Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-10-06

the court has been considerable believe more
than three thousand dollars, and the amount
stolen from the hank was thirteen hundred
dollars. But I don't understand that what
was actually taken should govern the bail IN
this case. It Is case NJ peculiar aggmvation
and suppose the intent with which they com
mittcd The burglary is the Kit of the crime
think VIC have q strong case against this man.
on the testimony ! believe we shall be able
10 convict him on fair trial, and am very
anxious that the bail shall be such ~ will bring
him here for trial at the next term u the court
OF course il isn't for me 10 name the amount
that Is In the discretion oi the court bat hope
Your Honor will fx it at -uch an amount as will
insure his attendance for trial
Mn s1MFRyiLLE--As 10 the report In regard
to Mr. Miles circumstances, Il Is entirely orone-
Gus. lie Is not man Of wealth by any means
have known the man for some ten years person
ally, and have acted rs his attorney In civil trans
actions. know that his means are limited. As
to the considerable expense the State has been
put to in getting this man here, it need not have
incurred anything like the expense Il has, II Mr.
Bailey had taken my advice at the first hearing
Of the htb MS corpus told him that it was I'M
necessary To keep witnesses there any longer ~
no further proofcould be taken By the court in New
York that we had taken our appeal aud made
our exceptions to the rulings Of tho court lie
KEEP, half-a-dozen witnesses Tor week or two
when 10 was entirely unnecessary However
aggravated the case may be, and however conf
dent the States Attorney may be Of the conviction
Of this man, I am a. confident on the other hand
that Dee will De acquitted Certainly parties who
have known him personally in New York for four
or five yoars are as certain that they saw him in
the city Of Now York on the sixth Of July.
a. any person In this state can Ice that they saw
him here on the seventh one man whom / am
acquainted with, man Of property, real estate
agent and in whose house Miles had lived iortwo
or three years, H. as positive rs any man can be
that he rode ON the seventh avenue cars oh the
| sixth Of July, from the Astor House to Clinton
! place and that he and Miles conversed In regard
IN matters circumstances and things that had oc
CURED years before. have examined some fom
| or five persons myself in New York who are conf.
l dent that they saw him on the fifth, sixth and
seventh Of Jolly, in that city not persons that can
/ be hired for the occasion, but men Of as good
/ standing and a. good reputation as any in New
/ York However your Ilonors that il matter for
jury iNf iiAtt'i ~ Ntil o. 'lltlNl Mliulu NNWl
/ discretion hope that the sum which you fix
will be so reasonable as to be within the province
and power Of the prisoner b procure ! hope he
will be able 20 procure it in this state, Of parties
who are responsible, aud whom the States At
torncy can examine to their responsibility, who
do not live great distance from this town
Judges Redheld and Holden Judge Martin being
ABSENT consulted for few moments, when ludg,
Redfcld delivered the opinion Of the court il
which he stated that the prisoner should be en-
tted To fair and impartial hearing Of his case
but. considering the magnitude Of his oiIenso, he
he had concluded to place the bail at the sum o
twenty thousand dollars.
MI somer,illc expressed considerable aston-h
ment at the magnitude Of the bail required, an,
said that IT was 80 large that it would be quit
difficult for the respondent to furnish it. In
conversation with the reporter Of the WArcHnAS
be said that he hoped to raise it in the course o.
two or three weeks, when he would return t,
Montpelier
ALrHoNsos MutNGNEp
ON Monday Peter Alphonsos, alias Curlcy, WA
brought into court and araignedi be pleaded no
guilty. and his trial WAS continued tin mex
March