The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-07
st. ALBlNS RAIDERS.
Franklin County Court,
special Tcrm---Janc, 1865.
TRIAL OF HBzEKIAH PAYNE,
CHARGED with the MurdeE OF Elinus J.
Morrison. at -. Adams. October 10, 1861.


CONTINUED.
Ed,rqrd Nciticton-I reside at New
mort \. H. | was at st. Adams, Oct,
"a 1864. Between three and four
o'clock p. NJ, / was in w n. Smiths
store Messrs. Smith and G.. i. Fair
child we're there. j was talking with
Mr.. Fairchild, when | saw a man ride
down south with revolver in his
hand We went to the door, and in
the vicinity of the ST. Adams Bank
saw some twenty men or Whereabouts,
on horses and on foot, armed with
reyolyers in their hands. The horses
were unmanageable, or there was some
trouble. One Of them was endorsed a
few rods south Of Mr.. Smiths store
which occasioned some delay. One of
them started towards me; was stand
inc little south of w. n. smith 5
store He had large or Colts revolv-
er in his hand, and demanded my hat
If made reply, it was short one.
That man have since seen. He was
the prisoner at the bar He demand
ed my hat second time, and | told
him, he could not have it; he then took
pistol from his side pocket and said,
give me the hat id quick or I'll
shoot ye Iput my hand into the in
side breast pocket, and just then
another rode up and said shoot the
id euss, quick" Another, whom |
thought was the Captain, said, boys
don't shoot He told me to open my
coat ] told him was not armed. He
then told me to open my coat, or he
would blow my id brains out, Mr.
Falrehild then spoke and said he hoped
he would not shoot an unarmed person.
| threw open my coat, and the three
soon wheeled again into the street and
8 started to 80 south. They then
wheeled and started north, and pretty
soon the order was given to throw
Greek fire. upon the building oppo-
site Fairchild had small pistol
az which | took and went out and fired
IS At | went across to a jewellers store
sd 20 buy revolver, and found they had
5 none They went away on horseback
Arlng as they went; and L passed
aloug up to the fremont House, In
81 February or thereabouts, | saw Payne
asalni am positive that he is the
man saw him at the Jail in Februa
1. ~, | think.
o'o's-eramioed By h'. Baaey-.
nave testified before in this case
came from Canada the day before
81 stopped at the fremont House and a
% breakfast and dinner was there. Il
'ne forenoon l was at the Tremon
nouSe-might have been down at w
~ smiths or at Mr.. Munyan's.
+ went to W. n. Smiths store, after din
ner; saw through the door or window
'ne man riding by; could not tell wha
'''or the horse was; think it was a
Amy saddle, or a military saddle
lhlnk | swore that there was some
,nlnS peculiar about the saddle
"nateVer | swore to, was the truth t
,"e Oest OF my knowledge and belle
nlghl have said that | was not &C
S"''omed to see military saddles in tn
'"H.iy' There was something unus
r'' ABOUT 1t that attracted my atter
VIZ Ton' do not recollect what it wa
very TACT OF mans riding by wit
4e'olVer in his hand, was enough [
'"DC. my attention. He appeared
' qark clothes on, and hat. | al
1D'ole 70 state whether he wore a h,
zap could not tell what was I'll
1 'o' OIL his eyes or hair. He was
1--we man. darker than light. | coul
49, 'en whether ] stated about h
Sal pl eAlon before the Magistrate.
10 Junk he wore gloves oxpeete
ena% ~ Snot' l was somewhat frigh
mo- could not describe bow q
Con.. .O'Red' who seemed to be Il
tba p'aln My attention was called
the ooI pONaent. | am unable to sta
had ,,' OF any of the horses. Oh
''8 Two revolycrs, and the other h.