that you were going
to preach last night--he said he did not
he came over on business as before slas
ted.
On cross examination, she says; consid-
cradle many persons by the name Of
Cook on the Island. He said brother
Cook, there are no others members be-
longing to the society, except William
Earl and John-did not know that Thos.
Cook belonged to the society--supposed
him to mean William E, Cook. He die
not say sister Cook--he said had been on
business to Brother Cooks-was making
cake for breakfast. Avery had cane,
she had candle light, thought it was q
long cane, don't know as he brought the
cane away with him, did not see it niter-
wards, did not take notice of il at all, saw
lii as he came down chamber and put It
into the door, that is the only time she
saw it; saw Avery when he went out
of doors; she first heard Mr.. Drake, then
MIR. Avery, was suspected; had not heard
that any else was seen with a cane; said
to aet sister that Brother Avery come to
our house, very late, and wondered that
he came from Brother Cooks to ohr
house; and remarked he had very large
cane. She asked the hour and witness
said half past nine; was not up when he
came, heard father that night when he
said half past nine; went from home to
New Bedford week ago Sunday and re-
turned Monday night. No one in the
room but US.
Harvy Ha,mden said he saw oalf sheet
of paper in Tram Smiths store. Went
there last Saturday to get the remainder
of his letter paper, Smith said when he
pr oduced half sheet that he thought this
was the half sheet he looked for when he
Smith went to Bristol to testify.
Testimony Of the accsscd-JosErH A.
MERRILL, Of Wilbraham, Mass. IS the
presiding Elder of Providence district,
Avery has been preacher in this district
about six years, and has known him eleven.
His moral, religious and ministerial charc-
ter, so far as has been acquainted with y
within the time, has been unblemished
and unspotted. He commenced preach-
ing ten or eleven years ago, witness was
his presiding Elder three years, after four
years became so again, and Lave continu-
ed so to this time, have known him as a
preacher, and part Of the time labored
in his neighborhood. II is the presiding
ELDERS duty at the close Of every year to
enquire Of quarterly conference Of char
acter and conduct Of minister for the year
and have never found any thing alleged
against Avery, but have uniiormally heard
him spoken well Of by all denominations,
have visited him once in three months,
and frequently exchange with him. Have
heard OF the deceased, and thinks he has
seen her once, was read out Of Church at
Lowell, in December $50, for Immortality.
He advises his preachers not to use term
unless in extraordinary cases
she was accused before the Church of
lying and fornication-IIeard at Lynn,
Thompson anb Blackstone, sho did not
a good character. In some pla-
ces heard she was charged with pilfcring.
Is acquainted with Avery's hand writing,
seen him write frequently, and had cores
pondence with him-there is a greater re-