Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-21

This was abandoned however, and thirty sddi'i-
ona constable obtained without which nothing like
Z order could have benA restored. The court
2 cleared and tic tfis susreadeG for tine TOE
sheriis succececd in obtaining peace slcr which
/ the trial proceeded. Mr. phduis calling rprn Mr..
I SchutemRn, the Coroner. WHO stated that at M
| ca.ly hour be called 10 the house Of Rrsina
/ Tospsend. and while there. mud belor' the Jury
was emT anuced one ufthe OH ers or wajchdAn
found the elonk in tho adjoining ynid and the hatch
ct ia The yard Of Nrs To~nseni. Ia consequence
Of some previous CONGREGATION the subject he
induced to examine The lassel OF the cloak, end
there was a string nltsehcd 10 H., but be does not
! rccollec, seeing piece of twne around the hatch
\ si--,hete did not appear 10 bc blnud upon the
| Ratchet, IL was wet and covered with dew and
something Ike rust. The CLOAK and Ratchet were
locked up in room to be submitted to the Corner
| Jury. The cross-oxaminalou Of the coroner wrh
close IN every point aud he admir- ted that the hatch
ct might have been tied TO the twine of the cloak
in placing them both for safe keeping aud that TIE
Ratchet nigh, have been severed in producing the
same before the Curoncrs Jury.
George -. Noble. assis,an, Captain Of the
| Watch, and was called TO Thomas street early IN
the morning. lie ropaired there before day. and
about day Wight one of the watch found the cloak
in the adjoining yard aud the Ratchet in Mrs.
ton Of this witness in relation to the twnc The
cloak anl Ratchet. About scvea o'clock, tins
officer and Brink the marshal, went down IN Il
carriage to Dey street, To the house whore Robin
son boarded and on knocking at his door, be was
found in bed With Il young man, and on being
awakened and requested to get up aud dress HIM
self lie made objection, aud did so with prompt
ness When dressed, some conversation ensued
respecting cloak, Robinson stated that he own
ed 10 other cloak than old camblet one. lils
, friend accompanied him III the carriage to Thomas
street. This witness testified lhst both sides of
his pantaloons we're marked with whitewssh or
something white, but could not say whether It wac
lime not.
Dennis Brink the marshal, then sworn
who stat ed that he very early in Thomas ST.,
: and related the particulars Of finding the cloak
and Ratchet as the preceding Witnesses testified,
but distinctly declared that there was pcce o
Irvine on the Ratchet when he first saw t.and al
SO u corresponding piece on the iasse OF the CLOAK
which seemed to have been cur nsundcr.
: This witness related the circumstance "i going
down to Dey street after Robinson, the manner OF
=, his being awakened and mnch the same ss detail
ed by Noble the preceding nllness, III relation tt
:, the cloak. Brink told hIu, he wished him to 60
: 10 the police Office viii him, and t" dress himscl
or finish dressing himself Cor that purpo-o-b,
puntaoons, which at that time did not occapy his
attention.
He asked whether his room mate could 90 will
him, which was asscu,cd to, and they all got Int,
the carriage and proceeded up Broadway Il
, Thomas street, On arriving in the house am
, seeing the fence whtewashed,he looked at his pau
- falcons and below the knee of the right leg fpun,
= the white WASH spoken of before. WIpess
. small carpenters bench in the yard, which misiI
= have ass sied any person 20 have got over the
" fence The witness said ne obtained the prisoner
- trunk and bureau, und nnnIture, but found n
- letters On cross-eXaulnatipn Bnnk bdmlte
" that he was sent for by Mrs. Townsend whcnege
" there was rioters there aud visited the house "a
> Official dutirs knows nothing Of Mo- Towuseud'
. circumstances. He was closely cross-eNaminod
= relation TO his conversation with Robinson at b.
" lodgings roiajiyo 20 the cloak, and small d.
e crepancics appeared 10 his testimony.
b" Charles TjreV sworn was an acquaintanc
,, with the prisoner at the bar and boarded with hif
" IA Dey-street, aud remembers TO bnvc walked wa
> him un The Saturday night previous to the murdc
~ up Broadway as far Beckmon-street he wore
u dark colofed coak aud be thinks cap, and h
- ot him al The palings Of the Brick Cburch,and h
thinks be went toward the Park; the CLOAK wa
&c DARK, with velvet collar and iacings he said b
was going 10 Clinton Hotel, but he did not 90 a.
lie and The buarders u>eh 10 I"he cafh o'uHI ho"l
p' grl ceed Ellen. bat he never heard her surname
sc lie was ~ the boarding house when Robinson too
tie cloak either from has bed OF his trunk know
J" not which bot him put It on, aud bad ihe'
Ne been halcie, attached to 1t, be would have see
~ il. lie again opened The cloak al The head OF de
street: aud sgsa at Becknian-stfeei. bot there va
no Ratchet attached 10 u. Robinson appeared
20 be in ,alm, cheerful state of mind at the lG'
aud s.id he was years old that very evening a.
N spoke Of il ~ith pleasure. Witness has frequent
= seen prisoner wear dark colored cloak ia Il
al evening" aud has not seen cloak % that descnl
u ton since that evening IN his foon.
"s Elisabeth SIias being sworn, said she kne
go SIR. Robinson before the Oh Of April pFooao
40 seven weeS,, and had seen han a, MIS- Tow
send. "a be came 10 SEQ her acd no Other perss
tina, che knew of-sie did not see him on the D
%, Of Aprii, the night o; the murder. lie passed
~ tho name Of Frank Rivers and generally woe
IL cloak-4 dark cloth cloak with black sid cord o.
~ tasses one Of which had been broken on snd sc
ei ed 90 again. She Wa a. Sire. Townsends hou'
- at the lime the closk was found 90 The snnd'
d t.Ta. a. LA 81