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

seemed ia ie IKE n hitic scrapo /
should ii uk il was quarter ot an
iuch side, aRl May be hall o. three
quarters 81 aa inch ia lc 9Th. Whtn
! parted aiih these three men near
Fleuchs. Costello was arparemly So
her. When my brother asked for my
kaiic ! had il ~. my hand Alter I
had gone 60 my house nay brother
came there alone excepting his lilile
boy The boy VA. about Z years old
lie was sell intoxicated az the tune
b. came 10 ms house. ! believe Ne
were AZ III house about 80 boul and
a halt. Il was about p halt an hour
after our being ~ his house before my
brother came 10 my house. said !
tlaoaelsa w~nTcauassver NJ ay hansp
about Il au hour We remaihed a,
my brothers. after finishing dinner.
may be about an hour. When we
went 10 Frencl's my brother walked
without any help | believe il is
about mile and halt from French S
70 where Barry was killed from
mile and bait 10 two mics The
night was pretty cold.
Re Direct Examination. In walk
ING 70 Fsencl "a man could well
know by him thai he was the worse
tor liquor, They would know be was
tue worse for liquor from his stag.
geriug.
JOSIAH h, lIoLLIsrER. - Was
Deputy Sheriff last year. Was called
10 see dead man at Mr.. Brady's one
sunday evening, | think ia last Feb
Think | arrived there about II o'cl'k.
he body wasin Mr.. l}rady's. Mike
Purcel was ia Mr. Brady's house.
Took him by the arm and led him 10
Mr. Smiths store. Put him IN the
store under keeper and went after
Costello With Mason Colburn and Au-
guslus Clark. Went to Daniel Hag-
gerty's alter him--the house opposite
the tin-shop. | went to the back side
OF the house and Mr. Culbnrn 10 the
front side. Mr.. Colburn called 10 me
and sad. he is here, and went around
and he was there. Was no light when
we came Up, think. Mr.. Costello
did not have his coat on when ia, |
thiuk--otherwise he was dressed. /
searcLed his clothes Tor knife
Didn't lind any knife on him. We
four got into the sleigh and went 10
the same store where Purcell was and
put Costello there under keepers and
charged lbem not TO let the prisoners
talk together. Searched Mr.. Purcell
also am not sure where either when
| pun him in, or when | came back
with Costello. Found 10 knife upon
him Found no sharp instrument on
either Of them. Was present the next
morning VIXEN the surgeons were ex-
amining tie body and they handed
me certain article, a knife, bunch of
keys, small bible and money purse, !
think. This is the knife producing
il. Think the knife was shut when
he took il from the pockei. Did not
see any blood npon il Don't remem-
Der whether II was opened there. /
have kept it ever since. After put
ling the prisoners under keepers |
went with Mr. Clark and Mr.. Colburn
to the ground II was after midnight
| think think the moo1 came up
~hle we were on the ground. We
found blood and spot Of snow tram
nled down where il seemed to start.
Ii the spot irodden down here was
blood. Should think the spot lrodden
down was some eight feet IN diameter.
Witness drew plan Of the ground. |
Was there the next day, il the morn
NJ, earLy. found track turning
)il from The travelled path most down
% Mr.. MlIer's house, on the opposite
,ide Of tie road. going southeast
went Up 10 the wall on the east side
anne along close TO the wall up 10 the
point where this place was troddrn
lown and then came down TO ill.,
" here he came down TO it was unxy
broken save this track, and at the
,ouih Few feet there was an appear
lnce rs If a man had SAT down. |
.hould think this siiiing-down place
yas lite OF six feet from the lrampled
Town place. i WAS quite steep at
his ,ililng-down. place, inelining to-
wards the road. Should think tins
was four or i've feet from the track
shere the man came down. Saw the
rark and siting.doeu place that
lighl and also liie nexl morning.
fhere were tracks leading 10 and
rom lhis place aAeie the man sat
town. On tie lett side and close 10
I there was q place that looked a. il
he man who sat down there had put
Town his band to raise himself up.-
i va, on the -onlherly side. There
,as blood Ia dis band mark. ] ihluk,
saw il lha night, II looked as Il /
! 90 ae III ;ton tie liaiid or shaley
r went down iAers. saw il again
H. nexi morning; Tie blood was
here then. Didli'l notice either lime
hat tie STOW Was broken other than
shere ! have mentioned and ihe SPOT
s.efe tie man Ia on the other sbe.
Part Of lbe way where lhr llack weni
wa- very steep rrom the saIl doan.
should judge a man could walk -
ai4hl % he most marrow place have
0 put Is hand on the fence. Ia one (
ilace should ink tiiere was hardly
uy SPACE between tile wall aud y here