Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02

Giddings' he said his wife was not well.
On going back asked one of the boys
how their mother was. He said, 'T
didn't know she was sick" "Your
father said she was sick" Mother is
feeling bad on account OF father aud the
girls"
Mr.. WAsHBURN.-What part have you
taken in this prosecution
WITNEss.-I entered a complaint last
January against Mr.. G. for poisoning
his wife. | saw Mr.. Deane week ago,
and carried letter to him. | said the
man ought to be arrested, and l wanted
to know when it was going to be done.
Mr.. WAsHBURN.-Are your feelings
against Mr.. Giddings.
WITNESSING, only if he is guilty l
want him convicted.
Mr.. WAsHBURE.-Do you think he is
guilty?
WITNRss.-I do think he is guilty.
Solon Atherton recalled.
used on Sunday after tea to walk up
to Mr.. Giddings and find him and Miss
Griswold sitting on the piazza holding
large bible, one Of the lids being in
one lap, and the other in the other. l
asked him where the text was. He
would repeat some bible doctrines, and
after sitting awhile, l would 60 back.
The next day he would repeat over
several bible passages allowing men to
be with other women besides their
wives; he thought there was no hurt In
so doing for the bible taught it.
To the question what part he had
taken in the prosecution, witness replied
that last Spring he called on Mr.. Deane,
once only to the best of his recollection,
and then not expressly for that purpose,
to inquire If there was going to be q
! prosecution.
Here the testimony closed.
Mr.. Fullam, although manifestly la
boring under severe indisposition ad-
dressed the court in behalf of the prose-
tion in an able and impressive manner.
He was followed by Mr.. Walker and
Mr.. Washburn for the respondent,
and by Mr.. Deane in the close for the
prosecution. We had taken notes Of
these very clear and able arguments,
but want of time and space compels us
| w OLilS Ah 1ObS blleih iuluu0
after Mr.. Deane sat down the court dis
charged Mr.. Giddings. This was fol-
lowed by rounds and rounds of applause
and three cheers for Washburn-three
for Walker-and the vigorous ringing
of the bell.
There is something mysterious about
| ho Iaa+h nf Mru GiIIt,na
resulted from poison can hardly admit
of a doubt. At the same time it would
be difficult to a magistrate having much
regard for his reputation as man Of
good Judgment to commit man
for murder on such evidence as was
| presented. But then again it is difficult
TO bring the mind to believe that the de-
ceased committed suicide; and there
does not appear to be a reasonable prob
ability that the attending physician
| made a mistake in the medicine. Mr..
Washburn in his argument insisted on
the observance Of the rule that unless
the proof was sufficient to convince be-
yond any reasonable doubt the accused
ought to be discharged. He said it did
not devolve on the defence to show hoso
the melancholy event was brought
about; if they could show q possibility
Of its being effected any other way than
by willful murder, it was sufficient.
The probability is that nineteen-twen-
tieths of the community in which Mr..
G. resides are Of the opinion that he is
innocent of the crime with which he has
been charged. NIB.