Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-10
WH0TE NO. 1895

night: came to see Gravlin again the Sat-
urday after; saw Gravlin, my brother was
present; explained TO him why | did not
come the next day; Gravi!n wrote TO me
to come; he gave me So, and / was 10
come again: 1 told Hewitt, the jailor the
scheme before left that night; next day
l told Bailey, the superintendent OF the
prison at Windsor: / came again the next
Monday saw Gravlin in Jail; talked with
him in the presence Of my brother; told
Graylin had tools ready, and would come
that night; that we would saw out the
window of the jail and liberatc him; went
into the iail about ten O'Clock the same
evening; waited till all got to bed; Hewitt
then came and called Inc out; saw MIR.
Paul in the lobby; went in again after the
yalise; Graylin could not let me have the
yalise. but said he would hand it out to
me. which he did, through an air hole Ill
the wall; went the next morning ana
talked with him again; he said he wanted
to talk with me about Henry Carpenter;
he offered to furnish me horses ana money
to 90 to Weathersfeld; said he wanted
Carpenter out Of the way because Gar
pcnter was going to turn States evidence;
his plan was to get Carpenter TO drink
ING, kill him and throw him into well
near the old house where Carpenter lived;
I went to Gravlin's; inquired for Frank
Jackson; told him Gravlin wanted to SEQ
him at Woodstock; left about dinner
time: went to see the old house, well,
CARPENTER; Gravlin told me Jackson would
come to Woodstock and see him; return
ed to Woodstock next day; went to Jail
at half-past seven in the evening; called
Graylin by Kissing through the hole in the
wall; | pretended to be mad because he
had not sent me team; he said had not
been to Carpenters, and l described the
premises aud he was satisfied l had been
down there; asked him something about
Whites death; he said Carpenter struck
White with an axe While he (Gravlln)
held him; said White was up there to
hire: the deed was committed at the OLD
house occupied by Carpenter; SAID they
kept Whites body till Saturday night and
then put it into the well in the pasture;
talked with Graylin about horse and gig
he said Carpenter would have told me
where the horse and gig were If | had
asked him; that Jackson and Mrs Baker
knew about the murder; that Jackson had
been guilty of stealing from store i'll
Fairlee, VT, and had stolen gloves from
: Amsden & Co. the plan to kill Carpenter
was arranged so that could have jack
sons help, and everything | needed AT
Gravln's house; he cautioned me to pro-
ceed with care gave me a note 10 get
! some strychnine. Here the witness pro-
, duccd the order written by Gravlin.J l
r. went to j. L. Bailey, Superintendent Of
State Prison at Windsor with the order;
Bailey and went to DR. Furness with the
order, Furness gave me substitute lor
/. strychniue; Gravlin had said to me that
one Of two things must happen--either
CARPENTER must be killed or he (Gravlin)
should take poison saw :Graylin soon III
1 iail: Gravlin gave me note for one thou
II sand dollars written by a prisoner in the
~ iail; this took to State Attorney Paul ;
I / had further talk with Gravl'n and he
It gave me money; he said Mrs. Baker was
{ to send tools to break open the Jail.
! [ went to Weatherstleld again and saw
=, Jackson and looked over the premises ;
Il Mrs Baker came to Woodstock; went to
Z see Carpenter; had a talk With him till
It II o'clock that night, then went to bed
h with him; next day came to WOODSTOCK
went to the Jail again to see Gravlln; my
brother came to the hole in the wall, said
Gravlin was sick and could not see me,
!, but he finally did he told me he could no.
, give me much money, but offered me SO
said should have more next nShti l
&c asked him how he thought had done the
a Job; he said you have done it well; thel
!. explained to him how had done the joo
n l made him promise that he would pay
Va me the inext morning; next morning
e called, but he could not he paid me alto
gether S45 have been in prison ilv(
years; was discharged last April.
The court adjourned till tomorrow
e morning. when further important testl
mOny AGAINST Gravln will be taken.