The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-01
Vol. II, No, 81, Whole No. 557.


were destroyed Wednesday or Thursday,
think, of the week uiter. These papers were
left with Baker most Of the time. i slept
with the prisoner two or three nights after
the death ofMothews; Friday and Saturday
night slept with Coolidge,ond Think Baker
slept with him. lie urged me to sleep with
him; had not been in the habit of sleeping
with him. Much of the time he was with
me lie talked about my divulging what
knew. Once he said he iearedI would.
CrOSs-erdnuned. Am "a years of age:
have resided ut home, been at school at North
Yarmouth, aud then wentto Waterville TO
study medicine with Coolidge. year ngo
last winter was at Philadelphia mouths
attending lectures;l returned in March, Next
season spent mostly in Wnterville. ! went
to Philadelphia about the first of November
last; left about the 9th of January and came
here to time appointed for triul. | went home,
then went again TO Phadelphia,n and returned
u week ago TO day partially disclosed these
matters TO my father OH Thursday week after
the murder. partially disclosed them then
TO Baker on Friday after. Those were not
the first occasions on which had spoken of
the murder TO others. was called to Mr.
Boutele's office in relation to business said
to have becll transacted between Mathews
and Coolidge. was asked i'll knew of any
business between them, | said no; was ask
ed about letter from Coolidge 10 Mathews
and said | saw one the day before. The
| first gave an account of myself Thursday
evening. think was before the jurors Oh
Friday. | was on oath told them | was in
the office;l told them went in to examine an
! lhors in relation To some cases at the request
ofCoolidge. do not recolleci tho particulars
l told them. think | was not questioned nj
considerable length. told them that was
what was called into the office by Coolidge
for. | was then under oath. | can't say that
testified one circumstance which ] have de-
tailed here to dny. | was before the inquest
more than once My first testimony was then
read over TO me and slgued, do not know
that signed but once, but lnNy have done
it. | stated to the jury nothing, about The
money, the watch, bottles and acids, or
sweeping the floor, washing out the stains or
ANYTHING oftho kind. was under the usual
oath; don't recolcct any particuarone with
whom conversed about where was TINT T.
vening, (upon being pressed by MIR Evans,
said that on Sunday or Monday evening lie
was in the office with Nlessrs Evans aud
Noyes giving an account ! was then ques-
toned; cannot tell what answ ers gave.
! do not recolect saying that the body of
Mathews was not there, and never saw II
there. We went down through the Tutors
shop down the back stairs. do not recol-
Iect pointing out the difficulty or i,npossibi-
ty of going down that way with the body
without disturbing the chairs. ! have heard
from Gen. Symoilds and my father that
should have all the favor shown inc the case
might demand if would Itestify. ] first com
municaIed partially TO my father SO that lac
should understand the situation stood in.
did not consider il necessary to tell him all
have said here. cannot say have iold him
all before. When communicated to Baker
it was on our journey down 10 the Grand Jn-
ny. This was OH the latter part ofthc Journ-
ely. We had been talking about it before. ]
had previously told him about the same rs
told the Corouer's Jury.
did not know what Coolidge sent to Bos.
ton for that acid. ! knew he got it. ] smell
oft ont of curiosity. IsupI oscd il was acid.
never used any Of it. | gave Baker no rea-
son for emptyng out the water. lie asked
me filters was any thing to be done, aud J
told him 10 do that. did not tell him had
been trying experiments with prussIc acid. J
never tried any experiments with prussc ac-
id-never saw any experiments in the oiiice
first learned the odor ofprussic ucid in that
office--saw it there, examined and smelt of
it TO know. This bottle from Boston was
put in a place where we kept all the small
walls. DIR. Coolidge was in the office think
when it was received. / do not know of my
own knowledge that he knew where il WIS
put. | do not rccollect pointing out these
bottles to Coolidges Council and telling them
they set where they always had. ! can't say
did or not. Do not recollect telling them
there had l,een no fire in sioVc Thursday eve
ming. When went into the office Thursday
evening there was hand lamp--it did not
give much light. We went down those
Stairs in the dark. Al the foot of the stairs
we were obliged to turn, Coolidge was mt
first ahead. When we started he walked
forwards. do not recollect touching any
thing rs we went along. The body was not
laid entirely down at uny time until after II
was deposited in the cellar, We could not
see the body after it was deposited. We had
to stoop some in getting over tho wood, but
found no serious difficulty. think had
not on my HIT, and hit my head once when
straitenedu M. think IL was about All lour
this took place from the time left. Where
the body was left the hat was left of. felt
il going by the body. Coolidge must have
taken il off. did not
/ do not know how much money there
was that / took on Friday. kept II in my
rocket until the next morning. / hid this
in the wood pile before l knew of any more.
That which I afterwards got and put in the
Jug, / put into the stove aud bnrned--therel
was fire in the stove--enough TO burn and
did burn. cannot say how long il was after
saw Coolidge AT Thayer's before saw hun
mixing the charge IN his office. walked
TO the office-he rode before me-. lie had
not been into the Hall before that TO my
knowledge. do not know about il wheth
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