The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-20

Stearns, the witnesses and a few specta.
tors.
The principal purpose Of this assemb-
ling was the taking of the statement of
DORA A. WILSON
of Vergennes, who during the winter had |
been companion of-and boarder at the |
house of Mrs. Freeze, the murdered wo-
man-which seemed important in recog- |
nizing the property already found and as
certaining as to the valuabes probably yet |
missing. After a preliminary statement
by Miss Wilson il was concluded to take
her formal testimony, also of Mrs Davis the
mother of the murdered woman Mrs
Keenan,, her nearest neighbour, and Mary
Delphi, an intimate acquaintance.
The first witness called was
DORA a. WILSON,
who testified that she was 90 years old and
resided at Nergennes she was acquainted
with Mrs. Ann T.. Freeze. and boarded
there from the 9TH day of January, 1874,
until the last week in March she had cx-
amncd the two pieces of the shawl and re-
Loiouvin,r ia Nrs Froe2o. clio bod tho
other nort Mrs Frneze cpt II in two noria
ond avn her ono hcconeo sbo wonlJ ,ynor
il more than she should Ithe shawls were
put together by officer Stearns and found
to match Dora assisted in cutting
and hommcd it herself; Mrs. Freeze took
the part having the stain upon tt
bu, there were evidences of the blemish
upon Doras shawl on the edge she
kcpI her shawl uhtil she delivered
~ 10 d. =. thornton she stated
mat Mrs. Freeze had gold watch WIN
black ehaiheled DacK win purple miudle
Wlth ave ulainonds, tiree OF Whlch were
broken out Shc also iiad Watcn chaln
ana a Key Whlch was III thc form oil a cross
and ON occasion was a key tor winding
the watch she had spoken OF having the
"ihor TWO diamonds taken out. she recog-
nHed the Watcn case AS that OF Mrs'
ro,,, IN tor rao,,, thd watch sbn tnnt in
the second drawer of the bureau in the
room she occupied. which was the front
room mp stairs the bed stood in the recess
IN the back OF the room on the south SIDE
al inc mouse thc entrance 10 me room
was through door from tne nan there
s onc,ho,. ,o,,,, ~, stoi,5 which had nn,.e,
room. the entrance to which was through
a door opposite Mrs. Freezes room.
,.,.r c,.uno,r,
"'''''
stood ~ the heau OF inc stars. Shc had
an axe or ha'chet Whicn she ana not
know was uscd 1of spl''ihS WOOD she
never knew on her having razor OF a razor
case IN the mouse an instrument was
l q 4
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N'''lr '''''GT'i ~. m"a n.y., so."
.,,r,,,a, ~ ,, liza h,, ,,.o,i6 to,.o a. 'on,
~, 90 ,I' NJ
I,rcog "t hal n,o il; hn ,ossoss;n l"'' Sho hod
only n small non knife. and had never soen
her have any other. Mrs. Freeze had told
her she kept most OF her money in the
bank. She. however, frequently had
money, which she kept in
WALLET.
which at night she put under mattress I'M
d'r hcr neaa. one mao SIN
SILVER TEASPOONS
with the name of A. +. Slower marked
thereon. also three silver table spoons.
Miss Wilson testified she had never seen
nrro,,,, MO
''''''' ','-''''N i',DNi
Wheh ne entered tue court mouse he was
| pointed "ut 70 her ny Mary Delphl shc
recognized hiih' aIS0, because lie was hand-
| CURED she shoniu nave known the axe or
halchet useu ny PMS; freezc II she saw IL.
0hc stated ''iat Mts' rIeeHe hau TWO OF
/ thiee iiilsS-UiIe u c,'"scu ing aiiotne! IL
/ rdtieo's'oi'e IIls' anu 'iir o,nei pear IinI
WIN garnet settihS; siie mo no otiier Wa'ch
ch''li tii'n ,HG 'he "''ac"eu 10 leT "aIcn'
| 10 her Nho"leuSe no olhcr lacy maze
Mis; [reeHe mouse hcr stopping place
VINE me. she 1,.. was Stopping 'here; g.,
MISS N!lsoh I"r''er stated 'hat she ui''
/ ho' kno" thefe was any such person as
THIS MP. PiIAIR PREVIOUS
/ TO This occurrence
Mrs Freeze also had set of diamond
car.rinrs and n cluster min with seven din.
] - i. -. 80. .ii...-,.. A., - /,