Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-31
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!. IRAN Smith, of Troy, knows Aver
! and Bidwcll; recollccts their being i
store at Fall-Rivcr, December 9Th, an
it is my opinion that Avery wrote in m,
store; l cannot positively swear that h'
did; | went out to get wafer for some
one about that time paper produced he
had in his store on December 9th; came
out same ream; same water mark; Avery
did writing if at all at desk; letter to Bor-
den written on same paper; have some
recollection that he called for piece oi
paper, MIR Avery came with Bidwcll
thought Bidwcll went out before Avery;
jeremiah Howland was there. Purchas-
ed paper Of pedlar, name unknown, he
/ bad more of same kind; purchased, per-
haps, two months ago; Ire fold me he sold
paper to another man; half Of same ream;
had only half ream, and half a ream
sold to man d9Wn street; witness SOLD
some of paper he bought; have been in
formed Howiand was there; something
was said between Avery and Bidwell, a.
bout a piece that was published in the
Village Recorder, cannot rccOllect what
it was; something said about writing ii
letter to editor, did not see which way
he went; he was waiting for stage as he
concluded; thinks he waited till about
time stage started.
JEREMIAH HowLASD, of Troy, saw
Avery at Tram Smiths store, on morning
of December 9Th; don't know as he was
doing any thing in particular. All con-
versation heard was relative to letter that
was put INTO paper; understood Avery to
say that he would write after he got home !;
Bidwell and Avery both went out before
he did, do not recollect which way Ave-
ry went; cannot rccollect for n certainty
thai Smith went out while he was there;
recollect no conversation in particular;
could not say he saw Avery writing
heard him ask Smith for paper, and saw
him take a piece; whether he wrote or
not, cannot say; do not recolIect Avery,
examined goods; he did examine some
gloves or mittens; took it al the time that
the paper was to write letter to IrIpp,
before mentioned; thinks he did net pur-
chase any gloves; cannot tell how long
after he took paper before he went out;
recollcCt no conversation about shortness
of time; by conversation thought he was
waiting for stage; know it was the next
day after he preached in the evening;
heard him preach in vcstry room meth
odist meeting house; Avery did not take
whole sheet Of paper; it was white.
WILLIAMS DURrEE, testified that he
was one of the jury of inquest; assisted
in taking cord from neck S. M. Cornell
with Jos. Cooke; string was donbIc a
round neck. Knot was Il Glove hitch;
cord was cut of, when we attempted to
unite; extended about half an inch above
knot; there were four ends. First one
end was drawn forth then another; the
line was so far embedded that it vas with
we could get hold Of It; we
could not cut it without cutting skin; the
string was in two pieces; (witncss pro-
duccs string taken from her neck, J when
taking line off, and afterwards, called II
a Glove hitch; judged it to be so; knew
j, to be so; Glove hitch must be drawn
horizontally. lndentation appeared to
be as deep one side as the other; knot on
stake might be four inches from knot on
neck; not to exceed that distance. Took
no notice ofknot on stake; saw 1t; should
yuess the cord was tied six inches from
op of stake; there were four ends hang
ng down from where line was cut; on
,ther side number not known; never ex-
,mined them; thought at time line around
neck could not have been drawn so tight
IS it was after she had swayed herself
lown. Knot could not have drawn any
lighter after she had swaycd herself
lown; believes and thinks he stated at
he time the knot must have Secn drawn
Is it was before she was hung on the
take; verdict was in writing signed by
nry and returned to coroner; (witncss
vas not permitted to state contents OF the
'crdict.) Witness's opinion was that
he must have had some assistance, and
&c stated that to the jury number OF
ines; where the other piece of string IS
e does not know; il was laid on corpse
nd left there. The piece produced Is
he first piece taken off; witness cut OIL
mall piece for Bradford Duriec from the
iece produced; do not recolcct OF cut
ng off any more and thinks he did not;
iecc cut off was, say three inches long;
ord is now nearly as long as It was be-
,re he cut off that piece; thinks piece
ut off for Durfec 4 or inches, but can
OF state exactly. 1t is now nineteen in
hes long. Id
January ist, 1885. .-JouS J. PAINE says
G was acquainted with Sarah Maria
,orncll; knew her in Woodstock. She i
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