The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-05

and was a good deal disturbed about
somelbiug Donl know ~ noticed
bis breath After had been up 10
The scene a. the homicide came back
10 she Noro. Curtis BATHS, VIM.
Whippie, Wm Hill, ! think, and Par.
Gel aud Costello were there. Parcel
and Costello we're both on the counter.
Pureel. think. was asleep, At any
rate he didn't move while was II
there Costello called aud he came
and sii down beside me. Had known
Costello for several years. asked
him to tell me about thai matter up
ihefc aud he did tel me. lie said
Barry aud Purcell were going along
10 tile road quarrelng and be did MOI
waul 10 he with them. and ho turned
out and went scroes 8 piece of lee on
hi, hand- and knees aud went along
/ Up beside OF The ienca and sat down,
and he saw Mr.. Barry strike Mr., Pur-
eel and he said shame on you. Mr..
Barry, the man is drunk and Barry
says, Mike has struck me ia the hand
with a knife, and then be said Mr..
Barry WIS sitting down ia the road
and he stepped round and took him
under the arms 10 liit him up. He
said he Didn't have to litt much. be
could most get up himself lie said
TO him, Mr. Barry, aini YOU coming
along home and he said yes. and
started along after him. think he
said Barry stopped and turned around
and then he went TO McNcbo's. That
is all he told me. ! think. Didn't mo-
tce any smell TO his breath at that
iiinr. Coming down from lIaggenys
! noticed III, breath smelled as il he
had been drinking liquor. Didn't no.
iee any other place where man sat
down except that one.
Cross Examination. ~ The place
where the track came into the trodden
down place VAS not over two feet
from where tie track left II 10 90 up
10 where the man sat down. think
] am certain that where the track
turned to come down II did not come
down sharp and sudden as right an-
gle Think my recollection s as clear
to that as TO any other incident OF my
testimony. When / went with Clark
and Colburn 10 make this examination
we started from she store. Before we
started Costello had related to Clark
md Colburn with myself this story.
DO not think that either Clark or Col
burn came 10 the store when we came
back. Think Colburn took care Of
the horse and MIR Clark went TO his
house. PurceI did not dissent from
anything said by Costello in either Of
these conversations. Purcell was not
present AT the statement made by Cos
trllo TO myself Clark and Colburn.
That statement was made on the
way'lrom llaggerty's TO the store.---
Did not make memorandum of
either oi the statements. Had no rea-
son for snpposing him asleep except
that he lay upon the counter without
stirring. Can't tell what his head
rested upon. Lay fiat upon his hack.
Was ~ the store all night after ] re.
TUNED from examining the spot.
Should think II was an hour or more
after returned 10 the store before |
retired. Arrested Purcel in Mr.. Bra.
dy's house. Did rot notice The posi-
ton OF Purcell with reference TO the
fire when ! arrested him. Was not
in there more than half q minute
took him by the arm and started right
out Noticed an unsiehdness in his
walk going from Biady's 10 the store.
a portion Of the ground ascended
steeply from Brady TO the store.--
The way was somewhat tough--am
not able TO say about the ice Don't
remember what Parcel did after we
got to tie store don't think he sat
down till after / went away. Re.
manned at the store perhaps ten min
uies before went for Costello. DO
mot know what position be was in
when / came back with Costello. AT.
ter coming with Costello went away
Immediately TO examine the ground.
IL was before | went after Costello
HAT noticed Purcel stagger on the
floor Pureel was restless and un-
easy. IIe kept coming up to me and
putting lis hand. on me- and making
statements and explanations. Would
20 about from ope side Of The store 10
the other. ! kept telling him TO keep
quiri. but he didn't. lie said, bad
luck TO the day that ! ever came down
70 Mr.. CLARK u work what will be-
cohe 81 ny poor wife and childreni
These repeated were all that re-
member Should think the tracks 10
aud from lie sililng-down place were
about Ia tie same line. Noticed
those tracks that night on the exami-
nation. Don't lhink | noticed finger
marks 10 What called The hand print.
Should say that print was nearly
round. Can't give the diameter with
any sort of accuracy. Don't know
that | can give any other description
Of il than tlat it was an imprint on
the snow nearly round. Tie spot Of
blood saw in u Was nearly as large
as the spot itself Perhaps il vas
three inches and halt in diameter,
that ]. my opinion according 70 the
best Of ny recollection. Don't think
called he attention of Clark or Col
burn to ibis bloody imprint. Don't