Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-01-11

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ficer in whose custody he had been
admitted that he had mistaken his man
The Court inter(ered in behalf of the
witness, and told him he was not bounC
to criminate himself.
Charles Croft was next sworn, and
stated among other things that he haG
overheard the prisoner say to Harry
White, his brother, not to tell the wit.
ness about the burning Of the Treasu-
ry.
Mrs. Bald win, a young and interest.
ing looking woman, fashionably attired,
was next called upon to testify. The
amount of her testimony was, that she
had overheard the prisoner in August,
1888, say to her husband, who is now
in the States prison, New Jersey, that
he should have made money enough
by burning the Treasury, had it not
been for the bad management of his
brother Harry.
Azariah Fisk deposed in amount that
in 1888, after the equinoxial gale, he
resided in New York. where he heard
the prisoner say that some skeleton
keys which he held in his hand at the
time, but the size of which witness did
not remember, were "them which done
the business at Washington" Prison~
er had. also shown him a paper suppo-
sed to be a Treasury draft, by which
he said he could make $1,000.
Mr.. Kelly, Deputy Marshal Of the
State ofOhie, being sworn, stated in
substance that a letter from Washing.
ton having been received he (kelly)
had gone to n. York to arrest White.
That when, in company Of Blaney, he
took him, the prisoner asked him "what
for" and on being asked by witness
if he did not know, said "that he could
prove that he was twelve miles from
Washington the night the Treasury
was burnt" "No one had told pris-
oner any thing about the Treasury, or
what was the subject Of the arrest"
Mrs. Howard, in whose house in
Washington prisoner and wife had
boarded until they vent to bouse.keep-
ing, deposed that on the evening ofthe
fire, prisoner had come to her 10 en-
gage lodging for his wife; who after.
wards told Mrs. Howard that the rea-
son other husbands leaving that night
which he did in a gig, was pressing
business in Baltimore, and the apology
for her remaining until the following
Tuesday was to receive the pay for
their furniture, which had been sold.
Police officer Merritt, ofN. Y. testi-
fed to the circumstances attending the
arrest; also to the manner IN which
Fisk's testimony had been obtained,
which as originally given when Fisk
was not aware that White had been sus-
pected or arrested, was precisely the
same as had been given to the Court.
F.'s character in his neighborhood
was very good.
Mr.. Blaney, high constable ofPhil-
adelphia, was the next witness called
and testified that the first circumstan-
ces which led him to suspect some of
Elijah Drew's associates Of having
burnt the Treasury was, that on scar
ching his box he had found a small
priated book, the corner Of which was
burnt, with the title "House Of Repre-
sentatives" upon it. He had commu-
nicated the fact to Hays,high consta-
Bile of New York, who then said to him
-"Depend upon it, if ever it is found
out who burnt the Treasury, it will
turn out 10 be the Whites" Hays
said that he had information that White
was concerned, but on being asked by
the witness how he knew it, told witt
ness it was none of his business. An
attempt was made to discredit the testi-
mony Of Fisk, by showing that on the
trial of Drew, after having declared
| that he did not know Fisk, he had i'm.
mediutely afterwards gone up to him
and shaken hands. The question was
ruled to be improper.
Mr.. Hays, of N. Y, stated that
White had been living in New York
without concealment-was travelling
about The country-had gone with him
to Elizabeth Point, N. j. on board Of
| the steam boat-and had called on
WITNESSES father, the high constable, TO
know ifhe had a warrant against HIM,
and stated that he was ready if requi-
red to deliver himself UPON cross
examination it appeared that White
had "played pigeon to Hays.
The judges having ordered him TO be
! brought into Court, Harry White, now
confined under a charge Of arson, bro
Their 10 the prisoner, %appeard as a wit
ness. The wife of the prisoner, on
seeing him, supposing no had turned
! States evidence, tainted, and was car.
ried out.-The amount of Harry
Whites testimony was TO narrate the
circumstance of the trip TO Baltimore.
on the night ofthe fire, with his broth
er. aylng that the object of ii was &c