The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02
LETTER FROM MRS. CHAMPLIN.

offer was made, so il will be shown, to
break the jars or burn the house so as to
destroy all parts under analysis.
A LETTER FROM MRS. CHAMPLIN.
In reply to letter of the deacOn's
telling her to be true and keep things
away out offs sight Mrs. Champlin replied
as follows:
[CoPY.]
MY DEAREST FRIEND: will ever he your true
friend. Cheer up dear friend: u l die for 1t, l
die innocent. Give my love to Mary and accept
much for yourself. Now. dear, if shall have to
20 away, have no money to go away with
Mrs. Champlin said to the detective
that she had that day written to Deacon
Smith. The following is copy of the
letter received by the deacon, and evil
IDENTIFY the one referred to. 1t shows
that the deacon had been visiting Mrs.
Champlin in New York. Like the 9TH
crs it was secured when the parties were
arrested at Port jackson:
SEPTEMBER "a, IL.
DEAREST; Have been very lonely since you
left; went down to the track to you pass i
think of you, dear constantly. You are ever first
in my thoughts and ever will he. My dear, want
you to believe that shall ever be true and faith.
full. ] have worried about you and dreamed
about you. Oh, how long to bc thcrc with you,
anu tncnl SnOulu Dc nappN, anu tllnk you WOulti
he happy but, alas that cannot he at present. II
seems as though | cannot stand the long and
dreary winter, and am 50 lonely, but will try
dear and be just patient as can be and make
the best of everything, Father says he would send
me West IL he was able 10 get me divorce. He
has been idle so long that 1t makes him so poor.
Mother thinks so much of you and aunt likes your
appearance. Have you thought of our long walk ?
II was pleasant one to me, although was very
tired and so lame the next day that could hardly
sur. am sitting in the room where you slept and
nave slept IN tnc same room since YOU went away.
My dear, think now shall go to Burlington xt
week, where ,,e shall AL see you Now, dear, write tc
n. Y. Please accept kiss MARY.
WHAT MIR. CHAMPLIN KNOWS.
To add to the chain of correspondence
the following letter from the husband Of
Mrs. Champlin will be of interest as
identifying one of the parties alluded tc
by the deacon:
DEAR-: Reading your letter gave me pain
have found out where Mary is. The whole thinl
| is mystery to my friends. have not given my
statement and will not while there Is any hope
| and until the last hope of the restoration Of
mother to her children is gone, and if that mothe
| has sinned and must have all the blame laid upoi
her with ITS crushing weight, then will open my
mouth, and may God fill 1t with thunderbolts tina
may take vengeance on the villain and aveng'
the children for the loss of their mother. Is ther,
hope that the woman love above all else on eartl
| will be given back to me and my dear children
| How it would cheer my lonely heart to know o
even one ray of hope. Don't keep anything back
| | am fully prepared for the worst. l am sorr,
that wrote to Nell Fisher. but it becomes her an'
hermother to keep their mouths shut. Mary onc'
| hair stand up" often told Mary that that mil
| linery shop would prove n curse to her; that i
| even so. And don't forget to trust to God who il
wisdom does all things well. F. j. CHAMrLIN.
THE DEFENCE.
The defence to be set up bv the dea.
cons counsel may be insanity, but tina
is hardly probable, although some rca
sonablc grounds might be adduccd
1t is more than likely that Smith
counsel will cndcavor to shift tn,
whole responsibility to Mrs. Champlin
who has at present no legal adviser
1t will also be set up that the whole
thing is a conspiracy to blacken hi
character, and that Solon Burroughs
DR.. Kidder and others were selected b,
his enemies to carry out the details.
will be remembered that Burrough
was arrested in company with Smitl
and locked up, but this was for tn,
purpose of getting at all the letters il
the deacon's possession. They wer
I, placed in the same cell at first, bu
, were subsequently separated and held
conversation which was listened to b,
certain officers of the prison and one O
the detectives, and the admission
made by the deacon, if any, will b.
used against him. During their incar
ceration it is said that Smith gave Bur
roughs letter, offering $3.50 to Profes
sor Collier to stop the analysis, and al
so another to Mrs. Champlain, tcllin;
her that he was still in hopes of buyin,
of the Professor. These letters are il
the possession of the detectives, and, j
is stated, will be put in as evidence
Some of the best legal talent of tn
state has been retained on both sides
The prosecution will be represented b.
States Attorney George W. Chapman
of VcrS cnncs, Colonel w. G.. Veazey
of Rutland, and Ex-Governor Stewart
FIof Middlebury. Mr.. Smith will b
represented by Henry Ballard, of Bur
lington, G.. w. Grandey and j. III. Lu
cia of Vcrgennes. The examination
will take place in few days, an
promises to be one of the most excitin
events witnessed in the state for years
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