The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-28


to think she would do it. She was jealous
and used to have wild fits. Oh, oh.
Cor Shaw, it's very strange that every
thing makes you out to be the poisoner.
Won't you tell me the exact truth now?
Tell me who it really was that administered
that poison.
Shaw lin paroxysm of the agitation
which had all this time possessed HIM
81 will tell you some time. l mean to re-
veal the guilty one; I cant tonight, but by
and by l surely will.
81 WILL EXPLAIN THE WHOLE CASE
These words came out as if forced, and
to me they we're very significant. press
ed him to make me his confidaut there and
then, but he refused to speak further on
that occasion. He invited me to call again,
specifying a date, after which he would
again talk on the subject. / babe him
adieu with the impression that he was
weak-minded fellow, with no proper con
ception of the onormity of his crime. His
assertions may be true but he certainly is
of that type which will not scruplc to tell
falsehoods on less inducements than the de-
sire to save ones life. lie acted like
guilty man trying to shield himself.
Ml,s. BRIGGS
was ON the ground floor as pert and sml-
ing as Shaw was downcast and sorrrowful.
She isn't u very hidcous nor II very dull
woman. In fact she is as comcly and in
tclligcnt as the average of her station in tie
world. She didn't want to be mentioned
any more in the papers, but expressed her
strong conviction of Shaw's innocence. II
won't believe he is guilty until he says so
himself. ! don't believe any man who was
so fond of his children would kill them. |
never knew him to he cross towards them
or towards Mrs. Shaw. She was Il very
jealous woman and used to be jealous of
other women than me. They've had law
suits about other women. Charley never
to my knowledge made any threats of in
jury to his family. think that
Mrs. SHAW DID TIE POISONING.
| was not connected with il in the slight
est Sarah was quite volublc and would
have entertained her caller several hours
longer had he been inclined to stay As
she evidently had not the clue to the mys-
terry she was left to herself. The sum of
the whole matter is as follows Mrs.
Briggs is undoubtedly not an accessory and
not Il particle of evidence has tended to in
volvc her. Shaw is regarded US guilty by
all his ncighbors who are acquainted with
him. Links which to the stranger seem
wanting, those familiar with his character
readily supply, forging complete circum-
stantal chain. The jury's first ballot was
unanimous against him. He persstently
asserts his innocence and ut the outset
moves ones sympathies deeply till one al
most credits that
FEARFUL INJUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE
him in the name of law. But the feeble
ness of his nature suggests constant subter-
fuge on his part, and his explanations
prove to be ilmsy eyasions. lie relies
wholly on the probability of stay of pro-
| cecdings and another ordeal and until his
fate is settled beyond "A preadventure, he
will suppress his confession. A skillful
qucstioner might however, eXtort the Sc
cret from him. His winnings and show of
tial proofs of guiltlessncss hypocrites
have been felons Before One of two
theories applies to the case Either he is
innocent and, out of respect to the memo
ry of his spouse. reluctantly eliminates her,
or he is guilty. Considering all circum-
stances, the latter alternative is the more
| probable. His counsel was too conscious
of the unreliable nature of the aforesaid
sons excluded evidence and dared not call
him to the stand lest bad matter might.
by manifest perjury, be made worse. The
wrctched man will hide the truth till pros
poets are hopeless, and then utter it. His
present hesitant hesitancy is due mainly to
his counsel's directions.
EXECUTIONS IN WASHINGTON co.
Should his sentence be carried out on the
2Sth of November, his will have been the
fourth execution in the county since it was
organized. Away back beyond the dcfin-
tic memory of man a homicide was hanged
at this place, which has always been the
scene of capital expiations. The name and
residence of the individual and the date of
his untimcly death are nowadays unknown.
The second instance was that of one Qua.
for the brutal slaughter of his wife, at He
bron, with an AK, us she was rcsposng in
bed. In So or so a man named Wallace
murdered fellow creature at Buskirk's,
and rendered life for life on the tree. In a
few weeks another may be added to the
black list, whose acts We're more atrocious
and deadly than those of his predecessors
combined. Charles Shaw is the chief of
local life-takers, and doubtless merits the
penalty he is to receive