Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-30

h. CANA tn the Bank to see me; told me !
the boys had seat him some money WIN w.. spo
get away; it was in the form o. s.arrd that il It
was known he had any money some u , ms toid
would stop him and he wanted my ADVICE. , no
nns wouid suspect that be had dollar l casnea
the draft and he went If. That Is all KNOW apua'
that money he had when he went away; ! 1nde,
stand that his (Ball's) three sons in eaiiion" A''
in GOOD employ ment and dong wei: 8, ,ho
Miss JrIfA SMIra testified that she RODE 70 tne
Paw with her brother George, and hil.s "s,'I, -.
the forenoon; that George was at uihnel a,,na,
-, ave and attended The party in the evening;
Ms Fannie butcher, Mrs. T. 5. strananan anu ha
Others testified TO meeting George smitu ~ '"'
party in the evening.
GEORGE G. SMITH testified On the 21in OF J ss
lsSa shortly ate. breakfast, went TO the .inIe
having previously ASKED my SISTER Juus i. SN
would 90 TO ride with myse ana ,ilss .,na Win
80 at the office a while when sister came win
the carriage We took Miss Waite INTO we carr
age and drove to the Bay Let the I ~, .ans
Tie bridge and took row up the Greer " soa 80 I'M
md lilies We drove back and Miss naite auu
m self lot out OF the carriage at the "eideh ~ use
/ went 10 the head Of the stairs with fiiss VAT
then walked home In the afternoon pr; anT
M yseif went TO the Nelden he ior the purpoae %
gettins shaved for the party that evening. ny
barber shop was pretty iull, and WINE We W.
waiting We played couple o. sahes a., o. a,,sr ain.
ner Mr. jerks trunk not having so1 dIoh-,
searched nv wardrobe TO see II we coulo nlu q SUI
o. my dress clothes that he coulc wear 70 .e ~,
went to the party about o'c!ock' remember
speaking with my aunt. MIS- straDahAh' WIZ"
Twas not on the hill that day. ! did not kn0"
Marietta BALI Have seen her photograph thou5ht
first could recall her, but cVu.u noS snora IN
father and one of her brothers. but never spohe "
her in my life Did not know she kept scilool on
| the hill have tried TO trace the rumOrs conneet
inc myself with the murder OF Miss Ball nut nave
bees unable to trace them to any definite source,
| MOI one of The rumors which have beea clrculatei
| throwing suspicion upon me have any louhustoh III
| tar, They are utterly false and have no ionhud-
| - soveral of my friends have advised ne 10 as
Tor a public examination, hut did mol leel lhc.he
| "a "a II believing that our constitution plo'4ueS
| that every man shall be presumed innocent UNI
nroyeu guilty and feeling that II was beneath tAe
dignity Of gentleman TO submit TO puoic eA iu4'
nation when not particle o. PROOF eA!steu '7As'
| me. (Applause) ~, c,s,ho,ds
| became satisfied that they emanated from, ana
| were being kept alive by these same PARTS WI
| have been 80 earnestly en-hseu ~ mn ~ a.,
| mosphere in this community via suo' 80 ~
malicious ISLANDERS against my father, anu the RAJ
road mana cement yet could not Trace any Aet olI
able words To any one soon after tle a., ~ , n
| when b. f. Rug wanted to be a candidate iOr Town
renresentatve those rumors began 10 be Circulated
the mostfreeiy, aud have ever since been yep up.
sd made arrangements 10 90 10 Eur oP9, WI a =,
| sister was to start On the TN OF July am
~ sto,ies rather began TO be told that had beeI
| arrested and brought back from New VOTE, anu
finally Doctor Branch bean TO busy h.lse.l "a pui
1 :
,slse stories Organizing vigilance committees ete.
and concluded that the only way to put stop y
| n was TO ask for an examination anu chalen-e
| avery one who had any fact, circumstance OF sus
| pieion against me to come forward ana $40" th'H
| hand. ..,.... Ann
Lam here now and repeat the invitation. any
one who thinks they are in possession q am 'e' ~
| circumstance tuAf tends 10 connect me ia any
| manner with this crime want them 10 ps7uu,e u
| here and now. ,d
| this closed the testimony
Speeches were made by John "; Newton
selectman Messrs Gay c. Noble, II. I,
Adams. II. Royce and W d. Wilson, al
generating. in The fullest manner, vi
Smi,b from all suspicion or chance oi sds-
picion of any connection with the murder
and eharaeierizing in pointed terms INT
motives that have actuated parties IN agit%i
ing his name ia connection with the crime
Selectman Newton then announced III"
with this examination. the Investigation o
the murder 50 far as the toSp Of ~ A'oAh
| i concerned, ceases.