Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
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Ia7lapaa sai lo =stos egF lase a5s s.,-- ,... % ing in the direction of Mr.s Richardg's house, and in about an hour afterwards his master was discovered in the bank dead" .stoiz s@ ,>ss1.al las rs4sagss ss. ss s'.rhis from the cigar store keeper did not let him kPow | was attorney for the accused, and was soon turning my steps toward the late residence of Che de-g ceased. Twas admitted by shiss lata eer- yant Thomas, and was soon conversin9 with Misa Glars, to whom | ,conhded my relations 60 Burton A sassssr
 Iasked what time she sent Thomas @ the bank the night that her father was murdered -pa ...-s..a. sy s.'.'.... .s.I.. "I did not send him at all, ''she replied, evidently surprised at the question. a.g
 "Well, said I, five are going to acquit Howard Burton, and to take his place, we. want to find out who did commit the crime. Now, Miss Clara, are you sure you did not send Thomas to the bank the night of the murder ?" ,sn rsI
 "Iknow very we'll I did not, was her answer. aaa to t's'fs9 .4 s--'aa ,a-aaaats sa "Then, T replied, ''either the keeper of the cigar store is mistaken, or your servant Thomas is the murderer of your father."
 told her to treat Thomas as usual. and not speak of our conversation to any one. After receiving letter she wished to send to Burton, took my departure for O. Immediately on my arrival there went to my client, and communicated to him all that had learned, and delivered the let ter I took the first real nights rest since the death of Mr. Richards. had NNpn pnvyI7 1cIU nrNk arrest of Thomas, to be served as soon as the jury should pronounce my client not guilty. .aa ...4.. r..L--
 Thomas, the servant, was first called. He swore to the quarrel between Mir. Richards and Burton, and that he heard Burton threaten Mir. Richards life. Not withstanding I closely cross examined him failed to make him contradict himself, and when he retired nearly every one in the court room was doubtless certain that Howard Burton was guilty g'ass.e l..r The next witness was the hotel clerk, who testified that Burton came into the hotel while he was attending to the guests from the train that arrived in O. at about half-past six o'clock. Then follow ed the examination of the bank cashier, who swore that the. package of 5000 found on Burton at the time of his arrest was deposited in his bank on the after noon of the murder. After calling sever al other witnesses, whose testimony was of minor import, the prosecution rested. I then followed, and after a brief opening address, called the painter, who swore to seeing MT. Richards send Burton on tue errand also to seeing Mir. Richards in the cigar store after six o'clock on the evening of the murder. When I had fin ished with him he was submitted to se- were cross-examination, in which he &C., duitted himself very creditably. Then I called the conductor, who swore to seeing Burton on the train on the night of the murder he also swore that the train left on time-six o'clock. The cigar store man was next examined, who swore to talking with Mir. Richards at quarter past six, also to seeing him leave for the bank with Thomas.
 Witnesses were all cross examined thor oughly, but did not contradict themselves in any particular. I then closed my case, and after few remarks from the prose- cution, the judge charged the jury, who retired. and in fifteen minutes returned with verdict of not guilty. -..aa |.
 As soon as quiet was restored, the sher- if approached Thomas, the servant, and said in loud voice
 '"Thomas Healy,I arrest you for the mur- der of Mr. Richards p
 The excitement in the court caused by this unlooked-for and sudden proceeding was most intense. The prisoner was im- mediately taken to jail, followed by a crowd that were loud in their denuncIa- tions-the same crowd that little while before had marked Burton as the murder CT.
 We'll. to finish the story, have but lit- tie to add. was retained by the bank officers to prosecute Thomas Healy, and he was convicted of the crime. He pro- tested his innocence almost to the last, but the night before he was executed he made full confession, stating that he had determined to rob the bank some ev- ening when MT. Richards was there alone. It was MT. Richards custom, he said, to go to the bank in the evening, and when he and young Burton qnarelled, he, (ThOmas) saw his opportunity. His determination was strengthened by hearing MT. Rich ards remark on the day of the murder, as he sat at table, that there was an unusually large amount of cash on hand. The note in the case was one that Miss Clara had given him to take te her father some days before, but Mr. Richards coming home be- fore Thomas found him, it had not been delivered as intended By the aid of this note he had got Mir. Richards in the bank and while he was reading it he struck him with stove poker and then cut his throat. He got no money as the reward Of his crimes, as the vaults had been locked. -a.l- t........
 The night Thomas made his confession he committed suicide, thus cheating the gallows tree of it's just due
 Howard Burton was made cashier of the bank and married Clara Richards within year.