The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-14
No.


heard of the trinl Of the raiders every
day; after / quit house keeping, ho
went TO board with my brother S. d.
Payne. Hezekiah took the oath of al
legiance at Nashville, Tennessee,
same time / did.
Cross-erdmined By Mr. Dewey-
Previous to taking the oath of allegi-
anco / had lived in the Southern
States. l testified that I had got tired
of protecting my southern rights, and
took the oath of allegiance. At this
time Hezekiah was in Arkansas; so
judged from letters received from him
by w. ID. Payne, my brother, and sis
ter, Sally G. Payne. l saw him the
latter part of June; arrived in Mon
treal in July, 1864; saw Hezekiah next
morning Mt the same place or hotel
where ! stopped Some two weeks
after the raid / saw Mr., Davis; heard
that he wns one of the raiders; saw
/ him on the street once or twice. |
stated that heard that Davis was
one of the raiders; think I was intro
duced to him by some one. l bought
the FITNESS between and 6 o'clock
p. NJ; don't know who bought it; car
ried it home with me. They both
went with mo to tea at my house; we
walked; it is from n quarter to half n
mile from my house to st. Lawrence
Hall; got supper about shutdown; don't
think it was shutdown when the paper
was bought. j often went around to
my brother Sterling Paynes; whether
l went there on the evening of tho
10Th of October, 1864, ! cannot re-
member; don't know that thought
of the matter of where my brother
Hezekiah spent the evening of October
10, until after my brothers arrest; it
was not very stormy day ! think;
Hezekiah and Thomas Young left my
house for Sterling Paynes that even
ing after supper. They came back and
stayed at my house that night; do not
know that they went to Sterling
Payne's, except from hearsay. Thorn
as Young came to board with me in
September, 1864, and stopped until l
broke up housekeeping, the 7th, sth
or 9th of November The distance
from my house to Sterling's house is
some eight blocks; it is on Aylmor
Street; l don't know the number; Hez-
ekiah and Thomas Young brcakfastcd
at my house, Oct. Goth, 1864, and went
down town; afterwards met them ut
st. Lawrence Hall between Q and 10
o'clock; think we oil went down to
Meeker's Office, and there we found
Sterling Payne; recollect remark
from Mr.. Starnes that the raid was
probably apolitical affair. He did not
dine with me that day. I went down
to st. Lawrence Hall after dinner and
saw Hezekiah there, aud we went to
NIeeker's Office; saw Elijah B. Thomp-
seH at St Lawrence Hall every day, L
am sure; rom ember his staying away
from my house the latter part of Octo-
Der, one night; remember it from
practical joke upon my brother Thorn
as; made trade with Mr.. Ryland
about my house on the 10Th of Octo-
Der, 1864. Hezekiah was there in
Montreal on the 18th of October, 1864;
did not then do much or any business.
was loafng at the brokers' offices. I
made a trade with Ryland about the
house in or about St Lawrence.Hall;
spoke about the raid at tho house, tho
evening of October 10; had servant
girl named Bridget. l saw in Detroit
a man named Saunders; think lie took
me to the photograph gallery; Saun-
ders searched me in an upper room of
the Provost Marshal's office; did not
state there that was in the city OF
New York that day. After seeing Ry-
land, | went to see Ogilvic, and he did
not wish to take Ryland until he had
given security; l had to give security.
Frank s. Field. Il keep livery sta
BILE in st. Adams; on the 10Th of Octo-
Der, 1864, had two horses taken, one
bay mare Fanny, which Mr.. Butler
had that afternoon until about three,
and then man who had been stopping
at the American and whom had seen
there, called for saddle horse about
three o'clock; she had on n Mcclellan
saddle belonging to Dennis Gilmore.
| saw the man who called for horse;
he had been at the hotel about ten
days before the 10Th of October with
another gentleman; let them have a
horse and buggy at that time; the gen.
tleman with him proved to be Bennett
II. Young; the man claimed to be sick;
rode one of Fuller's horses; wanted a
curb bit; said he was weak and not
able to hold the horse without such q
bit; should know the man if / should
see him; saw him ride away from my
yard, ride up as far as Wheeer's store,
and then back to the American; was
sitting in the bar-room when he rode
ont on the bay mare Fanny. That
man was not as heavy as the prisoner
his hair was straight, and not inclined
to curl, had a languid look; think he
occupied No. IA, the first time he was
at the American. but am not positive.
| think the last time he was there, he
occupied room No "a.
Cross-eramined by M. H'wey-He
went up street, was gone half an hour,
returned to the front of the American;
others there ut the same time / got
back my Fanny mare at Montreal Sat
urday after the raid; was found at st.
Lambert's, as l was told at the police
or 4 l 4 l. \ i