Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-23

menway to him. i stood quite close to them
and could hear all that passed between them.
Henry L. Bonney, of the American House,
called.-Know all the defendants, except
Hemmenway, Angler, and button. Was at
the American House on the evening of the
29th ult. A crowd of some twenty or thirty
persons came to our house that night. Turn
ed them out and shut the door. The bell was
then rung furiously, and when l opened the
door, l saw crowd of about two hundred
persons. asked them what they wanted.
They answered, that they wanted l should
turn out Butman, the kidnnpper. l gave
them to understand that l should not turn
him out. They then groaned, Kissed, and
cried g kidnapper." This was repeated three
times. The third time, Mr.. Foster came for
ward, and wanted should turn out the kid
NAPIER. Mr.. Rowland then passed into the
house. The fourth time went to the door, a
person from the crowd told me that they
wanted accommodation l said l could ac-
commodate them; he then turned round and
said "eome on;" 1 said that only one person
could pass in at a time; this man passed in;
l asked him to register his name, but he said
it was of no consequence; then told him he
could have room by registering his name,
and paying for it in advance, otherwise he
could not; he said he would sit up; l then
house; he preferred to leave the house; the
bell was rung more or less for an hour.
AT one time, l told Mr.. Foster that the in
mates of the house were disturbed by the
ringing of the bell he said he intended to
disturb the house-he came there to disturb it
and that if any one paid for his nights rest
he should pay it as boon to liberty the
Mayor came soon after that, and the annoy
ance ceased.
asked Mr.. Rowland, in the house, if he
wished any accommodations; he said he did
not; he only wished TO get a glimpse of But
man; he left soon after this, as intimated to
! him that wanted to close the house; heard
| the crowd call /" Turn out Butman-turn out
the kidnapper; they also Kissed occasional
| ly; the crowd left, about half past three or
| four o'clock, Monday morning.
Mr.. Foster said he would like to come in to
! the house. asked him if he wanted room
! into which to retire. He said he should not
| dare to retire in house where there was a
| kidnapper. The EXPLANATIONS from the crowd
were very loud and boisterous, but MIR. Foster
was very mild in his speech. Do not think
there was any kicking on the door.
| Cross-examined by Geo. F. Hoar.-Sent for
| the Sheriff. but did not see him.
| Cross examined by S. S. Foster.-I had no
| light in my hand when came to the door;
there was no OcCdslOu IL, as Tic III bn0
hall shone full upon the door. l saw your
spectacles glisten. swear that did not lay
my hand on your breast and push you back,
when YOU attempted to come into the house.
l objected to your coming in because you was
with a crowd of people that did not want
there Think l spoke to you four or
five times, both before and after the Mayor
was there. You was somewhat in advance of
the rest. The bell was rung after the Mayor
was there. Think the bell was rung about
fifty times during the night.
Cross examined by Jos. A. Rowland. Do
not recollect of Butman saying, "This is some
of that id Hanscom's work. Cod We'll
have to catch niger here, to show them.
Alpheus M. Merriheld called. Was at the
City Hall on Monday, 9Oth ult.; was in the
Marshal's office, ON business; was there when
| Butman came in. Heard no explanations or
! outcries outside of the Marshars room. was
| writing at tie south end of the more Aorther-
! " table in the Marshal room, and uad turAea
nv back somewhat to the window rpad
what had written. AS l dld 81 son,ethino
brushed past me, knocke-. off m hat, and
grazed my body. ~ ,ngs and saw But
man down, andt"o .. thrsa eolored men over
him or upon n.'h had hardly got my eye
upon then, Mr. Baker was upon them,
nd'9'z ed one d Il en-. Butman then sprang
a., : there " as general movement towards
the door; the man Mr.. Baker had in charge,
We elii d, and was the last one to go out.
hen l first saw Butman he was laying
with his feet towards the vestibule and his
head to the North. After that there was APP
parently an effort to get into the office; but
Mr.. Butman and myself endeavored to keep
the door closed. Butman caught hold of a
safe that stands near the door and braced his
feet against the latter. 1 heard repeated calls
to open the door Butman asked whose voice
that was but l did not know. At last some
one said, =" Baker says open the door," The
door was then opened and Mr.. Baker put a
colored man inside. | was inside with But
man and the colored man for about half an
hour. Butman, to some remark made by the
colored man, replied that, perhaps, he was not
so much an enemy to the colored people as
he might think. The colored man went to
the window several times, and had CONVEX
sation with parties outside. Some one went
and got cap for him and threw it into the
window. told him be had better not go
to the window, as it attracted crowd, and
might make a disturbance. He replied that
he was slightly acquainted with me, and
thought that l was not an officer. Some lit
tie time after that, as l stood reading beside
the northerly desk and Butman stood in the
centre of the room, the colored man put his
knee upon the window. 1 laid my hand on
him and said you had better not jump out,
but he kicked me back, jumped out of the
window, and ran off towards Harrington
corner.
Mr.. Merrifeld identified Dutton as the col
ored man.
The Court adjourned to half past 9 o.
clock, Thursday morning.
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