The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-11

| seems eager 10 bring the CRIMINALS to JUS
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TIE I%QUEsr.
At tea o'clock ON "Wednesday morning
Hon. Martin G.. Everts commenced an in
ycstgation at his Office at which were also
assembled the selectmen of Rutland and
other town and village authorities. Only
one witness was examined, as it was deem
ed necessary, before the calling of many
witnesses, to make thorough examination
as far as possible by that means whether
the robbery OF money and jewelry was real
ly committed as was supposed; under the
theory that should there be found, in the
ruins, evidences that the jewelry was left
in the burning building, strong supposi-
ton would prevail that the deceased woman
came to her death by her own hand.
The physicians who made the post NOR
tenn of the remains, on the other hand. state
that from the nature of the wounds inflict-
cd, they could not have been made by her
with the sharp instrument were inflicted
with so much force that the instrument
made quite deep indentations into the bone
showing conclusvely, to their minds.
that suicide did not take place.
The witness examined was Mr. W. W.
Steele, who resides near the scene Of the fire
and who arrived soon after the fire broke
out, although not until after two or three
others had arrived. His testimony devel-
Oped nothing concerning the fire from what
was given in the last issue of THE GLOBE
EXAMINATION OF THE RUINS
At about two o'clock thorough and
searching examination was made of the
ruins of the burned building, under the di-
rcction of Franklin Billings, Esq oyerseer
OF the poor and first selectman, who has
been especially active in the investigations
made, while Judge Everts, States Attorney
Ormsbee of Brandon, Deputy Sheriff Per
kins, Warren H. Smith, Esq, and several
others were on the spot during the cXamina-
ton and materially assisted in the search.
But little was found of any value and
the universal belief was strengthened that
| the valuablcs which must have been in the
house were taken before the burning took
place. Five forks, having the appearance
Of solid silver were dug out. welded to-
| gethcr by the heat and but little melted.
| The melted remains of what was evidently
gold-lined drinking cup, few one cent
metal were picked out which had survived
the severe test of the fire.
EEwARD OFFERED.
AT the meeting Of the morning the sell
ectmen-Franklin Billings, John A. Shell
| don and Henry Hayward decided to Offer
a reward for the apprehension of the muir
derer or murderers and fixed the sum to be
offered at 81 1000. 1t was finally decided
in the afternoon that the sum was not large
enough and it was therefore made SO 800
This is 4 liberal offer and we only hope
as does every philosophical citizen, that
some officer or other person will earn it,
MAN ARRESTED AT BURLINGTON.
Wednesday morning Sheriff Field re
received the following telegram;
BURLINGTON, June 10-1l Il. m.
| ,SAc{B Field, Rutland. w.:
Now one of the men here in Jail. SCI
George Richardson have him come NJ
with you. Answer ut Office here.
A. G. BLAIsDELL.
To explain this it will be necessary {,
detail a few circumstances which led to the
arrest Of the man mentioned
On Saturday night before the murde
three men applied at the livery stable for
team TO carry them TO the house of Mrs
Freeze. Mr.. Richardson sent man dow
with them, which was the last seen o
them by him. The three were the sam
mentioned in our columns yester
day as being at the Berwick house
On this clue a detective named McIaugh
lin and Mr.. A. G. Blaisdell Of Rutlan,
went to Burlington Tuesday, and the result
is that one man, rs tclegraphed, has bee
arrested by the detective on suspicion o
being one of the three who were here OF
Sunday, and Mr.. Richardson was desired a
Burlington to identify the prisoner b
, some delay Mr.. r. was not apprised of tn
| nature Of the telegram until too late to 6
, on the 9 p m train, and so telegraphe
, Blaisdell that he would come to Burlingto
) on the 8 o'clock il wanted To that no II
ply has been sent, and he is still waitin
1 further news from that city. 1t is though
by the officers here that the detective an
Blaisdell are on the wrong trail, and thi
| the party arrested by them is wholly innc
! cent 1t will undoubtedly be fully dete
a mined before another day whether the a
] rested marty was In town on Monday or no