The New York herald., 1845-03-29

PARKRR.-Have you seen that paper before
(Letter of Mr.. Fairchild shown to him)
ANs.-This is the letter my daughter read to me
about fortnight after got home. | took 1t out
of the Post office at Edgecomb, on Sunday. re-
ceived 500 rom Mr. F. IN letter-there was no
writing on It. II was only directed to me on the
outside. laid lS2 cents postage. thought the
writing rese nbled that of the other letter. This
was about 2oth OF the October, 1s4s. 1t was to
be pa,d to me about the middle OF October.
on the Common, and think she said she received
$50 from him, and that that sum was to be sent,
ana also that she was never TO suffer for want OF
Rhoda told me that there had been more than one
intercourse. | felt delicate about asking her,
When first went home, Rhoda never told me
ihat Mr.. r. was the father of the child. don't
Know how muchsR. brought home. l chalked up
with R. to see how much she had spent. She
bought several things, and made up 1856 out of the
$90. She said she must have lost the 85. arrived
IN Boston fortnight since-have lived all around
Josiah Dunham. My wife went to South Boston
too, with the child. Have talked with Mr. Dun
ham about it. Saw Mr.. Thomas Dunham also a,
South Boston, and here in the jury room to day
did not road it Mr.. Dunhan had it. Thomas
Durham boards at his fathers My wife did not
come with me. object to stating how / came
here. That is my business. My wife got to Mr..
Dunhams, at South Boston, between the evening
and O'Clock. have had some money given or
presented to me. have not been in Edgecomb
for four weeks Don't known who brought my
wife to Boston; saw Thomas Durham at his fa-
theirs when ! got there the first night. In Oct
1872, when | received money from Mr.. F., r don't
know as received any money from any body else
here; carried home can't say how much; can't
tel! how W. much ! carried home, but think it was
rising $50; never paid Mr. James Philbrook Sl75
then, but paid him five years before for a farm,
having paid It in two years; paid a man in Wis.
caseet, Mr.. Young, over $40 after I got home;
don't luxe 70 ten tel how 60; here when left F.
left home about Mr.. Fairchild's surrendering
himself up; heard of it though in Wiscasset, but
was under contract; put into Cape Ann on ac-
steward on board; walked from Cape Ann; re-
ceived only part of my advance;I obectedt to an
swerlng because run away from the vessel;
considered 1t my duty, indispensable duty, to come
qaently.
Court at o'clock adjourned to half past 8
o'clock, PM.
II the afterrSon, at half past o'clock the trial
with the conclusion OF Mr.. Edgecemb's evidence
in the forenoon session. I
JOHN A. BoLLEs, Esq, then opened for the de.
fence.
Some fifteen or twenty persons were then sworn
On motion OF Mr. Parker, and at the suggestion
of the defendants counsel, the trial was here
closed, and at o'clock, for the day, the Court ad.
The tolrd day of the trial Con Wednesday, was
occupied in examining witnesses for the defence
Nearly dozen were called on the stand Their
evidence appears to be any thing but favorable to
the character of Rhoda.
The Boston Post OF Wednesday says
hpossble the desire to hear this extraordinary trial
creases The crowd yesterday greatly exceeded two
previous days Among the spectators Gov Fairfield
Of Maine, the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis and any quantity
Of clergymen Rhoda Davidsons fair-haired and pretty
little founding was brought into Court in the morning
but as she made little Of that sort of music which
properly belongs nursery than the court ROOM she
removed in the Of the forenoon. The golden
locks on her temples were tasteuy done up in bows
blue ribbon.