Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-10

utes; Gravlin and White came into
the house Gravlin asked White to
have some supper, and White said,
"No, thank you, ! am going home !"
they went, after Gravin had finished
his supper, by the back door straight
to the hoghouse (; supposed Gravlin
was going to feed the hogs the girls
had gone to Gardeners, and the boys
were gong to James Weston's sup
pose | next saw White down to the
milk going home; last saw him at the
wagon house Gravlin came in and I
asked him if White had gone home,
and he said yes; had just lighted a
light saw man on the gig and sup.
pose it was White going saw him
as far rs the wood pile, and that is the
way he usually went the girls came
home in a few minutes Gravlin went
to bed about 8 o'clock, should think {;
he usually was first to bed and got up
early +; | went to bed aboIt ten, my
usual custom; generally was the one
to lock the house and last to bed my
brother came for me this night abont
twelve to go TO Claremont, as my sis
ter was a great deal worse. and got
ready as soon as | could and went {;
returned about eleven next day after
| went to bed Friday night heard the
dog bark and got up and went down
stairs expected any time to hear
from my sister; went to Gravlins
room and told him | heard the dog
bark and wanted to see what was the
trouble he said there was nothing
about that would hurt us and told me
to 60 to bed again, ard | did so.
Gravlin did not go away from home
Saturday and went to bed about his usual
time. Jackson and Meader went to Clare
mont that day; went TO bed the usual
time; Saturday morning saw Grayiin
about eight, when he came into the house !;
spoken of Saturday that the cattle were
out; first learned that he was not at home
shortly after got up; did not know that
he was gone till got up; he often got up
and went away before daylight; he was at
home all day Sunday till evening, when
he went to get the COWS toward Carpen-
ter's and went with him; stopped at
Carpenters about half an hour; came
straight home, and in perhaps 20 minutes
Graviin went to bed saw him next time
Monday morning at breakfast at the usual
time. about seven; could not tell exactly
what he was doing Monday, but he was
about the farm all day. he wore a blue
wooden frock. The clothieg worn was
exhibited and identified, and is the same
identified by other witnesses. The blue
cotton frOck was used to wrap up sick
poultry by the stove; the blue overalls
had not been worn since | lived there;
washed them and put them in a drawer;
never heard any quarrel between White
and Gravlin; he had taken meals at Gray
lin's perhaps four or five times.
know nothing of the murder Of Her
bert White, and am perfectly innocent Of
the crime; have no knowledge that Gray
lin knew anything about it; had no sus-
picions that Gravlin had any hand in it {;
first time heard that White was missing
was soon after Gravlin was arrested; first
heard it from Spatford; saw Stearns there,
aud heard him talking with Gravlin; in
quired il White was there, and think Gray
lin said he was there on Friday; think he
also asked for Frank Jackson; Gravln
told him he did not want him on his prem
Uses; that he did not want any talk with
him; said he came to Woodstock and
sworc against him; Stearns said, "You
are not worth minding- will not talk
with you"
Cross examined: The testimony of wit
ness before the Justices examination was
quoted regarding the interview with White
on Thursday, and it did not agree with
her evidence now, but she said her pres
ent testimony was correct.
FRANK JACKSON.
Daring the last summer White
came to Graylin's five or six times
and had bay mare and gig; Thurs.
day he came in Il four wheeled car.
riage; he came Friday to see about Il
stone wall was sent for by him F.;
in the arrangement for building the
wall | Was to draw the stone with
Gravlin's team, and White was to
build it he told me he was talking
OF moving into the ston" house Fri
day afternoon: he was at Gravlin's
and first saw him by the cider mill;
he was with his gig; went to West
on's that evening about seven, and as
we left, White was standing in the
cider mil door; his team was hitchcd
outside the barn got home that even
ing about /, and saw Mrs. Baker and
Rrae and Gravlin in the house; Broe
was after horse to 60 to Claremont,
and they got ready and went off; we
all went to bed in about half an hour:
think Gravlin went in before us; he
slept down stairs and we up stairs;
saw Gravlin first Saturday about 8
o'clock he was about home during
the day.
| went to Clarcmont about 4 o'clock
in the afternoon and got home about
3 next morning.; did not see Gravlin
when l got home; saw him Sunday
morning about eight; | went to
Windsor on Sunday; we got through
digging potatoes the Tuesday before
Weston's buildings were burned, and
the last were put into the hoghouSe
that day the old AK used about the
hoghouse was there, and it was in the
same place when the officers found it :;
know nothing Of the murder Of Her
bert White; never was engaged in
any burglaries, and never stole any
gloves of Mr.. Amsden.
Cross examined-Did not see White
start off for home Friday evening be-