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


lin to listen at the diamond hole in
the prison wall to the conversation be.
tween Tim and Gravin I know that
Hanlin subsequently passed other
tools into the Jail took copy of one
letter written by Gravlin to Mrs. Ba-
ker; it came through the hands OF
Tim Hanlin do not know that Gray
lin made any efforts to escape, except
what ! learned from the other prison
erS.
EDWARD ll>NLlN
Testified Am 20 years old was in
Jail last fall for .takin,, coat at Hart
land my home is III Windsor; have
lived there for three years past am a
brother Ct Tim Hanlin have known
Gravlin some time knew him before
he came to jail ; was in Jail with him
here | wrote letters home, in which
| sent request to my mother for
Gravlin he wanted 4 woman named
Belle Seaver of Windsor to come and
see him; Tim came to the Jail to see
me soon after this introduced Tim
to Graylm in Jail had told Gravlin
that Tim could help him out Gray
lin offered to give Tim money, and
dld give him $40 that he borrowed Of
Hewitt heard part Of the ronversa-
ton between Tim and Grayial in re-
gard to getting out OF Jail heard
Gravlin offer Tim $1,000 to do the
job heard them talking in regard to
the pay Gravlin offered to give him
his bank book on the Caremont Bank
for $500 Tim was to get the tools
in New York Tim got the tools and
brought them into the Jail in satch
ell Tim asked for the satchel the
same night, but Gravlin and | refused
to give it up we then took our tools,
which l put under the bed cover and
afterward under the sink knew
Gravm dictated q letter to Steiner
for Mrs. Baker, which was given to
Tim to take to Mrs. Baker; Gravlin
and | occupied a cell together +;
Graylin said 20 me Oh the first night
We were together that he wanted Rol-
lin Amsden to come aud bail him out.
because a man by the name Of White
was missing and they.might have sus-
p,cion on him; said she had offered
Amsden 5000 bonus to bail him out !;
Gravln told me that he would tell me
more about White if | would not tell
the other boys promised not to, and
he then said that he and another man
had put White out of the way; that
they did it in Gravlin's hog house with
an axe or Ratchet; he would not tell
me who helped him,
MRS. MATTE BAKER,
Ilouseketper, was called to testify as
to the letters she had received from
Graylin while he was in Jail here. She
declared she had destroyed them. The
State Attorney then offered as evil
deuce copy made by Jailer Hewitt
of the letter written by Stainer, read
to and approved by Gravlin, and Civ.
Ell to Tim Hanlin for Mrs. Baker.
Defence objected. The objections
were overruled. The defence took
exceptions. The State here rested
and the Court took a recess until to-
morrow morning.
Saturday. Jan. 6.
The fourth days proceedings opened by
the introduction Of witnesses for the de-
fence. Several medical experts, including
DR. j. r. Hartman, of Boston, were eX-
amincd rs to the nature Of certain blood
stains, but failed to arrive at any definite
conclusion, as did Dr.. Hayes for the
prosecution.
Emma Cummings testified: Lived with
my uncle, Mr.. Gravlin, for a year and a
half past; came from Canada; remember
the burning of Wcston's buildings; White
was at our house on Thursday aud Friday
nights before the fire; | went to GarnderS
on Friday evening before the fire, after
supper; my uncle was in at the usual-sup-
per time; Mr. White had gone to the
pasture with my uncle when went away;
when returned uncle was sitting by the
stove with his boots off; saw him the next
morning in the house: he was ut home on
Saturday evening; Sunday morning he
was not at home, but came home while we
were eating breakfasts on Friday he had
on blue wooden frOck and brown pants
and black felt hat.
Cross-eXamined: Had supper ut five
o'clock; walked to Gardeners, who is our
second neighbor; was there a few minutes
only.
JENNIE GRAvLIN testified: Am daugh-
ter Of the respondents; Wlhto came to our
house several times last summer; he was
there on Thursday and on Friday after
noon before the fire at Wcston's; saw
father son Saturday morning; Sunday
morning; believe father came in before
breakfast; he wore blue trock and but
ternut colorcd pants; had blue cotton
frock that he had not worn for good
while; it had been used for rolling up sick
chickens Carpenter told father, on Fri
day, that he believed his cattle were out
over in the Cavendish pasture.
CrOss-eXamincd Carpenter came for
milk the talk was in the yard; he came
occasionally, but can't remember if he
came for anything but milk.
Redirect: Said to my father that I
should think he had got enough of Mr..
White without letting him into the stone
house.
MONDAY, Jan. 8.
The Gravlin trial was resumed this
morning at o'clock. The first wit
ness called was
MRS MATTE BAKER.
Have lived in Weathersfeld about
twelve years, and in Gravlin's family
since the first of May last F.; White
was there several times while l lived
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