cquainted with that science.
Witness was fond of hunting after wild flowers, and proposed to take
excursions with Dr. Crandall. They went out botanizing, six, eight,
or ten times together. Their conversation was confined to that
subject, and witness had no reason to suppose that Dr. Crandall had
any incendiary pamphlets, or was at all engaged in the circulation
of them. His conduct, so far as he had seen him, was that of a
gentleman. He never knew him to converse with any negro. He never
had any pamphlets with him, to his knowledge. Dr. Crandall's
knowledge of the science was far beyond that which witness professed
to have.

_Ward B. Howard_ stated that he had known Crandall some years: at least
for seven or eight years. Witness was then resident at Peekskill. His
reputation was good, and he never heard that he was an abolitionist.
Witness himself had no fancy for abolitionists. There was no society
of them at Peekskill. Crandall resided in Peekskill seven or eight
years, and had, as he understood, attended the medical lectures at
Philadelphia, and received a diploma there. He had brought letters of
introduction to witness when he came to Peekskill, with the view to
settlement there. Dr. Crandall was actively engaged as an agent for the
temperance society. Witness would not now know the handwriting of the
traverser. He might know the signature, but not the general handwriting.

_Jackson O'Brown_ was living at Peekskill when Dr. Crandall first came
there. He boarded with him nearly two years, and had an opportunity of
seeing much of his character; a great part of the time he roomed with
him. The witness never heard that he was engaged in the abolition
societies, though he knew he was an active member of the temperance
society.

_Henry Gaither_ said he was in Linthicum's shop at the time when
Dr. Crandall was arrested. That an hour before he had heard that the
officers were in pursuit of him. He saw the officers, Robertson and
Jeffers, enter the office; and noticed a crowd gathering around it.
He asked Jeffers, as soon as he came out, what he had discovered, and
Jeffers, in reply, said he had found more than he expected, and had
taken 150 or 160 pamphlets. There was much excitement then in the
vicinity. Witness was then himself excited. When Crandall came out,
witness was apprehensive that he would be wrested from the officers
by the people. Oyster came in, and witness asked him if he had seen
any pamphlets. He said y