Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-04-20

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Potter and the stranger are seen by NJ
Wilkins on the way to Winocski. Mr.. Wi
Is kins saw the prisoner in Jail and thinks b
$ was the man. Potter leaves Ward at tn
- hotel nWinooski and he i seen by Atkins @
> whom he inquiries, if he has seen Potter
e Why he should ask this. when Potter had JUS
before left him, seems strange. IL may hay
been for want ofsomcthing else to say-Or i
may have been one of those strange feature
attending the commission OF the c.ime-sucl
as the removal of the dead BODY OF Mrs
y GriswOld from the house to the calf-pcn, ol
the Prisoners un9ccountable conversation
with Kelly the cause Ofwhich NJ one can di.
vine. Soon Potter came in. The two CON-
yersed together a few minutes anl then sep
araied Atkins saw Ward Inmeiiltely af-
ter bis arrest by Mr.. Flanagan, and says that
as soon as be saw him, without any sugges-
T. or knowledge that be was under arrcst,
he decided in BIZ mind that he vas the man.
" hat next? Alter Potter had been up
t. Jack Merrill for nothing apparently but
% buy cigar, and lad then gone back to-
", rd- Wino1ski, We fnd him (POtter) on
his way home by an iniir,c; route lie is
seen by Mr. Prntt about lll. O'clock, going
East toward Punesyillc, and q stranger with
'----'f "atNN al AAAAlNt AVAANe kifisA-
with that Of Ward. Oar theory is that
Potter wcut oGt OF nis way 90 leave Ward
near Essex junction. where boz cJud hang
about IN the woods, tili after tle arrival Of
train by which it nigh. appear that he
hai come.
Potter goes home. and after tue arrival OF
the eight O'Clock =. NJ train a stranger
comes TO iyler's tavern. iie gives M name.
takes lodgings, stays that night, u around
all day on Sunday. tili about 9 ia the even
ing, when be disappears Nj Fish tells You
this Ward was .hat man. lie speaks
confidently rs 10 bis identity
Here comes in Mr.. Blwmgns testimony.
lie is an intelligent and candid witness. with
no quarrel with either OF the respondents,
or any reason for involving either Of them. T.
He tolls v0u that on Sunday morning. he saw /.
a man talking with Mr.. Potter, and he be- .
licycs this i the man. lie selected him in I
Jail, without his being pointed out True. .
Ee has owned that there wa- "a chance for q I
mistake, and We know that 20 Dee 50. if he /
had not sail so; but be Is confident this /
is the man.
It is evident that the defence will cndca- I
y1r to make something out of tae variety .
OF descriptions Of tie mans clJthug. but .
such discrepancies are of little consequence.
II u.an starts cut on such an GRAND a-
this, be is not likely % take but one suit Of .
clothes. lie may have two sets IT wLiskcrs.
and change hat OF coat or whi,k,r-. Ward .
had NJ baggage az ryler's. aui lad Two ba,s
on Monday. Hr may have kcr; them in tile
woods, and changed hIs dress when needed
We have thus far located Ward in convc-
ui.nt positions O. rec1nnoitre all bee wished
about Mrs. Gri. wuld's house aud tll roads
We bring hIm 90 Plincsyilc. at "a convenient
distance. tour miles away from the house.
lie disappears late IN the evening without
Iayins has lil. Mex. moruius. bee comes 10
the Express at the depot lu Burlington
and requests TO ride with Kelly, the TX
pre-sman
Why is Il he desires 70 riir 10 an uncJmfJr-
table express car, with stranger, unless
something is wrong? lie tells Kelley his
story about an atiray exhibits his sock, and
pants stained with blood. Do YOU believe
that in that hour and half that they were
together in the express ear. Kelly would not
take especial notice of him that be would
hear such a story and not riyet his gaze on
his face, 70 that he would know him az in
lie secs him At Centre Rutland and troy and
East Albany. ON the way o. New York, aud
the next day with Pease. he sees him in the
streets OF that city. Kelly says Ward told
him he hsd been up beTe three or four
days and that Is what We say about him
Mr.. Pcase also tells Us that Ward told him
that Tuesday afternoon lie had been mp into
the country, and had rode a piece with Kel-
ly. l. there any room tor doubt OF his lden-
titY?
Mr.. Hard proceeded 10 argue tie improba-
bility from all the circumstances, iron, the
amount OF money he had with him. &c,
that has true errand could have been to pur-
chase horses. lie accounted for the exces-
-iyely bloody appearance Of the prisoner on
Monday morning, 10y the supposition that
after committing the murder he had
taken up the bloody body OF his
victim and carried it to the ca..shcd
inding evidence that the body was 50 carried
also in the way in which tIe clcml,c was
1und drawn up under the arms. Ia the
Express car Ward exhibits a revolver. and
.ells Kelly be has spuug tiily-curious
Instrument Tor Peaceful dealer in horses
Dr.. SpraEuc describes iuIeumu1us 0u the
,kull Of Mrs. Gfisv DID exactly such as would
be made with that muricrous weapon, the
billy
We come next 70 Wards own story. told
% heliy,apJut an ARRAY near JACK merrill > .
lie showed no wounds On himself How ab-
'url to suppose hc cOuld have gJt 30 bloody
ron th, wounds Ol the other men And :
,hy dc. after l. One would suppose he
yo-,ld have stunned at les. A lay 10 secure
IN, 80, M, ttd mon ,,l., attacked him -
ia =. - ~ .L, iJ.,J g., he /
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'dhIS ny NO. '@N' '"ON 'i'' .''.'O - '"0
lyery stable 10" r.e'hcne,lIs uost I'M
probable relation Ana against II al we
iaye the testimony Oi Mr., Merrill THAI no
uch party was at hIs house, and that no
uch ARRAY could have occurred We have
rad all the livery stable kecpcrs. who tell US
bc, boa no horses ont that ni,bt. Itlsa
n ~. -.
The Court here took recess till , ,
,,cloct
70 AfiA'N'"'-
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