The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-16
THE FREEZE MURDER CASE.
EXAMINATION or WITNESSES.
Testimony OF the BroEer, Abrams
rlrs. n. q. Dunn. of New Work
C.ty. and Messrs. Stcarns lnd
DENOMINATION of
I'Mair Postponed IT'LL
FRIDAY.


Porter, together with other testimony in
relation to the articles recovered which for
merly belonged to the murdered Mrs
Freeze. Hon. Martin G., Everts conducted
the prosecution for the state Col. w. c.
Neazey as counsel for the defense.
MYER ABRAMS
was sworn and testified as follows Am
twenty-five years old reside in Boston
am a broker at No Is Salem street. Rec
ognizcd John p Phair, the prisoner saw
him on Tuesday, the 9th inst at about
half-past five o'clock in the afternoon he
came into my store and asked me if took
pawns told him | did; he then showed
me a watch and chain which he wished TO
pawn asked him how much he wanted on
il; he replied $40 examined the watch
and told him could not give him more than
$50 on it, He said he could not take
that his sister and two children
were stopping at the Adams house
and he could not get home less than $40;
finally he concluded to take S3J and |
gave it to him. We had quite n CONVEX
sation for few minutes; he did not want
to leave without a ticket for the watch
SAID he would send fOrit when he goi home.
| | told him to send the ticket through the
express Office He was in the store about
| 10 minutes. We always put on our books
the number, name, are and amount loaned.
He had on light coat. shirt collar without
nccktic; the shirt-front Il trillC dirty. saw
the same man yesterday. and readily
recognized him; | recognize the counc-
nance and dress as ! saw him then. Ills
hat was light cloth with black band same
! as now produced His voice was some
thing the same. | did not receive any
pawn during the week from any person
who rcscmbled this man. We take par
ticular notice Of strangers who leave any
thing in pawn that Is my habit. Rccog
nized the man in jail when with other per
sons. He gave his name rs +. F. Smith.
ss-examination- Was born in Stras-
burg. Prussia, Feb. iG, 1871; my parents
reside in Boston have been there Is or 10
years my father is in clothing business nj
No 10 Salem street resides at 2fS iiano-
yer street, with one brother and two sisters:
the sisters are married, brother clerks for
my father. Have been broker since Feb
ruary last before that was in the clothing
business with my father. Lend money ON
personal property am unmarried and
board at my fathers have good many
customers every day; have related all the
conversation between Phair and myself rs
far as | know; the memorandum taken
from my book reads. Boston. June o,
5:30 m; L + Smith, No. 5G.31G 1t is
''Stanburns' on the book Mr.. Gould told
me the name was wrong the Germans pro
nouncc differently; told Phair it looked
like n ladys watch. and he said it belonged
to his sister Mr.. Gould is appointed by
the city to look after pawn-brokers shops
and keep them straight. First saw Gould
on Saturday at my store with Thornton and
Slcarns Gould asked if | took n lady S
watch. gold cnamcled, this week ! said |
had he asked the number, and | gave
it to him. He then asked if |
could recognize the man | said | could ;
then gave a description of the man be-
fore | saw the photograph the photo
graph was of this man (pointing to Phair).
After they had the watch and had given
description of the man and they had
showed one photograph. then they told me
of the murder and fire; they had not told
me before; they asked me if | would
come up here; | said | would but must
have some notice. They went away and
f came back and told me they wanted inc tC
4 come Saturday night, One of the police
r officers told me Of the reward Saturday
afternoon. Came up on train with Thorn
= ton and Stearns; did not talk over matter
G on the tram; was not nthe car with them
was in the smoking car until late at night
gave Phair a ticket for the watch W.
charge five cents week on the dollar TO
pawns. Some days have good many Gus
S TONER'S others not but one or two. Canno
tell how many | had last week withou
>, seeing my books. Did not have great many
II perhaps twenty. Had silver watch pawned
" think couple, last week, but think IL
|, other gold one; cannot tell positively. Ha
y clothing and watches pawned by men
y, clothing pawned by some me
u and some women had from hal
/ dozen to dozen woman Gus
Il toners can tell exact number from tn
II book no one was in the store when Pha
was there but he and myself; don
= think had any customers with light coat {
light hat but Phair all others wore dar
clothing we take some notice of article
of large matters don't remember names {
M. customers with dark clothes had one wit
dark slk-miXed coat, but my recollectc
~ is not distinct about that Phair carrie
nc, off the ticket did not see him put it in
% his pocket-book he had on n white shir
ma cOlored and wrnklcd in front.
ny Am an Israelite; was never in Nermo
nr before have always staid in Boston sim
] came to this country.
ny Re-drect-IIe pawned the watch for lo
weeks, but said he would pay in thr
ny weeks !, enter all articles pawncd the
y, is a city ordinance which requires it, a
was licensed under that law he did n
ny give his age | estimated him at 30.
ng MRS N. G. DUNN
M was then called and and sworn by justi
NJ. G. Evelts She testified as follow
,., Reside in New y orr, city am step-sist
- of Mrs. Freeze knew her to have u sha
to like the one produced; there was ste
he on the shawl when bought the stain
inf this is similar, but cannot positively say
is the same she bought it three years n
-cu last winter, as a second hand shawl in M
York; it was bought under its value
Get account of the stain.
ro- Cross-eyaminatiou - The shawl "
.oa bought in my house | was present +
>'u bought it of ncighbor; have not seen
ISM since that time till yesterday.
at Policeman Stcarns then testified that
ear got the watch of Mr.. Abrams, at No.
'ast Salem street, Boston, on Saturday &c
tier noon got shawl at the Adams IIou
OF had kept them over since.
are Mr.. j. G. Thornton testified that he
ans heard the testimony Of Stearns and c
CURED therein.
~ THE EXAMINATION OF PHAIH
care is adjourned until Friday morning next
Inc o'clock, and in the meantime it is
was pected that now and additional facts
ded be brought to light of some importanc
rs' the case.
rom Mr. j. G. Thornton has gone to
we're GENES for the purpose of securing
inc other half of the shawl from the girl ]
'''''- Wilson, and will continue on to Elijah
town, N. y, where other evidence
- V, corning the prisoner is expected TO be
gu" covered
rs in
mill EssEX.-The following delegates '
the elected to the state convention; b A