New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-15
Examination of the Three Wesfworths and
William G. Clark, for the Murder OF Jonas
L.. Parker.
Core,pondencs of the Boston Daily Times.

Correspondence OF ne boeOn DAILY Times.
MANCHESTER " II. Wednesday, jane u.
Yesterday afternoon, Benjamain Thurston Of
Lowell called, and testified that Horace
Wentworth came 10 him az Lowell, during the
latter part Of 1896 or the first OF lsl7 to purchase
Of him the Washington House. Witness stated
his price to be $4,000. Horace stated that he was
operating for his brother at Manchester; Horace
cane second time and stated that Asa, bis broth
err thought he asked too much, and thought be
might be wiling to give about $4,000 Witness
asked why Asa did not come % see hin. Horace
said he bad once been there. The conditions were
talked about and the situation OF the property
Witness remarked that there was q mortgage on
the property Of about s6 00O and that II he sold he
should a. least want this amount paid down. Hor-
ace said that Asa had that amount ready 10 pay
down. and that if witness really wanted the sl2
900. Asa had friend, an uncle. who would take
a mortgage and furnish the other 10000. The wit
ness had at this time concluded IN se for sl2 600
and had gone 10 the shop Of Horace for third H.
terview, and asked if il were beyond doubt that
in case be should sell, $4,000 at least would be
| forthcoming.
This morning the Court came in at O'Clock. and
Mr.. Pierce proceeded with his already prOtracted
cross-ex animation Of Samuel Bartlett. Several
hundred people were in attendance, and, as usual,
large proportion OF them ladies'
| Bartlcttwa kept on the stand by Mr.. Pierce the
entire forenoon principally in regard to bis account
books, Of which, at Mr. Pierce request he brought
into court a wheel barrow load, and capsized upon
the desk Of the magistrate, in rather dissgreeable
| proximity with his HOnors papers. These old
books aud musty files the various counsel for the
defense amused themselves by picking ever while
Mr.. Pierce wac scrupulously endeayoring TO pin the
witness in regard to his practice In keeping &C
counts and testing his recollection and credibiity
in regard TO dates. The defense did not seem 70
succeed inturnng any point 10 the direct estmony
| TThis u n mir ia rather nd
important, and the audience is constantly thinninl
| out
Mrs. Asa Wentworth remained a spectator dur
ing the forenoon perfectly calm and attentive.
Bartlett was proceeded with by MIR. Pierce, a
the coming in of the Court in the afternoon, an
kept until 4;l0.
William II. Harris, of Lowell, testified that
year ago last March, or somewhere about tina
| time he saw Henry 7. Wentworth in the bar room
| Of the American House, at Lowell II was jus
| after the conclusion of the examination. Henr,
came up TO the bar with stout man to get some
| thing to drink Henry made a remark, saying
We've got through with it, and may have
| chance 20 get square with them Manchester folk
| yet-they've always troubled me-" His compan
ion remarked that il was too bad, il men were in
nocent, to bring them up So and put them to 81
much cost" Henry repeated that be might ye
get a chance to be square with some OF those Man
| chester folks. The witness was the bark eeper a
the American House at that time. On being re
quested to point out the man in Court, the witness
pointed to Henry 7. Wentworth as the man in re
gard TO whom he had testified The witness knew
| Horace Wentworth at the time.
| The testimony of this witness goes 10 certain
extent to corroborate the testimony OF Mr.. Adams
who previously testified that, about that period
| Henry came into his restaurant, near the Lowell
depot and asked what time the cars would go &c
Low ell.
Ia reply to Mr. Butler, the witness said no called
these facts to mind on reading the account Of the
examination at South Berwick, and stated them 70
Mr. Shed Witness also testified that man who
stood by the stove at the time Henry came into the
BARRON, remarked, after Henry left, that was
Henry T. Wentworth"