Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-06-21
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Trial Of II. Il. Robinson.
roR THE MURDER or ELLEN JEwErT.


the influence OF great excHnsnt. Every one
seems ta have taken etes, interest IN The proceed
.ugs relative 10 the unfortunate young man whose
name stands al the head vf this irliclc. We ex.
pecl our county friends desire 70 be put 10 poe
session of a summary of the trial US posi-
BILE. snd We have deferred the Publication of
sheet. that We might te able to PRESENT them with
summary Of the trial which ca.ar.cnced on Thurs
day las, the - Of June.
The doors &c the large court root were onen.
I'd at 10 O'Clock precisely When the multitude who
we're anxiously waiting without rusieo ia, and in
few inmates the place literally packed
Soon after the entrance uC the Judges, the prison-
or accompanied by Sir. Lyons cane forward, fol-
lowed by Messrs. Hoffman, Price and Maxwell.
counsels for the prisoner. The court was OPEN
ed in the usual form, and arrangements made be.
tween the prisoners COUNSEL and Mr.. PhGnix, the
counsel for the prosecution, that the trial SHOULD
now proceed. There was some difficulty in EN-.
pannelling a jury, aud several were fined $50 for
non attendance. However, tfler some delay, a
Jury formed, whose names it is not necessary
to mention. The clerk then read the indictment.
charging the prisoner, Richard Z. Robinson. with
the wllful aud deliberate murder Of Ellen Jewet,,
on the 10Th of April last, the particulars of which
were given in colums at the time. AT this
stage of the proceedings the court took recess !;
when the business resumed, dnG order cGs restored
the district attorney opened the in u very im-
pressive address to the jury dwellingly briefly aud
emphatcally upon the enormlty Of the offence,
and the aggravated Circumstance connected with
it. He said the evidence he had to adduce was
chiefly crcUmsthntal, yet 1t was SO stroug, and
clear, and conclusive as to render the situation OF
the prisoner perilous and awful. The first witness
he would call was,
Rosina T5,cnsced, who stated she knew Ellen
Jewett. The last time she saw her alive was on
Saturday night the OH ofApril, about / o'clock.
Ellen Jewett had resided and boarded with her
precisely three weeks on the 9Th OF April last
/ She also deposed 81 know the prisoner, and
think ] have seen him ut my house six or sever
times have noticed him particularly. saw the
prisoner at the bar the night Of the murder.
admitted him into my house at nine o'clock OF
that night, it might be half past nue." This wit
ness said she had no doubt of the ldenliy of tho
prisoner-was quite positive the prisoner was the
mai she let ~ at that time. Ellen Jewett, a5uu
III o'clock ordered bottle of champagne which
Mrs. Townsend took with two wine glasses. FL
len opened the door and Robinson seen 10 bee
with his head upon his elbow. Ills was the las
time Mrs. T. saw Robinson, she noticed his heat
particularly: his hair was particularly thin on th'
back part. Mrs. Townsend says she went TO be
/ on The night of the murder about IL o'clock; wen
to sleep but was awoke by one waning t.
. 30 out, but she remained in bed and again fcl
asleep bot was awoke again about three ocloc
BY some one knocking at the street door, WHOM
she let in, and discovered light ~ her parol
which was unusual, found the back door open
said "whus there 7" and received no answer
shat the door and went up stairs, found Ellie
Jewett's door nu the LATCH showed It open, and IL
scoke rushed DOT 10 torrents. Mrs Il. went /
the pczt Tupu aud reques cd ~ Inmates Ia get al
s'a;Iu- E.en's room ~as on fire. This aarmc
D he Mhole house, aud al the girls came on Ih
aaaiug Of the staircase. Mis- stevens hrs
reached toe bed the clothes SO "D.sii "cse COZ
samed. some Waterman wcat 90, aut a Nae
70 cersinsd liiea JeWeit was some burned, and ha
a large gasa the SIDE ol Aer head, aHl "as qui.
dead
Nothing special was elected from this witnes
on her cross-examinallon By Mr Maxwell. excel
that there were Two persons visited her hous
a who were known by the name Of Frank Rivers,
name which was assumed BY Robinson thong
she il positive Frank Rivers alias Robinson, wa
the person che admitted inio her house on I'll
night Of the murder, and whom she sa@ 10 bed
The next witness called was
DR.. Dagi4 l.. Rogers. who merely dcpose
!, that the death OF Ellen Jeweit was caused by
. fracture 10 the skull, comprising the bones Opo
= the brsin. and tha, the body Dor" every appeal
! ance Of having made no movement after the fall
:, blow, consequently death was Infant. ka'cl
> ct was shown to THE witness, and be SAID IT wi
such a weap pom as he bad supposed had been use
by the murderer and that be doubted not that ha
- been the instrument ~ death
!, The neat witness called vac waterman.
!. Rjehard Eidridge, Who went into Mrs. Town
= eud's about four o'clock 90 Sunday morning Ap'
iOth. Had some conversation with Mrs. T. q
: ter which tins witness went into the aijoinu
yard, aud found Ratchet AID cloak the hatch
~ bad 90 blood upon II. the cloak had stain. To-
were locked op 10 a room, bot not 10 such siin
i,on that could zee whether ans person We
N there with another key. "When / hrst took
Z, the axe or ht,cnet II ~As act aud covered w.th d
y snd moisture, ss If q, had lad there some uu,e--
10 addition to the wei the hatchei. there {"
= some Garth On the blade, and some On tie ba
! de-"
~ ton o clock the court adjourned un;l {
- oeKt morning, the jury remained u the custody
II the oaleets Who were sAoFe 10 attend theta.
sEcSsD DAY-FNDAY.