Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-26

d sations, and elected the fact that some threat
= were made about Sawyer, which tende
= towards lynching him. Adjourned.
= Friday-Fourth Day.
= DR.. Jenaess testifled;- n
Have not testified In this case before; liv
N Lowell have known Mrs Emerson quit
G intimately for two or three years Emerso
d is my nephew; was Informed Of Mrs. Enc
n sons death by telegraph went to Picrmor
Q on Saturd ay know Mr.. Sawyer. saw him
+ his cell at Haverhill Sunday, p. NJ. soon al
ter entering his cell he said; DIR. this IL
! hard case, and want to get out OF II. +,
: piled yes, how did Mrs. Emerson come to he
y death ho replied oh. she killed herself;
, told him that could not DO, and he said who
|, woman wants to kill herself she will pls,
some way to do so. how could It DO otherwise
since Emerson was at the barn, aud I Mt til
4 WOO d pile, he said something about her dom
It with her foot he said II she did not do
herself II might Of been John rs he caught
glimpse Of something going up the back sid
Of the house; l replied to him that coul
hardly be the fact rs he couldn't see on bacl
side house; at that partI Sawyer seemed I
little anxious wanted to know II that wa
so; hadn't heard oft before about the tracks
he said II was hard on an old man like him t,
DO shut up asked me what thought they
would do II he or John acknowledged it wal
an accident l told him If John came from I'll,
barn he couldn't have done it he asked me
!. several times what thougN they would do
to him il he owned up that it was an accident
and that lie done 1t received word that Saw
yer wan ted to see me after lett returned
to Jail saw Sawyer; said he wsnted to SEQ mt
before returned to Lowell, In relati0n Il
what we were talking about tho night before
said his counsel told him If he said any thing
to stick to it know of but one reason why
| was not called to testify before, and that
was, that was related to the parties, and
did not want to If they could get along with
ont me did not say would give 800 to the
state towards furnishing witnesses have said
would give 500 rather than have any thing
to do with the case.
Did not arrange with Mr.. Putnam in regard
to hunting up witnesses. l de around with
Putnam in Lowell at his request; have no
recollection of telling the counsel Col. George
that l never intimated to any man hat
didn't think Sawyer was guilty did not tell
Batchelder that either you asked me in the
Lowell depot how much gave old Sawyer to
go up and kill Mrs. Emerson do not temem-
Der of saying TO city marshall of Lowell that
thought 1t was mystery and that Sawyer
was not guilty told Geo. Richardson Of Low
oil my views of the case aud what evidence
thought would be put in don't know whetb.
or this was before after the preliminary ex,
animation 1t was my purpose OF going to
Jail to get confession out of Sawyer don't
think told him if he would make q confess
ion it would clear John and himself !; told him
If he was an innocent man / would be his
friend and assist him all I could attended
Mrs. Emerson when she was sick at Lowell
and Mrs. COfery took care of her part of the
time and her sister the other part; never
told any one at Lowell that Sawyer was in
innate with Mrs. Emerson never intimated
such thing to any one did not hunt up
witnesses in Lowell.
Did not get u man by the name of Gould to
swear that Sawyer was Intimate with Mrs.
Emerson did not say that Emerson did not
amount to much and that it would be of no
account if his wife was put out of the way
have no recollection of corresponding with
Mrs. Emerson after she was ma lried; DO not
know where Mrs. Catery is now; saw her
some two or three weeks before the other
trial was have heard from her indirectly
witt ootn lad Int
ious to get It the truth of the matter; Col,
George asked him if he W as anxious to get ut
the truth of the matter when he put isvison in
the meat pie a. Lowell witness replied yes.
Col George made other inquiries all tending
to impeach his character, but the co urt ruled
them out.
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Jim. and Gene. have not yet de
cided which one was meant by the
yentlemanly clerk. 1t was a mistake
Of the type. setter in emitting the
etter OH clerks, no Partially W al
Intended, for the public esteem you
both, for your integrity and gentle.
manly department.
Newbury St. was represented at
the Il party at Wells River, Tues.
lay evening. That four-horse leap.
year load made good show. We
noticed some % or 80 at one supper
table from Newbury. Wells River
,an boast over Newbury or Brad
ord in having good Hall. The
was good.
Schaal opens at the Seminary,
Wednesday,, with fair prospects.
EAST COR1NTH.
The winter term Of East Corinth
Academy closed with an Exhibition
IN the 18th inst. We were highly
entertained by the teacher and schol.
ars. Notwithstanding the rain, the
mousse was filed by an appreciative
audience. The dialogues, panto-
mines and tableaux, we're all per.
ormed in a correct and pleasing
manner. Music, both vocal and iu.
strumental, of high order was in.
erspersed. Some good old tunes of
Eye Ancient Times" we've sung to
w. Il. Corless the lead
r is great timist and the singing ,
effects great credit on him. {
The whole affair passed off so I
harmingly that at the close of the a
Entertainment they were requested !.
D repeat it the following week. :
They did not, however, consent '
nat evening, but during Saturday I
nd Monday the Principal finding it {,
, be the unanimous desire of his !.