Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-18
THE RUTLAND WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAKCH ~

George Walker and George Curus'
think Mr. Bradley was present; N. ..
Green might have been present; the de-
tective being present in town, was the
subject of conversation; at this time
everybody knew that these mon were de-
tectives Mr. Briggs said l told Neary
this.
UI0n re.eramiaation he testified: l
think Joseph Lord said something to
Briggs on that occasion; and 1 think he
said to Briggs that if he knew they were
detectives and told Neary so, he, Mr..
Briggs, ought to go to States Prison him
self; can't state whether Briggs said he
knew they were detectives, or whether 1
supposed he knew it from his position
giving him a chance to know and probably
did know it he said l told Neary to keep
away from them or they would get him
into States Prison; I think that Briggs
said he told Neary they were detectives.
Hurry Adan,s being sworn, testified L
was present Cd the occasion of CONVEX
sation with Levi Briggs, in Carpenters
store; Briggs Said he told Neary that this
man (Whipplc) was a detective, and
would get him into States prison Mr..
Gershom Cheney asked Briggs if he knew
that he was a detective, when he told
Neary this; he replied, 81 did," then
Lord said sthat he Briggs ought to go
to States prison himself.
GerSh0m cheney being sworn, testified ::
/ was present at the conversation in Car
penter's store with Levi Briggs; Briggs
said that he told Peter Neary that Whip
pie was detective, and would get him
into States prison during the winter; he
said, II know he is detective, and have
known it some time :" Joe Lord said,
On you, if you knew that he was a
detective when you told Peter that, you
ought to go to States prison yourself.
Up0n roSsGrantindtt0n, he testified !:
This conversation took place the night af-
ter the arrest of Neary and the Butter
fys; Briggs said that he had known he
was i detective some time he told how
long the detectives had been here I;
/ understand that the public
generally knew when l did, that Whipple
was detective he stated how long the
/ detectives had been here inferr ed from
that, that Briggs knew when the detec-
/ tive came here; don't remember whether
Nahum J. Green YVES present.
Leeds Billings being recalled, testified :
| was present on the occasion of the con-
versation in Carpenters store; Briggs
then said / told Peter that that fellow
would get him into trouble; | don't re-
member as anything was said by Briggs
as to his knowing that Whipple was de-
tectiye Joe Lord was there; l can't give
any conversation of Lord or others
! The prosecution here rested.
The defense then called NaduHlJ Gre,1,
who testified was in Carpenters store
when Briggs told what he had said to
Peter Neary: he said he had advised Pc
ter to keep out of that gentleman com
pany =; Adams said did you know he was
"a detective: he said | knew there was
detectives around, and that he might be
one: he said he knew the fellow was
drinking around, and would get him into
trouble.
Peter DuSltaH being sworn, testified !
am fourteen years old, | shall be . on the
oath of May | am son of Francis Du-
shan; | remember the burning of Ram
dall's and Olmstead's barn; | was at home:
Charles Butterfly, John Campbell,
and Thomas Butterfly We're with me
James Butterfly was up stairs in bed !;
William and his wife were in the other room
in bed father and mother was in bed |
set up rs long MS Charlie; don't remember
as | went TO bed before the alarm was given I:
Martin Duffy and Peter Neary were not AZ
our house that night; after the fire | slept
up stairs; n man from Sutherland Fall, and
Campbell slept with me that night; | don't
think got to sleep in the evening; have
known Duffy and Ncary some time.
Thomas DaShaH, being sworn, testified
! am eighteen years old; on the ni-ht OF the
fire in question, was az fathers; | had
been ut work all day drawing wood from
John Cooks; ! got in from work mt about
half past fiyc-(witness recouuts who was
present at Butterfly and Mrs Dushan' ~; |
and the rest were in mothers part: William
and family were in their own part OF the
house; sat up till eight O'Clock; a man
from Sutherland Falls, brother Peter and |
went 70 bed about s O'Clock; | went 10 sleep
before the IRE; Duffy and Neary were not
there that night; Mr.. Duffy camo TO the
door Of the jail aud said that il his son could
not get out by turning States evidence, he
would ret his bail down 10 $50, and pay it
up and let him 20.
JtmeS BHteIJiy was sworn and testified:
| was ut home on the night of the fire; I
had been at work that day drawing wood
on the Chaffee job, NJ Mendon-(recounis
who were AT Mrs. Du,han's that night, same
rs others; | came home AT night; brother
Charlie, stranger and NJ. Campbell were
playing cards; | know nothi about the
setting of these fires; Duffy and Neary were
not there that night.
Mdrv DUshdn being called testified | am
the mother OF the Butterly'S and the wife
of Francis Dushan; | was az home the day
and night of the fire; Ncary and Duffy were
not al our house that night know moth
Ing about these fires, or any plan 20 set
fires; little Peter once told me tha, the
White Meeting House was going 10 be
burned some Saturday night
irHeiHu Butterfly being sworn, testified:
am the wife OF William Butterfly; vas
home on the night OF these fires; there
was no one but ourselves IN our part; | know
nothing OF Duffy and Ncary being there;
there was no one but the families present
except Mr.. Campbell and stranger from
Sutherland Falls
This closed the evidence, and Horace Il.
Wood sumed up FOR State, and d. +. Nichol-
son for Respondents.
The jury in the inoeudiary trial, 1T four
o'clock, Wednesday afternoon. brought in
verdict in the case, finding Peter Ncary,
William aud Thomas Butterfly and Mar
tin Duffy, GUILTY of setting fire to Ran
dall's and Olm,teld's barn james But
terity and Mary DushIn were found NOT
GUILTY. This is all we have time to say
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