Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-08-01

THE AscUrNEYvILR MURDER. -
We give below the testimony Of
Ella A. Gowing, the only surviving
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gowing
who were so brutally murdered. As
she took her place on the stand there
was the greatest interest manifested to
hear her sad story. 1t was she that lay
in the trundle.bed, in the same loom
with the father and mother, heard the
wretch come In and commit his revolt
ing crime and who recognized the voice
OF the brutal fiend and said to the neigh
borswho came in on Tuesday morning, be-
fore it was known that the prisoner had
been there since he left Mr.. Gowing in
June. "It was our hired man Henry
williams"
Williams was committed to jail in
this place on Saturday last, by the sher-
if OF Windsor County. The Jail at
Woodstock was bnrned last winter,
hence the prisoner is committed to the
Rutland County Jail until his trial In
December next. Ella s. Gowing's testi-
mony was as follows:
II am 13 years old the 10th day of last
April saw the prisoner last summer
he came along and wanted to work. He
called his name Henry Williams-he
worked three weeks last summer. 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 Glare
mont, N. H. Came from Olaremont and
went to Burlington. Father let him
have thirty dollars. He was gone fort
night-he came back Saturday, at four
O'Clock, stayed till next Monday at ten,
and went away. He did the chores
while he was there. He took his clothes
when he went away, and worked no
more for father. slept last Monday
my father and mother. Father went to
bed before l did; but mother did not
go till went. | heard noise in the
night. | heard a man In the sitting.
room I should think he was in the sit
ting-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. / heard no noise till father got
| into the chen,-tben | heard thrash
ing, and the table ratified. The man
then came into the bedroom where VIZ
were. Mother said, who are you q and
he replied, who are you? heard some
thrashiDg about,-he touched me on tht
shoulder, when he went out, and showed
me under the bed. / heard the close'
door open. 4 knew him by his voice.
it was the hired man that worked fol
US. | am sure it was his voice. Hi
then went up stairs. l heard him.
heard his boots when he came down.
did not dare to stir. Mr.. Hitchcock
came and told me to get up, and | went
down to his house. think 1t was somt
time after midnight that he came for
heard the roosters crow before he went
away. | went to sleep after good
while he repeated, three or four times
what mo'her said Father kept his Ian
terH under the sink IL was always KEEP
there when not used. | saw the light
and when he went up stairs it wa
dark"
An exchange thus describes the con
duct and appearance Of Williams or Mil
Ter, during the examination:
"The prisoner exhibited throughou
the examination the greatest nonchal
ance and Indifference. Even when tn
testimony was strongest against him, q
they testified that blood was on his gar
ments, that the tracks leading to tn
house must have been made by his boots
and when the girl said: II am sure
was his voice." even this did not NOV
him. One thing, however, was noticed