The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-15

the prosecuting attorney Tor the state, ana
Judge Dunton, one of the prisoners coun-
sci, of the result of their visit in Boston,
and taking them with them to the Jail, at
about seven o'clock in the morning, to-
gether with Abrahams. Arriving at the
cell door, Mr.. Abrahams was COMMITTED"
to jail like criminal. In the Jail were all
the prisoners together, and on the instant
of his stepping behind the bars and CRATES,
Abrahams spotted his man, identifying the
prisoner, Phair, as the man who pawned
the watch at his shop on Tuesday, and who
gave his name as +. f. Smith.
THE SCENE AT THE JAIL
was one of decided interest The prisoners
were aroused, some of them from their
slumbcrs, to receive thenew conner. Loren
Perkins said he had been there before
none of the others recognized him. Abra-
hams said he had seen that man before,
pointing TO Phair
Phar asked "where?"
Abrahams replied, "at my store, No. Is
Salem street Boston,"
phair replied, "you are mistaken, | was
never there"
pHAIR QUESTIONED by JUDGE EvEETs
The prisoner was then taken out and, in
the presence of his counsel and the officers,
was questioned by Judge Everts in relation
TO these proofs against him. He stoutly
denied that he ever saw Abrahams before;
that he was not at the Adams House
during his stay in Boston, neither had he
the watch or shawl there. lie had seen
Mrs. Freeze have similar shawl and also
watch like the one found He was asked
for what purpose he took the journey to
Providence, and replied that he went there
To hire out to the Providence Screw COM
phny. as his work at Mansfield Il
Stmson's was too hard for him.
that he ascertained in Providence that the
company had discharged their best men,
were working on short time and so did not
apply; also that he rode from the Fitch
burg depot to the Providence depot with
Conductor Stewart of the Rutland and
Burlington railroad who had with him his
wife and two children. lie was then asked
about his razor Said he had no razor ut
present; that he formerly used one but had
not done 50 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 it 50 but
what he could go away when he liked
that he borrowed 500 Of the apple tree
man last part of May. lie was asked Il
good many questions and many Of his state
mcnts did not agree with others he had for
mcrly made. He said he was going to stop
off at Rutland on the night OF his arrest
and intended going the next day to Yer
genncS where his mother resided and eX-
pectcd to 90 from there to Elizabethtown,
n. y, to do some business tor his mother.
He was asked where he stopped while in
Providence, and replied at Il boarding
house whether kept by man or woman !?
replied by 4 man, rs he had got through
stopping with boarding mistresses that
there were Il number of boardcrs in the
house. He said, also, that he paid 80. %
fare to and from Boston and Providence.
the points is but SLIGO.
The officers then asked Phair to write
his name. TO this he complied, writing III
bold and handsome hand. They then
asked him TO write ''E. f. Smith" under it.
To this he hesitatcd, but finally wrote it,
showing an evident inclination to pen ii in
different hand. Despite that, however,
Mcssrs. Thornton and Stearns at once af-
firmed that the handwriting was the one
ard the same in which was registered the
name of f. 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 of
riding to and from the points named with
a man whom he could not now identity.
This statement of Phalr is doubtless true.
During this conversation and interroga-
tory the prisoner seemed perfectly collected
and to all outward appearances, perfectly
cool-even defiant. He is nevertheless n
changed man from what he was when first
incarcerated. He looked haggard and worn
by confinement, and the last few days have
told upon his appearance and actions.
TIE PRISONER CONFINED IN TIE DUNGEON
Sunday morning after the nterrogations
of Judge Everts, Phair was taken by Sher-
if Field and placed III close ana solitary
confinement in the dungeon where was con-
fined years ago the murderer Anthony.
Here he will have the freedom of the dun
gcon cell alone, until taken up for his ex-
animation on Tuesday next.
HIS EXAMINATION
is Sc, for that day at 0 o'clock in the morn
| ing. Ex-Gov Stewart of Middebury, and
judge w. G. Dunton are expected TO ap-
pear as his counsel with Judge Eyeris MS
the prosecuting attorney. Whether an cx.
animation will be had at that time OF
whether the prisoner will waive it is q
mootcd question. In the latter case he
will be committed to Jail without bail tc
await the action of the grand jury at The
September term Of the county court.
SOMETHING OF PHAIR's HISTORY.
The prisoner, as before stated IN our col
umns, is former resident of Vcrgennes, il
which city he was brought up as boy an(
where his mother and sisters now reside
He is now about twenty-eight years of ag'
and his career from boy has been one o
events, which are particularly striking jus
at this time He developed remarkable
tendency at very early age to lead lif
hayward rccklessness. When about four
teen years old he came near numbering al
old man known as Capt. Hall who lived il
Vcrgennes. The captain was known as
man of wealth and always carried goo
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