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

NJ y. Stearns, Iucius COLLINS, James q. Pierce, |
Morris Livingstone, Isaac Smith, Myer Abra. |
ham, Samuel Ehrlich, Christian II. yost, |
James Doran.
The testimony on behalf of the state
in the case of John p. Phair charged with
the murder of Mrs Ann Freeze on the 9th
of June last in Rutland, was continued
yesterday wednesday, and much impor-
tant evidence was produced bearing directly
upon the most interesting feature of the
prosecution. The court room was well
filled throughout the day
Hon. Martha G. Everts was omitted as
one of the counsel on part of the state in
our report of yesterday.
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD T. BARNARD,
Reside in Vergennes, lived in Rutland
last summer ; have known Phair number
of years knew Mrs. Freeze in her life
time was with her and Phair twice
can't tell the times we were in the paror
in her house went there with Phair he
told me he had been there before / was
there | was there with him between one
and two weeks before the fire went and
came with him, it was in fore part of the
evening saw him Sunday before the fire
about noon he came up to my boarding
house TO see me we went to West Rutland
alone in a team, had it of George Rich
ardson we got back about G /; left him
at the Berwick Hotel paid for the team
as he said he was short was boarding at
Hoffneckles on Centre street.
Dissemination to Rutland in
middle of May he told me before came
to Rutland that he was going to Boston
he told me so number of times after /
came here told him to get me bottle
of brandy if he went he was in the habit
of sleeping with me at my boarding house.
TESTIMONY OF EMELINE HARDY
Reside on Forest street in Rutland
knew Mrs Freeze | saw her Monday be-
fore her death between and 8 p. m. she
passed my house going towards the
village had talk with her as she stood
by the gate and stood on my door step
l knew the time because l was getting
wood to make fire to get supper for
boardcr who was to come on the 5 o'clock
train saw her Friday in Perkins store
she was buying things she had a hundred
dollar bill, fifty dollar bill and two or
three twenties saw her go by Thursday
in carriage with a man. did not see
her Monday afternoon when she went back
home she came by my house to get to the
village my house is No. 80 used to see
her pass frequently was never at her
house she had shawl on her arm Mon
day when | saw her at my gate had seen
her wear it frequently | know it was
Monday | was barefooted she spoke
about il ; | had large number at my
house through the circus.
ross-examination-It was Friday before
her death that saw her at Perkins store !;
| saw her haye the money she rolled the
bills over her fingers we left the store to-
gether and she went towards her home
testified before Justice Everts at the in
quest said nothing there about the
money; they did not ask me | have
spoken about it to my sister, not to any
body else who had anything to do about
this case | spoke to her about her having
such sum of money about her ; have had
about 16 bOarders through the summer ;
they were men employed on the railroad
TESTIMONY OF MRS. CATHARlNE DAVIS.
Reside in Rutland, on Elm street; Mrs
Freeze was my daughter; l last saw her
the Thursday before her death at the de-
pot; she was there with relatives and they
were going away; they came on Monday
and went down there in the afternoon
and also on Tuesday; her cousin staid with
and daughter; her name before she married
| Freeze was Slower; / have seen her new
shawl twice; saw it when she came to my
house on Wednesday, also wien saw her
at the depot; / examined the shawl and we
talked about 1t; | know she had an opera
| glass; we spent considerable time in look
ing through it; the first time saw it was
when | was down there with relatives; |
had the glass in my hands; put the glass in
the case and laid 1t on the bureau. (Shawl
produced). ! should say that was the same
shawl. Opera glass produceD. That is
the same thing she had and that | looked
through; she fixed it for me to look through;
| had never looked through one before;
knew her watch, she had had it some time.
watch and chain produced). This is her
watch know; she had case to it similar
to the one produced.
Cross-examination-M Freeze died in
1867 he had razor and | have it in nv
house; don't know how came by it un.
less it was Freezes; am one of the heirs
of Mrs. Freezes estate; it looks like the
shawl and opera glass which belonged to
herr she always kept the watch in hel
possession as far as know; first saw the
key about year ago; she got the chair
since she got the watch; the key is in the
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this so many times that knew it; am o.
years old.
TESTIMONY OF JOHN FOLEY.
Live in Rutland work at Mansfield an(
Stimsons; Phair worked there with me il
the same room; worked on the same Job
was twitting him of riding out with Mrs
Freeze: he told me how rich she dressed
and how stylish she was, and what a lttl
Dolly Warden She was, ETC.; saw him a
the circus with her and met him going t,
her house once; never spoke of her money
only her good clothes and jewelry; Frida.
evening before the fire was the last time h
worked; last evening saw him was circu
evening, Saturday; saw the fire but didn'
60 TO it; Phair said he was not going L