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

ceived it; understood that there was a
protracted meeting of the methodists in
Providence at the time; he observed the
man particularly, because OF his asking
him to carry "A letter; he urged him very
hard, and guve him ninepence; thinks he
had black hat Oh and no cane as he
knew; by conversation took notice off his
face, letter was sealed; did not tell whe-
thcr letter was from him or not; the last
time he saw the person was last night, he
then recognized him as the gentleman
who delivered him this letter, never saw
the letter from the time he delivered it,
till the present time; he thinks he receiv-
ed this letter on Tuesday; he is confident
the prisoner was the person from the looks
of the man, who delivered it to him; he
described the letter to Capt. Borden, who
made first inquiry Of him by color of pa
per, hand writing and smut lie recol-
lected hand writing and paper, and that
the letter was smutted by his hand hav-
ing marks of oil on it; he recollec:ed the
man, charged him not to put it into the
box.
JonN DURFEE further testified that mar
lin twine was the cord doubled together
"A half-hitcli on the stake-no appear
ance on the stake that the line had slip
ped after it was fastened; line right side
over or near the ear.
Benz. MANCHESTER, ofTroy Mass. y
testified that he found the piece of fcomb,
now produced by John Duriee, about
% or 90 rods n and w from where the
body was found; was matched with the
other piece; had mark of being mended
by a goldsmith; looked as though it had
been just dropped; did not know as the
fracture was new or not, did not exam
inc; thought it was side comb; (comb
produced by John Durlee, and iJenti-
fed by witness.
JOHN HART, Of Iiverton, testified he
found the other part ofthe comb 23 or "a
rods from the stack, aboat north.
SETH DARLING testified, that William
Durfce undertook to take off cord from
the neck of deceased, and asked for u
knife. Mr. Cooke took hold ofthc string
and moved it little. 1t appeared to be
impressed deep in the neck, Mr. Cooke
got one end out and liberated, lifted
round the neck and found it went round
twice; was surprised at this; the knot
was under the right ear; was 'clove
hitch;" thinks it was got off without cut
ting. 1t appeared that the cord pressed
in the skin, did not look to see ifthe cord
had run round the neck TO rough it up;
cannot say that the skin was, or was not
broken, or the grain rouGhcd up; the skin
looked red where the cord went; forms
opinion of knots from situation of two
ends; her cloak was on; fastened at
neck, and at next hook below, and at
bottom; right hand on breast, and left on
side; caash and gloves on; hooked Ell ght
or ten inches below neck ;onc of calash
strings under cord; hair could not, in his
opinion, come as it was while calash was
on; three persons were at stack when he
came; his impression was that there had
been no movement of the old hay or lit
ter in the yard where she hung; the cord
was about four inches from knot on stake
to where it was cut off, and two inches
from knot on neck; If she had stood up
she could have fastened cord to stake;
grass did not appear 10 be matted down
under Eody; should not have known that
any person had travelled over yard; line
short of six inches from knot on stake to
knot on neck; no green grass there; no
appearance of scuiling in yard; went on
purpose to look; his first impression was
she hung herself there the evening be-
fore; formed his opinion that the knot on
the neck was Glove hitch from the sit
uation of the ends of the cord.
LEONARD RICE testified, that he did
not know and never saw MIR Avery, of
Bristol-saw "a man, a stranger, who he
apprehended he had heard preach at the
methodist chapel at Fall River, do not
recognize the man in court-Mr Horton
resembles the man he saw in Fall River;
the man had on cloak of dark color
with cape, he thinks; black hat with
broad brim; saw him December Goth,
between sunset and half an hour past
MARGARET B. UAMBLY testified that q
stranger was at Lawton's, Fall River,on
the evening of the Goth Of December, a
little before six; don't recognize him IN
court; prisoner resembles him, but is not
the same; had on brown surtout or irock
coat; Drury is the man; on lurther ex-
animation says is not; had not spocta-
cles.
DR.. FOSTER HoorER, Of Troy, atten-
ded the second examination Of ). nj. Cor
nell the first time he ever saw her; found
an indentation round the neck three
eighths of an inch deep, on right side;
had appearance of double cord, the
skin being pinched between them; the
sk in was red and the blood settled in II