Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-24
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Never saw Sarah writing; was not gen
orally out evenings late. Her trunk was
locked; told them to look in her peck ct
for key. The comb found looks like
comb Sarah used to wear; noticed two
teeth gone; she said so and remarked it
had been mended; it was then whole
do not recol,ect when this was. Witness
has lived at Fall-Rivcr more than two
years; never kept boarding house; Sa-
rah was the only boarder; she appeared
on the 2Oth more cheerful than usual.
Lucy HATHAwAY, testified that Sarah
came to her on the last day Of Novem-
ber, and said, Can get boarded at your
house, Witness answered, Il do not
know, but will ask mother at noon She
went herself 'hen, to sec her mother, and
commenced boarding there Dec. had
seen her week before; perhaps more; /;
had been boarding with Mrs. Cole: said
she wanted TO be more retired; both
worked in the same room; she wore II
coHh. This is the comb; know it by its
being mendod and by its being broken;
saw il IN the afternoon before she went
out; it then appeared to be whole. Saw
her take out two letters from her pocket,
one scaled up in the other; she opened it
to put in small billet; she then put them
back into her pocket; she said she had
just come from Post Office, and when she
had received the last letter she came, and
said she had received a letter; asked
where il came from, she said from the Of
flee and she paid one cent for it; should
not think there was more than two lines
of writing; cannot describe the size; one
of de others straw color and the other
pink; asked to see them; observed the
pink looked like lady's hand: she said
oh no, it is not; it is from gentleman
Witness said they are not all in one hand
writing; she said they are from gentle
MAJ in Bristol; witness cannot state the
day of the week, it was in the evening at
the house
She came to witness in mill, Dec. 90,
said it was a quarter past five and went
out in about ten minutes; said she was
goirg to Joseph Durice's on all crrand /,
and asked where he lived; she appeared
very pleasant, kind and a1ectionatc, Of
rather sad s. melancholy countenance; /;
she said perhaps Immediately; witness
said nothing. Thought sic was with
her friends; went into the mill in the
momins, made some inquiries ; and SAID
was afraid she had walk ed off the bridge:
not ten minutes before she went out OF
the mill, on the evening of the Goth, ask
cd witness to tend her loom; she sand the
Cir next would assist; she asked her to
wind the yarn that she might have some
stocking yarn If the other girl did not;
she was anxious TO get out her piece as
then her loom was to be fixed. he
three letters now shewn here are the three
letters she showed witness. At times
she was melancholy the last afternoon
more lively. No resemblance between
cotton bag drawing and the string with
which she was hung: string to tle mar
ncsses did not look like it, some rescm-
blancc both i'm size and material.
A week or fortnight from the Sabbath
before her death, in the morning, she
asked witness, if she did not think It pos
sble for girl innocentIy to be led away
BY Il man in whom she puts much conlI-
dence, and rather looks up to; witness
hesitated and said, don't know; the same
conversation had been introduced sever
al times before; thought more of the last
conversation from her reply 'what can
poor innocent girl Go in the hands OF a
strong man, and he, too, using all kinds
of arguments;' after making my reply to
her, ran down stairs; she was visited by
no man at the house to witness's know
ledge; was never out evenings except
Sabbath and Tuesday evenings, to so to
class meetings; said she had been to ma
ny camp meetings, but would not 60 a
gain; she looked sad; asked her why;
she said she had seen things there, that
would condemn them III her mind; asked
her what it was; said she could not tell;
asked her again, and she said things that
had passed between a minister and a
church member, and then added, mar
ried man too; she complained of being
unwell, and Of having been so since her
return from camp meeting at Thompson;
told her to take something; she said she
had taken pills of DIR. Wilbur never saS-
pccted what was her situation.
ELIJAH CoLE said he removed from
Bristol to Fall River, the first day OF
March last. John Orswell delivered
him letter to Sarah Nj. Cornell should
know it by color ofpaper; thinks Massa-
chuseits was not on it; just at night. ga
rah then boarded with him; never re-
ccived but one from Orswell to deliver
Sarah; do not think the letter shown Is
the letter; color and hand writing appear