The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-29
From the Providence Journal]
TRIAL OF The REV. Ma. AVERY.
[concLuDED.]

GGnR0E kAwToNs shW ctS" 80 49,
road between the bridge aud Fall River,
Dec. Goth. little n1er three o'clock.
had ON "a dark suriout aud pantalo"ns-
hat wide brimcd and co,nn,s'n--.n f'"t
no gun--no bundle, did not ohserve
unv soectacies-was about 3 feet fr"m
him stood in door---he was about o feet
high.
Don't know as Avery hns preached at
she Bridge--uever saw him till tn day to
know him wind blowing heavy aud cold
day--ho was walking very fast--tlioiigif
ho was thinly dressed fnr weather--n,.m-
tionsd il Friday ar Saturday. Alter the
death had talk with Cranston, and told
him witness saw the same person he did.
Crapsion told me his man had "n SUR
tout--wiIness saw him come oft Bridge
wind w. and N.-Cranston said after
man passed gate he took up his c"Hi, aud
ihen it appeared as though he had u
spencer ON, hut he did not think lie had
one on We hnd heard that ~ the time
of the conversation first with Cr,nston,
uf the death Of 8. M. Cornell, and Of
susr iciors against Avery--never saw
tnan beforc--is lrnnrd little forward
Cransfon said he LEI n man through gate,
who he did NOT knuw bnt he was IL
Methodist minIsler---weH were comparing
rvcolrc:ions.
SerH DARLING, called again saw the
. letter produced by M. Ra"son, post
marked Nov. I0,h, (this letter was from
y. M. CorneiI.) This letter came into
the Post Office with one addressed to
Bristol at same time. Witness had jnst
cleared the boz at window, and taken
out all the letters. Some one dropped
In letter ar lcttcrs--l turned round and
took these two letters ou, of box.
x,om Smith. again called and testified
that he delivered the half sheer al paper
then produced to him I" Col. Hrrnden
on Saturday evening last. Col Harm
den called AT that ,ime fnr tie rest OF
she ream Of paper, this half sheet fell
ont from the middle of renm. looked for
q half sheet bs!ore he came To testify ai
frst, aud could find only nne and thai
had been torn Uff that day hy him-h-
did not remember Of using half sheet
Of paper since the 9th Of Dec. knew the
letter Of Dec. 8 WIS nn a hnif sheet. aud
thought that if that letter WAS written M
his store the other huff must be- among
the paper. Found this half sheet under
several half quires. The paPrr now pro-
duced is the only letter paper lie had Ia
his store. In answer To M. H"we, he
said il is possible that srme person
might nut this half sheet annng his pu-
per, hut very improbable He is in hIs
aore about 9-l0th e the time and he
kept his paper back "f his desk on
shelf.
(Thc torn edge Of this half sheet o'
paper matched exactly with the torn
edge of the letter of Dec. !.
isAAc FIsxs said he was pr"fessed
teacher Of writing. and had taught more
or less for IL years, does not know Av'
sry and never saw him write. (Tht
tI,rcc letters shown tn him, and which
were found in trunk, we're examined by
him and the difference aud resemblance
in them were minu,ely pointed out D,
him, and the reasons given by him were
fully stated, which f',rccd him to III.
eonclusion,. that the letters were al
written by the same person, in feignst
hsnd, and the first mnre with d-six'
ofimitatinga female hand, than enhe
of the others.) In conclusion wifnes
says he should think the three letter
were written by the same hand -
be inferred from the resemblance ~
pointed out--the crossing of the - !
more s,r.king-most difficult to attaiI
the parallel stroke across rs also tn
dashes are parallel. On cross examin
alton. he SAID there we're dissimilarit'e
between white aud straw-tle stray
moro Iaborsd; cannot point out 81 n,ai
dissinularities as similariies. IL frs
letter the pen appears to have been rais
cd more frequently than the others.
Mas. MERIHAa BURDEN, noscAs F"ar
RurH BURDEN and Lucy ANN Borden
were examined in private aud test'he
that they assisted IN laying out the body
the whole Of which was exposed to 'he'
visw--wsre requested ~ by some one
the iuiy--the feet looked ~ pr"per u
any persons-a very dark spot just ab"v
the hip bone, towards the hack on I'll
left side-on right side over the nbdome
were the marks of4 fingers aud than
as though there llsd been heavy grt
thare-Hannah Wrighsing,"n matci's
her fingers ia the sp"is---on the leit ii.
there vas dark place preay much
rainst the othsr--the hotton, of al'doms
very dark indeed--there were nppe-
auces Of violence. The blood nppsar'
60 have settled very black sn,,reIy acr.
hsr-assis,ed ~ iaying nut innny bndi
MAYER seen ono in this situation for hlac
ness-hsr right arm was drawn MP. {
bow bent and hand turned back ne
neck with palm outward cloths wa
hsss.d and npulied 'o thi- arm with