The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

June did not eXa mine the opera glasses.
but did look NJ tao shawl This one pro-
duced looks'lik' he shawl opera glasses
look like those bu, could no, say they were
the ones did not hear him say where he
was stopping
CrOss-eXaminatiUn- interested In the
transactol between Pierce and the man
called Smith nothing particular about it
that called my attention did not see a
photograph of him before ] saw him here
in Jail did not see him marching down 10
! Town hall between two officers did not
testify at all here before Justice Everls
Phair was brought out to me at Jail.
Redirect-Saw Phalr with Vogt at Jail
we went up there with Stearns and Thorn
ton; first saw him at Jail we staid out
side until Phair and two or three with him
came out of cell he was setting down
when saw him.
Cross-examination Two old men were
there in Office of the jail when saw him
side him.
Cross-cxamination- others beside
the old men.
ISAAC SMITH
Reside in Boston am acquainted with
j. G.. Pierce of Boston in June last my
attention was called to man passing by
Mr.. Pierce on corner of the street (pris-
oner identified as the man passing) had
satchel with him was within few feet
of him took particular notice of him af-
ter he was pointed out TO me.
Cross-examination- was standing on
the corner of Howard and Court streets ::
he was going down Court street had q
right angle view of him, very near full in
the face, not square in the face my at
tcnion was next called to the matter on
the 23l Of June by Stearns and Thornton !;
did not see photograph nj the time saw
one in Rutland after had been up to the
jail with Stcarns | heard Mr. Pierce tell
OF the crime that had been committed saw
Pierce after he got back he asked if re-
collected how the man looked that he
pointed out to me can tell generally a
man when my attention is particularly
called to him the next time | see him the
2Jth Of June | saw Phair at jail may be
mistaken i'll such a case when two people
look exactly alike; nothing particular
about the coat that | remember of, only q
light colored coat did not testify at the
inquest only before someone, don't know
whether ii was Justice Everis or not
MYER ABRAHAMs.
Reside in Boston; am broker: age 81
:. do business at 10 Salem street. Watch
chain and case produced) Have seen thi.
property; tell by the number of tie watch
first saw it in Mr.. Phair's, the prisoners
hands; received it of him; he came into
the store and wanted to pawn watch fo
, $40; | told him could not give him ~
q much but would give him $50; he said S3I
, would do him no good; we had tall
=; awhile and asked him where he was stop
4 ping and he told me at the Adams House
n said he had sister and two children Their
4 who needed $40 to get home on; finally
, thouget us hc looked honest and SCENE,
7 sorry TO part with the watch | gaye hin
! $50 on it; afterwards the watch was de
livered to officer StcaIns of Rutland, ant
| he carried it away with him. saw Stearn
= and Thornton the Saturday and Sunday
= came to Rutland; saw Phar in Jail OF
y Sunday morning; they went into the jail
# woke them up, and told them they had
n new prlsoncr | went in and recognize
@ Phair us soon as | got in there; there wer
/: five or six there think; it was about fiv
4 o'clock in the afternoon when | receive
II the watch.
@ Cross eXaminaton-I saw photograp
r at Boston before | came here; the officer
I showed ii to me and told me of the fiji
t and murder; cant say whether any prison
n ers but Phair had light clothes on when
il identified him; can't say how many custom
c cas- | have on an average daily; some day
have couple of dozen and some days on
:, or two; he was to pay five cents on do
n lar per week for use of the money; it wa
. on Saturday next after taking the waite
: | think; could not say how many customer
7 | had had IN the meantime; may be mis-
s taken in cases of identity; it is customar
for pawnbrokers to give tickets to custom
Il ers; may have been in there fifteen minute
before he went away; thought he was a
g. honest-looking man and so let HIM have $3i
r could tell q man a week after he had pawr
h cd goods at my store; think | could te
s them most anywhere; take no description
t of the person on book; take age and res
: dence with the name; this man said h
: was from st. Adams; testified before Ju.
s tice Eyerts before.
SAMUEL EHRLICH.
j. Reside in Boston 500 Washingto
c street am pawnbroker and jeweler
Il have been in business - years Qngs pre-
+ ducedD live on Northampton street now
c lived last summer at SO Windsor street
c these rings | have seen before bough
c them last June, 9th or 10th in the fore
Y noon about II o'clock bought them of
Il man the man is present, (the prisone
"SH'ilS" - ~ was " Pun Sh"Se S"'S '"'V
s | think for them merely weighed then
Il and paid him according to weight ha
II them week or two when officers cam
: and got them when | gave them up to til
u officers of this town that came down there
i don't remember the name but should know
II them if saw them the man gave no rea
II son for selling them the Masonic ring h
&c took off ms finger and showed it TO me
| the others he took out of his pocket
offered So for the three and he let me hay
q them; he was not there more than te
u minutes next saw him here was up lai
II summer about month after this tran.
&c action saw him at Jail.