The Delaware herald., 1854-05-03

count. have often seen him operating, and
successfuly to persuade masters and pilots OF
steamboats, and others to neglect their duty, and
even to run foul of other vessels. Sometimes
have seen him put helms-rnan to sleep until
it was too late to save ship from striking ON
breakers / myself have witnessed severai!---
If it Is necessary can be equally minute WIN
the other counts Of the bill. Il
Att. Gen,-I shall not insist upon 1t, but
wish Won TO specify in regard to the one con-
cerning murders in which the accused is charg-
ed as an accessory.
Wit.-This sir, is true also, as / have the
most indubitabie evidence under oath, or by the
admission of the criminals themselves | was
district attorney many years, and IN the time
tried t,oenty-tico indictments Tor murder, and IN
every one the prisoner was proved or admitted
to have been present and iastlgatlng to the
crime. l was also present when the three
Thayers were tried at Buffalo for the murder Of
Love, and they were proved to have been asso-
ciates of the prisoner. Holt, who was executed
at the same place for the murder of his VIE,
kept the accused as boarder, and under his
immediate and direct instigaton committed the
crime. 1t is my settled opinion, founded OH
experience and observation, that of all the muir
ders committed yearly in the United States,
ninetv-nine in one hundred are under the lnstl-
cations of the prisoner, Alcohol, and by his ad-
theits and of other crimes which come to the
knowledge of the public, and undergo legal
examination.
Att Gen--Mr. Coke, is all your long ac
quaintance with men and with the prisoner,
have you ever heard of any good which he has
done!
Witt cannot say have, sir and have no
personal knowledge of any good which he has
ever done. Happy for the world would 1t have
been had he never been bora. consider the
accused TO be atwin brother with War, and first
cousin to Pestilence and Famine, and second to
neither of them in mischievcus and destructive
practices.
Att. Gen-I have no more questions to ask
th1 witness.
CrosS-erGmindtion.
An. Ap.-Mr Coke, the tone and language OF
your lastauswor seems to indicate some private
difficulty OF quarrel with Mr.. Alcohol
Wlt.-Not at All, sr. | have never known
80 hIn except as | have officially acted against
him and his associates; and l believe that in
my testimony | have spokel of him the sentl
ments not only of myself but of all the honest
intelligent, well-niormed ard candid part OF th
= Community.
An Ap.-I have 10 more questions, Mi
Coke; you can take your seat
4. Mr.. Thrifty was next sworn, and being ask
ed, said he knew the prisoner well.
Att Gen.-What is your occupation, MI
NJ Thrfty!
'N Witt am farmer, sir
Att. Gen.-lIas the prisoner, Alcohol, eve
obtained money from you upon any false pre-
tehce
While has. He pretended for severa
years in succession, that if | would pay certa
sums tor him in town, and then take him out
es' my farm and let him have intercourse with n
an wOIkIncn, that he would make them do muC
more work than they otherwise would, by meal
rE. of some sort Of secret which he said nobody Ell
possessed. did not find that there was al
more work done, though there was much mo
noise made about what was done. So too
= hun into my wagon one day TO carry him bat
to town. but before got thereI thought mig
as wyil save time by sp.lling him out, as we CT
it, and 20 back to my work.
was Att Gen.-Well, sir, 90 you find you C
carry on the operations OF your farm III all sc
d as sons without any assistance from the accused
ner, Will do, SIR. have not permitted him
lich come on my farm for several years, and flint
can have my work done rs well and better wi
? as OUT his help than with il. Formerly, whe
rood had him to help me in hayng and harvest,
nent men were no sy, idle and surly often they L
e to to the bush by eleven o'clock, and were unit
work the rest Of the day, while my grass
Il be grain were spelling in the field; my rakes,
will cradles, and other utensils, were broken,
nony much time and expense were spent in repair
them; in short, now estimate that every
their lar paid the prisoner, cost me five in loss
e in labor, waste of grain and grass, &c. have
wish for his assistance any more; indeed We
not have him on my farm if he would serve
en-; fof nothing
Ter Of AT. Gen.-The counsel for the defence
Ide of have the witness.
#, his An. Ap-Did understand you to say,
e has Thrifty, that in extreme weather in harvest
lmost services Of my client were of no beneht !
hon Witt have not said so, sir; yet l now
ordar it is my fixed opinion that they are worse
larize useless-hurtful.
An. Ap.-You speak of your opinion,
Thifty; have you any evidence upon which
his to found youf opinion
which Will have, sir; the evidence of my
scaped senses and of the Jenses of my laborer
him to know that can endure heat with hard
table, much better without the aid OF the accused
md all ever could with it, and my men all sa.
young same thing. Not one Of them will have
eG tai thing to say to him.
, since, An. Ap-But witness, is not my client {
friends, vice to farmers, in aiding them in the di
count Of their surplus coarse grains?
e again Wit.-Not at all, sir. have tried
places, many years, and invariably found tn
te some coarse grains did not quit the cost of rails
e that long as depended upon the prisoner foi
of that ing me market. Now feed them 10 n
in nine tie, and make fair profit. stF- a =
1 before An. Ap.--You can retire, SIR. fS
ow hum Mr.. Lovetruth next took the stand;
lttempts Att. Gen wv fitness, nave you any Ano'
|, at such of the prisoners
either as Witt have, sir. For several weeks
" found been making Investigations into HIS G
have and the effects of nls intercourse with IN
ch cases munity and ! have arrived atseyerai sur
II. The and almost incredible results.
aDces of Att Gen.--Will you please state ther
come be- court & aa@f7T i"T Aaa aH
INST their An. Ap--Before the witness proce
never has counsel for the accused would be psoase
nyestiga- certain, whether he means TO state res
ll.Aa IL -. l. Ii.