Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-27

u was expected that the examination IT Asa s.
Magoon for murder Of Rufus Strec,cr. would
take place ut the Town Hall, in Bane ON Wcdnos-
day the 10Th instant Nv nine O'Clock the street
III front Of the lmll was filled with crowd Of pco-
pie anxious to gain m entrance to see and hear
what was going on 7he ten O'Clock train brought
states Attorney Dillingham; with Charles II
Heath, ESQ, counsel FOR Magoon There was
some Misunderstanding relative TO the bringing Of
the prisoner from Montpelier; but ON finding that
he was lett behind, the states Attorney dispatched
oiicer g T. Jackson TO bring him from jail and,
with that officers usual aacrity the prisoner was
speedily produced During this time the States
Attorney had held consultation with Mr Heath,
and It was mutually agreed that the hearing
should be postponed 10 the second day Of Noyem-
Der, to enable both parties to be ready for trial
Meanwhile, Justice Carlos Carpenter had conf
menced IN inquest IN the office Of W. 4 Il o. b.
Boyce. For the futhemncc Of justice It was
deemed best TO exclude the public from this inves.
tigation, and none but those engaged in the mat
ter were permitted to be present Though the
crowd had been informed that Masoon would not
be tried that day, they stll persisted In throngiug
the steps in front, and the stairway leading u the
hall was deusely packed all anxious 10 gee sight
Of the supposed murderer Magoons family had
been summoned 10 attend the inquest, aud he was
freely permitted 10 converse with them
In the afternoon, tie crowd seemed more anx.
iou- than ever 10 find ont what was going on
Many seemed 10 think that DE proceedings Of the
inquest WAS % secret trial Of Misoou, and muir
INJURED because they were not permitted to be pres
ent Sometime about the middle of the Afternoon,
the prisoner WIS taken back u Montpelier, aud
the crowd gradually dispersed
Though conducted secretly, vet it has been as
ccrtancd that some twenty four witnesses have
been examined, aud the evidence tends strongly
10 establish the guilt Of Magoon, and to re-
move suspicion frnm others who have heretofore
been suspected Hannah Perrin. In substance
gaze her testimony in accorlanrc with her state
ment, ar il appeared IN The jor RNAL Of last week.
though She now remembers important points
which she then did not recall 10 mind Mrs
Emily Stroeter, the supposed wife Of the muir
dered man. and her mother. Mr- Harriet Magoon,
wife OF the prisoner were both on the stand BE
ing examined separately their testimony was
somewhat miNed-one admitting circumstances
which tic other denied Two u the boys, Charles
aud Edison MagnOn, were also examined, and there
WIS q similar disagreement In their testimony
Me ril T. Wd- and D Il Bradbury, the last per-
SONS, ~ near rs can be ascettained, who saw
Strecter alive were also on TIE stand Their tc--
timony is considered very important-that u
Mr. bradbury corrubunting the statement hereto
fore made by Mt Wids, relative tothe hard words
aud threats used by Magoon and in some points
going 10 show, in much stronger light, that Ma
Coon is the guilty man. Next week We hope 10
lac ailo to tivq tho p,fdpucp taLpu nt tho fupup.t