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


Their testimony was advertised three
months ago. They could have gone and
tried to prove It's unrcliablity, but they
have brought nobody here. Had there
been one of the seven from Boston whose
testimony was not true they could have en-
deavored to crticisc it Will they under
take TO call them Jews They will make
little Roadway there. Their business is n
study of the faces of men. They never
mistake in dealing with atrangers their
only protection is in being cautious and
careful, weighing them in the balance Of
discrimination. All these men show de-
gree Of intelligence and minuteness that
entities them to the fullest credit.
When q. L. Smith" pawned thal.watch
he claimed to be stopping at the Adams
House, and told a story about his sister.
We find reXt day he pawned a shawl aud
opera glasses at j. G. Picrces signed re-
ceipt for the same that receipt is before
you. They find him at the Adams House.
Before Messrs. Stearns and Thornton left
Rutland tie second time they procured
Phair's signature at the jail and then he
wrote under it "E. +. Smith, St. Adams,
VT These two signatures stand proved
AS being the writing of the prisoner. There
his shrewdness left him and he forged a
chain which helps us on in the march of
justice. That he done 1t voluntarily and
in presence of NJ. G. Evcrts and others.
That is chain of evidence which no char
acier could stand
They found he occupied No. 81 II the
Adams House ; circumstances are terrible
swift and damning when we follow this
chain oil evidence along find il complete.
overwhelming. Not only he was there hut
we find Mrs. Freezes shawl left in room
81 find the half shawl in wardrobe il
a brought here and shown to YOU. It's
counterpart is found with Dora Wilson,
| who swears it was given her last winter by
Mrs. Freeze and that she cut it in two.
Evidence is conclusive that it was former
" possessed by Mrs. Freeze, f. f. Smith
must have been somebody that had some
| thing to do with Ann Freeze Armed and
equipped with this writing by the prisoner.
| unfortunate for him bot fortunate for the
ends Of justice, they find he registered his
name at the Adams House as "E. f.
smith Look at the signature on the
book. then look at the receipt and then
look at his own signature made IN iajl
Here are three rings which one handles
with horror. One is marked lay Ben. X.
| Chase with his private mark Will it be
said that somebody else burned the house
and stole this property? Some demon of n
devil could take that ring from her finger
and pawn it in less than three DAYS. IF
| you find that he had the rings, then you
must find that he was there after her death
1t is had to think that such man lives
among us, but we must believe il, AID if
truth will do il, it is your duty to see to it
that such men are forever barred from
communication with the living.
1t is not necessary to go into the subject
of Identity, as my associate will dwell
largely and faithfully on that. Clearly and
clos"l, associated with the identity of j.
G. Pierce is this receipt and see how Morris
Livingstone is connected with H. "Straws
tell which way the wind blows" SAYS
Morris Livingstone, the man took out
shawl from his valisc on enc side and
par of opera glasses out of the other; and
the box of collars were there. This multi
tudc of facts and straws make MP what we
call circumstantial evidence, which is
stronger than the testimony of men.
Men will lie; men will forget; but
circumstances never. We ask you to take
this evidence for just what it is worth.
and it would hang better man than John
i. Phair. Aside from this handwriting,
we bring these men to speak of the identity
OF the man. John Donovan. jr.. swcars
with certainty. Is any man liable to for
get that face? Never, Not one in two
thousand are like him. His face is not an
ordinary face, but ii marked face. They
bring in George w. Stewart and wife. ,ei-
able witnesses, 10 state that they think it is
the man, they had not seen him hcf lre nor
since that time; and how much more likely
that John Donovan and Myer Abrahams.
who had So good advantage 60 see HIM.
should know him. When we come TO con
meet it with this handwriting on the wall, |
feel you are entirely certain that John p.
Phair is the man. 1t is n satisfaction TO
know that no such man as L. f. Smith of
bring any one here to show that there is an
Z. f. Smith, of st. Adams? What is the
conclusion? That there is no L. f. Saith.
of st. Albans. If otherwise, lie would
have been here. f. f. Smith is a myth.
and they know it. We think you must be
satisfied that +. f. Smith and John p
Phair are one and the same person.
Leaving these writings and testimony.
let us look at the motive for doing this
act. We find John T.. Phair ehort of money
time after time, and we find Ann F.eeZe
with large Sums upon herperson. Did not
this man know that she had money? Then
there IS one thing they lay stress upon,
"You found no blood Do they want us
to find blood after these evidences? Thank
the Lord again. We find this man
there not as an ordinary marauder
or robbcr; he was then occupying her
hous and bed. That bed stood with the
head to the south, filling the alcoyc on the
left side of the room. The stabs are on
the right side of the neck and the face con-
sequently must be turned towards the wall.
There sharing that womau's house and bed,
with the devil in his heart, he gets up in
his night apparel, uses whatever weapon
he can find, God only knows what he used
to take her life, while she was sleeping.
We believe she was quoted over the head
and the other instrument did the rest. No
blood would squirt upon him ns he stood