Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-04-23


e must be a W rin dty. Laughter in the Couf
Z rom Had some talk with him when there wa
IA man uu side; the Sheriff told me min woul
e be there; told Henry would get him the stun
land he promised never TO get into scraPe again
4 lie gave me a letter to take TO his father say
= ing he would give me S25; he told me | coul
% tel his father what | chose whether he wa
d guilty or not, as only knew IT. The letter
o were shown witness and he recognized them n
ID the ones written by Welcome and atterward
4 given to Mr. Roberts by witness. He wrot
one letter the day the man WAS there listening
a don't remember the day Of the month; jail Is
D bad place to keep track ofsuch things; he wrot
I one letter after that. He told me he was afrai,
r il he used the TO k he would get blood on him
would have cut Russells throat only he woul,
have got blood on him; he believed he couldh have
got the money by going to hun with his knit
and demanding it; there was not man IN Hines
4 burgh but would give up his money under thos'
circumstances He said he missed 1t by sleeping
in the barn and not going home TO his father:
that night, also missed it by going to Essex and
getting on the train lie said he knew wher,
Russell kept his money as his father sold him q
colt and Russell got the money to pay for it from
a clothes press at the foot of the bed. He said
he got blood on his shirt wrist but washed it of
at Shelburn; that he did not notice blood on his
shirt bosom till after his arrest t Waterbury.
Crosse Cannot write English nor read
writing do not know that Welcome reads or
writes French have been first mate some 10
years have sailed Is years was put in Jail
for debt; was in from 9th of October TO
January 18th Joe La Plante was there the first
three weeks was there. Capt Flagg came to
see me once Mr.. Mitchell, came once in a
while was not mad because Capt Fhgg did
not bail me out did not talk about break
ing out was not the first man who pro-
posed cutting the bars | told him | would get
him some Of the stuff, and did so that is it was
not quite 50 good, though of the same color. 1t
was as late as the middle Of December when he
first told me he was guilty, though don't remem-
1 Der exactly he said he wanted me to get him
some stuff before this, but | made no reply.
was there two or three days before he asked me
/ get any stuff He asked me to get him some
stuff if got out before he did | saw Henry's
father at the jail the day got out | told him
had letter for him and wanted some money
! from him to get the stuff; told him Henry was
not going to stay in jail and wanted me to get him
some stuff to get him out. His father said be didn
wani him to get out that way and he wouldn't
give.him two cents to help him | went TO Hines
burgh next day, and asked Mr. Welcome TO
give me $50 he would not dc it; | ;old Hen
rvs father that Henry told me he gave him
$50 on the mornif z Of the murder the old
man said this WAS not 500 he said that Henry
must be crazy To say any such thing | first
told Henry, after he told me the story, that
would get him some stuff go holm h.m out OF jll;
told him when hc get ont not 20 90 via Hines
bdrgh. as tina, wouliu t do, rat 60 to Canada.
He said he got the strap hinge half mile from
Mr.. Russells from barn Of Mr.. Corey the
hinge he called a skull-cracker. He said he
kicked open the wooden trunk, took a tin one
out ami ran with it, Said he opened the tin
trunk at the barn where he slept, and found FIVE
500 bills, four $50 bills, two so bills and one
go bin SAID he gave the money to MS father
in the morning that he went 10 Essex an
stopped with folks from Hinesburgh. took train
for Montpelier and was arrested AT Waterbury
IL was water | put in the bottle. and he hal IL
ull about three weeks ago, when be- returned IL o.
me | suppose he had tried it He proposed 10 '
pay me for what was TO do .or him ! a-,ci
his father for morey here and "a, Hincsbursh.
bought | dItu want auy, ss | had enough.
He never toll ne tEc whole p1rt:.uilrs Of the
murder hu- tN-ce, ami once when sue.7 SOME
body ~as outside listening at that time | ;oll
han | would g.; him Ont o. this tro4b'e If be.
would ae- go INTO any moe then he went oH
ami ta.i mc. 'he man Icing outside listening
D1ui kHow rhat De- ral.. 1ue biz s-or, for the ob-
ir't Of getting iia cut Of jail; l told H-ury'-
father thtt Che arrangement WIS that be- should
give NE so ani / would get him stuff to or
ont.
Rod Ieef-I frs. t.li hun be- need not b.
afraid If De was nor guilty. that he had bette.
take his trial; think % als after the first thre.
weeks thar be tlll me hc was .' guilty AS hell. 90
Henry sad hs father put the money which De
gave him down stairs .u a cellar When went
% liineshurEh | acted under the al.ic. Of the
herid; the sheriff knew Il the b..tle I was q,
get for him, and acted with hj aIyIce; I told
herf Griffin of the conversation | hal with +
Welcome, ana prepared the bl,tleof water In BIZ.
presence.
R. cross ariHiHe3-D. not know how long 10 a.
vas before ta.i Che States Attorney about Tie D
natter; Mr.. Roberts toll ue GO get shat could =
ut ~ him; Griffin told me might give him the d.
'teof water; they did not tell one Co. make r
m think was going 20 get hin out;
DTec'-l was told 70 make him no PROMISE d
p Inducements 90 get him 90 confess @. me
y..1 "54l4 sworn tm Sheriff Of This
l-s I'm ,';,i -. '''' '.. .iAl con- !
seea the 1T and middle Of p.esnl.r. I i.,3 n
$50 or three conversations with him knew D.
'u. luG..SL.is me bottle 10 welcome; Dumas al
IA ife b,ttle. I Won't m Mr. Len W. f
ith Mr.. Dumas. had search warrant, ami I ;
al a tAiA VIVA i, lr "ei99ne' ADVISED Dlmas "a
lrrb Three ls,,sr. exbib;tej 4, ,gi,nc.'.5 :.
mt recolect ever seeing the one addressed to it
Iill5 Iel're- Inc remlihins tive recognize, "
60 - ~ ..,'.is,I- n
witnessl DONE Iecolle5t ever having tbst let Al
7 IN my possession. don't know who wrote it; 20
una 'aiiel me 'Ae letters "hien remembers IN
the same styIe a. Uenry WI. b,,J =,