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

much opposed to Whites moving in
to Gravlin's house all the help were
absent from Gravlin's on Saturday
night after Whites disappearance.
State Attorney Paul introduced wit
ness to prove the discovery of Whites
gig and harness in Gravlln's pasture
on the 25th of October also several
witnesses to prove that Gravlin was
hostile to White, that he had repeat
edly used threatening language against
White, going so far as to declare that
he would put White out of the way
by some means to prevent his again
becoming witness in any case
against him.
FRANK ELY.
| was out hunting Sunday, Oct 8;
called at Gravlin's about daybreak
Gravlin was not at home | went on
toward Greenbush about three miles,
and met Graylin returning home !;
stopped and drank with Gravlin tw ice;
Stephen Billings was with me 4; after
drinking, Gravln said he had been
out to the pasture to salt SOME cattle ;
after parting with us Gravlin went
toward home, and Billings and ! went
to Downer's tavern, on the road 10
Perkinsville we returned to Gravln'a
about 10 o'clock, put up our horse and
fed him, and staid an hour there ;
Gravlin was at home.
Stephen Billings corroborated Ely S
testimony.
HARVEY ALLEN.
Live at Weathersield, 81 miles
from Gravlins, on the Cavendish
road the road to Greenbush from
Gravln's passes my house heard I
team pass my house toward Green
bush about 3 o'clocH Sunday morn.
ing, October 8 heard the dog bark
and the clock strike three o'clock tht
road passes four rods from my house
!. saw the team pass my house !; gig
= and man in it; Miss lIemmenway
! my wife and two children were in my
=, house.
Cross-examined: Was light enougl
to distinguish carriage told lie
land at Perkinsvile | saw gig an,
: that my COWS were fighting | got vi
e to take care Of the COWS; knew th'
$ horse in the gig was dark color tn
moon was shining.
Other witnesses gave similar testl
!, mony.
4 AARON DUNSTON.
:. Have had talk with Gravlin abou
e White had talk with him abou
= the court at Woodstock lie said h
n ought not to have hardness agains
}. White, but White had been to cour
and testified against him; October
n went to GrGvIn's house Crawl
said, ''Dunston, never had anythin
J. against you, only that you did no
= kill White when you had trouble wit
e him.
D. CHARLES HATCH.
vi Had a talk with Gravlin abot
h White on the 3d Of July last ; "Gra'
'e lin" I said, "when you so out hous
a. breaking you should not take such
g man as White" "No," he replie'
p "White is ID traitor, and | WI
a. Kill him." Don't remember all "
h' said talked Of farming.
~. b. l.. FREEMAN.
h. Have known Gravln six years ;hav
H. talked with him about White the l.
ID of last May Gravlin came to l.. Stearns
ID house, where | was, and asked IL
re White told me White had stolen
ke shawl from him, and he wanted to 81
I'd him, and would put him where h
he could not turn States evidence again
IN l was working for Stearns.
re At this point the State Attorn(
to offered an indictment against Crawl
lg for breaking windows Of James Yves
he on's house; for which Gravlin was I
We dicted in December term court, 1877
nv This indictmen was for the same brea
he ING as that in the suit at law broug
by James Weston against Gravlin
which suit White had been a wltnes
and was expected to be an importa
Nv witness when Gravlin was tried /
at breaking windows.
on The defence objected on the groul
e .4at the evidence was not relevaI
BE- Judge Pierpoint ruled that in view
* the evidence already given in t
us Weston suit, this evidence is admis
lte ble as showing a motive, The {
e fence took exceptions to the ruling,
erS THanlln's character is bad. He
W. ~, charged with drowning one of
Nv. late Tom Leonard's sons, of this tow
of at Essex JUNCTION, some years az
md He has been in several jails forvaric
y crimes, and finished five years tel
,;n in the States Prison at Windsor Il
at April. His conduct in this case dc
at not add anything to his moral chara
ent een teri
LAY TIM HANLIN
3 Testified as follows: Shortly after Gr'
I,er u. lin was put in Jail in Woodstock for bu
I'm ing Weston's house visited Woodstt
i'm, to see brother of mine who was there
he iail. saw Gravlin and told him
going to Rutland on business and Y
:, short of money; Gravlin offered to IL
oiu me ten dollars for expenses; Mr. HeN