The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-02-02

mill first time was difficulty about break
ing or wearing out loom; she worked in
mill second time only q week.
Lydia Ps0rce, Of Lowell, has been nc
quainted with s. M. C. about 4 years;
never knew any hurt Of her till 1880:
went to camp meeting together at East
ham; thence to Boston ard to camp mee-
ting at Weston; saw nothing wrong in her
ut either; afterwards returned TO Lowell;
there were charges brought against her
character; asked her ifthey we're 80; she
confe ssed; (witness related the same)-,
witness was intimate in Asery's family at
Lowell; his character good there; heard
no one thing against ham. s. M. c.
appeared to be an artful girl, ely, did not
complain Of her expulsion from church;
expelled for lying and fornicatioh.
Rebecca Dim0nd lives in the same
house with AS family very much in it,
Never saw Avery with any other out side
coat than the one he has now on.
Betsey Hills, was member Of Mr.
AS family, left there about two or three
months since-a niece Of Mrs. Avery
came with him, and he and has family
carried her home.
Samuel Boyd, knows Sarah M. Co tncll
only by report in Providence, had conver-
sation with Rawaeh at Thompson camp
meeting; had cSrlversation with him about
her, and saw IL, about I years since
first saw her, never acquainted, only
knew her, had heard she was not very
chaste in North Providence, never heard
my thing against G Rawson or his wife,
have known him 90 years.
Daniel Darol, Of Portsmouth, lives in
Portsmouth,, IA mile from Ferry, lnnd
same from Stone Bridge, works at black
smithins, left shop few minutes past .
o'clock, in the evening, came up to gate,
did not &c through gate, jumped down on
beach by tho gate, shop is by the side Of
the road, or two rods of, thinks door was
open, knows MIR. A. has heard him
preach more than once, did not see him
pass that afternoon, heard Cranston say
he knew Mr.. A. he told Of Vvm. Cooks
fetbhing.him there, Of seeing him pass on
forward. part Of Stage, with Anthony Stew
ard-This conversation on Tuesday
following girls death, he said MIR. A. had
not passed on Goth, or he should have
known him. Walked about Portsmouth
with A. went on Butts Hill at his request,
to view the fort, staid half un hour, cold
weather, don't know as he should have
seen A. Some passed that he knew ,some
that he did not. On Butts hill, 9th or
9Th Nov.
Ja,,uary 8.---Frac:ure ofleg admitted,
and set since his residence in Bristol ,Au-
gust !, 1882, twenty days after the fract-
ure.
Sarah Honey was acquainted with S.
M. T.. in Lowell, at Great Fulls in 1881
boarded in mothers family came March
a, left August 7, 1891, when she leit the
town; she was base character /; bad
talk about her in June, orc evening had
been out late; asked her where she had
been; said she had been tempted before
TO make way with herself went out to
drown herself; when she got to brink of
river, courage failed her /; said Avery was
a hard hearted, unfeeling man; did not
treat her with politeness, when she went
she went to his house after expulsion from
church, the talk related to her conduct at
.Somcrsworth; it was matter Of general
notoriety and conversations; never saw any
thing that looked like arrangement Of
mind.
Sarah Slade, Of Troy, saw cord on
post where S. M. G. was hung, no such
word used in room where she worked, or
similar as site knows-the cords in other
s. upper room used to hang harnesses on,
hempen cords; did particularly examine
card on post; thinks loom cords little
smaller. 1t looked something like foom
cord looms used in room above.
William Hamilton, Of Taunton, resided
December Goth, about mile south Of
Fall River on the road to New Pert /;
worked at Fall River and was going home
after work; stopped at Hambly's store;
sat some time, smoking pipe, and staid
till Hanbly said it wanted II minutes Of
8 o'clock, he looked at his watch; started
for home and when in the bottom Of the
hollow beyond Carpenters tavern, heard
squawl which he thought might be from
a cut, but when 1t sounded like human
cry, he stopped and listened about two
minutes; he heard noise like. stiAed
groans and cries; walked smart up hill;
the sound seemed to come from direction
Of stack; heard three or four shrilf cries
and three or four groans; stopped opposite