The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-23

stockings, etc., some of which appeared to
have been literally saturated, articles look
as if blood had been sprinkled upon them
or they were stained by squirting blood.
The package was opened by Mrs. Nc
Laughlin in the presence of Lizzie Ayers
and Edward Hayes, and number of the ar
ticles recognized as belonging to Aurelia
Brooks. They appeared as il they had
lain in the bundle several days and gave
forth a disaEreeable musty odor. The
clothes were washed and held for the owner
at Rutland. The fret order for their re-
turn came from Whitehall about week
afterwards in letter signed by Aurelia
Brooks, asking for the particular articles,
skirts, underclothing etc. No money came,
so the clothes were not cent. a second
letter came dated at Saratoga, and soon af-
ter Aurelia's mother, now Mrs. Daniels,
called and paid 49, 80 and took the washing
away. Aurelia owed Mrs. Warner, the
milliner in whose keeping the trunk with
the clothes was held until the bill was set
tied by the girls mother. The clothes were
then sent to Aurelia. A short time after
ward Aurelia Brooks returned to Yer
gennes dressed, as Lizzie Coffin said, "to
kill" She was dressed in q heavy silk
dress, navy blue, with other wearing ap.
parel to match. She talked freely about
Rutland and the "Freeze murders" showed
one hundred dollars and upwards.
Edward Hayes met her and talked with
Aurelia relative to tho murder of Mrs.
Freeze. She talked with him for some
time about Mira. Freeze and Phair and said
to him (Hayes) that she was in Rutland
the night and time of the murder. These
facts were all made known to j. G. Thorn-
ton, the Rutland detective, who, according
to Mrs. Mclaughlin, listened to them with
utter Indifference. Mrs. Mclaughlin also
showed this justice seeking detective the
letter from AIrelia Brooks who looked at
it and said he would see Dora Wilson.
These facts are we'll authenticated and to
those who are still in doubt l would re-
specially refer them to the gentlemen in
whose presence the statements were made.
Why then was not Aureia Brooks sub
pUnaed and brought before the court
Were these gentlemen of the detective
force apprehensive lest the critical exami-
nation of the fair Aurela aud the washer
woman's statement nigh. disclose facts
which would explode their "Jewish
theory?" Did you Mr.. Thornton exclaim
when the story was told you-"Blood Iago
blood p Were your hands such strangers
to crime that the story of the bloody
clothes impelled you to flee from the scent
of guilt, to Heize upon the person of Phair,
aud thus mole easily ensure your insati-
able desire of the coveted reward Do
you deny that the story Of the bloody
clothes was related to you If not, why
did you not have AuIelia with her old
companion Dora Wilson at the trial. Did
you not know that this Aurelia Brooks
was in Rutland the night of the murder of
her mistress You say Phair killed the
woman for the paltry sum of one hundred
dollars. Did you find on his person 500,
$50 or even $40?
Did you discover blood upon his
clothes? But was not an amount of blood
which could not be explained by the nat
ural course Of events found upon the appar-
ell of Aurelia Brooks? Were there not re-
liable persons to be found who could swear
to the facts of her poverty till the time of
the murder, and lavish money and dress
afterwards? But enough is said. Let the
intelligent citizens of Vermont Judge
whether the case required investigation.
On the evidence brought before the court
bat few men if on the jury could have de-
cidcd in favor of the prisoner. The judg-
ment could scarcely be otherwise. Yet
had there been the money and time ex-
pended to investigate the case for justice as
there was to convict the prisoner, we feel
that either Phair would have been proven
innocent or else more than one would have
been executed for the murder of Mrs.
Freeze. We would have no murderer es-
cape the death penalty, yet we believe
there is not person of sound mind es-
pecially in Vermont who would not petit
ton the governor to stay the executioners
hand while there exists lingering doubt
of guilt. Let the case be again investigated
by the proper authorities, and should it be
found that Aurelia Brooks, Sargent, or
any one except Phair is guilty of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Freeze let him at once expiate
his crime and suffer the murderers deserv-
ing fate. @.