Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-28
A Justice Trial.

on Monday, excited unusual interest
in this community. From the testi-
mony taken, we learn that one night
in Aug. last, Mr.. Moneys daughter,
a girl of seventeen years, left her
fathers house, without his knowledge |
or consent and as he believes, aided
and abetted by certain parties, neigh
bors OF the respondent. Although |
Mr.. Mooney made dilligent search and
inquiry for his missing daughter, go
ing to Lawrence and Lowell, and
searching in the mills there, he found
no trace of her until the 7th of this
month, when he received a dispatch
from man at Fisherville, n. H., say
ing his daughter was there, and re-
questiHg him to come for her by first
train. He took the train that morn
ing; but when he reached Fisherville
he found he had been anticipated by a
dispatch from some party in this
place, warning the daughter OF her
fathers movements; and when he
went to the house where she had been
boarding, he found she had left for
parts unknown. After making fruit
less search and enquiry for her, he
left warrant in the hands of AS
sistant Marshal Coburn of Concord,
with instructions to find the girl if he
could, and to try and persuade her
to come home; and if she would not
come willingly, tocompel her to come.
On Saturday last Mr.. Mooney receiv-
ed telegram from Mr. Coburn that
he would arrive with his daughter on
mail train. Mr.. Mooney kept the
dispatch a secret, and before the ar
rival of the train he went to the sta
ton to meet his daughter. While
waiting there, he became convinced,
from watching little knots of men and
boys in earnest conversation about
the depot, that the arrival of his
daughter was anticipated by others
than whom the telegram was directed
to. This suspicion was strengthened
by noticing prominent in these priv
ate squads, some of the men whom he
believed had spirited away his daugh-
ter, more than five months previous.
Anticipating some trouble, he knew
not what, on the arrival of the train
he met his daughter and Mr.. Coburn
at the lower end Of the platform, and
passing around the south end of the
depot, avoided the crowd, and walk
ed towards his house. When opposite
the Passumpsic House, a young man
named Eben Tucker came up from
hahind, aud passing by Mr.. Cohurn
and Mr.. Mooney, approached Miss
Mooney, and addressed her. Mr..
Mooney ordered him away; when
Tucker assuming a belligerent atti-
tude, Mr.. Mooney drew from his
pocket pistol, and levelling it at
fuckers head, repeated his demand
for him to leave. Tucker left; and
after following him a few feet, Mooney
returned to his daughter and escort
ed her home. A crowd soon assem-
bled in front of Moneys house, and
remained there several hours, making
remarks and demonstrations prejudi-
cial to good order. In the meantime
Mr.. Mooney came out and invited any
who wished, to come in and satisfy
themselves that his daughter came
home Of her own free will, (this was
substantiated by the officer who had
had her in charge.) Several persons
accepted the invitation, and late in
the evening those who had been con-
gregated about the house, dispersed.
The evidence in behalf of the State
did not differ materially from that
OF Mooney respecting the assault with
the pistol. Tucker testified that
after learning of the expected arrival
Of Miss Mooney there was consider
able talk about the station that she
should not be compelled to 60 home
against her wishes; and that he
agreed with three others, to approach
her, and ascertain if she was going
home on compulsion. 1t was for this
purpose he accosted her, and as he
Says, received no answer. He claim.
ed that the fighting attitude which
he assumed after Mr.. Mooney order.
ed (or pushed, as he testifed) him
away, was taken under the impression
that Mooney was going to jump on
) him. He testified that he thought
Mooney cooked the revolver, while
Mooney said he did not. The other
witnesses could not state whether
the pistol was cooked or not. A mum
ber Of witnesses were examined in
behalf of the State, and their testi
) mony corresponded very nearly with
that above given respecting the as
sault. They all agreed that Mr.
Mooney and his daughter were inter.
rupted in their attempt to go home
by Tucker, and that said Tucker neg.
lecting to leave when requested to by
Mooney, was driven away by Mooney
with pistol in hand.
By some things intimated by GER
tain Witnesses, and from current re.
ports before the trial, the difficulty
Iappeared to originate something in
this way: The girl in question is
an only daughter by a former wife.
lShe was just the age to be easily i'm
Ipressed and influenced by others.
Her father, feeling it was important
she be put under certain restraint
and good influences, made arrange
ments to send her to yound ladies
boarding school at SherbroOke. Mr..