Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-06-19

ing on short time and so dill not apply
also that he rode from the Fiichburg de-
not with Conductor Stewart of the Rut'
land and Burlington railroad who had
with him his wife and two children. He
was then asked about his razor. Said
he had no razor Mt present that he for
merly used one but had not done so of
late; he did not know whether his razor
strop was in his trunk or not. Said he
had had money all the while, had never
been out of 1t so but what he could go
away when he liked that he borrowed
$40 of the "apple tree" man last part
of May. He was asked a good many
questions and many of his statements
did not agree with Others he had former
ly made He said he was going 10 stop
off at Rutland on the night of his ar
rest and intended going the next day to
Vergennes where his mother resided and
expected to go from there to Elizabeth
town, N. Y, to do some business for his
mother. He vas asked where be stop
ped while in Providence, and replied at
a boarding house; whether kept by man
or women 4? replied by man, as he had
got through stopping with boarding mis-
tresses that there were a number of
boarders in the house. He said also,
that he paid 1925 fare to and from Bos-
ton and Providence Mr.. Abrahams
states that the fare between the points is
but 81 .60.
The officers then asked Phair to write
his name. To this he complied, writing
in bold and handsome hand. They
then asked him him to write 6" L. F.
Smith under it. To this he hesitated,
but finally wrote it, showing an evident
inclination to pen it in different hand.
Despite that, however, Messrs. Thornton
and Stearns at once affirmed that the
handwriting was the one and the same
in which was registered the name of E.
F. Smith at the Adams House.
In regard to Phair's statement as TO
riding with Conductor Stewart, the lat.
ter gentleman states that he remembers
riding to and from the points named
with man whom he could not now iden
tify. This statement of Phair is doubt
less true.
During this conversation and inter
rogatory the prisoner seemed perfectly
collected and to all outward appearances
perfectly cool-even defiant. He il
nevertheless changed man from what
he was when first incarcerated. He
looked haggard and worn by confine
ment, and the last few days have TOLD
upon his appearance and actions.
THE PRISONER CONFINED IN THE DUN
GEoN.
Sunday morning after the interroga
tions of Judge Everts, Phair was taker
by Sheriff Field and placed in close anC
solitary confinement in the dungeon
where was confined years ago the muir
derer Anthony.
SOMETHING OF PHAIR's HISTORY.
The prisoner is former resident Q
: Vergennes, in which city he was brough
: up as boy and where his mother an
< sisters now reside. He is now abou
i twenty-eight years of age AMI his caree
: from boy has been one of events, whic
! are particularly striking just at thi
e time. He developed remarkable ter
dency at very early age to lead lii
:. of hayward recklessness. When abou
fourteen years old he came near murder
0 ing an old man known as Capt. Ha
Is who lived in Vergennes. The captai
was known as man of wealth and a
y ways carried go d sum of money abo,
q him. In going to and from the city |
6 passed through a covered bridge whic
y; CTOSstu but ObbeT STttb. w uIl6 wall
r ing through this bridge at one tim
s. young Phair, who was concealed abov
l. let fall large stone from his perc
E. which struck within an inch or two
re the captain and evidently aimed TO b
d him directly on the head.
ID At another time he is said to ha,
at shot at one Henry Thompson of We
O. gennes, with the design to kill him an
le as is supposed, to rob him of sum
1t money which he was known to have
Ill his possession. He was also accused
IN about that time of pilfering about t
he town.
lis The principal crime, however,
as of which he has ever been convicte
lis was that of grand larceny, the theft
lis some goods of Mr. G. d. Keller of V,
gennes, when eighteen years of a,
which act was proven against him, a
10. the result was he was sentenced to {
nm years at hard labor In the state prison
ar Windsor AT the end of four years
are his term he was pardoned by Cover
ed Hendee, for good conduct while in pl