Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-02-07
WHOLE NO. 149.

Afterwards M Dover; snc returned Ip
Lowell in summer or fall of 1881 asked
forgiveness; (the witness related partIc-
ulsrs Of long conversations with her and
the manner Of her leaving there)-she
was tlied and expelled after she left Low
ell. The cause Of her being dismissed
from mill first time was difficulty about
breaking or wearing out loom; she work
ed in mill second time only week.
Lydia Pe,rere, cf Lowell, has been ac-
quained with S. NJ. Cornell about four
years; never knew any hurt Of her till
1880: went to camp-meetng together at
Eastham; thence TO Boston and to camp
meeting at Weston; saw nothing wrong
in her at either; afterwards returned to
Lowell; there were charges brought a
gainst her character; asked her if they
were so; she confessed; witness related
tie same e)-witness was intimate in Ave-
ry's family at Lowell; his character good
there; heard no one thing against him
S. NJ. Cornell appeared to be an arGul
girl, sly, did not complain Of her expul-
sion from church; expelled for lying and
iornication.
RcJecca Dimond, lives in the same
house with A's family, very much in it
Never saw Avery with any other out side
coat than the one he has now on.
Betsey Iiill was a member of Mr. AS
family, left there about or 8 months
since-a niece Of Mrs Avery-came
with him, and he and his family carried
her home.
Samuel Boyd, knows Sarah Nj. Cor.
nell only by report in Providence; had
conversation with Rawson at Thompson
-meetng--had oonvei sation with
him about her, and saw her-about 7
years since first saw her, never acquant-
ed, only knew her--had heard she was
not very chaste in North Providence;
never heard any thing against G. Raw
son or his wife, have known him twenty
years.
Daniel Darol, of Portsmouth, lives in
Portsmouth,, IA mile from Ferry, and
same from Stone Bridge. Dec. Goth,
was in Tiverton, six or ten rods from
Bridge, works at Blacksmithing; left
shop u few minutes past 8 O'Clock, in
evening-came up TO gate, did not go
through gate, jumped down on beach by
the gate-shop is by the side ofthe road,
one or two rods off, thinks door was open,
knows Mr. A. has heard him preach more
than once, did not see him pass that at
tcrnoon-hcard Cranston say he knew
Mr. A he told Of VIM. Cooks fetching
him thereof Sc eng him pass on forward
part of stage with Anthony Steward
This conversation on Tuesday following
girls death--he said Mr. Avery had not
passed on Goth, or he should have known
him. Walked about Portsmouth with A.
went on Butts Hill at his request, to view
the fort-s.aid half an hour-cold wealth
er--don't know as he should have seen
A. Some passed that he knew, some
that he did not. On Butts Hill, 9Th or
9th Nov.
. January 5.-Fracture ofleg admitted,
and set since his residence in Bristol,
August /, l832-twenty days after the
irPcture.
Sarah Honey, was acquainted with ).
NJ G. in Lowell, and at Great Falls, in
1891, boarded in mothers family came
March I, left August Z, 1891, when she
left the town; she was "A base character;
bad talk about her; in June, one evening
had been out late asked her where she
had been; said she had been tempted be-
fore to make way with herself; went out
to drown herself when she got to brink
of river, courage failed her ; said Avery
was hard hearted, unleeling man; did
not treat her with polteness, when she
went to his house after her expulsion from
church, the talk related to her conduct
at Somersworth; it was a matter Of gen.
eral notoriety and conversation; never
saw any thing that looked like derange-
ment of mind.
Sarah SIade, of Troy, saw cord on
post where S. NJ G. was hung-no such
cord used in room where she worked, or
similar as she knows-the cords IN other
and upper room used to hang harnesses
on, hempcn cords; did particularly exam
inc cord on post; thinks the loom cordsa
little smaller. Ii looked something like
loom cord, looms used in room above.
! UiU;am Hamilton, of Taunton, resid-
ed December Goth, about mile south
of Fall River on the road to Newport (;
worked at Fall River and was going
home, after work; stopped at Hambly's
store, sat some time, smoking pipe, and
staid till Hambly said it wanted II min
utes of9 o'clock, he looking at his watch;
stated for home and when in the bottom
of the hollow beyond Carpenters tavern,
heard squawl which he thought might
be from a cat, but when il sounded like
human cry, he stopped and listened a
bout two minutes he heard noise like