New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-14

t-5H. te on tna sct ~ liberty
and return u 10 his family. He has never seen ei;ae- .;
the prisoners OIa The tine be was taken s'oS IA - - l.
ngon un.i las, week. He trst saw Asr.iA N zig u Co
two miles frsm Fondas Bush hrst saw him IN Del a. lhe
house Of prisoners father.
Tie counsel here wished 70 ask to the wespon.
found with pFlsonr clothes BY the s.de Of lis oe Il
prisoner counsel objected whse sn argument was heli
Epon the subject, during which Mr. Sor;hup asserted
that be should attempt % prove thst the prisoners hai
been for ong time engaged in kidnapping snd o.se
crimes enc teal be always went armed ioE ousse al
deftEse.
In belt were found bowiekn::e .ai revolver loaiei
with charges Was informed hs lie ami, eli from the
Monday July II, at Soheuecsdy, in custody OF officers
Wendell ana Harlow. Was informed that one Of the
prisoners known in Fulton Count, Alexander Msr.
nj and the o;her a. Joseph Russell
on Cross Examination Witness said. could no, recol-
lee; ,f having been in Albany during the winter previous
his being kidnapped thinks ne stayed at the Eagle
Tavern in Albany with prisoners could not r~coec the
names OF stopping places between Albany anu New York
he. forgotten how many days they were m going New
York stopped hotel on the North River side of the
City in NewYork cannot tell which Of the prisoners
svoke TO him about going farther than Newly ork but
n ink that was Russell both together and offered
him one dollar per day and his expense. 10 continue on 20
hguor for him drink the last time he drank with them
saw Thaddens ST. John a. ashngton. and thinks the
last time he drank with prisoners 81 Joha dranx VITA
them after he went 10 bed felt so bad that he thought hs
hquor had been duggej people came TO his room and he
told them of his sickness and asked tom to 90 and get
him some medicine was adv ed TO go TO Doctor thinks
the slave Pen in which he found himself less than quar-
ter a mle from Gedsby Hotel has not 81. John
from the tim. he drank with him Washington until
day last week, when be saw him at Fonda he rOcogaIei
ST. John st when he saw him at Fonda IN the bar
room OF the hotel.
Tbaddeus ST. John being sworn says he resides a, Fon
ds. Montgomery Co.. brought up in the town OF
Northampton, Fulton Co., and resided there until 1885,
knows both tie prisoners; their Alexander Mer
nil and joseph Russell has known them both from in.
fancy Merrill was brought up in Northampton. and Rus
sell in Edinburgh, saratoga Co.; was in Washington in
the spring of sl, also at Baltimore met Merrill ana Ras
ss, at Baltimore, they were togetlr had colorei man
with them recognized Sol0mon Northup; hem the
afternoon previous TO Cen Harrisons funeral; 10
Baltimore by railroad; stopped at the ladian Queen
Hotel the prisoners at Gadsby's Hotel in Wash
ington, and Solomon with them; the shook hands with
him and asked him TO drink but he declined; them
las time about O'Clock in the evening, and did not
them at Washington sgan after that day; never saw
solomon from the time he met him at Washington
until last week at Fonda. Had some talk with the pris
oners Baltimore rather surprised TO Russell
there but knew of Merri having been south before;
addresse them by name and said TO RUSSELL 'What
YOU doing here Jol Merrill then spoke to him in pres
ence of Rnsel and requested him to call them by
their proper spoke to him again and he put his
hands together ard pointed to the negro When ne left
WasbiI gon TO return north met Russell and Merrill
board the boat at avre de Grace their appearance
entirely changed from what it when he them 4
few days previous in Baltimore and Washngton when
he bem first Russell had long hair and whskers and
clothes paetty well worn, and when he met him the
boat his hair cut short and whskers cut of well
dressed with clothes and broadcoth cloak. had
ivory and gold watch chain; Merrill also had
long hair when he him iirs and the boat it was
short cut and his appearance was changed FOR the better
outwardy expressed surprise at meeting them there and
said to Russell Jo, you have made victim somewhere"
told him he had sold the negro something should
watch the papers and if anybody had been robbed
murdered il So should know who did IT, Russell laughed
and walked away remarked to Merrill that they had
changed their appearance for some object when they got
BY his side and Merrill behind him; commenced
saon with Russell by asking what he should tell his ven
erabe and piou. old father Russell said "tell him
tie hest ID
then threw Off his cloak and exhibited splendid gold
watch then put his hand into his panaloOns and drew
handful of gold when asked where he got much made
motions though he had been gambling; told him if it
gambling morey tmust belong Aleck he
the the watch end showed him three bank bills OF
which of denomin alton Of 81 ,0oO apparently told
him again he carrying Alexis money. Merrill setby
listening. Nothing else occurred that he remembers until
they we're met the steamboat from New-York to AL
barry il was very stormy night and they kept company
with him. said they were going west Witness aterward
moved Fonda and about four years ago Russell moved
there and commenced bucherng with shop for selling
bis wtDesss residence; often joked Russell
about his southern trip when he exhibited the money
witness wrote 81 900, put negro at $500 and Merrill told
him TO add $50; that Russell said. Z" That Is more
"money than YOU often Sacsndsga boy have"
Norman Prndle sworn, says: tie Is fty-four years OF
age was at Saratoga Springs in March, siI ployei
stage driver by c. W Wilcox; has known solomon Nor
thup since s26 y Norhup lived at Saratoga Springs
in ls4l identifies Merrill and says he him on Mont
gouery Hail stoop Saratoga Springs, and day or two
after hun in carage there another man In carriage
who had long hair ana large whiskers; saw Solomon
Nohup drive away the carriage containing the two mem
had some conversation with Solomon before he started,
told him that he had not better go of with those
they would not know him when they got away south;
others told Solomon the same story
On crossexamnaon says he remembers having prison
pointed out to him from the South and about 10 buy
Mr. Sesnan horses; solomon told witness that he would
risk the prisoners selling him; told hun again he had not
better 20 South with them meant to slave States next
time he Merrill from the time he saw him at Saratoga,
was in ja here at Bason; recognized Merrill at first
glance when lie stood the light thinks he would have
no difficulty in recoecting him if he should have talked
with him. es hot recolect of having said anything on
the subject from TIE time Solomon left until he heard Of
ESQ., Norhups going after him said then that he had told
solomon before he left how it be- says he is not positive
that Merrill is the man he saw at Saratoga, In 1871 he Is
very confident however; could not be fully positive as -
his own father after long time; has positive reco
lection OF Russell there something more striking IN
the appearance of Merrill than in that OF RUSSELL to make
him recolec him at the time he at Saratoga; Merrill
az more takatve and lively first saw Solomon in H. H.
Norhups kitchen the morning after he returned from the
South there was great crowd present at the time IS
not positive but thinks he told Northup before he went
after Solomon that he knew Of the persons who took NM
John \ Enos sworn-k.sde at Johnstown, and is the
DstricAttorney of Fulton County is acquainted with
Merrill by sight and has Russell but not to know
him particularly; Merrill in Johnsown Jail on satur
day convsrsed with him relation 10 the arms found up
him at the time Of his arrest Merrill sad he had oeen
California for the lat three years and south vn tne
Mississippi asked him where he had been in lsi, and
his reply the same asked him particularly whether
he had resided in the State since and he said he hai
not coming only occasionally 10 visit his father has had
10 scquaintsnce coresposdence with H. b. Northup |
before Tuesday, July II.
On cro-s.examinaon says-Did not go TO jail for pur.
po-e getting confession part of Information IN regard
residence in % questions ana pert Vounta
~ Merrill sad he had been about all over the world;
told him that witness the prosecuting attorney OF the
County and did wish TO e1tort any confession from
lin.
On ret1aminaion says-His motive for conyersing |
with Merrill was that the name had excited his curiosity
ON account Of relative Of his wes having married |
James Merrill Of Saratoga County aad then asked him
If he was e, anes Merrill sin July August 1884, and
"A 4 Merrlv4 in he