Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-04
The Barre Arson Case.


The first witness called by the prosecution WAS
$. r. Ordway, who stated that he was proprietor
Of the hotel retired about nine clock that night
had been in barns in the first Of the evening; cf
doors OF barn open and watch dog in barn. dog is
very cross; have to keep him chained or muzzled
in the daytime at night leave him loose to watch
property; no one can handle him except those OF
the family, or who have worked there d. W
pudley's man, from Montpelier, called me upabout
eleven O'Clock that night, and inquired the way to
Hiram Blanchards =, at South Barre, directed him
saw my dog behind his carriage at that time
went back TO bed. Was lust dreaming when the
glare Of light awoke me; saw by the glare
of light the parsonage that my buildings
were on fire; sprang up and went to barn; IRE
was in the south part Of the barn, mp where the
hay was it was streaming up through the roof
when got there found dog shut up in harness
room went into stall for horse fire or cndeT
were then falling down into the stall from over
head; put coat over horses head and led him out
then went down into cellar for COW; fire was fall
ing there; noticed that barrel containing meal,
in the cellar, had been empted ON the cellar floor
saw barrel standing bottom W at the south end OF
the barn. underneath a door which opened out
nun III" p'ih h"ui Sot t'ic w" ""'i a"'"' nv"
hah come oy that tihe' ana tolu thehi 10 save 'ne
pigs whch they ana then went into my room
heard engine bellsi went OUT uncovered reser-
voir so rs to have it ready when engine came;
saved most of my goods hotel burned. George
Carr had worked for me q while; found that he
did not report correctly to me of the bills which
the guests settled with him, had some words Will
NM tod MN would settle ana pay MN up ulu
So ana discharged MN no threN's were hlaue'
various o'her witnesses were c"i'eu !" sho"
where the hre was wIlen 'he 7ar'u was mrs, gwen
III OF WHICH evidence went 10 es'aohsl 'ne Htc'
tnat the hre nrSt started IN the nay io't' 10 t'l'
7ou'' emu ol the o"'n Az T. ANei'h anu
boyce testlhed that thelr attention was called u
certain tracks IN the garden Oh sher'h hopinson
on the morning oil the hre' that carr was sus'
pec'eu' uh"t tney procured team anu uroNe
sylvester Meeher III '"e so"'' VI 'he 'o"n'
where Oarr iau nifeu OUT 'liat theF iounu '"t'
'"ere' apparently asleep 'u'' '"eS 'ou"u Ill
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tho reservor at that time and asserted that in on.
Inc, h,,oo n ,,o,, a rotur,ino, r., tho Rro ha Ler,
,n tho rood ali ,f ,ho ,.y Tho, tber asi,ed hin,
~ bo oo,1d ,ou bis boot ,racl,s fror anv otbers
ho ,hor,,ht ho conld Tbov tbor asl,ed him vbo,
ho would en-, IL told him that his troc,s copld
he ,o,rd in 4, e,,rder in tho villnyo he renlied
thot ba "didn,t know Then said they could
find tben, in sberm Rohinsop's Garden. that In
yoing IN tho fire he thoupbt il was farther eos,
than II moved IN he and so ran mn Stony hill
and across into 1 s Standings field. and kick d
n board off the fence betveen Mr. Standings and
Mrs Keith's land and saw that it was dark
there in the woods. then turned and ran back int,
Rohiuson's Garden. thence down across that. into
Main street and then around to the fire
Ia ,ive nm, readers correct ideo of the situa.
zion ~ p,h;nsnr,s o,rdou y,e ,oal,e tbe fo,,oyi,o
.tatament. The hotel was situated ON the stree,
,ho, INNS nearlv east and west nv the Congreg
,ior,, ch,rch to,yord ORANGE. ooing south fran,
,h,s horn ,horo tho fro f,st can,h, was Ar
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distanco of come dfteen rod. from tho harm ,ya,
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