The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-20


PHILADELPHIA, Lacked bar one o. tso
questions did not hcar sav ipducc-
meni heid cut 10 Lim ~ testify. ! do
not know whether ~as "a the room
whcn the conycrsaiion commenced.
Mr. BARpwElt sworn. | was present
when Gil was arrested In ihs Exchange
in Montreal Il va. about ? At night
In the morning | went up to the dack.
up and saw him lie seomed 10 be
very pcnilenL told him ,ha, he had
better own up. Tim, Il ho would own
up, ] wonld do what could 10 clear
him. did not assure him Of anyihing
more. ] have had no conversalion
with him siuoe
Mr PAGE recalled. State what con.
vcrsalien you had with BceroR at the
jail and when Z A. ! think IL was In
The afternoon Of The same day he was
brought here from Montr,nl think
II WAS Saturday. Nv business was To
obtain from him claim or title TO the
horses He gave It and said be was vii.
ling to do everything he could. ask.
ed him why lac bought the horses. and
paid SO much for them. Idi no, recol-
lect what his answer was. Snid he ,yns
sorry and would have gone away when
he first came here il he could have 90,
his money. The checks were drawn in
the name of John gill. Some one ask
ed him wha, his real name was. lie
SAID It was Samuel Berroh, and gave
a history of a considerable part of his
life. ! had some conversation with him
aS to where they separated. He said
the others wanted him 10 90 away from
then' and he would not he was deter
mined 10 keep with them. Q, Have
/ you had any conversation with Saxton?
a, ] have, at several different times
e. Has he had encouragement OF aid If
'o would testify Only that if he told
anything 1t would be told TO the Court
upon trinl, and would be TO his ndyant.
age. do not think that | advised him
TO plead guilty Did not have much
conversation with him had some
with his brother. He had no encour.
agetnent from me that he would no, be
prosecuted. q, Was not he cnconrac.
ed that he might have bail if be tcstili-
ed 7 A, No, not by me. Q. What
did Saxlon tell You about the fransnc.
ton lie told me he knew all about il
at the lime and had part of the money
told me lie was in the street when the
clfeck was presented at the bank. q
What did he say about the money he
had at Rouse's Point Z lie said he had
this package of $3.50, aud at Rouses
Point, when Menser came ont of the
cars, he left the car and put some in his
boot did not know how much there
was IN that package. When hc got TO
Montreal he changed il into gold. From
Montreal he went TO Portland by rail.
road, and thence by Boston TO Philadel.
phin there he got the remainder chang
ed into bills. q, Were you present
when valise was examined A, !
was. q what was found in it? A.
IL was large valise nearly as long as
this table; there were a number OF art
icles OF clothing a bank-note Deiector,
which lay open 10 VI, with some fig-
ures ON ii; piece Of glass about 4 by
6 inches and thick; several steel. pens
and some sand.
Cross eramined: @, What did BE.
croft say to you about this forged check
a, ! think he stated that be did not
know at that time that it was forged
check. q. Did he tell you that he de.
clined taking iu any which he did not
know A, think no, ! think he
stated that he knew il was not all right.
q, Did he tell you what he camo up
here fort A. do not remember. Q.
Did he tell you that he was manuiact-
urer of woolen goods and was looking
for "A place A, he has told me so, but
not al that time ] lbiuk.
OTIs BARDwELL recalled. Q, Have
you your books here 4. have. q.
do you know the respondents at The
Bar ! 4, ! have seen them at our
house. They came there first accord.
ing to The books on tir 18Th Of June
Moreion went by the name OF Mat
ihews ai my house. q, Did you know
which way be went. 4. No. .. l.
that book the Register at your house 2
Objected 80, and not allowed O.
How hong had they been there before
they went away 4, About, week,
II was not there ~ he lime myself.
J went 10 Montreal after hese persons,
after they had lcft. ! saw Menser al
Rouse's Point. ! left him with Mr..
Putnam, and went on in The train 10
Montreal We went 10 the Exchange
found Beerolt's name Ia the register, aud
found him IN bed asleep. ! recognized
him as lhe man they searched hiin and
found some money, and the landlord
bad some. q, Did you look over that
money TO see what kind ii was \,
did not do no, know that eounied
H. The officer, took t. II was sealed
p up In Coun. q, Did you hnd Nai.
,hews there 4, ibid next day AT the
Ottawa House. We took him up 10 BIZ
room. apd found twenty five 2O's, on ID,
Roiland Bank, and one go anl one 2
aud come wesiefn--in All s538. O.
Were yoa present when that money
WAS se.dssi Up ia Cont : a. saS
somansneg sas.b.S NPby n'eosser. v
y, Ihe Co1u There ~ere ~ Asaich as,