The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-07

tol was fired. A few minutes after |
went to The door, Hezckiah Payne pre-
scented a pistol to Mr.. Nettleton and
demanded his hat; Mr.. Nettleton de-
clined to give. him his hat, Payne
threatened him if lie would not give
up his hat, to blow out his brains or
used some such harsh language; after
few minutes, he left. When he
wheeled up his horse towards Nettle-
ton, he cooked his pistol and pointed
it at him.
l never saw him before to my knowl-
edge. l next saw him at the Jail office
when he was brought on from Detroit (;
it is hardly possible for me to be mis-
taken. | stood by Nettleton and his
countenance made such an impression
upon me that l am sure he is the man.
saw the parties going north, when
they went out of town, about the same
time and occupied some ten rods while
! going
/ Cross-eramined By Mr. Bailey i new
or saw Payne before the 10th October,
1864 l have shaken hands with men
with whom | thought 1 was acquaint-
ed and found myself mistaken; there
was excitement on the 10Th October;
myself was not very much fright
ened. The occurrence was in front of
my store; saw it rs / described the
man who assaulted Nettleton had a
countenence that / noticed; / would
not say whether he presented more
than one pistol; l did not see any
more than one man make an assault
on Nettleton that day, nor more than
one man who used threatening Ian
guage; 1 went into the store after they
passed by my store and until then
stood near by. Payne told him to
open his coat; I don't recollect any
other person riding up and addressing
Nettleton; l don't recollect about the
horse; | think however, it was dark
color; think lie Payne had an over
coat on; the occurrence might have
occupied three or four minutes in all;
l saw the other persons who were
there; Payne was the only man l can
recognize; saw no other man who
presented his pistol to Nettleton. At
ter the assault, it might have been ten
minutes before they left town. They
moved north; after Payne got out OF
my reach, l did not watch him any
further.
Rer. Francis ". Smith, am a
clergyman, 1 reside in st. Adams; ]
was at St. Adams, October 10Th, 1864
In the afternoon, about three O'Clock
p. NJ, or a little later, | came into the
village from Fairfield. AS soon as
turned the corner by the Episcopal
Church, in st. Adams, | saw mounted
men by the American and company
was on the Green; rode on the East
side of the Green down Bank Street to
Fuller's stable rode down the lane
into the door-yard, gave the horse to
the hostler, came upon the street, and
went to the Office to see Mr.. Fuller
while standing by the Office, a man
with revolver in his hand rode by
me down into the yard. / walked
down as far as my fathers store w
n. Smith's) and there were q good
many men on the sidewalk. | was
walking up and down and saw the
man who rode down Fuller's lane or.
dering, with revolver in his hand, the
hostler to lead the horse / had had
When opposite James Saxe's store the
mans attention ON horseback was di.
verted and the hostler jumped upon
the walk and let the bride drop, and
the horse remained in the street.
was by my fathers store when Q
man on horseback rode up near the
stone crossing by Hyde's store ano
pointed revolver at Nettleton.
stepped to the edge of the Sidewalk
and within ten feet of him; He de
manded of Nettleton his hat; and or.
dered Nettleton to unloose or open
his coat which was wrapped up close
ly about him; he held the revolver
pointed at Nettleton two minutes
should say. Nettleton told him he
was not armed and not to fire at him
: Another man rode up and ordered hin
not to fire. Previously, / had heard
an order from another man to shoot
him. Before this, there had beer
: some firing in the street; heard al
order given to stop firing and to throw
Greek fire into some old building
which was mentioned. After that
they moved along and kept firing; soon
heard that Morrison was shot; j saw
him as they led him along.