Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21

lie said, " You lic." told him II he Thought IN.
he must wait till we got there, then he would see
Tor himself lie says. " II Il is o clock lock, It
has been opened and u can he opened You know
how TO opcn i, and II you don't open il, We will
hntt YOU | told him that II he didn't wish 10
believe IT, he might wait and see for himself
lhs man spent good deal Of bis time muttcring
and eursng his brethren for not opening the door
moro quickly while We we're standing there.
There was some difficulty nolcning the door, aud
said Tell him toput the key wards upwards
lie said CO. he knows all about it," They
asked mc who got down 10 the bank fi.t told
them sometimes Dr. Buley did aud sometime.
DID, They wanted 10 know how often he got down
hnt and where he lived. They asked me how
much money we had in the safe / told them
5000 They asked me how Il was We had 80
very lttc I explained IL to them by saving that
one OF the banks in Montpelier had accidentally
go' locked ont the day before which was o holt
DAY, and the cashier had como out aud borrowed
oil the funds We could spare Thou they quos.
TONED me as 10 how I could get IN when 1t was q
holiday. They wcroycry severe on me in regard
to This. They asked In the same conversation
how we did ON sundays, whether we had Co.
coine doNn In the morning 90 open the safe aud
lock il again Two Of tlc men who aakel me
tiese questions didn't seem % understand the
working OF a clock lock They were particularly
aatiou. TO know how We did on particular occs-
sons on Sundays and holidays when the clock
opened, anil all such questions That morning
shon ! opened the front door, looked Tor ms
uulsclla aud ny uhhcI-cult iu their accustomed
places on the hat-iacS, and couldn't fluid them.
When we came back to the houfc at about -ix
o'clock we looked Tor them, and conldn't find
tloIn, and discovered also that caniagc-robo q
clasp knife aud brown beaver o,er-coat were
gone. The -leopiug-room which we occupied
0iat night was ou the second floor it was iust
isht enough IN the banl, 50 that we could see OBJ
loct-, but couidu't distinguish them They had
10 hun. roupd Tor two or thgce minutes To find
the satchcl, which Was lying on The gpor behind
uie door The color OF tl.e Cardigan jacket which
ono II the men Wolc, was very daik Mr. King
vas shown the screws straps and ropes, with
which hc his wife aud child were bound the gas
and hood-wink aud The slatula, or thin knife
yiih which the burglar tried thc iim of the safe
door, and ho identified them
Cr2s-ErumE0f'oH.- King. crIsscNamina-
vas conducted 10y Mr. Heath. It vasycry scarch-
ns and minute but did not draw out any nea
catlres Il was apparent throughout the trial
alat the great object of the respondent counsel
vas t. draw oct of the witnesses ala that they
knew and TO make them state it ga -trnugl, a..
possible in order that the worst might be known
low The most important points elected by the
c'oss-examination we've NJ follows. When the
burglars first came it Was between q quarter be-
fore and quarter past twelve can gpc-s with
in half an hour Of how long I have slept When
under the trees, tie man with me was u little
higher than l. and spoke with au Irish accent
Tie man that opened tie safe had on brown over
ais and blouse The man with oyeralls had large
bands and STOPPING shoulders, and had sharp
clear voice The man with the Cardigan jacket !
did not take by the hand; observed linn when
looking round The safe. This man with the brogue
went with me til the wir door was opened in the
bank. 1t was about halfpast twelve when we
went into the bank; don't think said anything
tim / told the man tho number Of combination
20 the best Of my knowledge the man with the
brown blouse was under the blanket with me
There were certainly three men in the bank can't
describe the third one can't describe the one LEFT
ia the house. One was % very tall man. about
five feet eleven, thicl, neck and broad shoulders
Another chunky one came mp to his shoulders
The man with the brown blouse WAS about five
feet eight inches The man with the Cardigan
jacket was about one inch taller and had on
cap. The tall, stout man had a narrow-riuncd
hat. can't Identity the different tones of the
voices as belonging to any o. the different sizes
have named. While at the house, after retuied,
thoushtl heard 4 man speak in changed voice
WILLIAM r wHuooMn
"a 1f..T
live in Gospel Village, in Barre, east f Mr. Kings
The cemetery is near by my house Mr. aud Mrs
King and daughter came tn my house at about
two o'cloci, ON Wednesday morning. I soon went
out and down to the bank saw tracks in the
road. ! examined double team track It came
ont Of the cemetery grounds. Could not find any
place that il went in. Found where the horses
stood it was trodden down Did not see any
place whore one horse stood Could see where
the horses had gnawed the rulss The tree was a
dead apple tree There were no marks on the
tree. You could see the marks made by the team
backing out. The two horse track went on the
Washington street The horses ! should think
were walking The tracks were plain The near
horsc track WAS the largest and longest Showed
Gilman l. jackson, town constable, the track at
about hali-past two in the morning began to
follow both the tracks saw--the double team
track and the single team tracl.-in front Of my
house by measure ono 81 the hind ieet Of the near
horse in the double team, measured three inches
across at the widest place, and one Of the hind
feet Of the single horse measured two and a half
inches Could find no place in the cemetery
where single horse team WIS hitchcd
GILMAN l. JACKSON
was the third witness called lie testified. am
a constable in Barre Was called up ut night be
tween two and three O'Clock, and was asked to
follow the track Of wagon Saw tracks ~ a one
horse team, and traced it fifty rods Dr. Bmley
asked me to follow two-hogse team Mr. Whit
comb showed it to me 1t WAS raining; could see
no tracks except these saw these plain: could see
them fifty rods ahead, in places the on horse had
the smallest track | followed the track to East
Corinth, where changed horses Lost the track
at the topof the mountain; followed team to Rum
neg or West Rumney, do not know which Saw
buggy in a shed and bay horses in a barn at u
tavern iirst learned description of horses from
Mr. Russ this sidcof Bradford Took the horses
met Dr. Whittemore at Wentworth and showed
him the hprses next morning II Is Ave or six
miles to Wentworth from where / found the
horses. There was no place where did no; track
the team except where found water in the road
measured the track With my eye it WIS not a
very wide tire, The wagon tracked as wagons
uaually do man named Dickinson started with
me. Took two horses At East Cornth
We give no longer account OF the testimony Of
Mr. jackson from the fact that the las, issue o. the
WArclMAN contained a full account OF his tiip.
DR. JOHN wnTMoRE
WAS the fourth witness. called lie testified:
live in Wentworth, n H. on the morning Of the
It'll inst, started to 20 to West Rumney the first
station. Started between nine aud ten O'Clock.
About one mile below Wentworth / overlook
buggy with two horses, and a man standing in tn.
road beside the buggy. stopped my team and
spoke 70 the man; another man came out Of the
bushes. They started on going mp West Rum
ney I'LL, the axle became heated One got out,
took my wrench and oil, oiled the axle, and re-
turned it, Left them about ten O'Clock. The
horses were bay; the man who was standing in
the road had on glasses; | lad u side view Of his
face twice in riding that two miles Afterwards,
Thursday ! went where ! saw these men this
was at two O'Clock; In few minutes discovered
a rubber coat folded, and beaver coat under IL.
lying on the ground Mr. Eaton opened them in
our presence; in the beaver coat was a pair Of