The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-09
THE HAYES INVESTIGATION.
What was Found in tho Dsbris---Bound up
In tho Sum Of S3,00o---Ban Not Forth
coming.

What was Found in tho Debris---B Bound up
In tho Sum Of S3,00o---Bail Not Forth
coming.
The examination Of M. G. Hayes,
charged with setting fire to the opera
house, which was continued last week, to
allow time for more thorough investiga-
ton of the ruins of that building, was
taken up again yesterday. The examina-
tion was held before II. W. Porter and j.
j. Il. Randall, justices. The parties met
at the grand jury room of the county court
house, in the morning, but as the witnesses
were not ready, the case was continued till
three o'clock p. m. The first witness
called was
NAHUM J. GREEN,
charge of the ruins of the opera house
have cxcavated to the bottom from the
front doorway, "a feet west we found
the hubs of baby carriages, and buckles
covered with charred leather, which would
drop off when touched we could dis,in-
suish what the articles were that we found;
good deal of charred leather was prob.
| ably thrown out as ashes things were
pretty well burned back beyond, seven
feet from the front, the remains of eight
baby carriages were found
We found eight trunks; no solcleathcr
trunks all had some wood work, and on
some we found the covering to be wood.
| The things were kept in the main entrance
to the opera hall, under lock and key
all the remains were intended to be pre-.
served, and reasonable care was taken
this morning the stuff was sorted and an
inventory was taken by Mr. Bates, Mr..
Lease and myself, and it was put in Vail
quette's cellar we shoveled over the dirt
five times TO see that nothing was lost.
HARRY NJ. BATES
WAS sworn and testified: Am saddlcr and
harness maker; | examined the stuff
| shown me by Mr.. Green we could judge
very nearly what the stuff was worth !;
| found no irons from sole-leaiher trunk !;
some leather and some wood; we found
axles and hubs for seven or eight baby car
riagcs the axles were iron the hubs were
somewhat charrcd | know nothing about
the value Of baby carriages | examined
all the articles and took an inventory, sep
arating the different grades; they were
worth before burning $934.S3 Mr.. Lease
and | examined each article separately and
fixed prices from the rates we are paying
we estimated the baby carriages $11.2j
each; we determined that by inquiring
prices of these who keep them.
NAHUM !. GREEN.
Recai,ed-I took a list of the stuff found
in the ruins there were 81 interfering
boots in the north window, also whip butts
and dog collars; a little ways inside of the
window was silver plated back pad to q
harness in the south window we found l2
handles to valises and shawl straps, pad
for horses legs, 1 valise, mat, 9 pair of
bits, one baby carriage there were no bits
under the north window we found some
collars that the leather was burned off
from and the straw left they were finding
some when left today VIC are to con-
tinue our work sh ould i"''." 80" 80 -
half ,po, bach / found i" I'll" DOLLAR one
OIL barrel burst in.
il. NJ. BATES
RecaUed-I could not tell whether the
buckles were from harnesses that were
made up or from sample boxes.
W. II. LEASE.
| made an examination of the stuff
shown us by Mr.. Green some of the stuff
was well preserved and some not we
found no wood but hubs to baby carriages;
wood work was left to most of the trunks;
did not have the inventory; think it
amounted to 1914, beside carriages; we
could not get at the value of all the goods,
but we could tell very nearly what the
property was worth; could have detected
the remains Of sole leather trunk; w
found none.
Cross. eranained-I think the band of a
sole leather trunk would not burn | have
been in the room before Hayes came there;
the room was large; $1,000 would be
rather small stock of goods for such room
my store is 20 feet long and 30 deep; hay
$4,000 in my room.
Re-erdmined-lf a man undertook L
{ make a show he could do good deal will
, $1,000 the rubber goods were some o
them half burned and some not the
Q were generally in good shape; did no
see anything denoting any especial part o
4 a harness; there were quite number c
Y woolen-pads in good preservation.
No evidence for the defense was pre-
duced, and the case was submitted to tn
s court without argument. The justices re
n tired for consultation. The court returne
in five minutes and announced that it wa
q decided to bind the prisoner over fo
: $1,000, to appear at the county court l
q September next. In default of bail tn
y prisoner was committed to Jail.