Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-07

TRIAL OF GEORGE xrLxs-EXPANELLISG THE
JURY.

Three OF the jurors called were C&cuseu
for having formed and expressed an opinion
Rgains. the innocence Of the respondent
and four were peremptorilY challenged
: The Jurors having been sworn, the indIct-
ment was read BY the clerk. The respond
0 ont pleaded not guilty at the September
term. 50 that iormality was dispensed with
Ou Wednesday morning the counsel fol
Miles asked leave to have recorded the pro-
te-t of their client against proceeding T.
trial, which was granted Mr.. Gleason
added that no defence would be attempted
by Miles. Mr.. King, the cashier, was then
put upon the stand, and testified at length
CASHIER KINGS TESTIMONY.
At about - O'Clock on the night of July
9Th, 1875, four men came in, made me get
up, handcuffed and blindfolded me; LED my
wife and little girl down stairs; tore the
pillowcase, made gag oft, and put /; m
my mouth; was then led by strap around
my neck and a man behind me with his
hand on the strap, and one men before; ar
irving at the bank the door was opened
opened the vault | told them there was
a clock lock on the safe and that l could
not open It; one Of the men used a spatula
to try the sale door be found package
OF 1900 unsigned bills; put 1t under his
Jacket; g. we went out | iels pistol in the
Jacket Of the man next 10 me we walked IN
The wer. and | complained; ne said if was
lust as good for him q he was in stockings :;
one said he bad a good mind 20 burn tn
Damned town bJJnd 10 get some money
entering my house, law man at the cnI
I hail who >ail "Whar?' 8ci the other az
sgered "'clock." and he said she told me
>o': was then fastened down 70 a chaIr
which was fastened TO the floor; the same
Wa done to NV little girl and wife they
7 al went out: one sand Il would be a good
-Aing 10 nave the bills signed and asked me
20 do IL: said no: | then told then where
% find milk; one said that II was ten min
: utc~ past one one of them told the Others
/ % touch nothing IN the house they stayed
hall an hour: ilet before leaving relieved
me o.. the bindljld and gag one looked in
and SAID "Goo1-oye,' and they lets from
the bank - my house is rather more than u
third Of q mile their masks were light
colurdd, with two holes for their eyes; they
had bulls eye lantern. Witness described
how they approached the bed | was first
F taken up. handcutiei and ordered 30 put on
my trousers; was then bhndblde1, gagged
and strapped ny wife and child were taken
/ down stairs atterNart / naI on cap, rub
+ Der coat, night >hiri ald Z. uaic OF slippers
whom ! went 10 the bank.
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t-stile- nave kho"n thefespolltAi a9oAt
SIX wears. knew him 10 New York first as
Ce,r.-e Williams. k-ev- hin, ia SING SIM,
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prior 10 July q. $50, and saw the re-
s9andent quite often he asked If | did not
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note found hlt Inc CASHIER vic end s'f-
10 Ei- house thi. VA oa "Wednesday. l-e
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f-"el anu came q >rFl1-'-a'l- VI mere ST.
were ID get and divide the money came
ou To llaotpeIisr and y,sitsda1 bos-. lliIr-
4
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90 A'' room az six p. i1.- ne came ana san
he was going 70 meet kin~.aud on the BlGro
r..l walked r.. the covered b-i3.,. 7,..-
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arIise AT ,bo pl,nss- ,,o,E- half "a mil.
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''.- a. 80. o. t 'i 'J..5 ~ '.'
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ana orer-lirt; Kins-.and put on the -i-i..
rl'oA a card gan JACKIE; lopened hin-
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l.,n TO dre~S himself. he d.5. t-rmen rlr
q pi.iowca-e over his eye-; k'ng>.and U--
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her and the 1.-THE. girl: German fetched
nm t2N1' Fey 'Aen -i@Ft9d Oh ana 4,.i
atTsi .be.,ii 80 . , ,..--. ...'
ty screws, she said they wouldn't retsry-
tning told her thought She lied: she
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Sod what Iscs - -bev said rbev c5ni'.-,.,
eset anything there was clock lock
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