The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-01

took him to photograph gallery; asked |
him the third time about hearing of the |
murder, and then asked him if he did not |
read of 1t In the Boston journal given him
on the train; said yes, he had forgotten it.
The court then suspended for dinner and |
at 2 o'clock, Mr. Stearns continued bis tes- |
timony j
Phair said from the time that he was at
the Berwick House Sunday evening when
he played the accordion to the girls he
went out on the street and went to bed at
8 o'clock at the Berwick and took the
morning train for Brandon to the circus
staid there during the day and stad at the
Brandon House to supper was acquainted
with Mr. Deming the proprietor re-
turned at midnight and that Oliver j. Cain
was on the train coming down, but didn't
speak to him staid at the Berwick over
night and took The morning train for Bos-
ton claimed that he should have gone
right along TO Boston but stopped for his
baggage ut the Berwick he said he staid
at the Berwick House in the room he
usually occupied this conversation oc-
CURED the night Of his arrest and also next
day there were present that night, Matt
hews. Crawford and one or two others at
the berwick; next day made the same
statement was present when the baggage
was examined and have stated what II con-
tanned he had trunk which examined
III the room next day found shirts, stock
ings, razor case and shaving cup but no
razor there was S5.G5 found in his vest
pocket when searched had no wallet or
purse | went to Providence and followed
indications described by him as places where
he said he slaid while there ; had James o.
Swan. IA detective there to assist me were
not able TO find the boarding house repre-
scented by him as the place where he staid !;
we went to the saloons and lodging houses
in the vicinity he described and could find
nothing as he described in that vicinity:
went through that vicinity and could find
no sign as he described there Swan was
in company with me-
Vert to Boston on the 10Th Of June, on
4.30 a. m. train and arrived there abou: 9
b, p. m; Mr.. Thornton went with me we
went in pursuit Of property described To
; us as being Mrs. Freezes property as liable
= to be carried away; got q description of
=, watch, dresses. shawl, jewelFy, &c. Sat.
, urday afternoon found watch at IS Salem
. street, IN possession Of Mr.. Abraham,
| ghu tiro
. (produccd watch. chain and case) This is
= the property found it has been in my pos
session most of the time has been locked
up in the safe in the pos,olllcc in IA valse
: some of the time learned from whom he
Il obtained the watch learned where the
party from whom he got it claimed
. to he stopping; went then TO Adams
T. House found shawl there (produced
II shawl that is the shawl we got ut the
y, Adams House of the clerk. John Done
van, Jr. shawl has been in my possession
since afterwards found shawl and
opera glass at James G.. Pcrcc's. 25 Wash-
y ington street (shawl and opera glass pro
y duccO those are the articles we found at
Mr.. Picrccs; this WAS the next week
', Tuesday, after the fire afterwards found
y three rings at pawnhrokcr's shop on WASH
ington street (rings produced); those arc
the same rings; at $. Ehrlch's shop
rings have been in my possession since
> that time; asked MIR. Phair Mt the jail &c
write his name on paper; he did so ht
. then wrote "E. f. Smith, st. Albans"
(writing produccd) that was wrote by
Phair in my presence.
% Cross-cXamination The store Of Ehrlci
N was Il pawnbrokers shop don't know
Pierce's was pawn shop and second hant
- clothing store Abrahams was Il pawn
brokers' shop; think Abraham was a jew
don't know the number of inhabitants il
= may be more than 10000, think there il
!, screw company got the description OF
:. lodging house first IL Providence and after
wards of Phar haye been at Providence
at three different times; searched for thos,
places in the vicinity of the depot Pha
y told the direction from the depot he tool
and also described the restaurant where 1t
took his meals had sign blue with whit,
" letters, aboard and lodging !" think h,
W said he bore off to left from the depot
G. back of the depot is a bay or body o.
III water; in front is business places tolt
s. me this after had been once to Prov
nr dencc | came out the side of the depo
W as we came in from Boston and passed GU
Of to the left at subsequent talk with Pha
r l asked if he did not so to the right to fine
G. this saloon and lodging house think Ii,
at might have said about the body of waite
&c but don't rccolect IL (; he described thu
III manner Of going out the depot found I
I'd large number of restaurants and lodging
I'd houses in the vicinity not as often a
til every door don't know as he described
t. the appearance Of the cars | don't know
ne as / noticed the color of the cars / wen
as at o'clock from Boston he said he wen
* directly from the train which he arrived OF
1t in Boston and went to Providence depot
d. did not say that he left abou
I'd five O'Clock do not know q
o. he specified the time the train left; don
ne know what time the next train left; h
n didn't describe the Providence depot il
III Boston; was at the Jail frequently to tall
ne with Phair; he has not always talked free
m ly to me about III he was questioned abou
ne it before telling; held out no inducement
n to him to make statements; | asked hin
k; what statement he could make; | think
Ill did not advise him to make any statement
p, found a shaving cup in the room but coul
rk not tell whether in the trunk or on til
H. table: Mr. lIotchkiss, Mr.. Thornton an,