The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-03
H. E. SARGENT, THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

And Clears Himself from all Suspicion Of
Completely with the Murder Of Mrs. Freeze.
In THE GLOBE of April 20--both daily
and weekly editions-the following para
graph, introducing an interview with D. L.
Morgan, appeared; ~
In their zeal In ''investigating" the Phair
case the Boston correspondents have run
across the fact OF Ii. 4. Sargent's leaving
town about the time of the murder and the
circumstances connected with it. Not
withstanding the fact that Sargent was
Swallowed after the murder, the matter In
vestigated by competent detectives and
that it was shown that Sargent could have
had no connection with the murder, one of
these correspondents brings up his depart
ure as new evidence tending to clear Phair.
This paragraph and the report of the in
terview meeting Sargent's eye and being,
as he says, the first intimation he had that
his name was mentioned in connection with
the Freeze murder, he Immediately wrote
to the editor of THE GLOBE stating that he
would soon be in Rutland to meet this
most unfounded charge, and Immediately
started for this place prepared to "face the
music"
He called upon the editor of THE GLOBE
yesterday, and made full statement, and
although it adds, very little, if anything,
tc the facts, previously published by us
as contained in the report of the interview
with Morgan, the report from our Mt.
Holly correspondent, and Sargent's own
letter-yet in justice to him we give it in
full.
He came to Rutland in May or June,
1878, and went into the photograph bust
ness on Center street, buying out one Bent.
During most of his stay in Rutland, he
slept in his shop, and took his meals at the
Berwick hotel, paying his bills weekly.
During his residence in Rutland, to his
knowledge, he never even saw Mrs. Freeze,
Dora Wilson or Aurelia Brooks, and al
though he must have boarded at the Ber-
wick with Phair, he has no recollection of
ever even seeing him. He explains this by
saying that he might have seen one or all
them on the street, but he had no acquain-
lance with them, never spoke to either of
them, and cannot recall that either was
ever pointed out to him.
He says that he was not in the habit of
visiting saloons while in Rutland, and was
never in the neighborhood, even, of Mrs.
Freezes residence until the morning of the
fire and, then, only after the house was
burned down. He says that on that morn
ing, he was preparing to leave town, as
hereafter stated, and was polishing his
boots for that purpose, when Mr.. d. L.
Morgan came in and said that Mrs. Freezes
house was burned and che with it ; and
that, attracted by curiosity as most every
one else was, he in company with John
Holden, painter still residing in Rutland
went to the scene of the fire and this was
the first, last and only time that he wat
ever in that part of the village.
In reference to his "sudden departure
from town, as it has been called, he says
that he had talked about giving up the
lease of his shop for months, and had per
fected his arrangements for leaving June l
bit the circus coming here, he concluded
to remain while longer thinking, perhaps
that there would be quite good run of bu
siness at that time as. in fact, there was
that the circus was here the Saturday be
fore the murder, and that Sunday he com
menced to pack up his goods preparatory tt
leaving town, and finished Monday, taking
all his goods to the depot that day for trans
mission to Mount Holly, except stow
which he had sold to William Ryan ant
which was not delivered until about clever
o'clock Tuesday morning, the day of tn
murder.
His room being denuded of furniture
Monday, he slept that night at the Berwick
and Tuesday morning, the day of the mur
der, he took breakfast there, settled hi
bill, and after going to the scene of the fir
and helping Ryan move the stove, as befor
| stated, he took the first train for Granville
N. Y, where he remained over night wit
his friend II. f. Pritchard, returning I
Rutland, Wednesday, and going immed
ately to Mount Holly, where he RENAME
about week placing stones at the grave O
his wife. etc., etc.
He has no knowledge of any suspicion
attaching to him in reference to the murde
and he certainly was not inquired of, or il
terfered with, in any manner, in cor
nection Herewith. From Mt. Holly h
went to Lowell, Mass, where his good
had preceded him, but not finding a sui
able place for his business he did not III
pack but, after day or two, went I
Manchester, N. H., where he rename
about month then bought "travelin
saloon" in Pittsfeld, N. II. travelled wit
it awhile in New Hampshire and Maine
sold it at Wells, in the latter state, an
went to Southbridge, Mass, and, aftt
about month, not liking the place, wei
to Burrillville, r. l., and purchased anotl
er "trayellng saloon" and, with it, hi
visited different parts of Rhode Island an
Connecticut, but, for the past two year
making his headquarters at Burrillvill
aud is still engaged in the same busine
and with the same "traveling saloon
In reference to the Borrowed valise"
about which more has been said than pu
lished-he says that the only time that
ever borrowed a valise was some 8
months before June, 1874, when upon 1
occasion of going to Boston, he borrow'
, an old valise of DR.. Kilburn, tho dentii
which, however, he never left in any salot