Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-10
WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
TRIAL. OF HENRY GRAVLIN FOR MuR-
DER.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3.

last, SDiCl JuStlCc ie' Po'ho Va
gennes presiding.
The case is conducted on the part
of the government by States Attorn'
ey Norman Paul and WIN. II. Walk
er. The counsel for the respondent
are Edminister and Batcheldor, John
f. Deaue and Chas. N. Davenport.
The respondent was arraighed and
pleaded not guilty.
The prisoner was AS years old IN
April last. He bears himself in court
in q self.possessed and easy manner
His features are Enthusiastically French
Canadian. From his bearing it would
be impossible to judge that he had
more interest in the case than any
other person present.
The following are the jury VIM,
II. Hutchinson of Norwich. VIM. u.
Ball OF Ludlow, ISAIAH Lovejoy OF An
dover, Henry c Washburn OF Roch-
ester, Addison S. Adams of Chester,
r. C. Allen of Cayendish; Renj. 5
Cozzons of Stocl;bridge, Orlando c.
Smith of Barnard, 5. 5. Abbott OF
Stockbridge, Oliver $. Pearsons o'
Weston, George Brown Of Plymouth
| David A. Dulton of Royalton.
The first witness examined was
Daniel A. Barnard, and the next Mary
A. White, the widow of the murdered
man.
Barnard made survey of premises
well, etc, which was produced II
Court. The we'll where the bod.
was found was 100 yards from an.
house we'll had not been in use l
was II feet deep, 2 in diameter an'
had six feet OF water in it,
MRS. MARY A. WHITE
called. Is wife of the murdered man
last saw my husband the 9Th of O(
tober at home. near Perkinsville, q
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon h
started to go away iii horse and 81
to Henry Graylin's; the horse was
small light bay mare ; he went to Sc
Mr. Gravlin about some talk Of work
to Gravlin's it was 4 miles; Crawl
sent for my husband my husban
never returned when he did not +
,, turn applied to Lorenzo stearns
i 90 to Gravlin's and inquire for him
, this was Oct. 3, Sunday next sa
nv husband on the Goth at Carpel
ter', house, after beins taken from tt
y we'll when he left home he had on
felt Lat, navy blue coat, striped pan
and rubber boots he bad no scratc
d es or bruises on his face be was
:, years of age | have one child a ye
u old ; at one time / lived in Graylll
1t family thcre was ill-feeling betwe'
II nv husband and Gravlin because
l. lett G;aylin before his time was oil
$, Gfaylin once said he would make n
y husband sorry for going into Cou
a and testifying against HIM he can
g the first of May to find a shawl
e. claimed to have lost showed him
l. shawl, ana he said it was his 1t W
II there that he made the statement; t
II case referred to was where he W
prosecuted for smashing Westo
v windows when that case was tn
g my husband and myself testti
'd against Gravlin have since Sc
W. the gig and harness in Mr.. Flag
&C. barn and recognized them this "
a Jan. 1 Mr.. Flagg lives in Perki
bo vile ; my husbands health was go'
" Cross examined. Was married
III the 31st of last May | worked
rs, Graylin in April. 1874;
he in June after Mr. White worked
him also MI. White and Gravlin t
od me about the iil-feeling between the
~ I did not hear any words betw
W. them l do not recollect where it
m, that Gravln said this to me, nor VI
est was present think it was at
l,o house was a witness at the eXaml
=. ton at Perkinsvllle did not t
" testify OF unkind feelings on the
ice Of Gravlin against my husband d'
ble think | then remembered it; tn
| then told ali | remembered ab
49,. Gravlin's feelings toward my husb5
u" (iravlin said to me that my husb
'ad would not have left him, if it had
ted been for me, and that | would
ew have left him if it had not been
mo him hope | have now told all
-, Gravlin said against my husba
oo' oo' Mr. Gravln, Mr. Patno and hi
nd, straggle about the shawl he did
age insist upon having it before see
hat Mr. Pingry / said he must see
ors White before taking it; after he
=, 80 20 back from Perkinsville TO see
Tier Pipgry was at work in the mt
less room, and he came in and SAID
ave Piugry said he might have the sha
| asked if he had seen Herbert, ant