The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-20

ME iNtgi ESI
The examination of witnesses Vas con
ductcd by Hon N. G. Everts-Col. w G.
signed and sworn to by the several wit
nesses. The main object of the continu-
ance of the inquest, after the waver on the
part Of the prisoner, was the preservation
of the testimony of the several parties, for
use in the
COUNTY COURT,
at the time of the formal trial
The first witness called was John Dona-
van, jr,, clerk of the
ADAMS HOUSE, BOSTON
After being sworn,
JoiIN DONOVAN, JR., TESTIFIED,
reside in Boston, and am clerk of the
Adams House; "E. f. Smith" signed his
name on the hotel register at our house nj
five o'clock in the afternoon or later;
should think the man here was the man.
but | should not swear that ! recognized
that man here, but to the best of nv know
ledge should think this was the man. but
should not swear to IT. | have seen him
led me to think he was the prisoner, but
should not swear that he was the man at
our house; that man had light clothes,
light hat and dark band, ! had seen his pic
ture before coming here; the clothes he
has on correspond in color only with the
clothes the man Smith had on | did not
notice the quality aside from the color
that man took
ROOM so. 6l
Icannot say whether he went to the room
Immediately after registering his name or
not do not know who went with him to
his room; remember seeing him once during
the evening after he first came. which
would make twice that ! saw him he did
not pay his bill To ne | remember his
coming in
LATE ~ THE EVENING
and going past the Office up to his room a
SHAWL LIKE THIS
one (here the swawl was shown the witness
was brought from room No. CT and deliver
ed at the office; | delivered it - Mr..
Stearns' son and he carried it away ;
Messrs. n. 5. Stcarns and ]. C. Thornton
were present when delivered 1t; it was
first brought to me the day before Stearns
came before we heard of the murder this
is our register (producinr the book at the
Adams House; the last
NAME on THE PAGE,
under date Of June 9th, is the one he sign
ed he was the man who occupied room
No. 81, opposite his name he arrived in
season for tea. This man had a small
black bag ordinary square black bag
could not recognize il James Doran de-
ivcred this shawl to me he is porter OF
the hotel he told me that IN looking for n
comb and brush he found the shawl in q
WARDROBE, on An UPPER SHELF,
in room 81. 1t is my judgment that this
is the man mean the
PRISONER, MIR. PHAIR,
but would not swear to it recognize the
| shawl by
STAIN UPON IT.
noticed it was n half shawl it was
| black half shawl with border.
WOMEN
are never assigned to this room 81, unless
we are crowded it is small single room
it is sometimes used in connection with O
large room by women | should say it had
not been lately occupied by women | dc
not know how this wardrobe stands
in the room, but have seen it stand against
the door leading into the large room, and
that door could not be opened without
moving the wardrobe.
The next witness was James Doran, the
porter of TIE Adams house.
| JAMES DORIAN
being sworn testified | reside in Boston
am porter at the Adams House; | never
saw the prisoner to my knowledge; Adams
House is 371 Washington street know al
the rooms in that house found shaw
in No. 81 | took it from the wardrobt
where found it and carried it down to tbt
clerk i don't recollect what day l fount
it found it in the top where the crooks