The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-08

drive to the Bay and BACK ana stlll again, |
quite late in the fall, he took us over past
the scene of the murder of Miss Ball, on
the east hill. On some other occasion
probably before this last, he took me to
drive on Bellevue Hill. These, ] think
are all the drives we ever took together
Lastlwinter he took me to two concerts; at
the first one we were accompanied by Miss
McNamara; at the other we were unaccom-
panied. He never called to see me at my
place, or at any place where
was at work, save on the occasions / have
referred to. On none of these occasions
did he ever manifest any particular friend
ship for me or make The slightest advance
towards more intimate acquaintance, or
say anything to indicate that he cared
more for me than tor Ellen miss McNa-
mara or any other person. Once | asked
him to call and spend an evening; he made
no reply and did not come Afterwards
asked him why he didn't and he replied,
why, you didn't expect me, did your"
That is the only time / ever asked him to
call ; when we were riding he was not
very laxative, and then it was mostly
about his horses, of which he seemed to be
very fond. He was always kind and polite
to me, but that was all. The night
before / went home to spend Christmas,
that is on the evening of December 23d,
1874, he took me on a short drive, and |
when about to part he asked me to write |
him alter / got home | replied that ! |
wouldn't, that didn't like to write to |
gentlemen and wasn't used TO it he in |
sisted and said 1t was his duty to write |
first. He said he would write if l would |
answer it, did not promise to, but after |
had been home time received a letter |
from him. 1t contained but a few words
and no particular expressions of friendship
or love. He seemed anxious that should
write him and he sent message to Ellen.
About six weeks afterwards | answered
him, just an ordinary friendly letter and
doubt If l should have done that, but he
had been very kind to send me the daily
papers often and thought ought to ac-
know ledge his kindness. He replied to my
letter, (although did not ask him toy al
most Immediately, and in that letter told
me about bis fathers death. He also wrote
that he had always thought good deal
of me, but never mentioned it before.
That was the first time that ever suspect
ed it. He asked me to reply, but did not
until a few days before my return to St.
| Adams, which was on or about the Goth of
last April / wrote but few lines and
asked him to call when returned, for l
wanted to explain to him why l did not
write to him before. q had been away on
| q visit and did not receive his letter until
some time after it was written | wrote
nothing to encourage him fr did not
wish to do that did not c.re for him.
| My letter was short and rather cool. for Il
friend even. When | arrived NJ Mr..
Smiths | found note from him awli.iag
me 1t seemed from its contents that he
thought was offended toward him and he
said he was sorry he had offended me. He
did not ask me to answer it and | did not.
Several days later he called, in the
evening, and then l told him that l
thought from his letter that he was car
ing more tor me than l could reciprocate,
and thought l hadn't better go with him
any more more told him that had been
to ride with him only for the sake of
friendly ride and not to encourage any fur
ther intimacy. He expressed no sentiment,
but said he was sorry about it. Perfectly
friendly assurances passed between us and
we parted. Previous to this-last fall
had seen that his sister was cool toward
me, and l supposed that 1t was on account
of her brothers going with me when we
parted, as just related, he shook hands
with me and said that he should always
feel friendly towards me, had always liked
me-to which Ireplied that never guessed
it until l received his second letter-and he
said if ever wanted friend or favor, to
come to him. have never spoken to him
, since, and have never seen HIM but once
and that was in the street, in the evening,
but did not catch his eye.
r HENRY @. GREENS TESTIMONY.
l, Henry G. Green of st. Adams, county
of Franklin and state of Vermont, on oath
depose and say:
That was sixty-three years of age on
the 9th day of December, 1874. That
about o'clock on the evening of the 9th
l day of June, 1875, my wife and myself
, retired to bed, the only other persons in
the house being my son Sidney T. and his
wife and two little girls, all of whom SLEPT
up stairs. After lying abed until about II
o'clock or little AFTER, not being very
I well ! got up and lit lamp, rubbed my
face with camphor and again retired; sooI
my wife blew out the light and shortly
after that, and before she went to sleep
8 say about II o'clock-she discovered {
light shining into the window. and on arts
ing and lifting the curtain, saw that thu
roof of my barn was we'll on fire; got uI
Y put on pants, vest and stockings, went ou
Q Of the north door of the kitchen and dowI
q the steps to the ground-my frs
intention being to get out my horse an(
: cow AS soon as / reached the ground
8 was fired upon twice from the direction O
the barn, the shots coming IN quick success
sion. My belief is that the person wit
fired them stood behind the corner and a
Q the west end of my woodshed. l felt tina
q Twas hit Immediately, went back into tn
= house and told my wife that l was shot
bolted the door, and told her not to opel
d it. We then ran to the front door an,
I | Oh tol nd fa
a We commenced to clear the house at once
. In a short time the neighbors began to ar
u rive and joined us In the work did no
It see the person who shot me, although
n was very light. If he was behind the cor
ner of the woodshed, he was some ten O
, twelve feet from me. have known Gill
J. ton s. Weeks, son of the late Philo Weeks
J, ever since he was child. He has Away
G lived ut home and their place adjoine
:, mine OIL the north, the houses being som
u twenty-five or thirty rods apart
have, always sustained pleasan
|, and friendly relations to him and hi
l. family. never hearing any difficulty at all
A week ago last Tuesday--that is May &c
= my son Marcus ID. Green told me on m
IT return from Burlington, at the depot, tina
le Weeks had conversed with him and toll
= him that he believed that he (Marcus) O
A. soiuC VI INC OIccu iduiiy Hdu lhtcIicTe
Ill with his private affairs, in relation to
le young lady named Wilkins, and that h
10 had used threats, saying to Marcus that h
At would make him smart for 1t and 'Dam
you, you'll die" Marcus said he assure
10 him that he knew nothing of it and satii
re fed him to that effect, and when the
ID parted they shook hands, but Weeks sal
n he still believed that some member of tn
Green family had done it. further stat
that do not know and never krew tn
L. young lady referred to-Miss wilkins
never knew that he had any intimacy wit
y. such person or with any other lady, an
never said word or did a thing to intel
fere with his affairs, nor do know of an
m member of my family having done so.
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