Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-06-28
THE TRIAL OF PAYNE.
TUESDAY, June 20-Afternoon.

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Court, the Hon. John Pierpont. Of Vergen
mes, presiding, commenced to-day for the
trial of Hezekiah Payne. charged with
being Que Of the St. Adams raiders, aud
therefore duplicated in the murder of Mr.
Morrison. The forenoon was taken up in
impanneling jury.
The first witness called on the part Of
the State was DR.. S. R. Day, of St. AL.
bans, who testified substantially as fol-
lows: l am a practicing physician and
reside in ST. Adams: | was acquainted
with E. J. Morrison for five or six years
On the 10Th of Oct. 1864, between three
and four o'clock. was in Masonic hall
over Wheeler & Stevens store; saw men
on horseback firing pistols one way aud
another; they were near Brainerd's store
went up, when got there they were near.
ly opposite the fremont Housc--somc one
called to me, saying Morrison was shot
saw Morrison in butchers Drug store
asked him where he was hit; he said here
on the left side of the abdomen; it was
apparently a gun shot wound. gavedi-
reetions to have him removed to his room
in the American House. Saw him again,
examined the wound and became satisfied
that the ball had entered his intestines.
He had wound on his left hand. The
ball probably made both wounds. Was
with him that night, and most of the next
day. He died on Friday morning the
2lst day of Oct. of the wounds received
by the bullet On Saturday was present
at post mortem examination. 1t was
ascertained that the ball mad perforated
FIVE of the intestines and was found on
the lower rib on the right side.
Il. II. Brown, swo,n-Was in st. AL
bans on the 10Th of Oct. About 3 o'clock
saw several men in the streets riding about,
they we're armed with revolvors in the
front of Franklin County Bank. One
of them pointed pistol at me and rode
for me. But his horse was FESTIVE and
turned round. ran down Lake Street !;
heard shots and supposed | was being f.
red at. Saw Bennett H. Young and Swa-
ger in st. Johns. Swager was the one
that pointed pistol at me. All the men
sew we're armed with revolvers. Young
the leader, called some of them back, and
said to them not to be so quick. "Come
back, you have plenty of time to do what
you want to do"
j. r. Armington s,oon-Was in st. AL
bans on the 10Th of Oct; saw 10 or 20
men on horseback, armed with revolvcrs
saw some of them coming out of the Ma.
tional bank heard Young order them
to throw Greek fire into all the wooden
buildings; went into the Franklin Coun.
ty bank; Messrs. Beardsley and CLARK
we're locked in the vault, between 3 and
o'clock same afternoon went into the
Franklin County Bank, saw two strangers
who wanted to sell me gold went to my
store, and soon after heard of the raid
at st. Johns saw Gregg, Doty and Young
all of whom | saw in st. Adams on horses
on the day of the raid saw Hutchinson in
Montreal am not willing to swear he wat
the man of whom | bought gold.
Cross e1amined-Can't swear positively
that | was in my store when | heard o.
the raid.
WEDNESDAY, June 2l-Foreuoon.
II. b. iSo,Dles sworn-I had an inter
view with Payne 26th Feb, 1865. in Jail
DR.. Sherman introduced me; Hezekial
said he was arrested in Detroit; asked th,
circumstances said the authorities Their
arrested him; asked him if he had any
money with him; said he had Canad;
money, gold and silver; asked him if h
had any St. Adams money; said he ha,
$50 or 10; asked if he carried it in /
pocket, said no. in the lining Of his clothes
asked why he carried it so, said he ha'
heard of people going from Windsor t
Detroit being robbed asked where h
got it; he said a man in Montreal pal
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