The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-22
LETTER FROM JOHN P. PHA1R.

Another Protestation Of His Innocence.
John p. Phar has sent the following let
ter to the senior class of Dartmouth col
lege, who manifested such an interest in his
application for a reprieve. The claes will
preserve it among the class records as a
memento of most interesting event in
their college experience.
LETTER.
WINDSOR, May o, 1877.
To the Members Of the Senior Glass Dart
mouth College, Hdn0Uer, ". H.:
desire to acknowledge my sincere graf
itudc to you for the kind and humane mo
tive which prompted you to exercise your
united influence in the form of petition,
PRAYING Governor Fairbanks to spare my
life and give me that chance of establishing
my innocence to the world which l have
never fairly had 9ince accused of the vile
crime of a murder which God knows l
never perpetrated. l believe l have not
the honor and pleasure of a personal &C
quantance with any one of the class, ex-
cept Mr.. E. G. Carrigan, whose unself1sh
devotion to me during the most trying hours
that could possibly come to human being
in this world, has won my highest esteem
and lifelong gratitude. l have no power
of describing my esteem for him
one so noble, fearless, brave and hon.
orable. Indeed l owe my life to-day
wholly to his timely acquaintance with my
cad and perilous condition. The fact that
be is of your number, together with a
knowledge of your sympathy for the hu-
| name endeavors to secure my further re-
spite, prompts me to pen you this poor ac-
| Acknowledgement as token of my inexpress-
ible feelings of gratitude for the interest
your class has taken in my unjust iDcarcer-
| alton and almost hopeless chances for life.
| Doubtless there are those who diecredit the
truthfulness of my statemet {, knowing
that many convicted of the Grin for which
was about to die, have solemnly protested
their innocence, till brought to the scat
folds trap, yet, let me assure you my
friends, with God as my judge, l am limo
cent, and only trust and pray that time and
test will explicitly prove to you all thit
solemn truth. That my trial and convic.
ton were both hasty and unjust, and, at
you stated in your petition, the evidence
adduced by the prosecution was wholly
circumstantial, are facts undeniable ant
challege refutation by all conversant with
| the ldCtS Vi lut case, CNtu tuOec hulidut
intimates of the murdered woman whC
were so sanguine for my early execution
Could Isee you, could express more fully
my heartfelt gratitude for your kind inter
position made in my behalf, but as | an
unable to tender my thanks otherwise thar
by letter, beg you, gentlemen, to accep
this as the only return which my unfortu
nate circumstances favor me to make. Tha
by thorough investigation of all facts m,
innocence will be thoroughly established
am most fully confident, and rest ASSURE
that the day is not tar distant when all vii
know the fearful trial and ordeal throug
which I have passed, and my friends fec
fully repaid for all favors which have bee
so kindly bestowed upon me. Trustin
that you will be prospered in all your life
long endeavors and your works crowne
with "heavens choicest blessings"
l remain, ever your truly grateful sci
yant, JOHN p. PHAIR.