New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-15

counsel on~fted, Wnra an vas
uurou the suhject during whieh NJ Sor,hap asserted
fst be shorid attempt 10 prove ths' the prisoners lad
been foT long time engaged iG Kidnapping nj ot'e'
crme- and that ne always went armed 'cE oheH's aid
In bel, were found bowekn and rcyolye. Ioa.s
with ~ charges. Was info, m-l st he arrived iron ne
Monday, July II, az Schenectady IN easoay o. oniet
Wendell erc Harlow. Wu informed that one oi she
prisoners wss known N Frion County az Aexanae' ne'
III ard The other AZ Joseph Russell.
Or Cross F. snina cn-Wilness said, could not reco
leci Of having been IN Albany during the inter prev
10 his being kidnapped thinks he stayed CT me lag e
Tavern Albany wI;h prisoners ccd not reeoiiee nt
name, stopping places between Albany a7c New 9TAi
has forgotten how many dsys they in going e New
York stopped hotel ,he North River ssde OF The
City in New-Yos; cannot tell which of the prisoners
spoke HIM about going farther than New fOra bbt
think that il Russell both were together snf offered
him one dollar dag and his expenses 10 continue on 10
Washington; j. Merrill Russell ha, poured oat the
Eduor him drink the last tine lie drank With them
.aw Thadd,ns ST. John AZ Washington, and thinks he
last time he drank with prisoners St John drank with
them after be bed felt so bad that he thought hs
liquor hsd been drugged people 20 his room and he
told them his sickness and asked them 10 and get
BIN some medicine; advised 20 doctor; thinks
the slave pen in which he found himself less than lar
ter Of mile from Gedsby Hotel; has not seer 81 John
from the time he drank with him at Washington until one
day last week when he him Fonda ne recognized
ST. John at ~hea he sa~ him At Fonda in the bar
room OF the hotel.
da. Montgomery Co.: br0ush; up in the town Of
Northampton Fulton Co. and resided there until lsii
both the pfsOlere their
ri ard joseph Russell; has known them both 10 n
fancy Merrill brought up in Northampton, and Rus
sell IN Edinburgh. Saratoga Co.: was IN Washington IN
the spring Of lil also al Baltimore met Merrill and Rus
sell al Baltimore; they together had coored man
with them recognized Solomon Norhrup; them the
afternoon trayious 10 Gen. Harrison funeral
Baltimore by railroad stopped az the Indian Qaeen
Hotel saw the prisoners al Gedsby- Hotel in Wash
ng.cn and solomon with them; they shook hands with
him and asked him drink, bat he declined saw them
last time about o'clock IN the evening aud dii not
them al Washington egsin eter that day never saw
solomon from tho time he met Inn az Hasnlng,1n
until last week at Fonda had some talk with the pms:
ouers in Baltimore; rather surprised 10 meet husse
there bu, knew OF herr!s having beea south before
addressed them by name and sald to Russell nat are
ence Of Russell and requested him not to cal them by
their proper names spoke TO him again aud he put ms
hands together end pointed 20 the negro when he eii
Washington TO return north met Russell and Merrill on
board the boat Havre de Grace their appearance was
entirely changed from what it was when he sew them
few days previous in Baltimore and Washington when
he III. rst Russell had long hair ami whiskers and
clothes pretty well and when he met him on the
boat his hair short and whiskers cut Of vel
dressed with clothes and broalcloth CLOAK, had an
ivory cane and gold watch chain; Merrill also had
long hair shen be him ir-t, aul ON the boat II was
short and his appearance was changed for the better
ardy expressed surprise at meeting them there and
said Russell J0 you have made victim some where
told him he had sold the negro something worse should
watch tho papos and see anybody had been robbed or
urdered should know who dd IL Russell laughed
and walked away remarked To Merrill that they had
changed their appearance object when they got
across tie river hey entered the Russell
by his side ANA Merrill behind him; commenced conver-
cation with Russell by asking what he should tell ms ven
orabe and pious old father; Russel laid, tell hm am
the best locking he has got by add sight; Russell
then threw or his cloak and exhibited splendid gold
watch then put his hand into hi panaoons and drew out
handful OF gold when asked where he got muc rnae
motions though he had been gambling told Inn II was
gambling money must belong tn Aeck as he was not smart
enough win money from southern gamblers ne opened
the case Of The watch showed him three bank bills one Of
which of denomination oi $1,000 apparently told
him again be carrying Aeck money MeTln SCI ~
- Il ttafl lts rgp IN
tLey were net on the steamboat from New-fork to A.
bany il very stormy night and they Kept company
with him said they were going "esti witness aierward
moved TO Fonds and about four years Russell moved
there and commenced buchering, with shop for selling
his meat near witnesss residence; often joked Russell
about his southern trip when he exhibited .he money
witness wrote 3oOo put negro az $780, and Merrill told
him to add $50; to that Russell said That is more
money than you often a Sacandaga boy have.
Norman Prindle sworn says He Is hfiy-odr year o!
ece was q, Saratoga Springs in March lsi employed as
stage driver by G. W. Wilcox has known solomon Nor
thup since Northrup lived at Saratoga prngs
in is4l. identifies Merrill and ssy- he saw him or Mont
comery Hall ssoop Saratoga Syringe and day or two
after him in carriage there's another man in carriage
SOrfp % Sye away the carriage Containing the two me-
had some conversation with Solomon before he started
told him et he had not better on with those men az
they would not know him when they got away south
Others told Solomon the samo story.
On eros examination he remein5 5ers having PRISON
pointed him from the Sorth and about 10 bay
Mr. Seaman horses; Solomon told witness that he wead
risk the prisoners selling him. told him again he had not
better go South with them meant TO slave States next
time he saa Merrill the time be him Saratoga
was in Jail here Ba-oni recognized Merrill az fst
glance when be stood at the light thinks he would have
no difficulty in recolecting him he should heve talked
with him does recoect OF having said anything the
subject from the Solomon let until he heard OF Esq
Nofrups going after him. ssd then that he had told Solo
before he left how Il would be- says he not positive
that Merrill j. the man he Saratoga, in Isi he is
very col tden however, could not be fully positive a. -
his own father after long tme has no positive reco
lection of Russell; there something striking IN
the sptearance Of Merrill than in that Of Russell 20 make
him recoec him at the time h. saw at Saratoga; Merrill
was more takatye and lively; first saw Solomon IN IL d.
Norhrups kitchen the morning after ne returned from me
South there great crowd present az the tline 10
not positive but thinks he told Norrhrup before he went
after Solomon that he knew Of the persons who took hun
.JoLn = Enos sworr-Resde az JohnstOwn and "a the
DistriotAttosney of Fulton County il acqua ned with
Merrill by sight and has Russell, but not to know
lin psrcusrly Merrill in Johnstown jail last saur
oay conyersed with him relation 20 e arms found up
on him nj the time his arrest Merrill said he had been
in California for the lat three yeaTs and soah on the
Mississippi asked him where he had been since isi and
his ply the same a-sed hun particularly wne.hef
he had rfiGed in the state il and he said he had
rot coming only occasionally to visit his father has mad
no acquaintance correspondence with a. b. NofihriP
before luesday, July ii.
On crossexamnation, says-Dd not 90 TO jail ior par
pose Of getting confession part Of information in regard
10 residence to questions and part youne
"; Merrill said be had been about all over the world
tol him that witness the prosecuting attorney OF the
county end did wish 10 ex'ort any confession nom
him.
ON reexauinaiio says-His motive for conyersing
with Merrill was that the name had excited his curiosity;
ON account Of a relative OF his wfes having married
James Merrill of Saratoga County and then asked MN
If Le was at james Merrill in July August 1851 auc
whether he had ever stad j. Merrs in lsfl Said be
passed through Ball-t,s Spa in the spring cfle4l
examined Merrll was brought to the jail me
nie ht previous to the interview, a. he understood
R..,smned.Merr said the people of that part OF The
e.un,r seemod to be down on him. and if he could have
had any notice of this they could not have caught nn
In about the found with hm said mat