The New York herald., 1850-12-06

Trial sf Reubsn Dunbar, for the Murder OF
the Lester Children.
From the Albany Atlas, Nov. ~
Testimony OF Daniel Lester coatnaed-I no
lced a little handled basked with rope in Il on
"wednesday morning, before i came TO Albany,
outside, near the northeast corner OF the wagon
house had seen il before on sunday night, the
day AFTER the boys were missing, saw II IN the
wagon house, near the door; put The rope IN That
basket on Sunday evening; got the rope rom
tree near the top of the lane, Ito the eas neai he
highway do not know how long the rope had
been there the first l saw Of il was that night; ;
the prisoner told me that he started TO go 10 Al
bany on "Wednesday before the children were
missing, on one Of my horses, when the other
jumped out into the road, and he took the halter
of the horse he had, and put n on the other and
hitched h,m II that tree fcuEd the horse thr
next morning down in my meadow with part of
the halter, (the headstall) on him; mean a part
Of that which found in the tree; am not certain
what boots the prisoner wore on the day the chill
dren were missing; he left pair Of coarse boots
et my house there was a pair of thick cowhie
boots that had been tapped, with nails in the bot
tom, two rows round the toes and the edge of the
sole, along the ball Of the foot when examined
them, the nails appeared " be carpet tacks and
night on The hall Of the foot the leather appeared
To have settled away, and the heads of some of
the nails were off; don't know where those boots
are now; think the last time saw them was
the 10th day or October; they were in my cham
ber thai was the first that discovered of them 20
take notice of them, after he left my house have
seen the prisoner since ne has been in Jail | had
ConvcIsduOn Win MIN mere. IN regard 10 where
ne had last seen the boys. He said that the l4ss
ne saw OF Stephen, he went out Of the wagon
house. He said he saw David s,andug in the
wagon house door with basket with rope or
natter IN II, and ne said ne had notion to 60 and
pick butternuts
The witness was cross-examined by Mr.. Whea.
toni am Al years of age: the will spoken of,
was drawn by Abraham Griffin, of the town of
Westeflo, and was execnted at his house, never
told the prisoner whit the contents of my will
were; all that ! reeollect telling ANYBODY about
the contents Of the will before the prisoner was
arrested, was 10 tell my wife sh- was well pro-
vded for il left in the care of Mr. Griffin; the
next Time | saw IL, Il was in wrapper with num-
her OF seals; the prisoner was not two years old
tbinh, when married; he lived with me till De-
cenber, 1917; brought him up lad had him under
my care; he then went 10 his hrnfher- -,a-law's
Matthew Fiansbury. in New Scott md near Clarks-
vile; he remained there less Than yesr and then
went to his brother's AZ Espersnce; his brother
M physician; il was understo TODD he went there
to study medicine; | don't know how long ne
STAYED there; he went from there 10 DR. Wickes.
OF Rensselaervlie, aud remained with him until
he came TO Robert Dunbars, near me. aud hired
out TO work on his farm last spring. think about
the lst OF April; in Nav he took nv farm On
shares; he worked it priheipay alone: | am sure
spoke TO tht prisoner about going To the mill on
Thursday; think IL was Thursday evening. in the
house; can't say whether any person was present
al the time; am sure il was after that he spoke
abeut taking his wife to her fathers; il was the
next morning, while passing from the house 10 the
wagon houre, some where oear sunrise; he said he
would go and take his wife hoSs. and she could
stay until Sunday, and then wbss she came back
l and my wife the next week could 90 and
make visit we had talked Of over the river, |
consented to thai; think he started about 3 clock
with his wife: IL was pretty well tohe middle of the
day before he returned; il was very seldom went
TO .nill did not tell hun To what mill was going;
4 usually took my buckwhest 10 Clarksville; that
was three miles off; this time ,o7. IL 20 another;
the reason did not go that day was because he
Did not return as early es expected he would; he