The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-12-20
Yes SIR said Black, rising and coming for,

Yes sir, said Black, rising ana coming loI-
ward.
Very well. then be sworn, if you please.
MIR BLACK was then sworn, and took his
,Iac4 upon the stand; that place, wherever 1t
N AZ he. that mos; comedies with the ideas
tha; counSe! have of the best place for wit
ness to stand. He then identified the receipt
that Morris had given him for the note, and
also The note and swore to the alterations
and changing Of the figure l, IN the body OF
the note. to figure 4.
Billy Hamilton. the boy who had formerly
been employed at the hotel, then TESTIFIED to
what he mad seen upon the evening OF the
oyster supper. Beauchamb swore to the tact
oi Morris persuading him that re was m!sta-
ken a. To the day of trial, and the effect the
coffee had upon him. After cross examlna-
ton. which was very rigid indeed, tand Sloan
WIS a mastcr-hand at cross exanInatlon.)
Beaucn:mb stepped out of the COURTROOM
and soon cane i'll conducting Young man
OF about eighteen or nLctetn Years OF age.
lie conducted him to the clerks bar, where
he was sworn: and then Beauchamb, after
placing him upon the stand, asked him -
What is your name
Joseph Ninton.'
Please to tel the jury what YOU know a
boIt this case
Wei. ,.y an a student in Nlorrs's office.
One ,lay last fail Was sitting in the office
reading, when Morris came II, and seated
hlm,elt near the stove. and took paper out
T., his pocket-book, and commenced reading
L. Having his back toward me, | looked
over his shoulder. and SAW what it was. tie
then looked up and suddenly asked me 10
90 and set hin some paper at the store just
fellow the office. | started out; but as soon
as shut the door, locked back through a
knot-hole, and saw him take pen, and make
two marks on the paper. When he had done
50, he placed it in his secretary. then went
on and got the paper. and brought II to him.
He put it in his secretary, aud went out,
leaving his keys in the door Of the secretary.
opened it. and found tn. paper.
is that it y SAT-. Bcauchamb.
YES. sir; that's the same. | found that
!. was different from the note as | read 1t
over hi, shoulder, it was one hundred and
htlv dollars but this, as | found Ii when
took it out of the secretary, was TOR Jour hun
bred and fifty dollars.
Are YOU certain that this is the same
note
Yes sir. | am
Did YOU ever mention this 20 Morris ?
Yes >ir.'
Did he deny it:
Stop. witness, don't answer that question,
aid Sloan. We object to it,
VERY well. then. Iii ask different ques-
ton. What did Morris say when you told
Lin
lie at first denied it. and then admitted it
but begged me not to say anything about IT
promising me half the money, and to take
me n,o partnership with HIM
All this happened within this county, die
it,
Yes sir
'\cry well, then. YOU may take him.
Sloan then took the witness, and cOmmen
eng with his birth. made him tell his life, ey
cry now and then slipping in some sly qu-S
ton bearing upon the case; but Nnton die
not swerve. S.oan would misstate the evi
dence, and Niu,on would correct him. and
al through rigid examination Of more thar
five hours. until Sloan gave It up. having on
" succeeded in making the case against Nor
rs more hopeless than before. Beauchamt
then asked question or two TO clear up ont
or two points, and rested the peoples side
Sloan announced his conclusion. and the cas-,
being submitted without argument, Morris
was found guilty by the jury, and few day
litter was slowly dragging out his term Of tel
Years in the states prison.
Well. Btauchamb. Yea have done wonders
aid Murray. the big lawyer of the bar; 'bu
would like to know how YOU found out tia
,.ilow Ninton"
Wei, vcu see sometimes Call on youn!
.ady named Wilton; she is a sister Of Jo
seph. have occasionally seen Morris there
10 tell YOU the truth, am engaged to her
Joe thinks there is nobod; ike his sister,
Not Ion. ago, told her Morr;s's adventure
wi,a the case Of Black V. Horton. And
eew days after that she told me that sh
thought her brother knew something abou
it. then concluded to find cut, and sen
Billy Hamilton. q right smart Young fellow
Tor whom N mayed d suit without fee. t
watch them. He planned it out. and hire
himself to Morris. and kept himself aroun
ultl he overheard the conversation Ninto
s%ore 70. and then he told me, and | ha
Norris arrested ana got Fannie Ninton
nuke Joe promise to come up as a witness
Wei, You are well paid FOR kindnesses
poor people, anyhow.
Fannie said Beauchamb to his wife, @,
day. few months after this what do yC
think of This p and he read as follows
.SrlC!pt.-James Morris, lately sent
the states prison from County. W;
this morning found hung in his cell. i
had evidently hanged himself, as the tab
had been drawn olt to the place where i
was suspended, and had been kicked over
The night before he had been f1iied in an a
tempt to break out. and this was probab
his reason for suicide
Lord have mercy upon him" said Fa
ME-
Amen said Beauchamb. -KntcherJoc