The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

Cross-examination Don't recolect of
his saying that he could pay me then IL
said 50 : frequent thing for men to get
trusted for teams.
GEORGE WILLIS
Reside IN Rutland tax collector here
knew Mrs. Freezp in her Lifeline called
on her some timt IN May and Saw her at
her house saw her take a porlmonnie and
looked for some small bills w some
$500 or S400 In money She then took out
another wallet containing more money.
Characterization this was about
the middle of May did not count the
money.
EDGAR NELSON.
Reside in Rutland business in June last
was butchering run n cart and supplied
Mrs. Freeze last time delivered some
morning before fire was there myself
between nine and ten o'clock paid for
meat she had did not see any money in
particular.
HENRY BALDRIDGE.
Reside in Rutland was at ruins of Mrs.
Freezes house on Sunday after it was
burned found an instrument there near
the centre of the building instru-
ment produced think is the one handed
il to Mr.. Everls.
CORNELIUS II. FORBES.
Business as bookkeeper for Thomas Ross
of Rutland, and was in that business last
May and June; Phar worked for Mr.. Ross
from the ped of April TO May 10Th; paid
him April oath, SO; May 10th, SIG G5; May
18th, $3.50 by check on the Rutland
bank.
Cross-examined-Pai him in the whole,
S4G.25.
L. J. oRMsBEE.
Examined by Justice NJ. G.. Everts-In
| respect to witness James Nolan, clerk of
j. G. Pierce, the clerk could not appear
with Mr.. Pierce, and we were obliged 10
do without him, and have Mr.. Pierce tes-
tify.
This closed the testimony on the par, of
the state. The
Testimony for the Defense
was then commenced. The first witness
called was
DORA A. WILSON.
Mrs. Freeze had box there belonging
to physician; never looked into it myself
never saw the trunk ; she had two or three
in the lumber room common size black
never saw the physician there
MRS. EMEiiNE HARDY.
Know nothing about the physician being
ut Mrs. Freezes, only what sic has told
me never was at the house saw coach
30 up by my house Tuesday night at / .45
the hour by fact of waiting for company
on Sleeping train and heard it go past it
went towards Mrs. Freezes her house
was about half a mile from my house II
about half an hour heard it 90 back to
wards village.
Cross-eXamination-D know wha
coach or hack it was saw it and it was
two horse coach when it went back die
not see it. but supposed it was the SAINT
one; nothing unusual for hack to 90 b,
at any time, night or day don't know
where the coach went.
JOHANNA GLEASON
Was at work at the berwick House las,
June; knew Phair by sight; saw him Sun.
day night in his room playing, and asked
him TO come out and play for us girls he
came out and played for us until half.pas
nine, and then went to his room; he played
on an accordion.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
Am barber; last May and June my
shop was under the Berwick House unit
the 9th of June; knew Phair; shaved hin
from the time he came until the 9th OF
June.
| HENRY WILLIAMS.
Am barber; had shop at RUTLAND
over year past, under the Bardwell House
recollect shaving Phar the week before
the fire, and the Saturday before, and ther
dressed his hair on Sunday, at about H. 80
have been at Mrs. Freezes house; saw
razor there; was there to sell her some
hair goods; she sent after me; my attention
was called to the razor by her saying some
thing about it; saw razor in bureau
drawer, where she pulled out some hail
that she wanted colored; saw trunk there
on the right side of the stove; the name OF
a gentleman was on the trunk; did no
notice any indication of the mans business
on the Trunk; it was a leather trunk, cover
ed, and three straps on it; noticed it par.
ticuarly as the name on there was as larg,
as my hand; either johnson or Wilson
saw razor there again when went there
two weeks before the murder down stairs
did some work for her and took it there tC
see if it would suit her.
N. a. HITCHCOCK.
Reside in Rutland; been here about sever
years; sell milk; been in business about fou
years; was somewhat acquainted with Mrs
Freeze; was at her house selling milk tn
morning before it was burned. was on he
steps supplied her with milk; did not g,
into the house; dish was on the threshold
of the door; left milk in that: heard som,
conversation inside; it seemed to be ur
stairs, between two gentlemen and q lady
recognized her voice, but did not the gen
tlemens' voices; was waiting for my boy &c
come up; took it that they were angry by
the conversation between hem. [Conver
sation objected by counsel for the state.
Heard the conversation distinctly; the par
ties were wrangling the blinds were closed
but don't know whether the window was
open or not.
Cross-examinaiion-Ths was Monday
| about Q o'clock a. M