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

saw the man when he came ont of the
yard it was the same who ordered
the mare and rode ont with n revol
yer in his right hand and up and down
The street | went to the Jail to see
the prisoner; he was not the same
man saw on the horse. This is the
man | saw in the Jail, but not the one
that rode Fanny that day; this man
Payne, is larger than he was the 9TH
cr man had whiskers; had seen him
in the livery stable three or four times
before that day; he had been stopping
at the hotel.
Cross-eramiacd By Nr. Detcey-I
saw him the week before the raid /
think; he was light complexion man,
5 feet 6 or s inches high with light
whiskers, and shawl, poor and had a
cough, good strong voice; every
time | saw him, he had shawl on;
had one on the day of the raid; l last
saw him when he went off with the
rest of them; did not see him shoot
that day; saw nothing which took
place on that day; it was not over ten
minutes after he went away first be-
fore he came back; think ] saw him 10y
Everest saloon going south. Three OF
four minutes after he went out, the
raid began; he might have had time
to 90 to Fuller's but 1 think not; the
prisoner is too tall for any of the raid
crs that | saw.
Mitchell Barney-On the 10Th Oct
tober 1864, | lived at the American
House, St Adams; took care ofhorses;
/ knew that some one had Frank
Fields marc Fanny with Mr.. Gill
more's Mcclellan saddle; was in the
stable when the man ordered it; he
had been at the American about a
fortnight; he occupied room No. "A; ]
built fire for him. One afternoon
he got horse of Fuller and came and
wanted to borrow a pair of bits to
hold the horse more easily. Mr.. But
Ter of New York, had the mare Fan
ny" first before this man had it; Mr..
Butler had been riding around with
the mare; l saddled the mare and was
there when he mounted and rode
away; this was Is or 20 minutes be-
fore the raid began; he had his meals
carried to his room | should recog-
nize him if l saw him; | have never
seen him since. l went to the Jail and
saw Payne; he does not look anything
like him at all. After he rode out Of
the yard that day, did not sec him
again.
Cross-eramincd By Mr.. De'cey-HC
was between 5 and 6 feet high, say .
feet inches, man of usual height
had whiskers or chin. First | saw Of
him was when [ built a fire in his
room, then / saw him on Fuller's
horse l went with Mr.. Bailey to see
Payne and he asked me if he was the
man. l first went into the cellar anC
dark hole, could see no one, and in thu
Office; saw a man in the jail office; i
was the prisoner; he was not the MAJ
who rode the mare Fanny"
| saw him two or three times abou
the American; name was on the regis
ter before 1 saw him, several days
his name was on the register; l coulc
not be mistaken. After building The
fire, l came and looked on the regis
ter to see what his name was; next
day he had Fuller's horse
/ Re-eramiped By Mr.. Baaeg- / saw
no other Mcclellan saddle III use on
the day Of the raid.
Edgar n. lVatson,- Within few
days past ! have had talk with Geo
Fairchild; he said he could not swear
that it was Frank Fields bay mare
that the man rode; told him that at
the examination before the Justice he
had sworn that the man who demand
ed the hat of Nettleton rode Fields
mare Fanny; he said day before yes.
terday that he should not know Fields
bay mare if she was passing in the
street; he said that the prisoner was
the man who rode Frank Field.
horse. l told him that did not thinl
so.
! ] should not call the prisoner the
man who rode Fanny, the bay mare, Oh
the day of the raid. | saw some o
the raiders 10Th October, 1864; saw
the man that rode the bay mare Fan
my on the morning and afternoon Of
that day of the raid; saw him coming
down Main street before the raid; he
was on the bay mare. After the raid
commenced | did not see him.
Cross-eramined by mr. DelceD-I dc
not know Mr., Cyrus Butler, of New
York. My talk with Fairchild was af
ter he had given in his evidence.
recognized Young. Wallace, Doty
Bruce and Swager, rs being here on
the 18th day of October 1864; Doty
and Bruce were those who guarded on
the green; Bruce guarded us first and
afterwards got Doty to guard us and
then went TO the American and got q
horse.
Park DqUis.-I was present ut the
Court of Enquiry before the Magis-
trate and heard the testimony of Ed
ward Nettleton; l took the minutes
while Mr.. Royce was absent. | heard
the whole of his testimony; Mr.. Net
Teton said he first saw man ride
past Vim. n. Smiths store on horse
} with an army saddle; it was the sad
die which first attracted his attention
Cross-eramiaed by Mr.. Dewey He
said he thought it was n military sad