Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-04-13

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= cell aud passed by in front OF me; pernall
two feet of. Il was middlins hight IN /, =
room. not very light. His whiskerS l1' a
as if they had been recently shaver ~ ~
can't say how recently; his oeara na
grown some couldn't say il the ~ ,i
had been shaved of two or three weeHsi
The Court here took recess I'LL = ''''A
p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
To-,- P,-n,rovD Lived last summer al
A. p I'm IN Willis on; the Wednes-
Il. ,,1.---,-s ~ the murder l met a man
- Tor AIr. Potter on the road;
- - e9uple Of minutes conversation
-. linn; he inquired for Mr.. Potter's
-,'i.uce: l met him on the turnpike
t.tseeu VIM. X Taft's and Mr.. Metcalfs $.
directed him to Potter's; the man wore
black coat. a roundabout hat and black
wliskcrs; couldn't say that be had n
mousiache: thinks the prisoner Ward was
the man. though had not seen him since.
Cr3Ss-ecaaited-Ihe man had whiskors
on his chin; did not have moustache;
was rather tall and slim; he had black
Lat; Ii coat WAS dark-cOlored, though It
might have been mixed: never called at
the jail to see the prisoner: was III the
courthouse that forenoon; heard other
witnesses point out tins man as the pm
slner: met him ca tine road while 1 was
going to Wllliston village; also met boy
named Teruyau ON the road, who after
wards rode with ne 90 the village; there
was aIso boy with me - yTs old named
Herman Warner; ] might be mistaken
about the man: he did not have whiskers
J.. j IaI Of h.nt.,1 tlta
prisoner speak since. but had seen him
walk: thought the man had rather a
toulh-looking eye and a good deal Of
brass in his face.
PARK Z. NLKlNs. -Recollect tine time
when Ms. Grisw-ld MAS murdered; saw
the respondent Potter, the Friday before
tie murder. at my house at NinooskI; he
came there and asked uc If ! was busy; /
replied l was not. auu bee then asked me
to get In and ride with him; / rode with
him: he drove valuable horse which he
called the d. Bucksbu horse: he spoke
about gong 10 Canada. ass he knew Of a
horse that would mat, iim there: my i'm
preston WAS that hc said he ,hOull so
there the fore laTt a .L. coming week;
next saw him tine day following near tie
Pearl Street House was driving along
pretty smart when / sass 81 couple of men
ahead OF NE who u,Ie l~3 driving smart;
thcy did not seem 60 d.-il- TO let me go
by but finally i passed them. when l got
through the Falls Bride, they came into
tn bridge; when / go, near my store |
looked 10 sec who the parties were, and
as they came up 1 tooh oil my lat; the
person on the near side looked me straight
and said something didnut know then who
The person driving wa-;a'trII put my horse
up / saw PottyrGriyingd down the street
with the same team; this Was 4. out noon.
could not swear that Z had seen tie man
who was Ola the near side since tnlt time:
he was q dark compl,Aioled man. with
full wli-kers. and round top hat with I
wild brim. which looked as IL % man had /
stucb Lis list into one side OF IL; saw
man IN jail il SeptgmLer LAST alo looked
ike that man; Thought .he prisoner Ward
was the same man.
Grass E-WueL-ILo u.au SAYS pass
ing iu TINS wagon at NY -ter- ! .uly saw
for ana instant; tltv v... Iy, driving
as fast as tL.. leI l..l. did not see
enoueL uf the man then driving the team
to ICro-uiza him, knew Potter well; as l
GOT back 90 d.. store. Potter was Just
dlIiueuD 30 She blacL,ui.ls' shop; don't
XII" ID Ni- t-' ..- --aA passed ln
coming g. Nln""-hi nom burlington;
WIS positive u Was ne 7''i4e 'e"Hli dld
not Recognize I"i'er "i-e- ! l''57e" nm
on inc IDil' IL WAS " n.- Coz. H'i9e OF
mare that tAese persons elofr' IL Was not
the Duo As---n morse; hi' h' l"lh WIN
Potter that day; "ouidl swear tl@i l
81" TINS man long enough "il'H ne PASSED.
-e IS 10 laeALll MN, I' !-'l tAlhh
would nave peeA iiAe'I 10 nave picked
I'm ON -A 4 crowd % g. -uH-i'u men,
Iiile IS 1 ii--' "'en 'i'----'-ii5 90 -''
NAIILc, AIhlNs--l KEEP; the hotel at
Amoo-i last August; know Potter 10y
light; rscolle't the time oi Nrs. Girls
goid's murder; Nh Potter caMe to my
-oHse the Thursday or iilt' y before the
murder; he inquired II a ok complex
oued man had called tayrri .'Id nun
here had not; the Saturday alter such
nan; came he inquired alter Nj l.; Mr..
?. had not been ineFe; ! h'd no CONVEX
atom win nm ABOUT IolIef except ina. !
otter H-d i.e- ecu 10 meet nm tltIe mat !
morning TINS man Was '-lllsn sim
nan. oaIk comPeAlah, ana DARK side
'nsksrs; hls A'lf was DARK ana he mad
ID dark colored hai an" comes think :
.lr. Potter came there Ihat iofeno"h' TINS
aan waited MI he lfotIeil came; the
nan sad he had been waiting some time S
or hlm- theN started OH ''St'Ler' thelr
Wagon broke ana Tie! went toward the v
olagh-mliA sA'p' tAe man calne hack al ,
er Potter went 10 the shop ana Went INTO i
DE- har-room; he stand . lew minutes: L
MS Wa ABOUT IL a NJ uiuii see MIN MN T
ga ~ ~, - III, I,.t an IN tbe
7,.ii-o- - ~ Room. SAW lin, the time y
I''Hu 'u-.' - ,rl,aT ar FIsro|-ar
Wa. "'iS i ~ TO INV hons ] tbon@bt
-o1sli. IN nun IL ~ mi, HAT ,.,me n INV
was ,l-e I'M for Mr. Potter. he $
use ,'i-, ii;' - - .be finn. FLANAGAN
l s.,i.iI 'i,,'i 49, iooi-sd rs if he Rad
I2"sl. mn an ~ w, Twists and that thew
~ ~ :, -, 80, - -, sboved of y
,. - If MICH. have been 4
-. ~, -. sinca his wbiskers
'l''i -. his hoard was e
uN1 nav ~ - u