The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15
From the Family Gazette.
More Of the Parker Murder.

The Trial oflbe WonIwouhu and their co
adimor Clark, for the murder of Jonas i,
Parker NJ Manchester, 10 still progressing
~ fact after fact Is elected by the eNHminn,
ton Of tho Witnesses, the public excitement
increases. The witness Brown whn eross-eN
anrined 90 Monday. Tuesday and part Of
Wednesday. The different Counsel for
the prisoners wers very searching IN ihaiI
questioned ul throughout THO whole exam.
inniion Brown whs cool aud collected. Wa
thiuk that hut very liule reliance should be-
placed upon his testimony. lie has shown
himself 10 be mipenbiy unprineipled char
actcr, ns were also The Wonlworths and
all their associates including Parker him
SOLE
Brown was bniled out ofjhil and set up IN
I the grocery or gruHgcry business for tiIu Hpr.
cal purpose at playing tie stool pigeon wilh
Chalk. With hin, he had ten different inter.
views, while DR.. Gregg was listening Ia an
adjoining room, Amer all, Il looks M " Clark
told lies NJ oflen aa truths for the purpose Of
"riuiIinR" Brown. They usually played cards
nj these interviews and always had plenty Of
| liquor.
! Ia answer to tho questions put by Mr. hut.
/ Ter, senior counsel for Horace Wentworth,
Brown stated that he uaw tho letter which
Clark received from Henry T.. Wentworth,
I iWNllllF nun W. IfthfnN Ut ilf Nlhthff OF
Parker, but could not tell a word that was in
II. Said Il was like the ono that lac BROWN
received from Henry on Tho day before the
murder. lie could not remember whether
. he over asked Clark how Horace got offAiicr
committing iho murder, how the robbers iii.
yided the money, how much money
they got, nor whose horse and wagon they
had when they woro Ia Albany, Brown
snys Clark requested him not to mention the
invitation TO the murder Says Clark told
him that Eunicc Cook was The only person
besides him who knew anything about the
murder
Mr. Butler asked Brown when lao last saw
Eunico Cook, remnrking that bG ahelild be
particular for "wo may know when she
died.
"Porhaps Horace Wentworth can tell when
she died I" exclaimed ono Of the government
counsel
Brown said Eunico was ia bed with the
children NJ Asa'S house when he last saw
her, aud that she was then about IL years
old.
Brown said lao never received tho 50
promised him by Asa for passing the $40 bill
but Asa had several times given him droney.
When lac returned To Manchester from the
MUSTER lac didn't "rniso the devil' with Asa
NJ h6 had threatened, for his pNssiOu.lfad sub
sided
During one ofiho conversations when DIR.
Gregg Nns listening, Clark pulled from his
pocket handful of hank bills and said, 1--WE
got money enough intimating that Asa had
given him plenty ofhush money.
Dr. Gregg, of Manchester, was the next
witness called. lilo testified TO hearing the
ten different conversations between Brown
aud Clark. Said that ut more than one CONVEX
sniivh Miss Bean was talked about. Brown
asked Clark how Henry got away Clark said
he carried him nway-and then checking
himself said he did not carry him away. hut
went with hun aud the girl McQueSton to the
woods where Parker was murdered aud some
one else carried them away. Henry was
dressed in wonau's clothes. Brown asked
who called Parker out. Clark said IL wns
Horace, telling Parker TINT Miss Bean wish
TO see him. Clark added, 81 understood all
about H." Brown Euid, "clHrk, you know
Inn nj Albany You told mo YOU were hero ut
Manchester nj the time of the murder and
nssisied in carrying away Henry and Horace
Clark snid, ri knew it," 'E
In the ilh conversation Brown tDld Clark
that he (Cl knew all about the murder md
that The Wcntworths had pnid him hush mo.
ney. "Paid me hush money" said Clark,
DID IL, money will stop .nny man from
snyinr nnythinrn Brown said, "Clark you
know who passed some ofihe Parker money,
YOU passed "A $50 bill To sinOle Keeper -
Clark snid il might have been. lie showed
his pocket book saying he had money enough.
Brown said, that is some Parker money
which Asa has given yotf Clark raid "pes,
eau show from one To five hundred dollars"
fi1uy drunk freely Brown asked Clark Il
he had not hotter inform about tho Went
worths and make come money. Clark said
he did not know so ms to swenr-he know
all about it but did not see IL. Henry and
Horace had told him TINT they were here Mt
the night of the murder Al The last con-
yersntion Clnrk snd (using terrible oaih)
KNOW that Horace killed Parker" Dr.
Grepris testimony closed on Thursday.
on Friday, Betsey Downing of Manchester
was the first witness cnlled.Shc was called To
Saco to testify when the Weutwor,hs were
formerly tried and acquitted. While she
and Mrs McQucsion were in room there
together, ASH came in. Mrs McQucston
asked him, "Do you think they will prove
IL ngainat you that you murdered Parker
AiN.l, IL rpaa n dark night aud nnhndY see VI"
reulied Asa. lie spoko in whisper, hut
witness heard distinctly what he aaid Mrs
Nc Question is mo,Ier-iu-law to Henry i.
Menlworlh,-
Eliza Sm,I6 yRas called aud sworn. Shd
resides in Biddeinrd, Me, formerly ~ Man
chpsler. Mt Ash Wcntworth's. Was there AT
the time of Tho murder. Saw Horace aud
Henry there at that time. She previously
ann