, 1873-08-14

tinlly as follows: On tho 29th Of June, 1871,
E1r. Glnss was murdered In tho bank, in tho
middle OF the afternoon, and tho bank WAS
robbed. uc had boon alono In the Office that day,
tho proprietor Of tho bank being absont at fafr.
In tho house connected witi. tho bank woro Miss
Thompson, d relativo of tho proprietor, and two
Borvants. Thore woro two offices il tho bank,
IN inner and an outer, connected by'two doors,
but neither Of thom having my connection with
tho house, which Was ontorod by q separate hall
At 8 o'clock, hlr. Glass, having transacted his
business, was scon to shut tho heavy outside
door Of tho bank. Fiftoon minutes boforo TINT
time, three persons had seen him and spoken to
him, and ono Of thom testified that, whilo aho
was in the outer Office A1r. Glass turnod into tho
inner Office, and st,o hoard whisper. hfr,
Glass usually linod at Lis lodgings across tho
street at quarter aftor 8, but on this
fatal Thursday no did not appcar. Soon
aftor O'Clock, Fanny MacDride, ono Of tho
servants, wished to SEQ what time it Was, md,
looking through the glaaB door loading from tho
bank into tho hill, at tho bank clock, sho saw
blood In tho Office. She raised m alarm, and,
on entering the office, tho doad body Of h1r.
Glass was found lying in front Of the counter.
There woro the marka Of twelve blows on ls
hoad and IN Office flo was sticking into his
brain through tho cur. Ho had hoen struck in
tho inner Office, as thero was blood on map
thore, and ho had tllon started for the outside
door, and on tho way Ind run against tue door
betwoon tho innor and outer Offices. Tho safe
was rihed and left opon. It was very evidont
tho murder was dono worry ahortly aftor o'clock.
Tho last portion soon In tho bank was ono Mon
Grief. but he loft before Glass was seen to como
out and shut tho outor door. Among thoBe who
were Bent for to inspect tho sccne Of the muir
dor Was sub-Inspeotor Montgomery, and ho
treated it aH case Of suicide. No suspicion was
thrown upon him, however,, until q woman cnme
forward aud testified that soon aftor o'clock
Bho Haw a man como to tho front door Of tho
bank and look up md down tho stroot, return
to tho Office, and thon come out and wnlk rap-
idly away, and that this man was Montgomery.
This fact having boon established tho testimony
rapidly bgan to develop itself. The persons iu
the house testified that betwoon tho tmo Mr.
Glass Was aeeu to shut the front door and Mont
gomery loft tho bank, noises wore heard in tho
bank. It wag shown that after he left tho bank
ho asked ut railway crossing il his clothes woro
aoilod. Whom sent for to inspect tho body,
ho showed great negligence and indifference, OK
oopt III trying to create tho impression
That It was suicide and not murder. Another
witness testified that he mot Montgomery on tho
road to q certain wood where the notes which ho
had taken from the safo were subsequently
found.
Thla WAS tho Chain Of circumstantial evidence
which tho prosecution established, mud, although
it would seem to bo remarkably strong one
the dofensc succeeded in breaking 1t twice, or
woakening It 30 much as to cause tho diaagroo-
mont Of two jurioH. This they accomplisholby
showing TINT there was not trace Of
blood on his clothes. and that there
was nothing found on his premises to criminate
him. The weapon with which he lsi1lod luis VIC.
tim Ind the notoa Which ho stolo from the bank,
whom found. were covered with blood, and tho
defenao made the point out Of tlis that ho could
not have concealed thom unlor hs clothes with
out Boiling them. The third Jury which tried
tho caso, however, did not deem these facts as
ut all damaging to tho chain OF circumstances,
and brought III verdict Of guilty, wheroupon
tho prisoner At once confeasod tho crime, after
an Interval Of over two yoars from tho timo of
itH commission. Tho oaae is specially remarlsn-
bio for tic Huccesa OF tho defense In saving tho
jn4t..
aucll overwhelming ciroun,stantial evidence. It
.waB probably with d feoling OF decided relief
that tho miserable man confessed hia crime
aftor these two years Of torturing unccrtaintioH.
The Hartford Couraat has boon improving tho
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