The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-23
Chr Autlaatl lailu Olohs.
FRIDAY, JULY %. 1916.
tRrror';d for THE GLoDs J
THE BALL MURDER CASE.
The Investigation Demanded by George
Gregory Smith.

ANU thNeStlbdLcu DemuuucQ by GeOrbO
Gregory Smith.
The investigation of suspicious which
have been circulated connecting the name
of Mr.. George Gregory Smith with the
murder of Miss Marietta Ball on the Oath
Of July. 1874, as publicly demanded 10y
him and granted by the selcclmcn, com.
menced at St. Albans, Tuesday morning
b fore justice II. ii. Farnsworin TIE
court room was crowded to its utmost
clpaci'y, the audience including q consider
able humber of ladies.
II E a ams and ". II. Wison ap-
peared as attorneys for the state, ard G.
C. Noble ard II s. l. we FOR NJ. Smith.
W. D. Wilson made ftS remarks OK
planiog the purpose cf the present inves.
liza / u, reati g the i;.ter Ct c. G. Smith
ASKING IN invesig ,ticr, AMI lie reply
Of The sele,tmon Of s.. Aliens, fixing upon
Jily 90 b The time for h invcstig .tion.
The G tire foieloon was taken up in he
examination # DR.. B-arch, who testifi d
finally tLat he lal 10 fees ard bat few
circumstances on which 70 base sutp;cio s
Of Mr. Smith in connection with the crime.
The Circumstances unf.vrrab'e TO Mr.
Smith, his evidence has a tendency TO
snow, he investigated carefully, but cir
cuns,arc5s ard evidence contradicting
hose aud in his f.vcr d. B., did not
enc lie into, saying lie thought that was
Mr. Smiths business.
Stories have leen irculated to the effect
that Mr.. Smith visited Miss Ball at her
b arding house previous to the murder AID
that she enGeayortd 10 avoid him. Also
rlat Mr.. Smith insultcd Miss b. al dance
in b kersGeId. These were refuted, fla,
hy Mr.. anil Ms. Adj with whom sic
boarded, who swore Mr. Smith never came
thelc j. his life, and by Mr.. Chadw OK
keeper of the hotel in Bakersfield who
swore that Mr.. Smith never attended q ball
at his house. Geo. A. Ballard, who wa
actively engaged in the investigation inn
mediately after the murder, tesiif d that
he and the authorities at that time were
,erfectly satisfied that Mr.. Smith had nc
connection with the CRIME. Elisha Bur
gess, 2 nstaLlc Ct s.. Albans. stated
that he Id taken az active part and inter.
IS. ia the investigation ever since the mnr-
der, la at one iiu.e had suspicious Of Mr..
Saith in con cquel c. of tie prevailing
ri nors ia this vicinity and elsewhere, but
on invest CATION hid become satisfied they
were nti.e'y grouldlcss. Mis- Agne!
| Wight con,ro7rrt' rdnOr that Mis-
Bali hal told her of advances made by Mr
Smith, by swcGrirg shat Miss Bali nev,l
mentioned NJ Smiths am. to her IN hi
woli.
A rumor has been calculated that Mr.
Smith had consulted Go. w. N,wtor
States Attorney about this matte
an told hip there Was good reason for Iii
not mardi: Z an inves isa'i,n. Mr. New
tn swo7c tia, this was utterly false.
Mr. flanagan, sheriff Of Burlington ties
I tif,d liat he exlu'iaed into the case ii
September following the murder, and tina
l Wv h4iiiAh nNNOALASd ~ Ms
3GtiuS the afeIno ard evening Of III
dag when the MI DIR VS. committed. Il
nae 4 thorough invos ifs'i, and VIC
s,tisfel, AID the pressing OF the affair u
the time looked like prosecution Of Mr.
Smith. He knows the man barr C.ai k
and he is the greatest humbug in the corn
try. All his instructions were 10 MAX
his examination thorough, and no perso
ever tried to hinder him or shield Nj
Smith,
The sclectmen and other parties hsv
ceiyed anonymous letters demanding &
adjournment OF this investigator TO -
gust II / IS the writers wanted to p-cauc
impota t simony. These letters ru
ported 10 he signed by two mer, one {
y Yor', city and the other of WASH
ton ID. C. Mr.. Henry Ba"a:d Of Blu
llneton received letter with he san
,isra;ufss 7i.hing IA retaia him as alto
ney f.r the I-osocu ion u G .. G. Smi
Thee came from Z isburgl hy s'ecm'
wiele they afe d.,ed, and the solCc ms
are snti.f Il hut al ,hose letters we're Wi
ten Ivy Durr Ciaik' who t.uuLt now
inund for &c vice OF sph.mA'. Az or il
of similar tone appeared az cor mlp'c
tion in the Messenger July ii h. Messr
swift AID Newton, se'Cctmen, explain,
their conduct in he riff II ard tie mea
ures which had been taken. The case +
the government closed at $50 p. M, +
serving he right to ihtrod, c. otLcr witnes
es now absent, should they arptar.
Guy c. Noble, Mr.. Smiths partner test
fed to tie part he lad tt ker and to his a
vice 10 Mr. Smith not 10 in,i public e
! aminhti, n, as he believed The rumors we
/ malclou y rr, ule.ed. Recently he h
concuir-d in decmiug it advisable fJr hi
to demand an inv, sigation. Mr.. Coils
olelk in the Cfli e OF Noble and Smi h Ju
%, 1874 testified TO m entry made ty hi
ia Tie office memorandum book on Il.
dute. showing Mr., Smith to have leen g
il me entertaining bis friend Cock" r..