Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-28

soNE NEW sCENEs IN THE DnAMA-ALruoNsos'
hAlL NOT 10 HE REpuCED-uE ~ TAKEs TO
WINDSOR FoR SAFE KEEPING


sohr NEW scENEs IN TUE pnAMA-ALrnoNsos'
hAIL not 10 HE REDucED-HE ~ TAKEs TO
WINDSOR foR SAFE KEEPING.
The dramatic interest In the affair Of the Barre
Bank burglary has not Jagged during the past
week thongh the events To he chroniced are not
30 stirring as before, On Wednesday morning
the train from the north brought into town
handsome brunette, fashionably dressed in mourn
ing, who registered her name at the American
House as Mrs. J. H. Tileston, Boston, and asked
slr Chester Clark, the landlord, the way to the
Jail. II soon transpircd that she claimed to be
Alpbonsos' sister, aud that she had come 20 see
about bailing him. She brought him some clean
linen and Undertaking, which he was much in
need Of. After brief interview with Alphonsos
she went to the office Of Hon. Charles II Heath
his attorney, and as the result Of their consula-
ton, application was made for reduction of the
bonds
TnR REDUCTION or BAiI.
The hearing took place In the County Clerk
Office before Assistant County Judge James II
Holden, on Thurday, Messr. Heath and Lord
appearing for Alphonsos, and Mr.. William r.
Dillingham;, States Attorney, ior the State
Mr. Heath, in beginning his argument, referred
to the clause In our constitution which SAYS
All persons, unless in execution, or committed
for capital ofenses where the pro Of is evident or
presumption great, shall be bailable, by sufficient
suretics, nor shall excessive hail be exactcd for
baable offenses" lie claimed that six thousand
dollars was excessive bail, in such a case as this
and cited from the records OF the court, the
amounts Of bail required in important cases, since
1851, In proof Of his claim Among others, the
indictment against James G. Simonds for conspir
acy to extor blackmail, In 1851, for which the
sentence was ten years In the state prison and
the bail only five hundred dollars tho indictment
against Susan and w. H. " Senter, for man
slaughter in 1880, in which the bail was only $500
the indictment against Chester bliss, for arson in
1850, bail, $500; the indictments against Cyrus
Whitney and IIazen Little, for assault with intent
10 kill, bail 500 Indictment against j. w jor-
dan found guilty Of arson in 1862, bail : 200 in
dctnent against Chauncey Gourey, for assault
upon his wife with intent 10 kill, in 1873, in which
Judge Peck set the bail at 81 600 lie argued also,
that the respondents circumstances ought to have
something to do with the amount Of bail to be re-
quired; that Alphonsos was poor man, boston
drummer" in The jewclry line, who had laid up
no money that his wife was on the verge Of con-
even moderate bail, say fifteen hundred dollars,
his sister and mother would have TO mortgage
their homestead He appealed to the court to dis
regard popular feeling and clamor, and to regard
this without prejudice, and in thelight Of the
precedents he had cited.
Mr. Dillingham;, in reply, contended that the
cases referred to by Mr. Heath were not at all par
allel; that in those cases the respondents resided
in the county and that the court felt assured that
from that and other circumstances, the bail was
sufficiently large to insure their appearance for
trial. The respondent, on the other hand, lived
in another state and nobody could doubt that his
sole object in obtaining bail was 10 fly beyond the
reach OF process, and thus TO escape trial. the
evidence against him was unusually strong, the
crime was unusually heinous and the bail was no
more than was exacted in the case of the Water
bury bank burglars-Bartona and Davis 1t seemed
to him that II ever there was a crime which de-
served the fullest punishment Of the law-fifteen
years--it was this, which added to safe-breaking,
the gagging of the cashier and his family, and
the compelling Of the former, under duress to aid
them in their designs. He considered the bail to
he quite reasonable, and maintained that Judge
Holden ought not 10 interfere with the decision Of
the Justice unless he was satisfied, from perusal
Of the stenognphers minutes of the evidence at
the examination, that n mistake had been made.
Mr. Heath, in closing, denied that the testimony
was strong against Alphonsos, and said that he
was by no means identified He alleged that the
justice had been carried away by popular clamor,
and had shown gross Partially during the entire
examination. lie asked the court to reduce the bail
10 a more reasonable amount
Judge Holden said that he would consider the
matter, and that might be taken till two
o'clock when he would announce his decision
Alphonsos and his sister kissed each other fondly
at parting.
On coming in again. Judge Holden said that he
should not alter the bail. Alphonsos was not
present. but Mrs. Tileston seemed very much de
jected. She left town on the ten o'clock train,
Thursday night, and told Mr.. CLARK, when settling
her bill, that she should be back in few days
Judge Holden's decision meets with the public
approval. The crime charged against Alphonsos
is of very grave nature, and he should be held
under bonds that will prevent him from setting
justice at defiance, and making the criminal pro
cedure Of the state laughing stock
CURIOUS STORY.
singular incident of the affair is the story
told by an old widow woman In Barre, named
Lucia Manu. relict of Abram Mann, late OF Plain
field, and who lives in that part of the village