The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22
Local Intelligence.
STATE VS.. DAVENPORT.


STATE VS.. DAVENPORT
Testimony on the part of respondent.
AARoN IL nAvENPeET testified as follows
II am brother Of the respondents was Il
last February, Jesse VAS 40 last March;
Jesse and myself lived a home most Of The
time until We we're 10 years Cd; recollect
ah uncle ef my mother named David Cum-
miugs; dent recollcct much Of him; he was
au old pensioner, and blind in his last days;
used to be kind of queer and they called bin
crazy; once Jesse and were out in the
woods chasing horse; | think was ten
years old; the horse kicked him once; he
was lit ou the head; he was what they said
crazy; he appeared ike it; he act wild
md father had TO bold him till the doctor
cane; this state Of things hsted about d
week before he GOT so as to be out again; /
remember Of bis being injured aflcrwarde;
think he was about 3 and about IA; be
was this time injured by sliding down from
the rdge-po the barn was Of common
height, | think he had orc or two ribs bro
ken ami his head bur badly; don rccol-
leci whether his head was fractured, or
whether he hal any operation performed on
his heal by the doctors; be was bled he
was confined tc the house about 10 days at
this time; he was pretty wild for seyenl
days; | tltiuk there was one time when he
was loading up hay for man when he was
l6 or IL, ] was not n the field; | saw hm
lie seemed 70 be moody, and did not talk
With any one after the man spoke to him
about il; this lasted the remainder of that
day aud all the nexf, believe; knew Of
his being sick IN Winhall, in 1916, md saw
him before he got able to do anything; il was
in April when | first saw him. and at his
house; he appeared different fom what he
dd when we considered him sane; be SEEM
ed 10 be gloomy, cast down: he made strange
rcma ks; snw him every day for n ar n
week nj tli- time; he seemed to be better
before left; he was more sociable; be had
been So crazy before this when the people
went after, his wife wrote me letter to
bring hts mother up; | lived in Athol, Mass
| hink saw him a week or ten days after
this; he was pretty much excited, be came
down T. my house alone; the FIRST word he
said was, "John jackson has cut III. throat"
be was quite excited about Il; he was all
wide-awake about IL he said he should not
have thought that man would baye done
that; he was there three or four days, he
h.i no business in pariicular-unly 10 bring
down a load Of goods for somebody; the fail
after / stw him he came down to work for
bis brother Charles; don't tecolieci how
long he staid; don't recolleet Of seeing any
thing ia particular about II that ,iiDe--did
not scs him much; saw him next IN the
spriug ef 1871, in May or June; be came
down to wbcre saw him; he was very tilk4
alive aud vile awake; ! dom recoliesi that
he was very different only be was sociabe
that time; be did not stop long; | saw him
in September, 1861, at his house in Man
chester; he was very quiet when saw him
and sick a.bed; be looked very pale aud
sickly thought he was curious and strange;
be did not say much; he said he had rup-
tured himself AMI been operated upon;
saw hm 10 October, 1862; be c1me to ny
house in Chester; he did not appear Vatu-
raj: he WAS very much excited about The
war; one ll,ing be sail vas, be vas afraid
We should have finiins be said We should
use up Al We bad herg and then We should
all slarre q death; he said We bal better
save our money aud be ready far the worst,
! don't reeoieci that heard him say any
thing abeal provision; be was under cx-
is eyes locked wild, bis moiious
were sery qaes; | saw him four or Eve
lay. afier At ny house; he appeared more
strange than he had before; be had been
down 70 Branlehoro' % zee the soldiers; be
was al excited and hai good deal 10 say
about the war; Ls face would Fash and his
eyes l,ekei gllring. ani in the room of say
Ins anything he weail uork Il cat wiih bis
abgers -; think be touched upon the top
ie of the f,mine; be said something about
Jeg, liasis. aul sai1 BE- wished he ceald go
iown there and be could close UP the var i
be had his say; ! thiuk he said We should
III come 20 wanf--it woad require al T.
ICED the soldiers aud leave Us destitute here;
be appeared al excited and fall q motion;
don't rseoileei bev be said he could close
he var: be vas 10 hurry, eoald &c; Sait
fr The stage sad s,sr4s-i - sf,oi be said be