The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-30

Aaron N. Loveland, Pittsfeld.
Judson ID. Packer, Mt. Holly.
Henry X. Cleft, Middletown.
Daniel II. Lane, Mt. Tabor.
Harris 0. Herrick, Dandy.


yudson ID. Packer, Mt. Holly.
| Henry X. Cleft, Middletown.
Daniel II. Lane, Mt. Tabor.
| Harris o. Herrick, Dandy.
sylvester Q. Tarble Chittenden.
DANIEL 5. Squire, Clarendon.
Philip ID. Grswod, Castleton.
The several counts In the indictment
found against the prisoner, John p. Phair,
by the grand jury, we're then read to the
jurors by the county clerk.
THE CASE
States Attorney Ormsbee then made a
brief statement of his case and the prin.
cipal evidence. which he expected TO show
as bearing against the prisoner at the bar
MS the real murderer. He reviewed the
case from the day of the murder down TO
Inc present time; the breaking out of the
fire, the finding of the charred remains of
human being In the burning building, the
theory advanced concerning It's identity
with Mrs. Freeze, aud that death ensued
before burning, the arrest of John p. Phair
as the alleged murderer, the facts of his
having been frequent,r of her house both
day and night, the discovery of goods
alleged to have formerly been possessed by
the murdered woman, in Boston and
pawneG by one "E. f. Smith. ST. Adams,
VT" the Identification by parties in Boston
of Phair as said Smith, and other LEADING
features of the case as presented ON behalf
of the state.
The court then proceeded to the exam
animation of witnesses on the part of the
state. The first witness called was John
Jordan of Rutland, who testified MS fol-
| lows;
TESTIMONY OF JOHN JORDAN
Reside in Rutland, on Plain street. which
leads from Forest street east To the fair
ground 60 or 20 rods east from whcr.
Mrs. Freeze lived. On Tuesday morning.
the 9th OF June last, while at breakfast.
noticed woman. running across the4oad
toward Mrs. Freeze thought something
unusual was up finished breakfast and
went out doors, saw two. men running in
same direction overlook them Mt Mrs.
Freezes house; we found front door
locked, so keenan,, Westcott, Whiting and
myself went around to back door which
was unlocked, and went ia everything
was all right down stairs and we went nm
stairs where we foulls hall full of smoke .
the front room door was wide open and the
room full of smoke could see a little
under the smoke but could not ser no blaze
there Whiting and went down and rot
some water TO throw on then saw fire on
Inc ped saw II was no use to try To PIT it
out there as the smoke was so thick and
sitting we could not get TO the fire. we
shut the door leading from the hall into the
room where the fire was, and where the
bed stood in a recess, and went down
stairs Whiting got plank and pushed
open door into another room up stairs
which led by where the alcoye was saw
the file raging on the partition between :
got in there and called for water they
brought it, but not sufficient to put the fire
out threw the clothes out others out
side broke open the windows of the room
where the bed was which gave a draft
through and cleared out some smoke then
came down stairs as heat drove us out, and
helped take out furniture out of room
down stairs. The ceiling of the kitchen
fell soon after, so the bed could be seen :;
Whiting and took pole to get the re-
mains out, when they fell into the ruins :;
others took them on board and took them
| away saw them take the body out into
the garden on pastry board examined
the throat and saw cut, and called others
attention to it remained there till the
house burned down.
There was no fire below when we first
got there; looked for an axe to get out the
body from the upper story, but could find
none. Mrs. Freezes house was on the
west side, end to the road; last one on For
est street going south; land on the west
was mostly uncultivated and covered with
brush, not ploughed but used for pasture;
Mrs. Freeze had about quarter of an
acre cultivated. Am acquainted with
Phair worked with him at Mansfield &
Stimson's; have no knowledge of his visit
ing Mrs. Freeze; heard him mention her
name and have seen him in the vicinity of
her house; worked at NJ. e. S. 8 when he
came to Rutland; believe he came in May;
did not go by Mrs. Freezes to go to work;
went past there the night before about five
minutes past ten; saw nothing unusual;
don't know whether there was any light
there or not; saw two newspapers on the
road next morning near there that were not
there the night before; it was about $50 in
the morning when my attention was first
called to the fire.
The case was here adjourned for dinner
and at 2p. m. the testimony of Mr.. Jor-
dan was continued
Don't know as knew of Phair going to
Mrs. Freezes but one time when he came
up with me, two or three weeks before the
fire. On Sunday, the 7th of June, saw
him go there about a. M. was sitting at
breakfast when he passed, coming from
Mrs. Freezes house.
Cross-cxamination- not see Phair
come out of Mrs. Freezes aouse saw him
90 or 70 rods from there the street live
on comes on to Forest street little south
OF Mrs Freezes house; it was Il story
house. about 20 to 26 on the ground had
Kitchen, buttery, bedroom and front hall
on first floor, wood-shed, but no ell two
rooms above, the back room not furnished
or lathed Mr.. Keenan,, another man and
little boy were at the fire when got there;
keenan, lives next house, couple of rods
did not see keenan, go there; no fire any
where but in front room up stairs had
been there about half an hour before got
body out the house was built in ordi
nary style
Redirect-The only fire was in tbe h,ol,