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

Iiiisd iasl June 10 reg ard 10 shat was
sald 81 the scene Of be .nurder, a.
iat as lhey woald let me-. Don't ne
member who ,cslliied were ti,rtr
wlsea pugcei made tie ~rsmark about
ihe knle. Think ! isslilif d that Mr..
Mlllrr AMI aif Sherwin sere there al
the iins. KuoW Nj Gaerieu Snuh
aud A. J. GRAY. Air. $ hiih was can-
stable Iasl February. suppose. and
Mr., Gray grand juror. They called
on mv last February jssl Wier the
murder, 10 see what ! knew about H.
SAID they came there 10 tet about It.
feiiese they asked me Il bad heard
anything said about a knaes Believe
! told III ~ did pot. hd not mean
~ t4li tlbesn Sfs.-Af Was forced to-
Wh,n ii,cy were there Il Was after 1
llad testified before Mr. Roberts il
wa. telofe the trial OF Costello al the
conu house.. Guess | did not proAss
Iel lhetu all | knew about il. Co
ing down to lhc Poinl il was icy, ard
he Isurcel) must have staggered
Dont know whrihei ! was asked at
june court whether be staggered or
not Bar, hsd mstIeu on hl, right
hand till II was taken oil down at
Brady's. When We moved The lett
arm from under hun, the ittrn slip
ped of. We looked at his lett arm.
Mr.. Manly remarked, There is the
cut AS we moved it the mltlen
slipped Off the fingers filled with
blood, somebody threw il lnio the
sleigh. Comnng towards Ioung's -
near Mr. Thatcher ) CostelIos aud
Purcell both came up to me; both
came up together. From the time |
lett them till | spoke 10 Costello
about gong TO Bradys we lad no
whatever. When the re-
marks were made we we're about a
rod behind the sleigh. No one was
on lhe sleigh but Mr.. Sherwin
JAMES EL.-Rpside ip Dor
set--on Dorset hall Michael Purcell
is my brother. Last February be v
ed on Dorset hill aad worked At Fac
tory Point for Mr.. Clark. Should
think our houses were about 60 rods
apart he lived north ef me. have
lived in Dorset IA years. Was at
church at East Dorset on the 8lh OF
February. Meeting was out between
l2 and / O'Clock AIy brother, Cos
iello and Thomas Barry were there.
met them after meeting. Aler
mertlng | met my brother, WHO ed
me to 90 up to the frenchmans 'or
4 drink with Coal lilo and Barry, W 0
we're going up to his house. Ina
,tGarRy Il on The road leNaGds nj
.Ilael'~ house. | tod my brother
,ouIdn't 90 there at the time, for |
wanted to see Air. Ames. ! suppose
he went up there, and ,leaytd umi
found ! couldn't rec Mr.. Aule~. aud
hen | went TO lhe >banty wun aJoth-
r. man, Michael Keaery. Found
Costello, Furcel and Barry lher
81 hen | went in. ! never see Barry
o my knowledge till then My bro
her made me acquainted with him.
Knew Costello before. Mr.. Costello
handed me cup aud asked me 10
nave omeihlug TO drink. There was
liquor in the cup. The cup passed
around to them, but cant say whelh-
.r the Others drank or not ild time.
Fold Mr.. Moss to let me have Il pini.
Soon lis woman came with il, and |
passed il around 10 the rest some ~
n there then, | should think. Noticed
hat my brother drank rather freely
hat time, so hat he lelt pretty ~ell.
Several OF item called for piut,. !
bould think we were there pretty
lear two hours. My bro her asked
NJ to get him a bottle 10 carry on 10
lie hill. | asked Nj. Moss if he
would give me 4 bottle, and he said
'es. My brother vas MOI badly oil
/ thai time fen pretty well. got
he liquor; believe il was Il pint boil
le; as ed ms broiher it he was not
oming home. SAID be would shortly.
W.. Costello asked him ia the same
manner Said be should not 20 ill
le had some more 10 drink. He
voaId not come TIL he prevailed on
ne 10 give him another pint. There
vas z cd many there to help him
rink. Mike Purcell drank Of it. We
Ell them there then, aud came up TO
0, bro he,s house. My brother was
veil miox caed at the time he left |
hem. Whe, | came up 70 Jis house
i, woman got dinner Tor Us FOUR
Wien he sat at dtuner he passed the
ottIe 0 Us with glass 10 have some
hing 10 drink. My brother carried
be bottle up there, ] gness, in his
ocket. Drank himself first, ard lhen
assed il aroundto us--Co,tello. Bar
y aud myself. Couldn't say how
iuch be drank that lime. After get-
~ through dinner BE took the bottle
nd sal ii on the table. Says be,
Boys. there's some in this ct, drink
Couldn't say whether i was pas
ID to Costello or Barry ff.t neither
t them wanted them TO drink more
lan 10 taste of il. ] hen BE- passed il
, M aud | drank little. He want
/ me 10 drink more. told him |
.ouldnt thought ! had goi enough;
zen lie took il all himself There
.as good halt tumbier fail----com-
ION .ze1 tumbler. II finished ali
,sr- was ia the iambler. Mike