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: prletor OF the American Hotel, for alleged
violations of the Prohibtory Law, came or
ior trial on Saturday, before Justice HILL
a states Attorney HARD and j. French, Esq
! conducting the prosecution, and Mes.rs. G
,, f. EDMuNDs and j. Mack appearing for the
,, defense. The forenoon was mainly spent in
. procuring Jury. After several challenges,
by one side or tho other, a jury was obtained,
consisting of Messrs. Henry Whitney, \. Al
len, Isaac Nye, o. a. Burton, j A. Shedd
and T. L. Sweet. In the afternoon, the State g
Attorneys Office proving too small for the
accommodation of the audience the trial was
resumed in the Town Hall, in presence Of a
number of persons attracted by the interest
and Importance Of the case. \ number of
witnesses were examined, several of whom
testified to having obtained liquor, on various
occasions, at the Hotel, in a certain back
room, east of the Office, tho liquor being. in
most cases, found standing upon a counterin
the room, and the parties helping thems Ives,
apparently without ceremony and without
paying for their drinks. Considerable time
was spent by the States Attorney, in an at
tempt to extract some definite testimony
from 90 Frank - Lusher, the Clerk Of the
Hotel. The witness declined answering many
or most Of the questions put him, under in
structions from the counsel for the defence, on
the ground that the answers would have
tendency to criminatc himself. Some of the
testimony of this witness was curious, to say
the least
The trial was interrupted by the necessary
absence of the States Attorney, on account
of illness in his family. V WuHderstand that
it will be resumed some day this week
DELIBERATE MURDER or TWO PERSONS IN
WASHINGTON CoUNTY.-THE MURDERER AR
REsTED. The Sheriff of Washington County
arrived at this place Monday morning having
in his custody Aral Martin, who is charged
with the deliberate and unprovoked shooting
of two men, in Calais, on Saturday last
As the circumstances are related to us.
Martin lay in wait with his gun for one of
his victims, and shot him as he passed by,
killing him instantly. Shortly after he
walked up to two men who were talking to-
gether. and, after word or two, deliberately
raised his gun and shot down one of them,
who lived but short time. The names of
the murdered men We're j. /. Wheelock and
Lucius Ainsworth. The only reason given
by Martin for his acts, was that they ought
to have been killed long ago" The words
and deeds seem to us like those of a crazy
man but we do not learn that he was con-
sidered insane by those who We're Immediately
cognisant of the circumstances He was ex-
amined on Saturday, and held for trial for
wilful murder at the next term Of the Wash
ington County Court, in September
lie was brought here for safe keeping. as
the Montpelier Jail is undergoing repairs.
lie is young man, of two or three and
twenty, apparently, and ofquiet and reserved
manners
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE Men. The follow
ing gentlemen were appointed as town COM
mittees for their respective towns by the Con-
vention at Essex on Wednesday
Burlington, R. S. Taft, R. W. Chase. Geo.
Mason. Bolton, NJ. L. Cotton, E. W. Bates.
Noah Preston, Jr. Colch str, Z. j. lIeine-
berg, E. S. Hine, j. B. Small Milton,
Henry Smith, II. p. Seegur, P. 5. Sinclair.
WeSyord, S, j. Parker, Tyler Hard, X. S.
Pierce. Esser, Wilson Morse, Alfred E.
Bliss. Lysander Woodworth, Jericho, w
Russell, II Chambers, Rollin Lincoln. -
CnderhiH, 5, W. Mead Abner Eaton, John
Choat. lIjHiston, Ezra Isham, Hoseah
Munson. Charlotte, c. lIutchins. H. SEQ
field. Haesbuyh, John Moses, Geo d.
Leonard. Robert Kenyon. SbeHwnc.-
Huntington, Solomon Jones' Cornelius Derby,
Geo. Burnham. Richmond F. II. .Joyner
Mason S. MAXWELL, Henry Gillet.
SABBATH School ExcuRsIoN.-On the 18th,
the Sabbath School children of the Congrc-
gational Church in this place, with many of
their parents, and the Winooski Sabbath
School-in all numbering about six hundred
went to Shelburne Point for a Picnic The
day was fine, the trip over and back delight
full, and every one present enjoyed the occa-
sion hugely Short addresses were made by our
former iellow-townsman, c. p IIartt, Esq,
now of Troy, j. S. Adams, Esq, Professor
Clark, Rev. MessN Miller Foster and Beau
bien Excellent music was furnished by the
Cornet Band and Il Glee Club, and the party
returned on the America at half-past five,
without accident of any sort, and highly de-
lighted with the enjoyment Of the day.
Two beautiful books were offered by Sion
E. Howard, Esq. as prizes to the two Sabbath
Scholars, (boy and girl) who should furnish
the best written account of the occason-the |
Teachers being appointed judges.