Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-04-17
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It has been announced that John p Fhair,
who was to have been hung at Windsor, Vt, on
the 9th instant, for the murder of Mrs Annie
Freze, had been granted a rcprieve by the
Governor to the 4th Of May 1t seems the
repreve was granted under singular circum-
stances and just in tho nick of time. Mr..
Marshall D. Downing, q Boston merchant,
whilst in his Office at 8 o'clock on Friday
morning had his attention called to q pub>
lished statement of Phair, declaring his in
nocencc, and read it through in detail.
When Downing came to a clause in which
Phair said that he was not able to prove to
the satisfaction of the jury where he was at
the time the murder was committed, and es-
pecially to that portion where he positively
asserted that he was in Providence, X. L,
seeking employment of the American Screw
Company, but was unsuccessful in so doing,
it flashed across Downing's mind that some
time in June, 1874, he visited Providence on
some business, and on the train returning
from that city had conversation with q man
who told him that he was just returning from
Providence, where he had been TO seek em>
ployment that he was a machinest by trade,
and had applied to the American Screw
Company for q situation, but was not success
full in obtaining one. So strongly was Down.
ing impressed with the recollection that he
referred to little memorandum book which
he was in the habit of keeping while travel
ing, and ascertained that the day he was in
Providence was on the 10Th of June, 1874.
the same day on which Phair said that he.
was there. Mr.. Downing says that in the
course of the conversation the man said he
came from Vermont. Downing being ma
tive of that State asked from what part, and
was Informed that the traveller had como from
Rutland, where he belonged, the previous
day Downing then said that he was cons
WINGED that the man whom he met on the
trnin on the day above mentioned and the
man whose statement he had just read were
one and the same person, snd at once tele
graphed the facts TO Governor Fairbanks, of
Vermont. who happening to be in the tele>
graph office sent an immediate reprieve, which
reached the condemned man only twenty-five
minutes before the time appointed for his ex
ecution.
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