Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-08-02

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house. They found a lever or large stake
in the room, upon which was blood and
hair--the axe was found in the parlorN
near the bureau that had been broken
open the contents of which were scattered
over the floor. .N 5~4EBTBtF
Jafeth futile and Amos Royce neigh
Dor of Gowing were next examined and
corroborated Mr.. Hitchcock. .
N. b. Flanagan, government deiec-
tive, had tracked the prisoner from the
bridge in Claremont to the scene Of MUIR
der, and found the tracks fitted the prison.
ers boots. He also found blood on pris-
oners clothes in various places. Attempts
bad been made evidently to wash off the
blood, but with the aid of a glass blood
was clearly to be seen. The murderer
kicked open door up stairs, thereby
making prints on the door from the nails
in his boots. The nails in the toe Of the
left boot Of the prisoner, fitted these i'm
pressions.
The court here adjourned and resumed
Thusday morning. At six o'clock the
morning after the murder the prisoner let
himself to Horace Weston, not Geo. Da-
Wis, as we had last week. He worked
about on hour, complained about breach,
ETC., all same as reported last week.
TESTIMONY OF THE DAUGHTER.
The next witness was Miss Ella A.
Gowing, the only surviving daughter of
her murdered parents. AS she took the
stand before the crowded house, deep
sensation and intense and painful interest
prevailed. Every eye was fixed upon
her, and none more intently than those Of
the prisoner whose fate hung upon what
she was about to say. She was mildly
questioned by Mr.. Dean, who, as well as
every one in that crowded audience, felt
sympathy for the little orphan which drew
tears from many eyes hitherto unused to
weeping. Her testimony was as follows
81 was Is years old the 10th day of
last April; my fathers name was Joshua
G. Gowing-my mothers name was Abb
gal II. Gowing. / saw the prisoner last
summer-he came along and wanted to
work. He called his name Henry Will
lams-he worked three weeks last sum-
mer. He came along last spring, the oath
of March, and wanted to work. He let
himself for seven months, at twenty-four
dollars per month he worked two months
and then left. He went to Claremont,
N. II. Came from Claremont and went
to Burlington. Father let him have thir-
ty dollars. He was gone fortnight--he
came back Saturday at four o'clock, staid
till next Monday at ten, and went away,
and worked no more for father. / slept
last Monday night in a trundle-bed, under
the bed of my father and mother. Faith
err went to bed before l did but mother
did not 60 till / went. heard man in
the sitting-room; should think it was in
the sitting-room tell father that the cattle
were in the corn. Father said who is
there, and he replied, Mr.. Hitchcock
Father got up, and told mother she had
better get up. l heard no noise till father ,
got into the kitchen-then / heard
tlireshing, and the table ratified. The man
then came into the bedroom where we
were. Mother said, who are you; and he
replied, who are you. / heard some
threshing about--he touched me on the
shoulder, when he went out, and showed
me under the bed. / heard the closet
door open. kneao him By has roice-n
scas the hired man that Uorked for @. 1
am sure 1t aoas his eoice. He then went
up stairs. / heard him--I heard his boots
when he came down. / did not dare STIR.
Mr.. Hitchcock came and told me to get
up, and went down to his house. / think
it was some time after midnight when he
came; for / heard the ROSTERS crow be-
fore he went away. went to sleep after
a good while. He repeated three or four
times what mother said. Father kept his
lantern under the snk-it was always
kept there when not used. / saw the
light and when he went up stairs it was
dark"
Mrs. Horace Weston testified with ref
erence to the prisoners appearance while
at breakfast. He ate but little, and notic-
fed that his head was quite wet. Mrs. Sa-
rah Z. Gowing, niece of the deceased, tes-
titled that she had done some sewing for
the prisoner from whom she learned that
he (the prisoner) knew where Mr.. Cow
ing kept his money. This led her to eau
ton her uncle, who told her he had it in
safe place. doubtless referring to the place
where it was found after the murder.
The officer. Henry S. Bowen, who ar
rested him was next examined. Witness
stated that in informing him of the MUIR
der he made no reply or inquiries. James
A. Pollard was called at the request of
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