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any twelve KNIVES and forks forks silye
plated: have not seen any one hanging abou
the house or premises; there were some peo
pie came 10 see Charlie that ! am not ac
quainted with; | do not know of any one 4
suspect; the money was not missing; | di,
Ind plated water pot with imitation O
grapes ON four SIDES one shirt with a gol,
bosom pin, made from pure gold as found il
California the centre of the pin was rough
as taken from the earth. with the quartz re
moyep, and made into bosom PIN suppos,
1t worth four dollars in gold there were n,
marks to distinguish the shirt, but it wa.
nearly new; 1t was not very publicly kuowr
that was going away; first intended tC
start foICarada on Saturday; know nc reason
Tor changing the time to Sunday, only We
/ could not get ready; the young dog usually
slept out doors; started from Sheldon,
think, about O'Clock ON Monday morning
We ali kept together till we arrived at Cook :
Corners, about 10 or II O'Clock Clark and
ana haty went on to Dsnham. Mr. Pot
ter and wife stopped at Frelighsburgh at
Or. ChambeFlain's soon after came from
DIR. Scott's funeral saw Mr. Potter. car
riage; Katy rode part of the time with me
and part of the time with Z II. Potter !:
80 - @htAAAA AlAl Ndllt Hfrl
heard Of my wiie's death about 9 or 10
O'Clock tuesday evening; was told so by a
stranger 10 me | sent Clark Potter with
the news to Charlie Potter and wife; they
came immediately and We started for home /;
do not know Of any one who has had trouble
with me or my wife, unless it was Ham Pot
ter as near as | learned the story. liam had
been 20 Canada. and came back. and was at
the table, ana remarked. where he had been
all ieace, and looked right at my wife she
told hIm OF asSed him why he did not stay.
and be said men had good wives if they had
good husbands, she asked him why be did
not take care of his wife he cOlOred up
then, flew after her she retreated into the
bed room she staid there while till he sat
down at the table again she then under
took to come out he jumped up to come at
her and she shut the door again she jump
ed out OF the window and came out 10 the
barn and told me OF it. Ham said nothing
10 mt about Il; this took place at dinner or
hfe siast; she took up pitch-fork. and
Cha lie Potter tulk her not - carry 1t or
Ham would shoot her | learned about this
from her and afterwards from Mary Sullivan.
! inquired about this because | would not
believe Ham was such a man; he said when
he lett he was going TO New York; was
about 10 or 30 years old about feet ;
had whIskeTs pants blackish checked; We
didn I talk about going to Canada before
Ham left; he was m the neighberhOod about
three weeks | think Mrs. q. said nothing
to Ham after the row Ham slept up stairs
IN the left hand room was there enough to
know the inside arrangements OF the house
ftr m have Enptun har. ha h.,,- -. I
knew nothing about the old bruises upon my
wiies body.
CHARLES II. POTTER sworn and testified
as to their Journey substantially the same
with Mr.. Griswold and Clark Potter. Ham
is 80 years old-medical man; wore high
black hat dark coat and vest and light
pants; dark hair and dark full or side whis-
kers, am not sure which wore dark nous
tachc congress shoes with fancy enamelled
toes common sized foot think he had blue
stockings had had much trouble with his
five wives who are still living. is very pas
sionate | heard the traca- between liam
and Mn. Griswold. and TO scare her | said
If she took the pitch fork. be would shoot
her. She took the fork INTO the house and
it was then set outside. This thing happen
cd one or two days before Ham left. v Which
was last week Monday. taking the boat at 10
4. N; took few things with him in large
IastebOard box; gave me about the same
account q; his row with Mrs q as shy did
il grew out of words she was quite d fret
ty woman. LETT liam ON the dock Mon
day; taye not seen or heard from him from
him since be resi ics at Newark y. j.
We were at Milton Falls. On our way to
Canada, an hour and a half. and lett there
about quarter past one; drove up to Mr..
Potter in Sheldon about five; left (MonGay)
morning about sevcn. 4 few minutes after
nine We were st Cooks Corners were to-
gether at the time said there about fifteen
minutes. All then started for Frelighs- |
burgh; Griswold. Clark Potter and Katy I
went on to Dunham Mrs Potter and wait /
ed at DIR. Chamberliin's TILL few minutes |
before one after dinner and business with |
the doctor, We started and got to Durham
about two O'Clock. Sunday, on my way
north. stopped at Essex junction and got /
a cigar, but did not see any one | knew
there were several sitting in the bar room of /
the hotel . did not talk with any one on the |
road from Essex junction 10 Colchester
spoke to no one. except the man of whom ! |
got the cigar, and man who was holding a |
horse at the hotel steps, and who was grum-
bling about: told him to hold the horse as
be was paid for it did not walk along by |
my team talking with any one.
CLARK POTTER sworn and testified. Have |
resided at least three years in Williston
On Saturday evening, August 25th, received |
a letter from Durham. c. E. that the Rev. !
Mr. Scott was dead went up to Mr.. Girls |
wold's to see if Charles and his family were |
going 20 Canada; he went back into the |
house TO see If could ride up with them. |
and get there in time 10 attend the funeral |
ut Pm, MOnda,: he came back and told me |
could ride up with Mr.. Griswold; did not |
know they intended to 90 TO Canada till my /
mother told me so, Saturday evening, etc,
etc.
We copy from this mornings Innes the
additional testimony, taken by |
Judge French. with few further facts Of |
general interest:
wM Fox testified to finding in the small |
kitchen, in front of the stove, large quantity |
Of blood, covered with two cotton theeis and the |
skirt Of the deceased; found the door from the
kitchen into the dining-ro broke open, the lock
split from the door, and blood on the door-also
marks on the door as though made with q stick /
Of wood or an instrument Of steel or iron that !
appeared to have rounding edge like n gouge. |
Passed through the dining-room into the sitting |
room-the door being open-and found door
opening into a small bedroom broken open; the |
door was evidently pried open. and the casing of |
the door split out so that the catch came out;
found bureau in the room with one Of the |
drawers clean out and another partly drawn out. |
and the contents Of the drawers looked as though |
they had been rsnsacked BY robbers
CURTIS E. BALDWIN testified to going with |
Sullivan Mouday morning to the bedroom win 1
dew where Mrs. Griswold usually slept; turned |
ihe blinds and looked in; there was no one in /
the bed, and the clothes were stripped of from
the bed, except the pillows Then went around to |
the outside door Of the kitchen. and saw traces Of
blood on the threshold of the door and the DOOR I
step, IS though some bloody blanket, or some
thing like it had been drawn over it; went to the
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