The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-02
EXAMINATION OF M. G. HAYES.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Testimony Of the Station Agent at South
Deerfeld--0n of Hayes Workmen-
Insurance Agents and Others.

lows am station agent at South Deer
field, ten miles from Northampton do |
not know man there, or any where near
there, named c. Bronson l received tbir-
ty-one trunks, one bale, one box, and quite |
Lumber of rolls of leather for G. Bron-
son on the 14th of May the express agent
received, same day, one package of cham
oils all were billed at the same time, but |
the single box came on the 18th nothing |
was received Monday the 18th had the
Fisher when he took the goods received
a writing from Mr.. Hayes, which read as
follows:
RUTLAND, Vt, May, 1875.
TO ". q. Hayes and s. u. FISHER.
SIRs-I hereby transfer and pledge to
you thrty-one trunks and contents, two
boxes, and contents, of harness makers
supplies, one roll of leather, all in the de-
pot at South Deerfield and directed TO G.
Bronson and / agree that you may hold
the same as collateral security for the lia-
bilities you are jointly and severally under
on account of notes fol me signed by you
as surety and for my direct Indebtedness to
you authorizing you 10 sell any or all Of
said properly at your discretion and apply
the proceeds upon the indebtedness afore-
said. M. 9. HAYES.
G. D. MILLNeroN, Witnesses
f. A. SMITH,
delivered the goods to Mr.. Fisher and
he paid the freight bills l never saw Mr..
N. G. Hayes but once he came to see
III Mol bn
trunks, except three zinc ones two or
| three seemed to have vaises inside them
all were light.
Cross eramined-It is fourteen miles
from South Deerfield to Florence, Y ia;;
Florence is part Of Northampton.
| ALBERT TBBErrs
Am twenty-nine years old worked in
Hayes shop from the oath of February to
the 14th of May left the shop at six
| o'clock tie evening before the fire didn't
go back in the evening; passed through
the store out and in $s4 600 is all should
want to pay for Hayes goods at the time
OF fire he had sample boxes with sam
pies outside and none inside we had to
wait for trimmings that he had samples
of most of the boxes seemed to be pretty
empty; Hayes kept his cheap trimmings
in papers he had few high priced TRIM
mings he had twenty-four sides of har-
ness leather at the time of fire he had two
sides of fancy leather up stairs | don't
know whether he kept any down stairs
we had more harness leather just before
the fire than we had had previously we
had large consignment from Westhamp-
ton, that he traded oil for we were out
when this came ; we had samples from diff
ferent places four harnesses were ready to
put together the day before the fire they
were cheap harnesses, two of them half
! s.as-.- .,ti.ers we've Lsssun cole leather
trunk in window worth $40; | can tell
harnesses make saw three harnesses of
my make in N. G. Hayes show case in
Northampton l saw two of them here
the week Of the fire had conversation
with Hayes about shipping off goods he
said he was sending goods back within
eight miles of where he got them said he
had two barrels of oil had q barrel of
wax it would last us year nearly it
was composed of tar and grease he had
quite quantity of axle grease in tin pint
cans there were five cans ON shelves it
was labelled in the front windows were
mats and boots of all kinds samples of
trimmings, and a harness l made gilt
lined harness for Mr.. Ripley we had no
gold mounted harness.
Cross Examined Looked over the goods
every day of the week of the fire with a
view to estimate the worth of them;
looked over the goods the day before the
fire, but didn't &c through the store or ex-
anime the boxes 1 looked at four or five
drawers; four were empty examined the
goods on the shelves presume took
down all the boxes at some time fifteen
or twenty boxes were mostly empty; the
paper bundles were nearly all full took
down seven or eight bundles there was
quite stock of tin and Japan trimmings
200 bundles, all the way from four inches
square to eight or ten he had considera
bly, more goods at time of fire than ever be-
fore; don't think he had two hundred
dollars worth when he first opened hi
had a good stock of whips then, and five
or six carriages his stock was good dea
larger the day before the fire than on the
LIST of April not much change in the stocl
from 1st to 18th. On being re-questoned
the witness concluded that the stock at Is
of April and time of fire was the same
He had about $500 worth of trimmings h,
had carriages, but don't know how Ilucl
they were worth l didn't go through the
stock and estimate the goods separately
but guessed at my $4,000; he always hac
goods on the road, but they never go
along very freely | was in the store {
good dcal-my work was in the shop
settled with Mr.. Hayes the day after thu
fire we didn't agree on the price, but hi
made no objection to settling settled al
his figures ! was angry after the settle
ment
Re Examined. He gave me check OF
| | tuc hutlullu SouhtJ Jain, pub thCiC Wo'
no funds | gave him back his check, ant
,, Mr.. Page gave me his check and got my
money; was accustomed to examine thu
, packages when / wanted trimmings, ant
examined the goods because we hand
thought he would fail.
Re-Cross- Examination. Question-Giv'
a list of the articles.
Answer can't give list of the arti
Giles don't know the worth of the gas fix
lures can't tell the Ualle Of the articles
Q. How did you count up the "a 900?
A. can't tell how many goods ther'
WERE
Re-eramined.-He had good stock o
names he had chamois skins four bun
dies came before the fire he had quite