, 1870-04-29
THE VANDERP POOLt CASE
The MssfoH for n New Ta5aEAfI7.
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The htssfoH for n New T1saf-sA1u-
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John Van Aznan, of Chicago, il II town i.
md VIII, On Wednesday next, make arnI;ca-
ton in the Circait CauH, before judge Ems
dell, for new trial fex Gcorge Va5fayrncl
convicted and sentenced It tho Februsrv tcrm
for the murder Of Herbert Field. The cfnr,nEs,
be that Witnesses EaFe been found who vii!
cotroborate, in degree, tho point which we+,
attempted by the de{enco at the time Of tb,.
tofmer t1lal-thar Freld:uss seen alive after
o'clock on Sunday, Sep.smber5. The follow
nE is the substance OF the aftsdavits Oh whicl,
reliance ls placed to secure new trial:
Bartholomew c. Yates, Chicago detective.
testties that he went to Manistes on the 25th
day Of November to look into the Vande1pool
ease. He saw Geo. Phibts, George Ford, and
~ Mrs' Eliza Springer, and each Of them tod him
TINT on the Sunday Of the murder ttaey passed
door Was open, and that Fields dog VAS sitting
in the doorway. Phibbs said to. him that II wo
(meznmg himself and other Witnesses in the
casey aEe really afraid, from tho OF erwhelming
pressure OF public opinion brought to bear
upon us, to truthfully state what. We do know
Of the case, excepting know may bear&Sainst
the defence and for the prosecution"
Mary Lloyd, hired girl at the City Hote1,
testifes that after o'clock, on Sunday night,
she was on the yeranda at The back Of tho
hote1,-and which projects over tho river
and distinctly saw tWo man in row boat pass
ing down the river--the men rowing having on
a light hat and coat Mrs H1gadore, the land
lady Of the hotel, testi6cs to the game fact-
Edward Hall testified that he saw Field on
he street after o'clock on Sunday. He knew
and had Just started for the place in the
woods, twelve miles distance, where ha:w1s It
work He had kept this knowledge to himself
for the reason that he feared il he told. what
he knew he would be thrown out Of employ
nent His testimony Is suhstantiated as to
the time he left hia house by the a1idavita Of
his wife and danghtar-
Embre Lott testi6es to meeting Field. On the
walk after the hour Of o'clock on Sunday.
W1ber F. Lott swears that he. took dinner
at Robinson i TyHon's boarding house on
Sunday, September S; remained at said house
until o'clock or later, and then went down to
the Post Office. West Of tho house of D. L.
Filler he met HeTbert Field going up street.
james " Allen, farmer residing in the
town Of Pleasanton, testified that Robert
Green, one OF the jurors On tho ganderpool
trial, rode home with him from aIanistee On
the 18th Of October, and that On the way they
talked continually about the case Green said
he believed VAnderpool to be guilty Of the
murder, and sa1d, "they ought to hang him
right up, and they would not hang the right
peEson y until na; thsy hang vande1p9eL"
wall, Richard II. Doyle, CHARLES Rockwell,
and Elisha Richmond, jurors who took part
in the conviction of Yanderpool, we're not /
qualified to sit as jurors. for the reason that
they have never been assessed on the roll Of
sny townAhip OF ward in NAnistee County. He /
FnTther af1irms that this fact WAS unknown at
he time OF the trial.
Seth ". Fowler swears that he never re-
.eiTed but I'll in money from Vande1Pool-I
nth lis note for @S9-for his services as his
Vande1poo1 told him that his
,rnperty having been attached he WAS entirely |
Without means to retain council
7. ). Kamsdeu and s. ". FoHler make 3 |
oint affidavit which 1ecites the fact that the !
ames Adams who 80 mysterioualy disappeared,
uting the trial and after be had been subpn
aed, told each Of them that he saw Herbert
ield after o'clock On the 5th Of September,
nd that he knew he WIS a]iye- On the after
oon Of that day, When called for AS wit
ess for the defence, said Adams failed to re-
'ond, and the most dilligent search failed, to
le present they have been unable TO obtain
o least trace o. him. Upon their application !
,e Court ifsued an attachment: for said Ad- I
MS, and directed Sheriff Secor TO use al due :
lligsnee II n7 seginE t .it- The next next :
,urt that he had instructed the Sheriff that c
. need not serye the attachment unless the .
.fendant paid his fees for the serTice-Which | I
, we'll knew tho defendant was not able to do. q
During tho taa it Vas understood that the 8
lrr we're kept entirely separate from ali tho !
st OF the world except the sworn officers I
ho watched ovet them and attended to their l.
ants. in order that their Judgment might not
} Influenced or warped By the conversation Of
10 multitude; but now comes James "; A.
10 Jury wore bbaxt7ed Ind that heeozyozued -
th Caleb Grot, William Lummel, Charles
ockwcn, Lucius At1ner, and several othera-
ow many others talked with them is un-
How much credence is to be placed on these q
idayits, brought forth at this date, aud after 4
much effort, you and your readers may I ?
dge for yourselves. There has been a a
ro1g effort to work up chow Of testimony; e
eagre. OF one thing, however, wish to I
marx, and that is the ringing into the case II
ain the name Of the man adams, who is SO o.
toriously bad character that, even il lie o.
d been present at the former tEia1, he would "
they had assurances that St
IN it il charged that he waa spirited IL
'ay By the prosecution to prevont his testi~ n
my. Z have the best Of authority for ssy- Il
, that the prosecution were not only Wiling n
t anxious to hare Adams called, as they se
re prepared to prove, beyond a.doubt, that G
lama was not in Manistee On that Sunday, q
ter o'clock B. m. The Truth is, that Adams n
came aware that inquiry WAS being aAde IA
IN tho eastern part Of the State, he con- II
1ded that his own interest required his O
eence from Maniatee as suddenly and quiet o
rs possible. b
As Tho time for tho application for q new 4
al approaches, considerable interest is man Il
nrder and trial are again TALKED over, until it n
the general tonic Of conversation on tho 4