Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-02
STONES CONFESSION.

Mr.. stones confession, as given to the
court on Wednesday morning, was sub
stantially as follows:
l married Townlhends sister seven years ago.
set fire to STATIONS barn the llth Of February,
about quarter past nine in the evening had been
TO the premises once twice before. could say
as was there when Stratton doing his chores,
hut was there when he was At the barn set Are ten
feet from northwest corner Of barn. Fire
side went in through the stable door. l took .
common salt box. The top OF the inside Of the box
was covered with zinc; At the bottom was block
nailed on with hole in it 10 candle. Some half
dozen holes were bored in the bottom OF box. A
candle was put in. Townshend purchased four can
dies and part OF one Of them wasput in the box Box
was lled with tow and was saturated with kerosene
oil. Tow was strung out through the holes The box
WAS arranged at 1ownshend's. helped fl it. Might
have been hIed week before the FIRE. 1t was for
four days Was agreed between Townshehd and my
self TO set fire. When TOWNSHIP nds wife ran away !
WAS at FoXs. went home. Townshend said he had
found his wife; that Asa Stratton had run her O.
Said he would scorch him out Townshend oft en-
spoke Of licking or scorchiug Strltton ont. II run
along two or three weeks / went TO STATIONS.
was pretty full. Townshend wanted should set it
ahre. went into barn and told him dare not. He
said "You are . coward, and If you don't SHALL" l
said, 1T Is risky piece Of business" He said,
Damn him will h1 him If l lie in prison twenty
years" 1t run along day or two. Townshend went
to Putney, and said he would give fifty dollars and
his pair OF stays TO set STATIONS buildings ere
while he was gone thought would do 1t, went
home, and my courage failed Townshend returned
said he expected TO buildings laid ow-that had
courage. Finally said we would have a party
ToWnshend said will get the party up. So we got
up the party. was there most Of the time, Af1sr
party commenced and when they were all dancing, /
went into sittingroom then into bedroom, stepp ed
out Of the door and went to STATIONS. pre-
tended was going to lie down. did not set IRE
hrsi time went After returned Townthend asked
me II had done It. 1 said, No. Went again opened
box, and lighted the candle calculated IL would burn
from ten minutes to half an hour. We had practiced
nearly dozen times. Candle would burn an inch and
half in twenty minutes. TOwnAhend met me in
sittingroom, asked me If had set it. said, Yes,
have. don't know anything about the dog. I have
not always been friendly terms with TOWNSHIP nd
made a eomplaist for assault and battery against
him Have been Oh friendly terms since last Jniy
nrst confessed the crime to j. NJ Tyler and under
his advice have made clean breast Of it.
Stones confession was unexpected, and
produced decided sensation 10 the court
when 1t was announced on Wednesday
morning, The counsel for the State were
Charles n. Davenport of Brattleboro and
Benz. L. Morse of Wiliamsyille; for the
respondents, X. Haskins and L. w. Stod-
dard of Brattleboro. Able arguments were
made by the counsel on both sides at the
close Of stones examination on Tue day.
Both the respondents were removed to
Newfane Jail Wednesday afternoon.
QUESTIONS FOR THE GEOMETRY CLASS.
l. What would be the depth of a vessel
to hold one liter of wafer, the bottom be-
ing four inches in diameter, and the top
three inches and half2
2. What would the water weigh by the
metrical system, aud also by avolrdupoisY
3. How many cubic inches would the
vessel hold?
4. What would be the value OF one liter
of milk, If quart should be worth six
cents?
o. How many lters are there 10 a bush
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