The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-06-30

me to halt. About that time, one
man came out Of American Hotel yard
with pistol, pretty soon another and .
another, until dozen got mounted
and rode off l started to go north
short distance where my horse was
and noticed firing near Brainerd's 7
store. One of the guard was mount
ed. The man who shot at me was
not mounted; 1 was wounded in the
back, ball entering near the spine,
passing six inches through the flesh;
l was confined to my house about a
week
Cross Examined by u. Il. Badey ~
The first raider, saw, was the one who
shot me; | don't know where he came
from, or where he went to. The
mounted guard sat on a brown horse
or dark bay; dozen or more came
out of Fields back yard and were
mounted when they started off.
Capt. Campbell Montgome,U My
business has been in the Provost Mar
| shals Office in Detroit, from last Sep
TENDER until last April ! first made
acquaintance of Hezekiah Payne on
the 14th of January, 1865. ] arrested
the respondent on an order to arrest
all suspicious persons and turned him
, over to Provost Marshal. On the Doth
e of January, | received orders to bring
him from the house Of correction and
+ brought him to a photograph gallery
S and had his likeness taken and then
e took him back. Two or three days
k afterwards / received an order to
n search Payne; and we j. w. Saunders
: and | searched Payne and in the skirt
k Of his overcoat found q lump; Payne
= said it must have been some wadding
o or something about the lining: I dis
It covered roll of bills on St Adams
!; Bank some q $500 bills, Payne was
: excited and said he did not know how
c they came there. These bills Saun-
s ders delivered to Capt. Flanagan the
Provost Marshal That was the last
G / had to do with Payne.
l. He stated to me that his brother
j was employed by Gov Smith, and his
e brother employed him. At first, he
d said General Smith" but afterwards
/ said "Gov. Smith.
/; He asked me what the charges
RS against him were; | said [ did mo-
4 know He said if it was anything
l. about the ST. Adams matters they
a would have to prove it. This was pre-
+. vious to finding the money; | think h'
Is mentioned his brother in New York
Sc He said General Smith of Vermont,
so afterwards Gov. Smith of Vermont.
y Cross-eramined by Jfr Bailey Mr.
o. j. ID. Soule, of st. Adams, was The
1 first man from st. Adams whom | saw
at It was Mt Detroit. He came to SCI
a. what witnesses there were and t.
~ bring what there were. He asked II
ne to come down; he said he came to sc
q, witnesses. told him about finding
the money in the skirt of Payne's coat
H. / arrested him in Wyman's ice
w. cream saloon in the forenoon; L wa
ne alone at the time Mr.. Saunders wa
on not there.
lr, | accosted him and said Payne
'nt He said eyes and that | had the ac
L vantage of him, that he did not kno
10 me-" / told him that was ordere
rs, ~ +oko him 70 tha Provost Marshal
he office; he had ordered something {
saloon and asked me to JON him.
na declined and took him over to Nj. /
asst Buffers Office. l handed him owe
on and left him there. He went rigl
;. along with me to the Marshal's ot1ic
next saw him him on the 10th
49,. the house of corrections; there We
~ military prisoners there at the tim
:. the house of correction is about mi
~ and half from the Provost's offic
w We walked four blocks and then too
40 the cars. Two of the orderlies, (ol
r., named Gray went with lis to whe
OF we took the horse cars, say over II
ere rods We went to the photographer
-. no one but the artist at first, presel
Nv Saunders and Aaron Ware came in.
was was special agent at salary OF 5
a ara a month. We were at the artists, pc
one haps, an hour; l told the artist that
ge' wanted six photographs with hat al
tne coat on, and six with him sitting do'
TO with an over coat on He asked /
red what the the charges against b
Ih'o were; | told him did not know.
GER said that if it was anything about
see st. Adams matters they would la
ald to prove it, or that in subsistence.
him turned over the photographs to p
oor yost Marshal. l don't think ] repo
Mr. MT ed what Payne said on his way, to
MT house of correction from the Arts
y John Saunders and | went up IA
Mr. searched Payne the second or thi
The day after the photographs were take
il OF in the vest pocket we found a g
unit piece and some shin plasters l v
and told that he had been preyiou
we're searched; / don't know what was t;
then en- from him; / heard a watch v
The taken from him, but never saw it, I
his any of his effects, heard the orde
hot. in the Office, tell about their taxi
not things from Payne. Butler brous
fore Payne from st. Adams. Col. b.
He Hill was in command at Detroit as .
5 af- sistant Provost Marshal OF Michig
es, | The letter shown to me and purpC
ing to be signed b. h. Hill, is sign
en- by him, l think. held Payne's c
Dc in my hand, and Payne said, "cut
re- / did so, straight across the lini
lpon My impression is that it was ON
on right side of the coat Saunders b