The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-09

Ihos. Bennett swon-kDOw Menasseth; saw
posed be had come off the mountain; he limped
badly; my boy inquired OF Meuasseth why he wrnt
lsme; be- said b. got drunk the night before, fell
down, and e. spIaln 1 b. ankle. a., -.
murder, heard two or three persons pass my house
gong ssutb, about IL or O'clock
Geo. +. Dsyis, cashier Phoenix Branch Bank.
two written with pencil, and one with pen and ink,
to Witness III think the handwriting on the three
papers is that OF one person. Witness gave reasons
for the opinion.
o'clock.
THIRD DAT.
FRIDAY, Sept 6.-Rollin l.. Beecher sworn, on
behalf of prosecution Papers marked Nos and
z, reftiIed to in testimony Of Balcomb, exhibited
10 witness Have often seen the handwriting OF
Cobb; have examined these papers, and think they
were written by the same hand, and that the hand
Writing IL Cobb's.
examined Have never seen Cobb write
al an interview with Cobb he virtually admitted
having written these letters.
(Witne ss gave reasons at length for thinking the
papers in Cobb's handwriting ]
AbHsm Cham oerlaiu sworn These papers, in
my opinion, are in the handwriting Ut Cobb.
Jared Foster, Eco, swon.-Testifed AS to same
facts an Mr.. r. l.. Beecher.
Counsel for prosecution then read the several
papers marked Nos and 2. They were written
on strips of paper, and addressed 10 ben, with
out signature. All these were to the same pur-
port, earnestly demonstrating with the person TO
whom they were addressed, (alledged to be Ben
jsmin Balcomb,) against testt ing in the case, and
promising, If he would not testify, that the priso-
ners would yet be cleared. Ben" was also
earnestly requested to inform the writer to what
he had already testified, and threat used that the
writer would hang himself with his BEDFORD be-
fore trial. rs be would sooner do than be tried,
and hung up afterwards like dog.
Miles BIdwell sworn.-Wss one Of the officers
that took Cobb and Calhoun to jail; on the jour.
ney we stopped at Wolrottvllr; the boys went
around the horse- shed into the prvy; l followed,
and overheard the boys talking together; CAT
houn raid, 1--WE have got into devil Of a scraPe;"
Cobb replied, "By God we have, but If you had
done as told you, should have been out Of this
serge, or out OF this place" This was all heard
al the time.
jared Foster, Esq recalled-Soon after the rising
Of the Legislature, a year ago, | met Mr.. White;
he asked me what my bill was; warted to pay il;
took out his pockethook. opened it, and told TO
count oil the amount; In counting of the money
larry, except that the word "hfy" IA the centre Of
the hill, atthe lower edge. wash very large letters
Ia SO bill On Bridgeport Bank shown witness The
general appearance Of this bill is like that; (hsve
seen White have gold coin nuniher 81 times
Cross-s xanined.-Was counsel for EIr. White;
don't know that he had msny enc mics; can't say
what hank the $50 bill WAS on; have examined 600
OF zoo hills; have never seeR but one or two with
determination in snch large letters.
Miss Elnira B~ttys swom.-Lve about two
miles from Bspia Whites; have done great deal
Of work for him; did the last work for him three
weeks before the murder; was at his house one day
that Time; saw hun have some gold money; ten
eagles aud number Of half and quarter eagles;
should think Fix or eight half eagles, and ten or
twelve quarter eagles; have seen him have gold
James p WhiPple recalled let White have
two five dollar gold pieces year ago; there was
pile Of ben,lock hard wood hearih- sill; "a hick
ory club about four feet long and one inch IA di
Hueter shown witness) think ihis the one
IN = dzt
siCod near y chest that had bee q broken OPEN.
Cross-examintd The old man KEEP l'qaor TO
ssli understood, from Mr. Asa White, that ahou
siOO bsd been found IN the house. after the murder,
hll M silver, except s. gold pirce.
Daniel H Mills sworu.-Lst deceased have two
SIC gold pieces, American coin, first part of last
winter.
Asa White sworn Am half hrother Of the de-
&C a., q; AT The house on sunday morning, about
o'clock. saw the pocket book, exhibited here, lying
on the kitchen huor; one ch-tt broken open M the
kitchen, and snother in the north room; let my
brother have two gold eagles LAST fall: saw the oog
hickory club, exhibited here, ~ the north room
LofsnzO ID Cummings, OF New York, s~orn.-
LHr at NO 2o4 Eighth avenue; am po~ conductor
on Hsrlsm railroad; snested Cobb on the s'h of
AyuI. aud got n msn by the name az Luman to
eel Calhoun: found them in Canal street 10 the
New Haven train; took them 10 the police oifice;
ecaIchtd them, aud found on Cohh SO bill, three
s5 god pieces end Two $40 gold pie ,es; the $50
bill. exhibited here, u the one fouod on Cohh. |
ma k.d IT; th,re pocket book con'siniug several "a
peIs shd money, shown wiiness;l found this aud
contents on Goth, iouud wallet AID s. bill, exhibit
I'd here, ON Calhoun; arr, strd the "a about o.
clock, Il NJ Hsk ed Cohh where he got his money;
ssid he got Il of Ed Taiuior; think he told me
Tain'or hyed IN Colebrook Calhoun said he got his
money oiCobb.
examined. - belonged TO the regular police;
10, ~, NJ fos the train be- fore II ched the depot
on The way TO the police Office, asked Cobb what
bis Dbmr was hr told me IL was I~s~DZo COBB;
brorl h. them back 10 Colebrook the day Alter the
wei 10 bac did D
wsb any rtqu-i ion.
Direct resumed Goth told me they took the
Hous-tonic cars for New York Calhoun told me
Cobb psif be iafe and gave hun "
Edward Tsntor swon.-I never let Lorenzo
Goth have eco bill or any gold let him have sl0
a !. " days beiorr the murder.
AFTERNOON sRssioy
William IL. Stove sworn About Sth Of April
went down on cars from Winsted 10 Bridgeport;
" hen Housatobc came IN saw Cobb aud Cab
houn G, me scross 10 New York train | made mr..
ransensns for their arrest and took seat Opposite
III. NJ IN the car ssked Cobb where III was go
ing; he said io California; afterwards he told me he
and Calhoun were going up into The state Of New
York 20 work in a tannery.
Wibess goes on To corroboraie tel tmony Of Off
Ger Cunning relative TO the arrest and search Of
Cobb sId Cath oun.
Henry Simons sworn.-Ssw Balcomb Sunday
morning NJ Geo Scott's went up with him mIle
end a half towards Cobb's LEFT him At the bridge
hi sice ~ Cobb's, about nine ten o'clock
John Olds sworn.-Boardsd nj Geo SCOTS At the
time Of he murder; Balcnmb occupied same bed
with me - CAM 20 bed that night between three
and four O'Clock Lust answer objected 20 by pm
sobsr's counsel. bur objection ovrrruled
Croee eraTninsd.-- Went To he'd shout nine o'clock;
after Bslconb came home remained awake until
Daylight
Reuben Whit sworn-Is son ~ deceased; Cal.
houn came To Whites house the Monday night az
Ter the murder; he went into the bedroom with
Mr. Wilhems and me; Williams inquired II a chest
that Was there was there At the time ~ the muir
der; Calhoun sad that u not; that u stood IN
the kitchen: Calhoun hsd not been there before
since The murder; father was not IN the habit Of
" s mir his doors ri night. when he At home;
don't know how much morey was stolen from Ia
ther at The ume the burglary wss commiurd.
Mrs Laura Scovill swon.-know Menasseth
well; live sixty or eighty rods from his shsnty; he