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

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GThe torn edge Of this half sheet Of pa
per matched exactly with the torn edge o
the letter Of Dec. 3.
Isaac Fisks said he was a professe.
teacher of writing, and had taught NOR,
or less for ~ years, does not know Aver,
and never saw him write. (The three
letters shewn to him, and which were
found in trunk, were examined by hin
and the difference and resemblance il
them were minutely pointed out by him
and the reasons given by him were fully
stated, which forced him to the conclu.
sion, that the letters were all written by
the saline person, in feigned hand, and
the first more with design Of initiating a
female hand, than either Of the others. J
In conclusion witness says he should think
the three letters were written by the same
hand:-this he inferred from the resem-
blance he pointed out, the crossing Of the
t's is more striking, most difficult to attain
the parallel stroke acrosskt's,' also the
dashes are parallel. On Cross examina-
ton, he said there were dissimilarities be-
tween white and straw, the straw more
labored; cannot point out SO many dissim-
ularities as similarities. In first letter
the pen appears to have been raised m6te
frequently than the others.
;, Mrs. .Meribah Burden, Dorcas Ford,
Ruth Burden and Lucy finn Borden were
examined in private anc testified that they
assisted in lay ing out the budy, the whole
Of which was exposed to their view-were
to by some one ofthe jury--the
feet looked as proper as pers6ns-a very
dark spot just above the hip bone, towards
the back on the left side -on right Side
over the abdomen were the marks Of fir
gers and thumb as though there had been
a heavy graf ihsfe-Hanah Wrightington
her fingers in the spots-on the
left side there was dark place pretty
mitch against the other-the bottom of abb
domen very dark indeed-there were up
pearances Of violence: Tho blood ap-
peared to have settled very black entirely
bodies, never seen one in this situation
fof blackness-hef right arm was drawn
up, elbow bent and hand turned back hear
neck wit palm outward-cloths were hca-
ted and applied to this arm with intent 10
soften cords, to bend it 10 poper positiohj
bit could not, the hand would draw back
from the body-the jury went away before
we finished laying out. One knee was, a
little colored with green, thought II mig ght
be of fgrass-Mrs. nj. Burden saw corps
of B. Bchett who hung himseI-his face,
neck and shouldets were very black-col-
6r Of her face was lightish not black-she
spoke about the settling Of blood, abont
neck, shoulders, arms, SC. that i was
less than some others she bad laid out;
her lips dark; end Of tongue catched In
the teeth; was some blood on clothes; not
a great deal; the right hand was turned
out from the body, Dorcas Ford said moro
than her own hand would bear to be turn
ed; put ON hot cloths from hot water;
it; two persons took hold Of arm,
witness took hold Of elbow to turn it in
and felt and heard something crush under
her hand-the arm then rendered little
but not enough to return to its place
what felt and heard of the crush resem-
blcd the return Of bone that was disloca-
below the shoulder blade on the
back were two marks Of a brown yellow
ish color with black marks aronnd them.
mir. Staples moved the court to exam
inc another female in private on another
point, but the court refused, afterwards
counsel for prisoner consented. !
finn s. Norton Of Tivcrton said she
sat by the south window Of her fathers
house and saw a gentleman coming from
the bridge walking very fast-Aobserved to
parents II he walked at that rate he would
get to Ohio before night--as he approach
ed said to some one that he was coming
10 the Post Office, kept in the same bull
ding. Observed his dress thinking it was
!he Methodist Minister from Bristol or the
upon second view cohclu-
led it was the minister from Bristol as
she had seen him once on the commons
Dt Bristol, jus. ut dark-observed his box
coat, he had one, should have taken Il for
black, il was very dark mixed, it looked
black in the strect--his hat rather wide
which made me think he was a
Methodist Ministcr--did not say TO pa-I
rents that she thought him a minister
houghl she had seen the Same man pass
ny that way before. 1t was Dec. goth a
ew minutes past 0 o'clock. He did not