The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02
THE RUTLAND DAILY MORNING. OCTOBER 1874

let we spoke Oh the murder at Bellows
Falls; l saw some other money beside
what he gave me he did not take that
out had no means of knowing how much
there was In his wallet don't think he
took the 80 cents out of the other money;
there was small roll of money in his
wallet.
Characterization Was not dark when
first SAW him but was dark at Keene
don't think would swear that he had
wallet but It Is my impression. he did /
came by way of Worcester from Provi-
dence cannot swear as to amount of
money he had.
Redirect-Gavc my testimony last sum-
MGR before Justice Everts.
Court then adjourned for dinner.
@. IL MATTHEW'S
Crawford and myself arrested Phair at
Cuttingsvile on the midnight train coming
north on night of 10th brought him to
Rutland and took him to jail from there !;
when he was arrested we asked him where
he had been said he had been 10 Provi-
dence. went Tuesday morning; we in
formed him for what he was arrested he
was much surprised to be arrested for that
crime, as lie was a friend of Mrs. Freeze /;
went to circus with her few nights before;
surprise to him that he should be accused
of her murder said he had not heard of
a.. trtn ,,.l.. la, 4
standing on the platform of car when we
arrested him We searched him right away
in the car; he had small hand valise the
one produced is the one; and an umbrella :;
we did not examine his valise till we got to
| the Berwick House there found two
boxes of collars, two or three pair of
socks, cravat, suspenders and shirt and
two bottles of brandy the shirt was new
| and never worn white fine shirt said he
bought that shirt at Mr.. Ravens in Yer
gcnnes before he came here took the
shirt the next Saturday to Vergennes, and
to Mr.. llaYen's store, and submitted it to
the examination of the clerks informed
them as To what was claimed in regard ia
the shirt they examined 1t, three of them;
am acquainted at Ncrgennes and know
Mr.. Ravens son did not know the two
clerks Nh Crawford, Mr. Stearns, MIR.
Faulkner, clerk Of the Berwick, were pre-
sent when the valise was examined found
his clothes in it, Letters, razor case, lather
box also.
Cross-rX animation Shirt was new one
and had Eeycr been worn knew it by
way 1t was done up have seen them done
up at lsundly as general thing the trade
mark is not lett on it shirt was left at
Berwick House and cannot be found now
mark gave makers name don't know
what the name was marked with red let.
tiers knew il was not indelble ink don't
know whether it would wash out aside
from that it presented the appearance OF
those done up in laundry.
| GRO. W. CRAWFORD.
Arrested Mr.. Phair, the prisoner, at Cut
tingsvile, on train coming from Boston
went down on train Mr.. G. IL. Matthew.
went with me when we got to Cuttings
vile, | saw Mr.. Phair through the window
Matthews was ahead Phair's back wa.
towards me; one hand on platform tool
him into the car and sat him down and pu
a pair of handouts on him Matthew
came back and told him got the man
Phair asked what he arrested him for
ash ed him if he did not know of the muir
der and he said he had not heard of it hi
had satchcl or black bag similar to til,
one produced; brought him to Rutland
searched him at the Berwick house and hl
boots found on him $500 in money ant
a ticket to Vergennes money was in righ
hand vest pocket no wallet found
found a new shirt, two bottles of brandy
necktie and a pair of socks in valise wa
white, starched, new, he hadn't worn it
he said he purchased it in Vergennes o
llavens said he bought two and wori
one don't know what became of shirt
left vaise with Matthews and told him Il
take care of it.
| mar tllt llOl bCc lll
as came up; got off my train ant
walked along to the other car; he did no
pass by me | was ahead of the train III
was on he was on platform between bag
gage car and passenger car gave him n,
chance to run saw no attempts to run
am sure Phair was on the platform dil
not notice how many cars on the train
got on right hand side of car lie appeare,
to be looking off he asked me what h,
vas arrested for told him Mrs. Frcez
had been murdered and he was arrested 70
murder he said that was the first he hat
heard of the murder am claiming the re
ward may be Others claiming the reward
don't know how many have employed law
yers to look up their interests have secl
Phair very often when he was up at the in
quest had him here with blue clothes OIL
when he came to plead always though
the light suit most suitable told him
had been ordered to have him wear them
RICHARD II. PREBLE
''uoiuN a. Ne4HchHcs unl ClcIk LOT Il
X. Haven; employed there for three years
Mr. Matthews brought to the store las
summer a shirt examined it and foun,
Mr.. Haven never had such shirt for sale
Cross-eXamination--R Remember of Phair'
buying some shirts at my store four or flv
months before bought two OF me, an,
they were afterwards exchanged will
another clerk the other clerk is Charlie
Haven.
Arthur G. LAMB.
Reside in Vergenncs am clerk in f. X
Ravens store been there two years las
summer Mr.. Matthews brought n shr
there for examination examined tn
shirt Mr.. Haven has not had any sucl
shirt there on sale since have been there
Cross-examination--Other clerks ma,
| have chanOed shirts with sornphodv