The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-03

precautions been taken it may be eafelv,
SAID that the murder would have been pro-
tecied from the public eye. This evidence
Is unmistakable and would not be had 1t
not been for this effort made by the muir
derer You will lie satisfied that the body
was that of Ann Freeze. Is there anv
doubt about it ? 1t cannot be. Forum
ately, we have beyond all question that
evidence which will satisfy you and the
world. The body was found in the room
and in the bed of Mrs. Ann Freeze. where
she always lodged. Is there anyhodv
missing from the rank and file of human
iiy Yes. Who is it2 Who has zone
IRON our midst ? 1t is Ann Freeze. Gone
since the 9th Of June. When those sur
geons and physicians examined that body
they found in the mouth of the woman ,hat
which is sufficient TO justify the hanging
OF the best man in Vermont the left in.
clser OF the upper jaw. We find from DR.
Lawton, that ii was a tooth which he sc,
for Mrs. Freeze, and Dr. Allen
says he took the tooth from her mouth.
In this there is no possible doubt. and there
is also no possible doubt of the Identified
lion OF the body. BY the assistance of the
physicians we are able to come before Won
with proof absolutely certain that she came
to her death by loss of blood and not hy
burning or suifocation. 1t is shown that
an examination was made Immediately
after the burning, and wounds were found
which of Themselves would cause death.
the location was discovered. and the
wounds made in that place were usually for
the purpose of taking life; a wound from
car to ear. Doctors say no doubt that the
wounds were made before burning. and
that cash itself shows that it was cut be-
fore burning, and no evidence would have
been there had they have been punctured
from falling from above. Further, they
say an examination was made of the Or
gans of the heart, lungs and windpipe, en-
abling them TO say beyond possibility that
the body was dead before burning, and
showing an entire drainage of blood, and
the body became lifeess for want Of blood,
and the lungs were collapsed. Had death
ensued from fire the fire upon the surface
dries up all escape Of blood; the same theory
that no bleeding occurs from burn. The
windpipe showed there had been no in
haling of smoke, but the reverse. If we
were not right or the doctors wrong, they
would have flooded this court with proof
on that subject. They have attempted to
prove nothing, therefore we are justified
by all reason in saying that our statements
stand proved. If they were not true nc
cordng to the testimony they were sus-
| ceptibe of contradiction, and within reach
of the attorneys, and they have not at
tempted it. 1t has been proved that death
resulted from wounds, and from such
wounds, as the indictment reads the
said Ann Freeze instantly died.
The next step is the all-importan. one
to the prosecution and to respondent and
that is, having shown a murder has been
committed on the 9th day of June last in
Rutland and that Ann Freeze was MUIR
dcred and died from wounds and not from
burning we now must satisfy you beyond
reasonable doubt that John p. Phair
| took her life. IF ever n set of circum-
stances pointed to and surrounded a man
in any case this is the case. There is no
man among US that has got the nerve of
| this man. lie laughs when others laugh,
| jokes when others joke, and this when
arraigned at the bar for the crime of muir
der. If he did the deed he did it alone,
unassisted and unseen save by the eye of
the Almighty. Never was there a case
more tclearly shown nor could it be
any living mortal man than the one
charged Usual to try to show somebody
else was seen in the vicinity and TO have
been the person who done it. But no such
attempt has been made here.
What do we find in the evidence us
pointing to this man 1t is not necessary
to state what each one has said but only to
mention those things we expect to prove
1t will be admitted that Phair was ac-
quainted with and a frequenter at the
house of Mrs. Freeze. This is not denied
and cannot be questioned for a moment.
He even admits it himself. Where is John
p. Phair known to have been the last
known of him prior to the murder
Thursday at Castleton with Mrs. Freese.
Saturday night at the circus with her, and
on Sunday morning he Is found coming
from the direction of her house and pass
ing Jno Jordan's place at about seven in the
morning. 1t is circumstance which we
have right to show tending toIconnect him
as a visitor of the house and in the habit
of spending his nights there find him on
intimate relations with this woman. He
was not at work Saturday or Monday and
not at his lodgings from Saturday noon IN
to the time of the murder. Where was he?
That is the question for us to consider.
and is well for this prisoner and his at.
torneys to answer. Where was he Sunday
night, Monday and Monday night? If he
had been anywhere on Gods tootstool Int
in that house they would have attempted
to showit. They cannot escape your find.
ing and believing John p. Phair was at
Mrs. Freezes house Monday night. If he
had been anywhere else they would have
shown it. His story is that he went to
Brandon to the circus ON Monday. came
back on the night train, retired at the Ber
wick House and staid there till 4:3O a. m.
when he went 10 Boston. Will that ac-
count do? Five thousand people from
Rutland and Addison counties, where he has
always lived, were there, and could not he
have found dozen men to comelhnd swear
where he was that day lie must stand
charged of being in Mrs. Freezes house.
He has made his own bed, chosen his own
fate, ana he must abide ~ it. We feel
authorized in saying this, and he must have