The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-04
Pillsbury testified as follows

Pillsbury testified as follows:
Parks and Miller stayed at the Slate Greek
House on the night previous to the disap-
pearance of Dunbar, and requested to be
called very early in the morning, SO that they
could get to the "Whiskey Diggings" before
their company went to work. Pillsbury was
cooking for Dunbar, and arose, and prepared
their breakfast before they were up. and then !
called them They ate their breakfast, and
Pillsbury washed his dishes and started for .
Nelson's Creek, leaving Miller and Dunbar
playing cards Parks followed him short
distance from the house, and asked him where
he was going, or what he was going to Mel
sons Greek for. He replied he was going to
see some acquaintance, and to obtain work.
Parks then asked him if Dunbar and Hall
played cards for money the day previous
lie said they did-Parks wished to know
which won or lost, and how much Parks
then asked Pillsbury how much money Dun
bar had He said he didn't know. Parks
said if he could get what money Dunbar had,
he would make good haul. lie then pro-
posed to knock Dunbar over and take it
Pillsbury told him no; that he would not
murder man for all the gold in California.
lie then started along on his way to Nelson's
/ Creek, when Parks babe him not to 90; that
he would kill Dunbar, and if he (Pill>bnry)
ever opened his head about it, he would share
the same fate.
This was some thirty yards from the house:
Dunbar and Miller had come out and were
converSing together. Dunbar with his back
towards Parks. Parks took an axe from the
side of the door and struck Dunbar on the
head, when he fell and uttered deep groan,
Parks repeated the blow several times. Then
Parks and Miller wrapped piece of canvas
around his head and tied rope about his
neck running through his belt, drawing his
body up snug and then dragged it round :he
house and buried it in the snow. They then
threw some bloody chips into the stream
Pill>bury had returned nearer the house, and
, Miller said to him, "If YOU ever say a word a
bout this, I'll shoot YOU dead They then
went into the house, opened the safe with q
kew which Miller pulled from his vest peck
ct took out a bag and left for Whiskev Dig
y gins.
. Parks and Miller were both hung. and not
withstanding the promise made to PIllsbnr,
by the jury, he was also hung. The write
!, in the Union believes him innocent, an'
IL thinks he was entirely paralzcd with fear a
|" the time of the murder. He told one of thu
jury that he dared not tell who murdered
Dunbar for fear of being killed himself, am
l. also that he was afraid to stay in the conntr
l. where such scenes were enacted. lhcr
l. were two men present who had boarded wit
|, him in Lowell, Mass, for two years. The
% stated tina. he was ar honest and uprlgll
man in all his transactions there.
q Pill>burv was the first one excrutrd.-
h PRAYER was offered up to heaven in his hc
half by the Rev. Mr. Cofrcll, in a very fcl
If vent manner; after which tn" poo: ma
Il PRAYED for himself, his moor wife and lirI
lc children his father and mother. that e."
$ would prepare them for the awful INTEL
at renee. His cOuntenancc was calm and so
at cmn. and he died without struggle.
Parks and Miller both protected their inn'
Is cencc at The time of the execution.