New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-11
Trial for Murder.
SIXTH DAY..

SIXTH .JsnusIy p
Corsr oY OyKR AND TERM.NER--Before Judge I'd
moDds aud AID Hart and fOot-Trtdi Of Cdic,H Russ,
for the Mwda ofkk WE. Continued.
JeS1pA p. J@ 3aporea, sworn-was introduced TO
prisoner al Exchange Hotel, Albany In the early par,
Sept last had mentioned To M. Paris IL he knew OF
fdend going to NewYofk would like To sand letter
srd have my wife brought up boarded at Psrss, and
sn In tbs habit after dinner Of going 10 my room and re-
aiming TO the bar room at clock, MI T. introduced me
PASSOVER and said he going TO ~ " believe II was
euer he made reply, but remained wrote and de-
hveTed 10 him letter II was between and O'CLOCK
Did him would walk with him % the boat DID SO, on
90 the way down he would into different houses or
the dock aud out again thought his eonductra
singular and ssked he knew where The boat started
rom he said oh yes with that he started and ran along
he dock and as fast could after him there Is basin
between the whsTves Just as he got within foot OF
he edge caught hold OF him and told him he would 60
overheard have no doubt he would have done 80 iook
hou OF him and led him from tie dock lef, him and re-
TOOK my es walked out and returned near seven he was
hen IA barroom asked him why he did not get on ne
vas gong al seven saw him again Monday OF Tuesday
asked him what he bad done with my eler be Ssked me
what letter told him he said he knew nothing al all
sboat " that WAS the last saw Of him.
Crsss<remncd-I am theatrical performer by proies
sion not now engaged anywhere; was last engaged Al
he Chatham for three or four weeks before The house
closed from Philadelphia which Is my home. To
he calham played there al Burons my residence there
bA 0eorgessL was engaged al the Museum Ia Albany
had confidence In him only from Mr.. Ps recommended
zoe my VIE was vng WIN mrs; Ss no., 10,
eived my eer back has my wife received II do not
NOV why len with peMon considered insane hea'o
OF the trial, and voluntarily came forward.
Cyrss C. Mason, sworn.-In shipping and commission
business 6i South st. ~ Y. Was requested yesterday AZ
ienoon TO come up having previously sent my card to
counsel lave prisoner before twas in June last
come New bedordeTs engaging whalemen prison
into my Office " hile the agent was there he
dessed in his worhing cohes sssedif we were shipping
whslemen referred him 10 Mr. Potter, the agent he en-
Gagged 10 with him that afternoon all al once, while
taking with gentleman from Boston, who was In, he
started up, seemed excited and started the out Of
The ofee. That the last Of him a. that time
hal hahn 4Rfax
very led all he there about p
ard had long conversation Two or three days after
yard he In again he said he obliged 70 20,
k had good trade but had some trouble which he ished
get IT'D OF lie promised TO go that afternoon al O'Clock
Ml did not. few days sferysrd came In again, said
he thought he should have been able see his diicu
uss hui could not and now determined 10 go. lie
told him TO in The afternoon and would give him
n snswer whether could send him 10 New Bedford or
not Al he came and said he was ready TO 20; asked
u woald loan him two shhiings; did So, and he went
ce but did not back Al half past went 10 the
Soningion boat es II was putting OF he came with his
uunk 70 the boat lie to New Bedford, paying his
passage week aterw a. was al New Bedford
ne him Ia the street looking rather detected he looked
Yort He asked IL there had been any inquiries for him
he once. told him there had not lie seemed 10 he
Mxoy 81 The tine mentioning sbou, different ships and
nkiny about his trade Saw him again In the Afternoon
mt Potter IN the meantime, spoke To tboui hs
sset Rass asked me what his bin and expenses
~ place Told him He then talked only the one sub
i He said the he inquired was tha he had made
bis mind moi to 90 to sea lie paid the bill. That
Ne iast time saw him III today
Cress-orsnis sd.-The gentleman from Boston was &C.
VzAnied with prisoners brother and SO stated have
newn many Others who came 10 ship Cor whaling that
sen, hn 10 rot send crazy people II we know n,
wry ofen new hands change their minds AFTER going TO
New. Bedford Russ shipped a. an ordinary seaman |
Understood he had been TO sea on whaling voyage be-
scsi did think the excitement was caused by liquor
csrstopAsr Lasrless sworn Belongs ~ Boston IL
eoshinsn; saw prisoner last July al Boston rode b
tch The Mechanics Ian TO the National Theatre 70, oil
i he continued sl the coach box he threw the buf
a al ~ OF
md put again TO The Shakespeare saloon two
Aree minutes when came back asked where is Cali
thackman told me had Jumped OF and up Pits that
cas- or O'Clock at u was about putting up nay
rses the stable Of the Mechanics Inn and found the
seor unlocked buissened inside with piece OF cord and
shsh burning cut the cord. went IN. found Russ with
Se OF the horse haters r,eving through ing about
e from the hooT hewas standing on the steps, asked
ae seps and stood In The doorway all a, once wen,
=. she door and went into Canbridgest pretty fac, he
soa, tso three feet from the aoor the ring about
essffom the door he could easily hear me trying 10 get
Next saw him ia the morning In the bsr-room walking
ssac me no answer his head looking down be said
wang 10 any body about what done thar night Was
WIN my cosch next night TIL or o'clock. Found
a N the stable my return the before only ihsi
oea slip knot on the halter aud the door open
sl. s,s ga "a, me same stairs as before say l. CSyin
ssheo and passed through an seywsy into Cenef-sL-
o. u IN The morning TO Mr. Peterson. There wasno
INC second night IN the stable. IL was light enough
nc 70 distinguish him In the afternoon be got me To
eim TO the Providence depot to lake tbs train for
"a a. he was in time for he cars bat said was
- zoe place Lief, him In bali an hour he came up to
- An ana said bad carried him to the right psce.
aco me 70 carry him next morning TO tie stopping
g koxoary told him that was not right bui took
NJ Ho'e He Insisted upon II he bad paid me- lie got
- as pedham train. which IL few miles from Boston.
4 va ne was going 10 Nsw-York In the afternoon Of
~ 1 1ns dsy saw him coming across BridgosL toward
=. eInsniss Inn N Cambridge Of Thal The last
C nm ul now. He had money with him
sonsete~rsd-I have seen him drink liqsor and ale
No NOV how Often was not much with him; never
H. u intoxicated, did say tbs hrst time any one