The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-01


the head of which was out. When l got il
partly done, discovered blood on il rubbed
II off and proceeded. Before had got il
done, some one came into Mr. Shorey's shop
discovered one hoop had been left off
which ] threw into the stove, in which
found there was then q fire. | then returned
TO my room TO prepare for breakfast. After
breakfast went back TO Office found the boy
Getchell lie noticed aspot on the oil cloth
carpet in the bnch room. lie was sprink-
ling the floor, and told him he might sprin-
kle II and sweep it up. soon went out leav-
ing him sweeping Shortly after the body
was found. Some Of the time was in the
office, and some time round among the peo-
pie.
After had been to Mr. BeutelIe'' Office on
my return the boy Getchell directed my Mt
tention to a spot on another carpet found it
was blood with few hairs. ] was present
at the examination in The hall. Between III
and IL saw Dr. Coolidge in his carriage near
DIR. ThNyePs house; DR.. Thayer was then
talking with him; went up and told him a
bout my being called to Mr. Boutele's Office
DIR. Coolidge drove away and l turned and
went back 10 the Office. As went in saw
DIR. G. charging Edward Mathews with two
hundred dollars; he then took the book and
went to Williams hall shortly after was
summoned, Coolidge came in before left
the office, and handed me sum of money,
and told me 10 put that in my pocket, for
they might ask for his pocket book and there
might be too much money in IT, short
time after, in Williams hall, preparations were
making for post mortem examination. Cool
idge sent me for the Instruments to make
i'll went and got the instruments; DR.. Cool
idge did the cutting, aud assisted when he
required. After it was finished sewed up
the body. After the post mortem eXamina-
ton was sent out of the hall, until | was af-
forwards summoned in. Sometime nfter
Coolidge returned, lie gave me n letter to
destroy, which did. After the post morten
examination, l took some money which
Coolidge had given me and placed it in the
wood pile. After we had been released
from Coroner's jury, Coolidge came in the
Office, and said there was n thousand dollars
under The iron snfe under the carpet, aud
wished me TO take care of it; did not know
what to do with it. He thought it would be
safe in my trunk. was then round III vari-
Gus places, and after supper went in and re-
moved part of the money and put it into my
pocket. The small quantity ot'noney he had
previously given j secreted in a crevice.--
Saw Coolidge after tea and he told me he
wanted u part ofthat money. Mr. Baker and
DIR Coolidge went into the Office, and / re-
NAMED out | was walking in the street, when
Mr. Williams met me and said | must go and
quiet Coolidge for he was at the office ta-
king on. / went TO the Office and found him
much agitated, and he expressed desire to
see DIR. Thayer. went for DR.. Thnycr and
found him DIR. Thayer went with me TO the
Office, and after talking while with Coolidge
he became more quiet, aud Thayer and Ba-
ker left. Coolidge and returned 10 hotel,
aud Coolidge went TO his room and wished
me 10 go in ard sleep with him. hesitated
but he urged me and / went in. After we
went in, he took the money had, selected
out some of the bills and put it with that he
had, and we went 10 bed-had some CONVEX
sation about taking care Of the money
wanted him to take il, and he thought |
could take care oft better. Finally concIu-
ded it would be safe TO put it into jug
We did not sleep much that night; / got up
first and went to the office and put all the
money / then had into u jug, sitting with
some other old jugs in a closet
On Saturday forenoon the DIR. was reques-
ted to go and visit patient ut Clinton. He
requested me to go. | went, when | return
ed, i'm the afternoon, heItranslerred his prop
erty to me, the business was done by Mr.
Baker and Chandler. We met often that at
ternoon talking more about the property than
anything else; that evening speaking of the
money, tried to set him to take care of the
money some way--he did not seem inclined
TO. About seven o'clock / went into the of.
fee, broke the jug and threw it into the stove,
that was the last j had any thing to do with
the money. Friday before GetchelI mud j
examined the Ratchet and discovered no
marks on it, that forenoon brushed some
frotll from the old book case. That forenoon
an examination was made ofthe Office by Sc
lectmen think On Friday night after we
went to bed DIR. Coolidge spoke of the wit
nesses before the Coronei's Jury, and then
importuned me very strongly never to reveal
what kuew;there were many other things
which took place between US which cannot
state the exact time; on Saturday night he
talked with me about the letter to Mathews
of which he had head there had been resti-
mony; lasked him ifihat letter was in exist
ence; he said no, for he went down on Fri
day morning and took il from the body and
destroyed it. On Sunday Esq Noycs was
called on as his adviser. Monday lie told me
there was a bottle or vial which had contain
ed prussia acid; asked him what bottle; he
said it was one had not seen;I asked lift had
not been destroyed-ifn no one had seen the
vial: he said that William Phillips had seen
it; he also said that Noyes said il'any bottles
containing prussic acid had been removed,
they had better be replaced he said the bot
tie from Burnett should be about two thirds
full, but there was some gone from it, and
wished me 10 fill us before, aud did. The
other empty bottle which came from Hallow-
ell threw the stopple into the draw, and
broke the bottle; had previously removed
the Burnett bottle, hut put them back after
he told me; William Phillips had spoken o