Litchfield enquirer., 1850-09-12

! ~;s1,ste-cOnSnited Esq Hall about is-he v-a o eounael IoF tha prosecution. He adViaed m D 1o DIead RnilIy; 10 other lawyers there. Knev q what was the punishment ior murder-slid no l. know that peSsons were sent to Seate priso, 2 by application to the Lspgislainfe. Mr. Hal } and did not converse about my being a wit ness-Inight have talked with other peraOns Believe Asa White told me lo remember vha had testified tO, SO that could tell it arair at LilChield. Mir. White is brother of de. ceased. Will not swear that no one else fall, ed with me about it--but do not rocoIlect it Employed HOllister and Seymour to see to m, cas-. Did not know whether should plead guilty and be witness or DOt-was willing tS fl the court was willing. Was advised to DleaG guilty because should be proved guilty, and should have more chance for communication ot punishment. Had no hope of being acquit ed Did not converse with my counsel about my conviction. They did not tell me that there would he any advantage in testifyina. They advised me to tell the truth. They said noth. ing about pardOn-thOught I might obtain a communication. 1 concluded to testify the day before went before the Grand Jury Messrs l Seymour and HOllistsr were present al that 1 time. Had my first and only interview with 1 the States Attorney the day after the July Court. He did not offer me any inducements 10 tesllty-w.s told by my counsel, just pre- vious 10 my going before the Grand Jury, that he would render me assis ance. They told me that he would help me because had testified at ColebrOok River, where 1 testiie d against Manasseth--not for testifying here. Nothing was said about II: supposed and be lieved that if refused to testify here, l should receive help from the States Attorney; understood this from my counsel They did not say any thing about what the States Attorney would or would not do, if did not testify. Have n tl~. L,. fourth time have testified. There had been prosecution before against me and the others for burglary. for breaking into Whites house on the "Wednesday night before testified at that trial on the next Thursday afler the mur- der. Hall conducted the trial. l had no couu- sel. Hitchcock was for Calhoun, who alone was tried. Cobb, Manasseth and myself were discharged without trial. was witness for the State-swore knew nothing of it-was not examined more than two or three minutes Daniel De"nt | a::::sli AMs Phelps were the mas gistrates. I was asked where 1 was Saturday night-testiied went down to Mir More's saw mill to play checkers-that Manasseth called nae out-that 1 went down to little run of water below the saw mill, drank something with him and then went directly home-that did not see Cobb or Calhoun that night. and that Manasseth left to go home-that l dld not know as either of them had any part in the murder. l committed perjury then. Told Rollin l. Beecher and others that knew no. thing ot he murder.
 Arrived at Whites about 12 o'clock-a bright moon.shiny night, the moon nearly full There IS one outer door and two windows to ihe kitchea, and one window in inc bed room. Leftythe outside door open-tound it unlocked. Bed room door was Open-Calhoun went in first. Don't know whether the stick here is the one had-no recollection of breaking it, and don't think could have broken it with : ou: knowing it. Picked up our sticks at the still. The stick saw at Colebrook River did not think the one Calhoun had. Don't re- member what we did with our sticks when Calhoun first struck, he was in the kitchen, and White just inside of the bed room when Calhoun went in, the old man was asleep. l was then at the ouler door. Calhoun wbis- pered to me when he came out, that it was SO dark in there hc couldn't see anything-made no reply. The old man got up and came to the door and asked what was wanting-did not speak before he got up. Calhoun struck irst-did not see the second blow do not swear that he fell, did not see him. My club was the lightest; did not see his head when struck him-hc was lying on the bed. Do not know whether he WIS dead when we left him did not intend 10 take his life. Made nc ex- perimens 10 see if he was aliye-was under the influence of liquor, so much SO as to feel excited; my mind and memory was as good then as now, though more excited. Left for New York State on Tuesday night, April 9th was brought back the 4th or 5th of May. First knew that Cobb and Calhoun were ar- rested Tuesday. Father tod me of it. First hearcthat Waite was dead. at Philo Simons'. Did not suppose him dead before.
 Henry Chase testified to Balcomb's coming l tN ina mill nlavinO chAcknr and haf Man. asseth called him out.
 Walter .araam (colored) that Calhoun was at his house on Saturday night, and asked lit> tie boy for Cobb, and was told by the boy that he was at his house-that Calhoun went out a short time to see Co5b-came back saying it was not Lorenzo but his father-that Calhoun and Nasseneth stayed until 10 or II o'clock that Masseneth borrowed bottle, and whis.
 pered to him that he was going to have some
 money, that he was going 10 California.
 JMary .arnusn (wife of Walter) corrobevated
 her husbands testimony in regard to Manas. seth and Calhoun being at her house. and the
 other occurrences there.- Said Manasseth
 asked Calhoun 3 times. " Have you any hopes
 this side of the grave" Heard him whisper 10 her husband /" to night is the night"
 Lucin Sin,ons, Live in Co.ebrook, in the same yard with the Arnums. Saw Calhoun and Man2sseth go into Arnums, on Saturday night. March 30. Saw them again about 9 o'clock, talking together in the yard. Me- nasseth went into the house and Calhoun went south. Saw Menasseth there the next morn- ing, and Calhoun and Cobb in the Afternoon. l I he three had been at Arnum's frequently for 9 or 3 weeks bsfore--reqneltly seen them talking together.
 Cross Examined, Believe Calhoun and Cobb were not there in the morning but about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 LymGm Sales. Was at home on the night of Whites murder. Manasseth came to my house at half past IL. Called me, and got up and let him in Told me he had been to Sandisfeld and to Arnum's. Fad been to the mountain to find his wife but she was not al home. Asked his wife, (who was there al
 Sales's,) to get up and go on to the mountain
 He said there was great excitement out. He went to bed. Between and he got up and lit nay candle at the head off the bed. Thought he lay down with his clothes and boots on
 He said it was daylight-it was rcd in the