Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-09-08

appearance of the tracks and peculIarltIeS OF
the shoes and corroborated the last witness
in every particularly
Henry BGldaoin recalled. l saw the prison.
er at his house just at evening OF the I'd OF
April-he took his hat and went out staid
in the kitchen till 9 O'Clock and then went
to bed-he had not come home at that time
i soon got to sleep and did not awake I'M
til was reused by somebody coming in at
the back door and going up to Philo's room
Il heard the door open and shut do not
know what time of night it was-cannot tell
how long had been asleep-no one slept
up stairs except the prisoner. saw him
next at the breakfast table next morning.
George Johnson. On the Tuesday after
the fire, | saw the priSoner-we haG some
conversation about my buying part of his
mothers land-he asked me If l had heard
of his ditficulty-he said if l would assist
him he would assist me about getting the
land-he said that if | would come into
court and testify that he was at my house
on Saturday night before he would help me
buy the land and give me fifty dollars to-
wards paying for THE came down to Ply
mouth the week after and asked me to feel
of Martin Cleffy and see if he would not
do something for him-said that if Martin
| would testify that he had helped drive some
| cattle to Plymouth the Saturday night be-
fore, he could get along well enough.
Marli" Cle6y. On Saturday the I'd of
April, I bought some cattle of Moss and
paid him IS dollars for them-I drove them
home alone-Moss did not leave the house.
| ELhu HochkiSS. On Tuesday after the
fire Moss came 10 my house-began talking
about some cattle he said he wanted to buy
| he then asked me ifI could keep secret
| he said he would take the cattle at my
price if would come to court and testify he
was at my house the Saturday night before
j had another conversation with him at
his barn the next morning-said he wanted
me to see Charles Munger and have him
meet him at his barn-said if he could get u
few good fellows to swear he was at my
house the Saturday night before, it would
clear him-I told Munger of the CONVERSE
ton.
Charles Munger. met Moss at his barn
on the Wednesday after the fire-he asked
me if could keep a secret and not let my
own wife know it-he said he must adopt
| the Quakers' rule and brother must screen
| a brother-said the Bible commanded us to
love our neighbors and that each must es-
| TEEN others better than himself-he then
said he wished me to come before the court
and swear he was at Elihu Hotchkiss' the
| night tho barn was burnt told him |
| would rather be in his place than attempt it
-he said if would come he would satisfy
me-said he should offer me nothing, but if
| had mind to pick up fifty or a hundred
dollars by it, it was nobody's business.
| The evidence for the prosecution here
! closed. But one witness was introduced for
| the defence and that to an immaterial
point. 1t was conceded that the distance
from Moss house 10 Baldwins barn was
! between and o miles. The court adjourn
ed at 10 o'clock, Thursday evening, after
the arguments of F. Bacon Esq, for the pro-
secution and of E. s. Abernethy and w. s.
EIolabird, Esqrs. for the defence. On Friday
morning the State Attorney was further
heard for the prosecution and after clear
and forcible charge from the Chief Justice,
the cause was committed to the Jury. They
were absent about half an hour, and
returned into court with verdict of Guilty,
on each OF the six counts in the Indictment.
The prisoner was remanded to inl nd sem
fenced to confinement in the State Prison
during his natural life.
Correspondence efthe NJ Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON, August 90.
In Senate to-day, the House bill to repeal
the twenty per cent clause of the distribu.
ton bill, was taken up, and, without debate,
read a third time ana passed-yeas %, NAYS
10, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer, Barrow. Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Critenden,
Dayton. Evans, Graham, Huntington, Elang-
UNI, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter. Sim.
mons, Smith of Ia, Sprague, Tallmagc,
White. Woodbridge-23.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Baghy. Benton, Bu-
chanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hender.
son, King, Linn, Preston, Rives, Sewer, Stur.
geon, TapPan, Walker, Woodbury., Wright,
Thus the bill awaits only the signature of
the President to become law.
A resolution by Mr.. Crittenien to allow
Rev. Septimus fusion $3.50 additional COM
pensaticn for extra services rs Chaplain TO
Congress, was agreed to unanimously,
Tho joint resolution from the House au.
thorizing the Secretary Of the Navy 10 mp.
ply from an existing appropriation for the
purpose of making experiments to test the
efficacy Of Colts submarine battery was
passed.
The resolution from the House dcpriving
members of their pay when voluntary absent
from their seats was (inally) disposed by
reference to the Committee or the Judiciary.
| In the House the Revenue bill was receiv-
ed from tho Senate and Immediately taken
up. the question being on concurrence with
the Senate's amendments
Mr.. Clifford moved to lay 1t on the table !;
reg0iiCed-yeas. IS. nays, l2O nearly two to
one in reasonably full house.
The amendments of the Senate were con-
Cured in 'cithoM a division, and, with one ex-
ception, en- masse.
| WASHINGTON, August 80.
In the House of Representatives, to-day, the Rev.
enue Bill was returned with the signature of the
President and Message in Driting was also rece-
| we'd. Said Message was, on motion of Mr.. Botts
taken up and read by the Clerk, and proved to be
Protest against Mr.. Adams Report on the Veto, on