Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-10-13

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y tremendous excitement took DO,
session of the audience, and cheer ur
on cheer greeted the words of tn
counsel, as all eyes turned first to tn,
trembling figure and Mortified coun
tenancc ofGaylord, and to his associ
ates, and again to Bayard, eager t
note the effect produced upon tbei
respective countenances
AT length the Judge arose and com
manded the house to become quiet
and then turning to Bayard's attorne,
asked him to produce such new test
mony as he might have to offer. e"
have, your honor, "--replied the coum
sel-testimony TO offer, which entirel,
and fully exculpates the prisoner a
the bar, at the same time that il crimi
mates Charles Gaylord and severa
other of the witnesses who have ap
peared upon the stand, in a mos
damnable scheme for the destruction
Of Bayard Rood But before pro
ceeding with my new witness,
would like 20 ask my client few
questions"
a tremendous applause greeted thi,
announcement.
Bayard, being requested, here took
the witness stand.
Question-By Bayard's atty, in
the corners Of whose eyes, as he pro
ceeded, lurked a significant and merry
twinkle). "Now, Mr.. Rood, will you
please do your best to recall, and state
to the court, where you was on the
18th day Of November, A. d., 1856,
it being the date Of the alleged mur-
der 2"
Answer-(by witness) sir,
as nearly as have been enabled to
recollect, | think | was at my office in
this city during the greater part Of the
day. Ifmy memory be not at fault,
was engaged n portion of the fore
noon, and until quite late in the after
noon, in preparing for an important
case which I expected to have to try,
that week"
Question-"Now sir, can YOU swear
positively that you ecas at your office,
or in this city, on said date ?"
Answcr-''No, sir, | would not be
willing TO state positively in regard to
that, for have, as you are aware, been
unable to verify my impressions, after
a somewhat protracted investigation !;
and as to my memory Of dates-it is
very unreliable at best
Question--"One question more, Mr..
Rood Have you been in the habit of
hee0ing q Diary?"
Answer-'No, sir--tbat is, l made
the effort to do.so, some four years or
more ago ; but 'bravely failed after
ew months experience, 1 think"
Question--"Can you fix the year,
exact, when you made such effort-I
mean the time to which you have just
alluded p
Answer-'.I am unable to state
With any attempt at precision, sir for
IS | have said, am very poor to fix
latcs, without something to aid my
And as the journal where
n my several months experience was
ecorded, was long since q lost treas
re, | have therefore no resources at
ommand to aid in giving, beyond
eradventure, the year.
Question -"Very well. That is all,
lr Rood. Your honor permitting, I
'ill now introduce lIr. Henry Rood
# Illinois as a witness in this case"
AS that gentleman took the stand
Il eyes were riveted upon him. Hay
ng been sworn, he said IF the
ourt will grant me the indulgence to
Ill my story in my own way, and per-
APPS to trench upon few matters not
ntirely relevant to the case | will en-
eavor to be as concise as under the
is possible. TO begin
ith, then, some thirteen years ago l
sided in L, having a family
insisting of wife and ten years {
d son. In a pecuniary point of view t
was then what the world would call |
'or. Thirteen years ago on the 11th /
- | received intelligence from '
ngland that | had fallen heir to |
nsiderable fortune. | studiously /
oided making the tidings known to G
y family, wishing first to get posses. $
IN Of the property and thus to render il
the more agreeable and surprisingto o
EN- the announcement, by having h
. cash equivalent to support it with t.