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

on bnHrd boat ssked how rec0Ilected
that particular ? answer. he was gping
!" his engine he had got cohsidefabis
steam an and was going to watch it.
Do y"a snppnss ] am the man that
handed you the letter aud coald you
swear 10 Il Answer. ! should nut like
to swear tn u. but - have beeu told
y6si. wera tall msn Of black hair and
dark, eye. should think you some re-
senibls TINT man. Should ynu dare to
swear that am the man ] should
not. Had he spectacles on ? He had
nat as fecollect. They then sat down.
Avery put ON hIs speetacles and nsked
o. IL he Loket like the man 7 q said
he thought not. A. asked again IL ho
felt confident enough fd swear he was
the man u. said lie should not like
to-he wds mt confident in his own
mind to he certain about Il Wiiness
observed that the excitement Was TOO
high with hin, and his friends, We had
better be calm aud that was the hes, wny
20 ascertain truth (, said he thought so.
Witness was nskeL if he could rrcolI~ci
how long time since letter was delivered
He SAID about two or three weeks, he
could not identify the time or day, but
was since they had commenced running
boHt every other day.
NATHANIEL CRADwIcK carried Avery
10 Providence in stage 10 four days
pnsstinE, IN November last, either Nom
day ar Tuesday, arrived abont & or S
o'clock r. M 90, him down a, Jillson's.
Nicholas PEcx had n mmunication
with Avery about coal. he inquired cost
said he had heard that r. I. Goal
nigh, bs had at %. Witness replied
he should like To ascertain that +; A..
was to ascertain about il !; recognized
son from resemblance to father.
WV. PAvt. said w. Penrcs related
conversation between 4. and Orwell
correctly.
4 Mary G.. An'Aony. of Portsmouth.
said she was acquainted with the char
ncter If Jane Clifford. 1t has not
been considered good for truth and &c.
racity.
On cross examination. has been ex-
PEELED the Methodist society.
Nancy Smrn,aS 10 acausiuted with
Jane Clifford general speech Of people
/. 10 very MUCH against her for ruth and
vcrncity lives one mile from her.
Clarissa N'CMr,c--Jane Gifford's
character for truth 10 not rs good ~
!. come /; should he l,,h To believe her on.
i der oath lives 80 Of mile from
I her.
r (Panence Anthony, John B. Cook.
james BrOwnell, John Tallman, and
I Elizabeth p. Hall, all testified ,ha, Jane
4 Gifford's character for truth wns nos
: good except the last who soid ,ha, she
/ should say that her character was not
good.)
. Oiuer BrossneiI, lives about II miles
} from ferry betwixt / and 4 from coal
! nine. On the Goth Dec. ar on sone
: day saw sirnnger pnss through . gate,
, leading down by land To mines I; was at
, ack dooor. His wife saw q man pass
|, through a lot in front ,of Joseph Brown.
/. ellis house g0ing south 1; he was past the
! cosl mine he told her did not Know
. who i, was It was neither of Capt.
4 George's family, as he was taller and
dressed differently black hat; Capt.
" George were a light ovcrcoat +; thought
, lie hnd surtout on do not knov the
). time of day WAS the last part of the
= week rnoGn the isttor part OF the
Z week in which s. N. C.. deceascd nd
u near ne he can state, cauaot say wbe,h.
: rr in former ar latter part of day +; that
: mo- doubt il was she snmc man. Mrs.
: Jones saw. On cross xnminution says
he was acquainted with Mr.. A. before
: this, he enquired about coal mud price ;
r expenses of wood and cost or other coal
not positive NJ % the day it is unusual to
, see strangers at this place. Iio was Mt
, witnesses house with his coat on usually
} wcnfs q tiosk.
Sarah Jones, Of Portsmouth, lives ons
, mile west If west rond, near coal mine
(, saw man come into gate where she
|. fiv4s about 20 rods from house ON Thurs
I day, Dec. Goth, observes every one 'hn'
Z Comes down. expecting Brother evcrJ
= day thought mt fret il was and ssid
so tie man was tall and slim and had
ON n sur,out ; took no notice Hfter he
: Ind entered gate. think il was in fore'
!, noon we had no dinner that day have
y no recollection of seeing any body afteJ
she went up s'sirs and that was At 3 ~
clock, very few people pass there
!. week before man passed there /; aue
a one came dawn through gate that fore
' noon no other man passed that day
!, thinks il was forenoon fSreuoen endeS
!, al 8 o'clock. Has secn Avery since
!, cannot tell whether tie man WINS Avery
!, A. said the gate was painted White ~
!. outside, the inside ID wlsite. is pOsitiv'
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