The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-14

next day after the st. Adams raid.
Sterling made the enquiry of me
while he was in Detroit Whom | re-
turned from giving my deposition, to
the Office, ] found Messrs. Corsc and
/ Porteifield in the Office; told Corse
that | bad said that he was present in
the Office on the morning Of October
20; he then said was mistaken; that
he was on his way to New York.
William Dunn was born in Ire
land; am twenty-five years old last
March; came TO Canada eleven years
ago; am agent for a hack-man or liv-
cry stable; have been in his employ
five years IL is my business to so to
the hotels, watch strangers, find out
who wants hacks, and get acquainted
with people. / stopped at the St
Lawrence Hall knew Hezekiah Payne
and his two brothers from the latter
part of July to December last, at
which time ! missed them. | remcm-
her about the St Adams raid; saw
Hczcllah Payne before the raid every
day, sometimes very often in n day.
He was there as usual until December.
/ saw bil every day after the raid
nearly every day He was not stop
ping at the st. Lawrence Hall; he
went there first ] saw him as often
after the RAID as before; saw him
about the door of the hotel and in
side, have seen him getting into a
hack to drive home with his brother;
and all this after the raid as he had
done before
DENNIS Brennan. For the last ten
wears | have resided in Montreal, in
Great ST. James Street; have been
foreman for another person in the livery
business; know Hezekiah Payne; saw
him every day; saw him at the time of
the raid, when the telegram came in
about the raid heard him talk about it
used to see him almost every morning
at the St Lawrence Hall, with his
brother and brother-in- law; when he
first came to Montreal, he boarded at
the ST. Lawrence Hall At the time
of the raid he was boarding on St
Catherine Street; saw him about there
every day until about Christmas
All 1 know is, saw him there from
August until Christmas, and while the
Raid trial was going on; saw him ev-
cry day orso to the best OF my belief
Cross-cggmRe9 by Hr. Derey I
first saw him at St Lawrence Hall in
July lived in the same street as the
St Lawrence Hall When strangers
came to the hotel it was my business
to sec them The two brothers came
there together and were often and al
ways together | heard of the raid the
same evening it occurred. Boys had
a little telegram for sale at penny
apiece | saw Hezekiah Payne there
that evening with his brother; think
the trial of the raiders was going on
in November, and after that too. The
( trial was put back. l happened to see
him there every day; there was not a
lav he was not there be was there
every day as much rs the hotel
could not be mistaken. / know | saw
him when the news came in that even
ing about dusk, about five o'clock; saw
his brother also at the same time; also
saw John O'Bnen that day; he is a
hack-driyer in Montreal; know | never
missed him until lie left town some
time towards Christmas. st. Lawrence
Hall is large hotel and a great many
come and go. The first time | was
spoken to was Yesterday; his brother
asked me if | knew about the time his
brother went to Montreal, and left
town; | told him | did, aud he asked
me il | was willing to come as a wit
ness here; and | came here yesterday.
| saw Payne October goth, Dist, and
every day until he left town The two
brothers now here, were usually togeth-
er: | saw them both on the 18th OF
October, about five o'clock, and in the
forenoon; and in the morningand after
noon on the Goth. ! don't know that
they had acarriage of me after the raid
Re-eramined byNr. B1iiey-I could
not say how many persons go to ano
: from the ST. Lawrence Hail; some
times they got carriages from me tc
: go to their house IN St Catherine St
Curtis Nason.- On the 18th Octo-
yer, icDf, 1 WIS t4tih 4pl ~ - iiNNN
in st. Adams; Mr. Hyde's store is one
: door south Of Mr. Wm. n Smiths.
heard a report Of firearms, went out
saw men on horseback in vicinity o
st. Adams and Franklin County Bank
As they nored Baileys store, nearly
opposite, | saw one man minus hat
, / saw bareheaded man demand Of
, Nettleton his hat; rode up and assault
! ed Nettleton and said give me youl
hat, sir" Nettleton and Fairchild
, stood together. He swore at him and
! demanded his hat again; he made q
7 third demand and another horsemar
! in the middle of the street, said shoot
{ or don't shoot. Nettleton threw open
, his overcoat l did not pay particular
) attention to the man, only saw hum
? quarter of minute; / have never
seen that man since. | have noticed
: the prisoner three or four times;
+ have thought the man on the horse
/ was not 50 large as the prisoner, but
STILL that is my notion. | have not
) talked with Mr. Fairchild about this
matter.
Closs-orammed by M' Decey There
4 were four or five horsemen there wheI