Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-04


Ay's; also drank twice in John Cannon's
saloon; ! was not under the influence of
liquor that night, nor have not been in
Rutland; I have feigned intoxication many
times since I have been here, but have not
been intoxicated, but have been 30 as to
attend to my business all the time 1
went up stairs and attacked Neary for
the effect of it, and I made the movement
to take the pistol for the purpose of hav-
ing William Butterfly grapple me; sup
posed that they would think more of me
if I was desperate, and had the courage
to do desperate things; l WAS endeavor-
ing to get on intimate terms with the
family, and this was the way to do it; at
the same time that the old lady's light
was extinguished, the other light in the
hands of VIM. Butterfy's wife was extin-
guished when l was down, l hallooed
" they are numbering me-; hallooed for
the purpose of bringing as sistance; none
but Neary followed me out of the house /;
they did not throw me out ; when l went
out, on my hands and knees, | do not
know but that they kicked me, for they
were kicking me all the time l left the
room, when | left it, very quick; | will
not swear that it was at one bound the
whole of them were trying to keep me
and kill me, but l left in spite of them
all; think my object was suspected
before Neary went up stairs; i had
got some track of the incendiaries, but the
way it has eliminated / think those who
are guilty of incendiarism may escape the
punishment of the law for that crime, for
want of proof; | sought and promoted the
acquaintance with all the parties for the
purposes of my business; ] first met Duffy
IN John Cannon's saloon | was recon-
mended to him as proper person for my
purpose my belief was that the parties
whose acquaintance | sought, were the par
ties who set the fires | at one time said
to Neary, that the man who had pluck
enough to set these fires was just the man
| wanted; he said that he had hand in
it, and could introduce me to others |
knew that a reward. was offered for the
detection and conviction of the incendi-
aries but in working up the case, | was
to work for my regular pay, not expecting
any reward l do not remember that /
ever sent a messenger for Duffy; do not
think | sent Neary for him. Neary went
with me once to see Duffy at Butterfy's
that night, | can't swear whether Duffy
the scrape; my opinion is that they We're
all of one mind, | think, and always have
been of the opinion, that Duffy took the
watch from my pocket; there may have
been space of time in which | did rot
know where the ~atch was: | think there
was no time for him to put the watch In
his pocket; when | got out of the house
my horses were unhitched and Duffy was
the only one there, and it looked as
though he was helping me to escape
after that | first saw Duffy on the hill
walking down toward the Bardw House:
there were two or three with hig,, but |
do not know who they were when we
went up stairs, James Butterfly was lay
ing on the floor where William left him,
apparently asleep; | think james was not
up stairs during the row at adj; James
participated in the last assault upon me
he done what he could with the rest; |
can swear that they all of them laid their
hands upon me except Duffy, ! cannot
swear that he laid a hand upon me-
Rc-direct cr,1nination-W When the watch
was taken up stairs, Jim, Pete and Bill
were all together near me; when | felt
the hand OF Bill in my pocket, i felt a
yerk on my watch-chain, and | do not
think there was time after | felt the
watch-chain pulled before | saw it in
Dufy's hand for Neary to take it out OF
my pocket, and hand it to Duffy If Neary
had taken the watch out of my pocket he
would have had to reach by Duffy | do
not know when Duffy went out doors
there were two doors to 90 through
opening out and the other in; the doors
were unattached and perhaps partly opened;
in working up case, | have to make my
self desperate to gain the confidence nt
the desperate characters | have had to
with | have said to my con-
tidant ,Nearyl that a man who had pluck
enough to set these fires, was just the man
wanted Tor my purpose, and got the
answer BY Cd, | had a hand in it =
and from remarks | have heard, from all
of them, | am satisfied that these men are
the very ones who have been setting fires
in Rutland and | should have got Mt il in
time; am employed at S25 per week,
and all expenses paid-whisky, decoys
and all Mr. Hunt employs me, and lun-
derstand that he Is employed by the trus-
tees of the village of Rutland.
At the close of the testimony of Mr.
Whipple, and after the argument of coun-
sci, the court decided there was sufficient
cause for holding all the respondents for
trial, and accordingly ordered that Will
liam Butterfly find bail in the sum of
three thousand dollars, Thomas Butterfly
in the sum of three thousand dollars,
Peter Neary in the sum of two thousand
dollars, Martin Duffy in the sum of two
thousand dollars, Mary Dnshau III the
sum of two thousand dollars, and James
in the sum of one thousand dol
lars, and each failing to. procure the re-
CURED bonds, they were all remanded to
Jail to await the action of the County
court.
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