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

shoot me. was afraid the pistols might
60 off by accident. j saw the man
who first made the assault, start off
and join the company. | did not sec
any one leading horse, nor did | hear
any one demanding a horse. Photo
graphs were shown TO me, at Newport,
of Payne. | think ] was telegraphed
to by II. b. Sowles to come and testify
and / did come, and at that time went
to the Jail. l first talked with Mr.
Sexton about the raid, and with Mr.
Fairchild and Mr. II. b. Sowles, about
Payne. 1 said ! received the telegram,
and had reported here for duty, or
what they wanted of me- saw no
photographs then; told them that !
did not wish to convict an innocent
person, but wished to give him fair
chance. Mr.. Sowles stayed in the Of
fee, and Fairchild and | went into the
jan. Iiicit Ntit thltc VI lOui III jan 3
one was a light complexioned person.
| could have recognized Payne, if l
had never seen the photographs AZ
ter seeing these photographs, I am
unable TO state whether they are Of
Payne or not. Those which l saw in
New Hampshire, seem like those /
now see here, and like the man who
demanded my hat. l am sure he had
n moustache; that is my impression; l
don't think he had whiskers.
Rc-cramiacd by III. Dcwcy-A young
lady in the post Office at Newport
showed me the photographs, and moth
ing was said until had expressed my
belief, that l could identify the origi-
nal My opinion is that that they
were photographs OF Payne
Re-eramned by H. s. Royce.-After
l had seen the photographs, received
a letter from Mr. Fairchild; perhaps it
might have been before On reflection,
| cannot state about it; think the
letter is at home; don't know that it
is here; have not seen it within
three months; don't think | can tell
the subject of the letter If received
two letters, | cannot state the contents
of either. / think there was some
thing said too before the Magistrate,
about letters but | cannot be definite
in regard to it.
Adjourned until Thursday morning,
June %, when owing to the sudden
illness Of Mr.. A. b. Story, one Of the
Jurors, the court took recess until
afternoon.
RESUMED THURSDAY, p. NJ.
Cayt Samuel s. .SmiM--I am ho-
tel keeper in Windsor, Canada West;
l have seen respondent at Windsor;
saw him last January Windsor is
directly opposite Detroit, a river lying
between; a steam ferry plies between
the two places, every few minutes.
In the month of January, 1865, my
real business was a Government detec-
tive, in the employ of Col. Hill. Be
tween the 9th and 10th days Of Jan
uary l was at Hirons hotel, the
headquarters of the rebels in Windsor
( I went to Geo. Young's room in this
hotel where Payne was with several
others who were passing in and out
drinking, talking and using musica
instruments Among other things
the st. Adams raid was spoken off.
remarked that the St Adams raid was
good thing, and if there We're few
more it would annoy the yankees q
little more. and instead of having Sc
many soldiers in the field they would
have to guard the frontier, and weak
en- their force in the field. Payn,
then said in my hearing that if the,
had had forty men they could hav'
taken every dollar in the town anC
burnt every house in it. / said l haC
never seen any ST Adams money
Payne pulled roll out of his poke
and said he would show me some
1t was st. Adams Bank money anC
bills of the Franklin County Bank
asked if it was good; He said yes
better than greenbacks, if greenback
become worthless, banks would hay'
to redeem it in gold. He remarked
the money was worth 80 or 40 cent
on the dollar in greenbacks; Franklin
q, County Bank money was worth l.
cents on the dollar in greenbacks
| remarked to Payne that | was shor
of money and if he would let me hav
some at a convenient time | would pa
: it back. His reply was; I'll do it,
he cave me a roll and said there wa
$500; worth 800 in silver; it prove
, to be 1920, as counted it afterwards
, 1870 in st, Adams Bank bills, and 50
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