Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-05
MONTPELIER, VT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1876.


is the same George Milc. now here in court This
respondent?
Answer Ye. .r
mNon wuStssrs.
Curley. testimony bore the impress of fnih
Il was the trump card In the governments hand
since, Il corroboraied, it made In connection with
Mr. Kings perfect case In order 10 do this
MIR Dillingham; called Tie following witnesses
Josiah Smith, clerk at the American House
Montpelier. who identified Miles ~ She man Who
stopped there on the 9Th Of July. and registered
his name as G. Leonard Boston. VIM T. Whit
comb Of Barre, who noticed the wagon tracks
from tho cemetery on the morning after the
burglary Gilman / Jackson. " Barre who fol-
lowed the tmcts TO West Eumney y 49, and r,-
covered The team; Charles T. Savage and his
mother, Maria, of Orfurd y H., who testified
that the respondent was one Of tNo men who
were driving q double team, On the morning Of
the 1th Of July, and who stopped at their honse
and procured o paful Of meal and warm water
for their horses Judge Harvey rildon, Of Barre.
who was tie man that Cuey testified cai.e NJ
behind them between Montpelier and Barre aud
wouldn't pass them; and Charles lull and sheriff
D. W Dudley who testified in regard 10 the let
ting and return Of the team. This closed the pro-
cecdings Of the forenoon. In the afternoon, the
government proceeded upon the same line u cyi-
dcnce. John T. Benjamin, Of Berlin, testified TO
meeting this team Of Sheriff nudleys. on the
evening Of the 9th Of July. upon the new road On
the Berlin side NJ The river between Montpelier
and Barre with three mcn in it; A. NJ Bunham,
Of Montpelier swore 10 picking mp jimmy In
the sheds of the Methodist church, in Barre.
which he was repairing, on the morning after the
burglary, and Identified Il. Dr. John Whitmore,
Of Wentworth, y. H., who Identified Miles a.
having been with Curlcy in double team. be-
tween Wentworth and Bumney, ON tho morning
Of the Ith--to having seen Miles emerge from the
woods at the roadside, aud get into team to
having given them wrench aud oil foronc Of the
wheels and to having gone to the woods, day
or two after, whore he found bundle containing
rubber coat a dark oyercoat and some other
things J H. swain, the station agent Of the Bos-
ton, Concord 4 Montreal Railroad Company, at
Rumney, y H.. sworc that q man asked him, on
the morning Of the 1th Of hst July, when the
train for Concord lcit-that afterwards he saw the
same man aud commde get on the cars at Rum
ney, the ncNt station below, and that he idonti-
fed him a, the respondent, in New York, last
September Frank G. Green, Of Plymouth. y. H.,
the conductor on the train that morning, also
sworo to seeing Miles in the cars-li. mysterious
disappearance, about the time Of the hustle in re-
gard TO Cnrley, and identified the content, Of the
two valses which Miles and Curley left behind
them, in their sudden departure, which included
a cardigan jacket and Scotch cap, wet aud
large jacl-kniie' Albert Cox, Of Boston. express
messenger, Alfred Drake, of Concord v H., loco
motive engineer and Henry W Iiazleton, ticket
agent at Plymouth testified to certain details
about ue departure OF Miles and Curlcy from the
| train, and the contents Of the bngs-the end-
neers testimony, especially. tending to show that
a man left the train, on the opposite side from
where Curley fell just as the train was stopping
and put for the woods John Bailey, Ir., re-
| counted his trip on the same train, and the hunt
for and arrest OF Curloy and swore that Miles was
the man who got on the train with Curley; Mr.
| Dillingham; testified that the two yalses had been
in his possession ever since they were delivered to
him at Barre last July, 10y Sheriff nailey-and MI
King taking the stand again. identified the coats
and the jack-knife as having been taken from his
house, Oh the night Of the burglary Mr and
Mrs. George II Cook, living IN thinly settled
| neighborhood. in Groton, y H., about six miles
southwest Of Rumney depot testified that the
respondent came to their house at about six clock
ON the morning Of the Sth Of last July and took
breakfast with them, representing that he was a
| pedestrian tourist from Boston. Silus Ordway
hotel keeper at Rane. said that he saw Hank
Morris team under the unigersaiist church sheds
at about eleven a. clock on the evening of the 9Th
of last July, and Hank himself said thni lie
let the team in question to a man that day who
| pretended that he was going to Chelsea
prrrr e ~, rx,rrg.,t.-r
The interest Of the case, at a fever heat during
Curley's story, Jagged somewhat during the test-
mony Of the above witnesses, which, though very
necessary to the strength Of the government case
was still rather dry The only bit Of life in the
| whole hatch was when Mrs Cook was upon the
stand She said, noticed the respondent par
ticulary, because thought perhaps he was some
travelling man, and might be back to the house
| again, and my house being at some distance from
the others, was little afraid. so / looked at
him when | thought he wouldn't know it, and
when he went to the door to leave | noticed his
| eyes and nose his eyes were blue and called
him quite good looking" Miles laughed heartily
at this compliment and his face frightened up a
little He had looked rather duh for an hour
ever since Mrs savage testified that he had
taken letter from her to post and the letter had
never reached its destination. Miles looked
cheap when the old lady said this, and appeared
absorbed in his own thoughts for some time The
| proceedings grew duh again, til Mr. Dillingham;
called Otis Haley, who, with Tim llandlin, had
| been sitting in the court for some time. Otis is
mischie,ous, little tow-headod boy OF seventeen,
who laughed all the time he was tostifying, and
seemed to think the whole thing a good joke
Miles did not TO think 50, and his counsel OBJ
| iected strenuously to its admission. lie gave
substantially the same account Of the escape,
which was published in last weeks WArcHNAS,
and identified the two letters which Miles wrote
to him Sheriff Lyford exhibited the keys, made
| by Miles to the jury, and the revolver which was
| found in his bed The last witness called wa.
DETECTIVE ?. u wiGoiN,
Of the chiefs Office, In Boston. Mr. Wiggin's
reputation had preceded his appearance and there
was general cranlng Of necks as he took his seat
| The animated buzz Of whispers, from the direction
of the gallery, showed that the fair sex were at
tracted by his jolly "phiz" ruddy complexion,
and stalwart physique and the general knowledge
that he was the man who arrested the respondent,
and aided in getting him out of New York, caused
keen sense OF expectation from the spectators.
lie said. On the 9th day Of last September,
and an officer named OConner, from the district
attorneys office in New York arrested Miles in
front Of his residence, on rifty-Gfth street, New
York city Mt Miles came ont Of his house in his
shirt-sleeves, and came across opposite from his
house 10 the corner, TO a newspaper stand, 10 bny
a newspaper Mr. O'Conner and went across
and collared him lie was bacl. TO IA when we
| coared him. lie made break towards his
house, and we started him down the street got
him down a couple Of blocks took him into the
liyery-stable, and | took him into hack-the
hack was in the stable with no horses ON while
| Mr, O'Conner went to SEQ abOnt getting horses
into the carriage After got him into the liaek,
he turned round 10 me- and says. "You want 10
know me In your business looking at me ~
am aware of that, sir lie says. " think can
make you happ, aud then he stopped minute
and says; Lets 10 business" says You
cant do any business with me, aud he says, " II
yon will drive me down to q certain man will tell
| Mr. O'Conner his name; il ls the man who got Mr.
| O'Conner the position he now holds-l will satisfy
you, aud make this right When Mr.. O'Conner
got into the carriage, he wanted 10 speak to him;
he leaned against the seat sat in the front seat
whispered 10 him, aud says: That is the man
who got you the position you now hold II
you will drive me down 10 him In fifteen minutes,
this matter can be arranged all right" MIR