Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-13


f but be could make nothing Of il Thanks to the
shorthand writer, these immense examinations
were taken down as rapidly as the frantic Gun
sci and witnesses could vociferate, 50 that the
whole trial Wss got through with IN a brief
time.
There wss a pleasing episode OF tWo IL the
taking Of the evidence. There Wzs pretty little
I Hattie, whose heart had been Won by Mons, n
the few weeks he hsd bosrie3 al her mothers
house. She did Tot deny it, but said that she
had not heen wiling that Mons should know al
about H. she had watched him from 81 upper
window IS Mons came and went, and had
+ counted tie minutes, and looked anxiously at
the CLOCK. if be was little late. Under the
E pressure Ct an osth and cross-examination she
made TINS confession, and the happy Mons sat
and heard H. The grim. stern. froEuinc coun-
tenRnce which the prosecuting attorney tines To
wear a. an oincial phyEiognomy. melted. not to
sly EirHd 81 this touch Of tenderness ana ne re-
minded the lovely Hattie that ebe was making
Mons the hspplest and proudest fellow IN the
world, or that he would he such when he got
through vita this t1izl. If he was ACQUITTED.
hsiIe dl1 not seen peculiarly sorry for that
S3e slooa Up ior Mons, though he was humble
anu q lofeigner, with womanly delicacy and
Fli1e 1nal seems very c-edilahle, when We re-
member now much courage II requires 10 take
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felony.
But Hattie was not alone. Mons. fourteen Wit
nesses were no Joke They all stood Ut for him
and the jury sJood Up and declared him limo
cent
50 endeth the irst trisl Of Mons. Latude
But the detectives and officers Of the law were
not satisfied They opined. with the cat-like
sAgaciiy developed by long practice, that they
e" Emelle1 8 mice s. Mons must be tried
upon The other indictment, for stealing the
things from the l0l-er room where Mrs. u
lived Ordinarily they would have discharged
the accused, bur il TINS case e seemed besr O.
abide strictly by the techuicaiiry Of the law.
30 O. Friday moraiug last Mons. came IRON
the Jai- again. ana was again prepared with Ills
fourteen witnesses % dEht % the BULLDOG # the
iaF win LIS 90 hailo-.'' The senior pr0secut-
ms clcer cane iu, resolved 20 do rha- his
Junior OF assistant hsl failed 20 do upon the
nrsi triGl. VIZ ezpcse t-e humbuz ana coz
Wet the urIsone-
And SO the war was fought over acaln The
witnesses again endured the sharp ire Of d cut
rlng crosE-eZsuiDatiou without f.uchInr or
weakness. The beautiful Hattie still stood br
ner lover and won for herself gentle treatment .
from the puEnaci0us sttcrusvs
And now nave 20 record fact which viii .
seem 90 the careful iswvers Of Vermont utterly
astounding. Mons counsel was 50 confident u +
lls defence. SO -lr.rl Of the 60 ha.i- '' ths- rr
utterly, aul must j say diszracefullv. forgot o. .
--t ID piece ~ cTl-eucs VITA O. ore PAIR OF
-ls Be- ha-9i ana 90 Ins defence 81. f1rc1- 10
prove --4- tlg l-uiv ll tne llrn-~ room Of me f.
house tHs- w-s ,ure.Gr5zll did not leave The
-ousz ult -1EE On. o'cc-. That lei.
thar eul l1 -le be halit. all o5se and uncertain.
81 lsr IS the evidence wss c1ucer1eI .t did uc-
lppear ou- -ls- me property might have been
ikel So any rI-ue au hour o- -W. before na..-
l-st Two as wei as aiIerwa-l. Hence. cf course.
le Jury wondered WY the defence were uililr
Lr evidence 90 prove where Mons was o. Jan.
CLOCK. ] Supposed the defendant g couuse.
al-t, na re1ervlu- The vl-sl fact / hsve alluded
l as s1ri Q. clu-1er Jl close IRE evidence. but
.e 1ll MOI Zee Is. and So tle evidence came roa
oss and me case went t1 Oh. jury 10 7e-v
.0uiused condition
The jury t1--- me case la.o ine.r ro1m aul
ought 0ye- -t al Friday aiea- Iaev could not
laEe --- a1-u- d" tls- -w- a'co.- r1a--e- '-
saturday morning las- they were brought
l,o court an Ulzrsl o. aez- I1e evidence resl
1cu- tl-- ~. o'c-l-- md hs -nss W.
CLOCK natter
-at So The Erenlc--r1cr read ss required. bur
. course 1uly from tle s..ll rr.s -asr. wac
q ambiguous a--us.lu On the vital ul- --rusf
@ 1Y a witness on cra5s-eEa-. --srl-. ll- VII
esz apparently hal la-- she great --aucs Of
ana wondered why counsel ha- l-ll -ra1 b. The
-enC--an1er also bad ie-- me importance CT the
lrn aul preserved the exact words with entire
deity. single word. II -- cl-.- have been
l1eI- wcu-- have made me a-1 i-l-us 4..usl1-
-a--. Bat t-a rl.ee .- evidence ana @. -ra.
re 1eoessa-..Tas uzal and rigid Sc c-s- --cr
DE c1luse- 14l missed me point upon r1e -rlaI
nl b could nos be- supplied s-ta-vGr