Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-24
been made after respiration had ceased;
skin not broken on cheek; indentation
round neck Ia inch below each ear; could

been made alter respiration had ceaSedj )
skin not broken on cheek; indentaton
round neck Is inch below each ear; could
not tell which side knot was; on the left
side rs; above the hip was "A small con-
fusion caused by ii brmse; right side OF
abdomen discolored, but caused he sup
posed at the time by decay; stomach
healthy; knees were scratched, discolor-
ed with grass and dirt, as though she had
been dragged on ground with naked
knees; were several abraSions on skin
below knees, SO as TO bring blood; two
Of these on outer side of left leg and a
bOyc an lie; uterus contained a iOetuS u
bout half grown; did not examine lower
part of abdomen to see If there were
MARKS of violence there; her features
were not much distorted and her counte-
nance lighter colored than usual when
persons are hung; was not SO black as he
should have expected; appeared to have
been touched with frost; accounted for
the unusual whiteness by suppOsing the
string to have been so tight as to prevent
the entire circulation OF the blood; do
not Lnow that the alteration could have
been caused by inhumation; lips rather
Of a dark purple; ioetus between 4 and 5
months, iemale-eXamination minute to
ascertain-it is the general opinion that
the sex Of loctus cannot be ascertaned
until Al months, though some say it can
earlier; senses lost as soon as venous
blood reaches the brain; person sus-
pended soon loses the power TO relieve
himself; lungs give appearance of slran-
gulation; string a small hcmpen string;
whether similar ones are used about a
factory, do not know.
Mr. CRANsToN of Portsmouth, testified
that eleven persons passed Howland's S
ferry bridge on foot the Goth, one gentle
man passed between two and three o.
clock in the afternoon with no great coat
or cloak, a stranger to him; when he
came to the door he said twas cold; ask
ed him to come in; he said he was in
hurry; paid his toll and passed on; vas
dressed in dark colored clothes; thought
he had spencer on, but cannot tell,
understood him he was going to Fall
River, black hat smaller brim than his;
mo gun, bundle, staff or cane, and no
spcctaclcs; thinks there is room enough
to get down and walk round gate; there
was track OH the sand of n person COM
ing to the Island; tracks little from the
wall; where the tide does not flow; LOOKS
every morning for tracks sometimes there
are tracks in the day time; he is very
well satisfied that these tracks were made
in the night; gate is closed at sundown;
locked at ten o'clock, generally, goes to
bed between 0 and 10; thinks he went
to bed about nine; does not remember
seeing more than one track
JEREMIAH CLIFFORD, knows Mr. Avery;
he passed Bristol Ferry on Goth Dcccm-
Der, between two o'clock and a quarter
past two in the afternoon. lie lighted
him to bed that night when it wanted 5
minutes Of 10 o'clock. He might have
arrived at half past nine; he had on a
snuh-colored coat, Il small short surtout
buttoncd tight ar'ind him, and passed
the ferry in the morning. Asked him
where he had been out so late; he said
up the Island little way; ! think he had
spcctacles on both times; Pearce said it
was Avery, told wife twas Avery; look
ed at clock; he said it was later than he
thought it was; said he should have gone
to brother Cooks if he had known he
should not have got over that night; did
not complain of its being cold.
HARRIET HATuAwAy, Of Troy, testifi-
ed, that for the last three weeks OF her
life, Sarah Maria Cornell, had boarded
with her. Sarah left her house the last
time she saw her between candle light
and dark, Dec. Goth. She stated she
wanted her supper by dark as she was
going to Joseph Durlee's, and said she
might come directly back; if not she
should by nine o'clock. She said she
wanted to 90 so as to return before dark,
as she was afraid. She left mill before
mill hours; half past seven usual hour oil
leaving mill. Delivered her trunk,
clothes and band-box to John Duriec for
coroner; she had three letters in her
hands at the fire one evening; one straw
color; one pink, and one white; tins
might be two or three days before her
death and might be less. She did not
seem to be more engaged than usual with
the letters; took no notice particularly;
took her tea alone; was not aGitatcd and
appeared pleasant; do not know that she
was ever at Joseph Duriee's before; said
she had an errand there; Durlee belong
ed to steamboat King Philip. She chan
ged her cloak because it was missing;
did not miss cloak till was told she was
found. Knew Sarah Nj. Cornell was abb
sent when she went to bed; made no in
quiring; had no one to enquire of; none
there but Witnesses daughter; left door