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coat was stitched inst ad Of being bound; have
sewed some and made clothing.
Gross Examined 1t was On the afternoon O.
Saturday, October 3D.; enquired of Mrs. Saw,
yer what time it was just before we saw him arc
she said it was 8 clock; | never saw HIM be
fore; at the court at Hne-butgh | recognizec
him; when asked TO stand up and look AZ hin
there | said that was the man who passed by.
Direct resumed At the time | SAW him II
court at Hinesburgh he did not have on the SAINT
coat as when saw him pass Mrs. Sawyers. Th'
coat shown in court resembles the one worn by
him when | first saw him.
Eli Palmer testified Il reside in Shelourn
in the east part; live east Of Buttolph's corn
ers; on Saturday, Oct Sd, was at Shelburr
depot; saw fellow whom they told me was Hon
nv Welcome first at Fetcher's orchard; saw
with him John Congdon and Enos Douglass
about one or two O'Clock saw the same man pas,
Mrs. Sawyer's; he was or G rods from me;
passed Fletcher's before he left the orchard and
went to Mr.. Sawyer's; he was going east toward
Perry Russel's; this was about O'Clock; was
not present at the court at Hiuesburgh. cannot
say that the prisoner is the m1n saw. From
Sawyer's | went TO my fathers at Hnesburgh,
passing Perry Russells; left Sawyer's - or %
minutes after | saw the man pass there; did not
see him after he passed there; noticed he wore
a dark colored suit and cap, pants lighter
than the coat; road turns off between Saw
yer's and Perry Russel's.
Cross Era1 med Two roads turn from the
main road between Sawyer's and Perry RUSSELL
one to the right and one to the left; there are
houses on the road that turns to the left; at the
Fletcher place | saw a man called Henry Wei
come; did not speak to him; am not able to say
that the prisoner is the man | saw.
lass; spoke to Douglass; he told me the stranger
was Henry Welcome
George f. Pet testified am older than my
brother Walter; am II years of age on tie Sat
urday on which Mr.. Russell was murdered was
at our house loading wood; | saw person pass
there; think it was about O'Clock; he was on a
cross road about 20 rods from where ] was this
cross road leaves the main road about half way
between Sawyer's and our house; my father was
living then in the house west Of Sawyer's but
owned the house where We were working; at the
time l was loading the wood was-some two rods
from the house, in the yard; first saw the man
about rods up the cross road; he was going to-
ward Perry Russell's; my brother was with me
and we watched him some 20 rods; he had on
black coat and ucap and somewhat lighter
pants; | do not know that it was the same man
| afterwards saw at the jail; do not know Henry
Welcome
Cross-eramiHea-C Cannot tell whether the man
| saw at the Jail was the man [ saw on the cross
road.
AT the time | saw him he was on a cross road
leading to the right; don't know that | ever saw
HIM before or since; the cross road leads toi
Alonzo Iush's; no one but him lives on that
road he lives al the enI oil the oli read.
UaH Peie tesuhed on the afternoon Of
IL en- 1
Inc % was about nal mile IRON our residence
AT another farm owned by Us, east from SAW
yer was loading wood III the yard IN front
OF the house with my brother; saw some one On
the cross road leading to the right as You 60 TO I
Perry kussel $; be was some fifteen rods from
us he was going south; We did not watch him
a great while; he wore dark-coored clothes and
a cap; came to the jail with Mr.. Flanagan 10
see the prisoners; could not pick out the man
there ! slw on the cross road.
Gross cramiatd-Nsver saw the man before
SAW him on the cr'ss roti; they told me after
wards the prisoner who stood next t. the " IL
low Ia the Jail was Welcome
Moses Dars testified Live in Hinesburgh
MAS u Sheiburu Falls s.t noon o. Der. o last:
went from there 70 my home DO iiiutsburgh
got home semcv here between aud o'clock;
>aH yonug man pa,s 30 rods west 81 the
housr lived 10, De was coming towards me.
Out l' i"is before ne goa there ht crossed the !
iei c. AND went >ontd east; ! saw him for about
D minutes; when last saw him be di-IppesIei
behind "A lcl-e - rods from where be got over
the fence; did not know the man; wore dark
clothes; be was young man; was present az
the court Of examination. and was witness.
Gross cl0miaei-Peop'e cross the lot where s
he entered al times. lie Was some thirty or
LOT DIS RON me never 81" me man before
'nt, uilic "oF 'n'e 'n'l $40" o.
-. DiIeft resume -" Igllg" al tue court III
h 'aAt 'ney ei,'ei elo'He did not
identity him AS the one whom | saw m the lot.
2 vrs.