Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
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ed. A messenger was dispatched to Mas
sachusetts, with instructions to "dig deep"
and sift the matter thoroughly.
kilograms were sent to various sections
of the country, able counsel and all need
ed detectives were employed /" devise and
put into operation the necessary plans for
Perry arrest. Finally "a requisition from
the Acting Governor was obtained, and
the States Attorney of Windham county
put in Sheriff Taylor's hands (of the same
county, the papers, and again the friends
of Justice Though filled with anxiety and
suspehsel breathed somew hat easier. We
may add, in this connection, that which
should have appeared elsewhere. On the
| Wednesday following his receiving his
new dress, Perry married the daughter of
the family with whom he had boarded
Ida Cutler, II girl of about IA or IS years
of age-and it was upon this fact that the
charge of bigamy WAS based. Concerning
his first wife, it was aseertained that she
was a faithful. upright, intelligent, hard
working woman, and the mother of five
children, three of whom are now living,
the mothers family being among the most
respected citizens of Leoninster. Mass.
On Monday, May 9th, Sheriff Taylor,
armed and equipped with all necessary
papers, proceeded to Boston, but for some
days his search proved unsuccessful, until
the receipt of letter by person in Wal
lingford from a young man in Franklin,
Mass, saying Perry and the Cutler girl
attended church the Sabbath previous
Again the telegraph was brought into re-
QUESTION, by which the detective was ad-
vised of the probable whereabouts of the
much desired Perry. Proceeding at once
to Franklin, be registered his name as
- from New Bedford, and very
/ calmly awaited his appearing. BY having
| portraits Of both Perry and the girl in
| his possession, it was easy to detect the
/ girl rs he entered the dining room, and
| it was not long ere the would-be NJ. D.
/ also appeared, ana upon being taken into
| custody, he wilted fearfully, his face
! turning to an ashen paleness, but he soon
revived sufficiently to prepare for IA ride.
We will omit description of the scenes
| incident TO raising the necessary stamps
TO pay his and The girls board bill, &C.,
| and pass to the arrival of the trio ut Bel
lows To na THE second marriage having
TAKEN p rSUGEInEnAm, tn" hearing
was 80 b. had III Nindhem County.
KuowIt 6y- ~ 20 m" tim aud Place of
the her ring existed in other places than
Bellows Falls, so that on Saturday, May
18th, among other delegations was one
numbt ring about fifteen we should judge,
as the appeared in the hall of justice u
from East Wallingford. The appearance
| at tn 1T time of the persons referred to
must have been indeed refreshing to Per-
ry d, ad the Cutters so soon after such an
| outl ,urst of Indignation by the residents
of be village of East Wallingford and vi
Gin ity States Attorney c. E. Arnold ap-
pc, .red for the State and G. B. Eddy and
W. S. Myers of Bellows Falls and Ebene-
u IT Fisher of Cuttingsville appeared for
zoe respondent. Mr. Arnold, in opening,
submitted three propositions necessary for
tho Ststte TO prove, viz the first marriage.
the seoynh marriage, and that the first
wife was at that time living.
Il The first witness called was Mrs. Mary
Ann Perry, wife of the respondent. Her
evidence tended to prove that they We're
married Sept. %, 1858. Although she was
for nearly, or quite two hours subjected
to most vigil oross-examination. The de-
fence utterly failed to declare anything,
not even the slightest evidence which
should for moment shield Perry from
that punishment due for the alleged
crime committed, which was not only
proved but admitted. Judge, then, of
the feelings of those present when the re-
spondent entered his plea OF mot guilty"
upon the ground that he 11eoer married
the gc023aan. Scarce u man could be seen
by your correspondent, of all in the
crowded room, whose counteuance did
not betoken sympathy for Mrs. p, and
nothing but contempt for him who would
and had deserted his wife and children.
At about o'clock, P. NJ, the case came
ing of further proceedings, and offering of
bail in the sum of $500 by brother jack
son Perry, Esq, 1--WE think of Hartland,
VT. Thus ended all hope of the friends
of injured Innocence, that Perry might be
lodged in jail till the next term of Wind
ham County Court. Much that was
damaging to the character of Perry was
, learned both from the testimony and from
, various private resources. and so forego
writing more than a few additional facts.
, While Perry and the Sheriff were en- route
! for Bellows Falls, they found themselves
in the same car with his first wife and
her brother, f. o. Willard. At length
Perry sought to occupy the seat beside
his real or first wife, when instantly he
, was seized and informed by her brother
that he could not sit in that seat. Mrs.
Perry still continues to bear her foul
wrongs and sufferings, refusing to give
publicity to them, and while under oath
a though often asked, still declined to ex-
:, pose his evil doipgs as she might, and
as she would have been fully justified in
d DONG During the past winter she was
t often informed that her husband was liv-
ing under disreputable circumstances,
s but spurned the idea, still believing him
: true and upright and it was not until
r compelled by overwhelming evidence that
e she did accept as true such testimony
r Perry continued to write her that he was
s so busy in the practice of his profession as
4 to be unable to leave, but would soon 60
: and bring her and their children to East
Q Wallingford. Others, too, from whom
= better things might reasonably be expect.
u cd, Joined in similar strain. lShame foi
:, all such.