The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-22

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stnwll b,at.
REQ Samxsi Drake. has had couvsr.
ss'i"n with Avery relative " his absence
Lee. SO--ab"ut whore he was aud what
sn"n':--i' was on Saturday following,
Dec ~ st his h0nse--He said he went
on the Island, Thursday prior-W,Iliam
tearcs carried him on. He went from
i'is house about two o'cl0ck--Eiis uhiscs
was partly {" see alb, Ut getting sOmo
coal No ynu heard me converec. with
brudi'er Br"wDell about it--not uositive
~ ~ ihst--and partly out nf carinsi,v
"a view the lsland-sficr hr had got on
the Island pnrt up hill. though, he would
z" for brother Drake. but afternoon be-
ing short. and uncertain whether he
should 6nd him at home, stesred for
coal mine he met a man with a kan--
supposed he was gunning-he inquired
at gunner if any coal we're 10 be llsd'at
Mine--thc gunner sHid not and the fea-
sou wi ness thinks, was thai they did not
work the Minc--think,ng il would be Of
no use to go to Mine, he Thought he
would go down Ia sister Freeborn's, be.
cause he went there an the four dny
meeting, aud they asked him 10 come a.
gain, and because he walked. one day
from Ferryto Bristol, with Mr.. Free
born--he said he then steered for Mr..
Frecborn's ss near ~ he could tell, ms
he never had been there hut once !; and
that was througI, number of gstes---
when he supposed he was near Free.
bOrn's, he snw boy thnt he then sup-
posed was driving sIieep-hc inquired Of
boy II Freeborn was Ut bome-boy said
he Thought not, tha, he went away in
the m0rning, with horse and Wagon,
Asa Freeborn, the person alluded to,)
he thought VI he wns not mt homo he
would not call there but would take .
Course down west side of the Island,
view u and come out by widow~ Wilcox,
and said TINT at some time sister Wiz
cox lind invited ,lmIn wIren OH the Island
ut meeting, to call aud SEQ her, aud thar
MIR. Earle Cook when he carried htm 10
Newp"rt. showed him where she lived.
being ioggy when Cook told him no
could n"t very correctly tell where IL
was. lie kept on Island om west side. tifi
he Thought he hid got down agxinst
where she lived, .hen siecred for ths
r"ad. aud when he started for road and
Ueime lie gtn there, found he WAS tut.
,ler from house, aud il wns neafer
nighs than hs was aware, and that night
nvertOUk HIM be- fore he got To the rnnd-A
he found his leg began to grow little
lame prior tO this---say weeks, he had
stated to witness that he had broken or
dedicated his leg, abou, the time he re-
moved from Lowell. When he came
Al. 4 l.. .. 4.
sAsrk. aud he was in doubt whether to 20
"a Mrs. W. O, To WIN. e. Cook's or TO-
,he ferry---prsf.rred the latter, ifhe had
Time. ThOug ht there would he dlficul.
~ la finding Wllcox's. and 80 returned.
as he had little rather get homs.---Com-
"rnced returning; no moon} thinks
rough travelIiuE---mOre he walked. moro
MS leg hurt him did not limp. The
Iouses had lights burning Thought il no
kept Om. might cross The ferry; family
n"t being well, wanted to get home.
Thought of stopping Al Cooks, 30 he
mad heard ferry might be crossed at any
hour therefore kept ON. Dd'n, know
twas so late. till he arrived at the wind.
mil there heard Bristol bellring for
nine came al slow rate 60 fsrry-iouse
aid raped At front door /; nut answer-
ed saw light AT little house hack
went there was told fsrryman lived ih
he large house rriurHed To il, and rap
ped Clifford let him in asked -hims TO
AIRY i'im across said If twas conyen,
'r"t should like to cross, family Not boz
ing we'll. G. said cUuld not take him
"ver---,n'xht stay all night, aud he would
early 10 the morning; went in, and tp.
bed observed that il wanted Is minutrs
"f then By the clock. aud remarked tha
the was slt,siblv that IL was too fsst.
Iook him some minutes ia going round
tie house. In the morning. .cross--
ed the ferry with Giffords's son.----
Conversation with Br. wneIl about ,conl
-ook place at 6 days meeting, nt Ports. .
mouth. say Nov. z ora. She sen: for
me ON Saturday T; had not then heard 0f
The death of 8. NJ. G. Avery had heard
1t from Bidwsll. Did not understand thxx-
B. ar any one had tcld Of the death tho
deceased, to A Did not learn from
i'm that hs was suspected. He told me
,hr circumstances about =. NJ. C.. 40
related by Bidw1ll in court. Leaps
from A. that 8. M. G lived in his fa,ni,
Iy. after first came TO Lowell. "A. fe.
turned on turnpike, said he came into
road near linton messing hou.e.'oh thp
east side. -.-Previous. he had exchanged
With me once, &c. always wore cloak
when came IN ineeiing--akn6ws mo- 9TH
er oW~r garment. hut sur'siut and cloYk.
=. Crnssed west road il g',i'Ig from sliSre,
to turnpike: Mrs. Wiic'ix lives u little
eng, side If sast rsind; Eve ar tix niles'
to meeting h"use :; sIIopx hands with A.
saw no marks of iarnensss: henrd no