Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-05

1t was 10 be well paid Tor 1t by him. |
Mr.. Martin, as stated, had once held out |
inducements to me to burn. the property |
the first time. Mr.. Martin had a mort |
gage on the house burned of about $500. |
| know Mr.. A. P. Lane and A. G. Bates. |
l never said, or made any threat against |
Mr.. ellison in presence of Mr.. Lane, or
said he, ellison, had robbed me, and |
would get even with him. once told |
Mr.. Bates had paid So, 900 for property
and had got cheated. Always felt kindly
TO Mr. Gibson.
James NJ S1ade, Jr., saoorn.-I went
to Rutland May 2Sth, with Mr.. Trip,
and | carried to Mrs. Ostigee letter to
her husband, and she, after reading it,
handed me the diary, which has been
produced in court.
~. j. Francisco saoorn.- i am ac
quainted with Mr. Gibson; | am an in
surance agent in Rutland !. Mr.. ellison
made an application to me to transfer
policy of insurance to him. transferred
the policy as requested, and wrote anew
policy ON the house burned this was
for fifteen hundred dollars, and from
May I'd, 1878, and running to Mr.. Gil
son | asked Mr.. Gibson if there was
any incumbrance on the property. He
turned to Mr.. Ostigee, and he said there
was none. Mr.. Ostigee stated that the
house was finished and that he occupied
it at that time The property was in
sured in the German American cOmpa-
ny, n. Y" / told Mr.. ellison that if the
house was vacated after it was insured,
it made the insurance of no effect, if the
company was not notified of the fact
and gave their consent. Have known
Mr.. ellison five years, and did good
deal of business with him; his deal with
me has been very honorable; reputa-
ton is good so far as | know.
0. p. Mead sao0Tn.-I went to Rut-
land some two weeks ago; saw Mr..
Ostigee there and had talk with him in
the presence of Mr.. Bates about the val
ue of the house in Rutland. We then
went to the,town clerks office, and hunt
/
house, and Messrs. Lane and Bates were
there, and we all talked about the house.
Mr.. Ostigee stated that had got cheated,
but made no threats about getting even
with Mr.. ellison,
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENCE.
THmaS s. Gibson Slg0rR-l have resided
in Rutland fourteen years. | became
acquainted with Ostigee in Fall of 1868,
made negotiations with him for trading
houses. and that would exchange hOus-
es with him. The trade that was made
included collins and caskets and the
house in Middlebury and l was to pay
him two hundred dollars and paid one
hundred dollars of this the ninth day OF
Nav. The trade was a sort Of jump
inc trade. When first found out that
there were mortgages on the property l
told him that he must fix it up. never
made any proposition to Ostigee to burn
the property Never made any plan
about his coming to Middlebury and
burning the building. l never paid him
ten dollars in my barn. saw him the
day after the building was burned, but
had no conversation with him. had
made arrangements for trading off this
property with Mr. Bliss before the same
was burned. / knew nothing OF an in
eumhrance on the property previous to
the first of May. have had some cor
respondence with Mr.. Lister in reference
to the property. (Here letters were
read from Mr.. ellison to Mr.. Lister.)
/ saw Mr.. Martin before the building was
burned and he told me he held mort
gage on Ostigee's property, and unless !
d, it was paid he should foreclose the mort
gage. He had some three hundred dol
= lars due on the property. Had no con
versation with Mr.. Ostigee between th'
, second and ninth. never, previous t.
the first fire, held ont any inducement
= to Mr.. O. to burn the house. Ostlge'
t has told me that he was ruined in hi
prospects. Ostigee worked for me som
r three days. Ostigee came OCCASIONAL.
p. into my shop. He often said to me, damn
YOU. YOU have beaten me and ruined me
| gave Ostigse seven dollars after he wa
. arrested for burning the house.
! f. A. Sturteuant SaoOrp. made on
E q deed for Mr.. Ostigee of property t
|, Mr. ellison. He said that he wanted
@ warranty deed and procured one. ii
p eoid there was an incumbrance on th
!, nronertv, but he wanted clear deed I
4 AIR. Gibson. Afterward he said that b
. was in fear that he would have troubl
- with MFR. ellison about the property. rea
the deed to him. He said there was
= understanding between him and Giisol
!, but he did not want anything said IN IL
:, deed about the membranes, that the
/. need not be mentioned.
. r. II. Trip sa0orn.-l arrested NJ
Ostigee. When / first saw Mr. Ostig'
he denied knowing anything about IL
fire. that John Martin had intimated
; Kim that it would be better for both
them If the property was burned, tn
!, Martin never offered him anything
y hurn the house, that he could prove IN
u No was at home at time of the fire, VINE
. 10 came up to Middlebury, In the ON
u If Messrs. Stewart and Eldredg
= he said that he should tell the VINO
g ruth Finally he said that he did bu
~ the house, and told the road he took, al
IN how he proceeded to the consumation
"a the act of firing the property. He sa
e: Mr. Gibson hired him to burn the hou
n. and gave him ten dollars to pay expense
~ and | would find the entry in his diar
no that MIR. ellison would divide the insy
on anoe and would come down LIBERAL
es AZ the Jail Mr.. Ostigee said he want
y. TO make clean breast OF the matter
nm A. p. Lane saoorn-I live in KuuaL
,pt have seen Mr. Ostigee. saw nm