Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-15

CALoRIc charlottesville Eagle
Base Rail club went to Pl6ttSburgh for
friendly game to-day. This docs not
seem to MS right. AS every time II ball is
struck, there il a soP-StrOkc.
Wecannot credit the report circulated,
in good faith, we presume, that the heat
so overcamc man on Greenland street
to-day that he had to be damned to pre-
vent his being washed away by pcrspi-
ration.
1t is stated that the House was to vote
to-day on making the appropriation for
the purchase of Alaska. The bill will
pass for what NJ. G. can refuse to pur-
chase anything with ice in it?
The New York San has been accns-
toned TO give column of 'Sunbeams"
each day. For few days, however,
the sunbeams have been omitted, as det-
rimental to the circulation of the paper,
and we believe a change in the name of
the paper is contemplated should not
cooler weather come soon.
So eXtromc has been the heat for a
few days that even domestic geese hiss
while padding in water.
Any man might now make Il fortune
by exhibiting Il rdindecr in these parts.
Perhaps they could by exhibiting II
street sprinkler
In this dry weather blessed the man
whose bills are fdHing der.
Old friends, meeting to-day, exhibited
unusual warmth.
Queen Victoria reigns within fifteen
miles of us, in Canada bat here there
is "nary rain"
The Free Press says: ga gentleman,
who has been on the coast of Africa, all
over the extreme Southern States, and
in many other hot places, and who once
sat down upon Il hot stove, says he new
or suffered from the heat as he has this
week.
THE POTTER CAsE.-The Free Press
states that the case of the state W.
Charles H. Potter and Hamilton Potter.
on complaint for burglary of goods from
| NIllltl w IlSIlt StOlC, III w IiiiNtOIl,
came on before Justice Hollen
beck, at the Court House Tuesday fore
noon. States Attorney Englesby and
ID. Roberts appeared for the State and
II. Ballard and n. f. Wales for res
pendent
The following testimony, which con-
tans the confession of Stephen Foster,
and fully duplicates Charles Potter and
his wife, will prove ofinterest to many
of our readers:
Stephen Foster, s,OOrn.-Residcd at
Wiliston on the lst of last June was
living with Chas. Potter; also was liv-
ing there on the l4th of June. Have
Was at Mr.. Walkers previous to that.
Have known Mr. Potter 10 years OF
more knew him in Canada. l have a
knowledge of the robbery of Mr..
Wright's store on the night of the 14th
of June. Some three weeks before that
took place
Here counsel for the respondents in
sisted that the witness was not bound
= to testify to any facts that would tend
to criminate himself
Some three weeks before this occasion
MI. OnuS. IOlteT Silu llldt IL COtili VI
done very easy. | told him | was owing
some money and had to pay it. He sale
he could make it come right. He said il
could be done us soon us the store was
filled up. 1t was not filled up then
+ The time ran on till it was filled up
and on the Saturday before he said he
was willing to get some one to do it.
There were keys got in the first place
, by Potter, by being forged, brought
, home and fitted. They were not all
made at one place. 1t was to be done
on Saturday night, as it was done OF
Sunday night. 1t was to be done 10y
1 Chas. Potter as one of the parties. Nc
ing to Canada.
5 what was done Saturday night.)
: Mr.. Ham. Potter was there and Chas
1 Potter was afraid that he would hear o
taken to Mr.. Potter's. | and Mrs. Pot
t ter were present when the goods were
: brought to Mr.. Potter's. 1t was ar
), to where they were found. / was to re
Potter. | left the keys at Mr.. Charlie
Potter's after the deed. On Sunda,
night, they were tried on the door All,
!. would not fit. / and Mrs. Potter ha'
Mr.. Potter's horse and a square box sid
: spring wagon on that night. The chise
g came from Mr.. Potter's. The store wa
h entered by the back window about
&c O'Clock with the aid of chisel. Tn
wagon was under the church shed dur
L ing the evening. When the store wa
III ontaraH if woG six nr aiuht rods SOnt Ii