The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-04-06


lluysy a. Co., na % salesman, ! recolecl sell
ng yards Of mouslu do lalue, ~ 20 ccniH
u yard, There Wcfe no cash Hules Of lhHl
quantity lhm dpy, ! mHds memorandum Of
/ lln sale myself hut cannot ray what hour Of
The day II WAS,
TrTrH pAT's FRooEgpIFGs.
FErpLT, March a5lh, 1850.
When ,he Judgos had taken ther topif,
/ Mr. Sohier rose md said that lhe Dsluuca
resled lhor ease on The evidence already ol-
+ irrcd,
Attorney General Clifford wished counsel
/ Tor delruco 90 understand lhnl lhu Govern
mcui held lhr ground that the $50 5O-thr
balance oflhc mougaFu fors2 400, Due in
2 1851, U0I MOI Tef6 IUd; aud would do hu, IN
Hlisruco Of Hpy ovidfucc 10 tlG 0oulrnry,
/ 30 6HsWGf WIS FiVuU ~ this 10y drirurc,
/ The Government neat proceeded TO- call
rcmt,ug testimony.
Two Dentists trgrIty IN rcgHrd 20 the teFIi'
They thiuk DE-, Keep might recognize his
own work, hut one of1hnm Fhls those found
iu llo furnace look Ike the worH Of ohor
Dentists, naming Two IN NcWbur port.
nrsJAMN II, Topp oNnmiuod.-l reside
In the city, aud uu la the Custom llourr, !
was NJ Tho toll house ou Criigio's Bridge on
the Sunday evening Hller d. Pmkmau'a do
nppeGWuce, M company with Liltlrhrll, u
Was dusk; and Wo went over through curi0s-
10y, having hCnrd that Marshal Turkey bad
AeeR making ., s'isFeh ~ iiiai place, Etiii--
Geld paid Lac lell There WINS nn old t-sl-
llcmlu sitting iu lrc hack orTh1 hut-e,- Lii
llrlicld asked tho toliman " lhc police had
ftu there, Hil' ',''~ySerut ttirt ttIry itUri
S-Iheu asked the old man n'hBwHs lhe one
wno had Frru DR., fHrkmarY go over the
bridge on Friday, Hudhu snid'hc wns. Lit
a. e. 81 q
hld pald Tbs money to DE-. Pnfkmuu,nnd thai
the former snid 20. LlllrGrld nl,o sid that
lee had seen d. rurkman coming ~ ilc Col,
logo on Friday afternoon. nm not uwuro
'htL lhls was nljrr lhe interview Iiul,icld
had with Dr.. Webster that afternoon,
Mr. Clifford stated that he could be- aide 10
prove by The evidence Of five Witnesses, hat
person resembling Dr. Parkmnn wa, seen
on the street aAcr hls disappearance, and
was nccoslcd hy them hs II DO had been that
gentleman. The pnriy was unknown, The
race OF Sherman was quoted 10 show that
tNo PERSONS 80 closely rrsrmblcd each ollrr,
lAal iNo claIFcs of Witnesses sWorc cNptc,s-
y uud pog,tnc ly 10 the identity Of both ~ one
person. This testimony Of The G,r parties
lie government proposed, under llIc tolcrn.
ton oftho Court to- put IN,
Mr. Mcrrlck objected to this SOFT of owl
ed those elements on which the reliable
groundof an opinion could ho founded.
Mr. Nhlurd raid that lhr pCuou bad pc
cuhariA llal could mol hr His'nhru,nud such
was lhG ease with d. rotkmHu The de
fence had not produced nuy,wilucss WHO l,pd
spoken To De- parkmnu, and IN this respect
lie defendants og.le nee Iced tire -Httrr rirtrrt
argued 10y the counsel for The defence.
Tho Court took time to consider Tho nd.
missihiIity ofsuch description ofprouC The
rtrtTrTg v-JE 1-aiUyt INC uvTtfUct or M Uu,
crnmcug although 40 objection could be-
made IN law, 20 the production Of party
who had the physical chnractcri-lics OF the
late Or, Prkmuu, IN order TO ptoyc the pos
shilily ola mistake having been made ns to
IA va rl tlcunu's identity.
Uh-GroRGE W, FtrIELp examined. I
nm toll grherer on CUleic's Bridge. can
,ccolccl about the liS,c ilio clock Was pat
up at Cambridge Court House. II WAS some
tlnc last fall. When fret put up 1t did not
-liI.l!. al-d kcpL liz ilnE iaccuralGlg
II frequently stopped; aud, cOnIparcd viii
other clocks, did not 20 well. II hus been
very inaccurate time piece snco'ii was pat
ur, and not to lie depended on.
CUo.s, TvAMISCp.-l have Observed, fc.
gu,uNy, % difference, compared with ulhrt
clorh-, az from 10 90 30 minutes. II T. some.
have 10 special observation.
sh--StNulL u. FutlrE examined. - 0m
in the Toll house OF, i.C Cambridge side ot
the Cambridge bridge. ! have otscUcd tho
Court House clock,put up early msi tall .uud
it II not n reliable or accurate tine piece. Il
stops and gets heilIndi or Is lds'or lhan other
clocks.
CEoss ExAMrNEp. These stopragrs aud
irregularities occurred during the fall Of lsiQ
The times oivarla''on might he about tea
minutes before or behind The hour
The Government rested It's ease at this
poiu'.
The Hon. Pliny Nerrick then commenced