The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-29

One knee was u little culnred with green,
thought il might he of grass-Mrs. M.
Burden saw corpse of b. Bennett who
hung himsrlf--Ins fice, ne-k md sl,onld-
ers were very blark-co!or of her face
was litl,ish ,,", hlack-si'e spoke about
the srtiIing of blood, aI,'ui neck, sh0ul.
ders, arms, &r. that IL wns less than
some others she l,md lnisi our I; her lips
dark (; end "ft0mgue cnirhed in the teeth;
WAS some hloud on clT hes not - great
drnI the right hand wns turnrd nut
from the hmdy, Dorcas Ford said mo'~
than her Own hand would hear tU l'r
turned pnt on hot cIuihs from hot WA
ter steamed II; two persons took hold
Of arm. witness toDk hold Of elbow q"
tara IL in and fsii aud heard r"mrtiIng
crust, under her hand-the arm then
rendered a little hut nm enui,gli to return
10 it's placr--wiiat I felt aud henrd Of
the crush resrmhlrd the return IL hone
that WAS d,slocared-jus, hri"w the
shoulder blndc ON the hack we're tw"
marks "f brown yelIuwish color with
black marks around them.
Mr.. Staples moved the court to ex-
anime another female in private an an
other point, hut the court refused. after
wards counsel for prisoner consented.
Ann s. N"RToN of TiveriOn said she
sat hy the south window uf her failier's
hnus> aud saw "a gentleman coming from
the bridge walking very fast-nbserved
to parents III he walked a, that rate. he
would get To Ohio before nigh'-as he
approached said la some ,,hl iilai he was
coming To the Post Office. kept in the
same building. Observed his dress
thinking il WAS the kletI,odisi Minister
from Bristol ur The Island-ilien upon
second view concluded Il was the minis
ter froni Bristol, just at dark--observrd
his box coat, lac had one, it lookrd black
in the strest-his hai rather wide
brim,ucd, which made me think ie was
u Methods, Minisier-did nni say Ia
parents that she iIousht him u minister
--though, she had s~en the same man
passing that way b-fnrs II was Dec.
both few minutes past 3 o'clock. He
did not have specincles on--hair very
dark and complication t"o--don't tIiak
she should know the man-.i .iad cane.
Oh cross examination she said the fret
person to whon, she mentioned, SHE
thought he vas a minister. was MIR
lIarnden yesterday fren"on. His hH'
hrst attracted her niien,iUn- .no shir
rul!af. ri,na,g slsesss,,ss. t,sss-s.s i,nsss's
there about 3 ar 4 weeks briorc, thinks
he tl,fn had a caur-carried hts head
perry if'.e on one side.
Nancy BIDwELL was nt home nj FaI
River en Saturday Of d days injecting
Avery siaid there over Dight-dOnt know
" l,ai time he came ih--lie said by hi
watch il was half past uine. BEEF re- IL
came she went into Green's and asket
for hin,--expected him befnre Mr.
Green WINS AT hume nnd had been a
n,re eiing---did not hear the bells strike
the hour. sir. B.dwrli was at Bristol.
john DURFsE sa,d hr 6rsi saw scraI
of paper ~ Mnria's hand hux. in cham
ter ~ hulise where he lived. when b'
first examined fur letters. The purpar
Of this scrap was, If she dill not reiur'
soon. they might inquire concerning he
of the Rev. Mr. A.ery.]--Lmked f.
letters becaure he had heard she had let
ters and expected Ia find letters from
her murderer by ininrmation from Dr
Willmr. The DR.. told me he had seel
. one and read it.
Miss JANE GiFFoRD, testified that Mr.
Avery told her i,e l,md been Z" Bruilie
Cuuk's on business aud lis wife helm
sick lie came 10 Our house To get ever
by Brother Cook she means William
. Earle C0ok-.-ie did not stnte what III
b,rsiuess wss---ls stated this to her i
!, the ,morIing at her fathers house in tn
!. kitchen. by the sinve---siIould think
! wa, hetwern s aud g o'clock---when h
/. came im slook hands with him and sal
y - him. did not know Iro,her Avery ti'a
! yUu were going Ia preach here last nigh
:, - he said he did nOt---hc came over q
business as before stated.
On cross organizations, she says, cor
}, siderable many psrso"s hy the name q
., Co Ike on the Island. He said broiI'e
d Cw,k, there are no other members h.
,, Iungi,ig to the society, rxc0,'t Willia'
Ir Earle and Joln---dld not know tia
II, Thomas Cuuk belonged iU the society
.s surpassed him to mean William E. C'"l
q He did no, say sister Cmk---lc snid ]
10 had been on business 90 broIher Cok
N --.wns making cake for breakfast. -Av
III ~ had u cane---sI,e had ~ candle light
zb thuwght il WIS ~ long caiie-- .iUn't kno
III AZ he brought the cane away with him
10 did not see II afterwards --sld not int
n nutice of it mt all---saw Il as he can
IN down chamber aud pni !, i"s" the d"'
r. tina, is the only time she saw u; sa
I'd Avery when hc went cut of do"rs II
ISL first heard Mr.. D.Nkr. then Mr.. Aver
e. wa suspected; had MT then heard tn
X. any hodv else was seen with n zane sn