The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-25
Letter From John P. Phair.


WINDSOR, VT, April 90, 1877.
Q. g. CARDIGAN, ESQ,
Dear Str Your letter of the 21st is at
baud in which you say that during your
many interviews with the people of Rut-
land aud vicinity, you find that the general
opinion, and that too, quite prevalent, is
that | cannot satisfactorily account for my
Whereabouts from the Saturday evening
prior to the Tuesday morning of the muir
der of Mrs. Freeze, etc. In answer to
your questions l can only state now as |
did at the time of my arrest, and as 1 stated
to you before two witnesses at one o'clock
a. IN. Friday morning, April 9th, just be.
fore my supposed execution, that
LEFT MRS. ~FDEEzE's HOUSE
at about ~ o'clock on the evening of June
9Th, 1874, aud went TO the Berwick house
and to my room and bed, where l slept
until near Zoe on the following day.
Sunday the 9TH, about 1870 on that day |
called on my friend Z, r. Barnard, at The
residence of Mr.. VIM. Hoffengal, with
whom lie boarded on Center street, and
agreed to ride with him TO West Rutland
in the afternoon.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
We left Rutland between two and three
o'clock on that afternoon, and returned
about seven o'clock in the evening. l
parted with Barnard for the night about
eight o'clock, and then went direct to my
room read a few pages from a book and
then played a few tunes on both a harmon
lea and an ACCORDION. While thus en-
gagged one of the dining room girls called at
my room and invited me out into the hall
where | played q few tunes for the enter
tainment Of a group of at least six or eight
of the hotel girls in whose company | re-
NAMED until nine o'clock and then babe
them good night and retired to my room
for the night.
AT BRANDON MONDAY.
Monday morning the 8th, l left Rutland
for Brandon on the accommodation train
which left Rutland about G d. M, remain
ing all day in Brandon, attending lar
NUNS circus both in the afternoon and
evening. Was seen in Brandon by Joseph
White of Rutland, who wal at that time in
The employ OF the Lincoln Iron company,
and boarded and ate at the same table with
me at the Berwick house. Mr.. White has
once testified, and | understand is ready to
testify again 10 his having seen me in
Brandon on that afternoon or evening after
the mixed tram had passed through Bran
don which arrives tor did at that time) in
Rutland at Z o'clock p. IN. After this train
passed through Brandon there was no way
of my reaching Rutland before midnight,
and did not get there until about / o'clock
a. IN.
MONDAY NIGHT.
On arrival of the the train at Rutland ]
went direct to my room at the Berwick,
where before going to bed / put into my
travelling bag a clean shirt, pair stockings,
box collars and q neck-tie, to he used on
my trip TO Providence, II. l. | then laid
down and slept until 3;15 q. M, when l
arose, dressed in a light colored summer
suit, locked the door of my room and put
the key to the same in my pocket. | then
proceeded to the office with travelling bag
and umbrella in hand. Arriving at office
door, which was sjar, l pushed it open and
saw Bushee, the night clerk and porter,
fast asleep ia his chair. There were also
two or more strangers with him, all OF
whom were apparently asleep. Without
| disturbing them l walked out of the house
at precisely $40, meeting John Thompson,
a brakeman on the train which | lett Rut.
land for Providence at 4;30, at the Der
wick house door. The rest of my time dur,
ing that day Is accounted for as set forth In
my supposed death statement.
CONDITION OF HIS ROOM.
My room and bed were left in q disOr
derby condition on that morning, notwith
standing the evidence offered on my tria
to the contrary. When arrested | had tn,
key to my room In my pocket, and also m,
trunk and toolchest keys. These wer'
taken from me as were also my travelling
bag, UMBRELLA, etc which the honest re
ward seekers have never been honorable
enough to return TO me, although the,
have been several times asked to do so
The dispositions of the herein named partie
who will %corroborate this statement ar,
now in the hands of my counsel.
Respectfully yours, JOHN p. PHAIR.