The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-28


ties. however. was given by Solun Bur
roughs. who. as detective las been work
ing up the case. We give part Of his ev-
idcnce:
Reside near Ncrgennes; am IS years
old; am a farmer; have known Smith
some wears: have known Mrs. Shamplin
about one year; Smith told me Mrs
Champlin intended to leave her husband
| asked him how she would support her
self: Smith replied that she should never
want while he had cent; this aroused
my suspicion, because | ascertained some
faisity about Smiths statements to me
about money; talked with Smith short
ly afterward: he said he aud Mrs. Cham
plin were intimate and aiicctionate; | adj
vised him to stop IL; Smith promised TO
stop. and MOI see her or write to her; saw
Smiths brother. and advised him to talk
with smith; | again saw Smith, and re-
peated my advice to him to stop the inti-
macy; he again promised that he would;
talked with Mr.. Gully, Mrs. Smiths IA
ther. about this time; Mr.. Gully then EN-
ployed me TO see If Mrs. Smith WAS poi
soned: can't tell the exact date of Gully's
employing me; think it was Sept. 10; |
have acted as u detective since; | made
examinations to trace poisOns, aud found
there was poison in Mrs. Champliu's
house: got possession of the poison in
a tin box; 1 consulted with the doctors
ON the SYMPTOMS, and ascertained that
they thought the woman had been poi
soned: | talked with Smith on the sub
ject of pOisons; spoke about il, | think,
Sept. %; was in his house in his parlOr;
we were alone; he said if they should
find arsenic they would arrest Mrs. Cham
pin, and we must advise her to keep
away; | volunteered to advise her: | arr
ranged with Smith to visit Mrs. Cham
plin; he asked me to go on numerous Oc-
casiOns; heIssked me to carry letters to
her, and get the presents he had given
her: went; took two letters at one
time to Mrs. ChaInplin; Smith told me he
hid been intimate with Mrs. Champlin
several months; | found Mrs. Champlin
near Birmingham, n. Y, at 9 O'Clock at
night gave the letters to her there; after
perusing the letters she asked about the
case and brought me the presents and
asked me to take a letter to Smith with
the presents; Smith told ME he had had
criminal intimacy with Mrs. Champlin;
Smith told me that he made arrange
ments with Mrs. Champlin to meet her in
Burlington went to Burlington with Smith
the night of his arrest, Oct. 10; on this
occasion he spoke of criminal intimacy;
we went to Duff's together; we had ar
ranged to meet Mrs. Champlin there; |
left him at Duff's; we were searched
when arrested; saw them meet at Dun 5;
Smith and | were arrested and taken to
jail; made an arrangement with Smith
that, if poison was found, to go. by Grand
Trunk Railway, to Salt Lake City with
her; identified paper, handed by Colonel
Veazey, as given him by Smith for DIR.
Kidder, offering S25 to have the analysis
stopped; wanted witness to buy him OF;
do not remember which suggested writ
ing to Professor Collier; witness sug-
gested, line to Mrs. Champlin; it was his
purpose to get Smith to write something
to implicate him; wanted him to write to
Mrs. Champlin, so rs to get her to divulge
something that would throw light on the
poisoning; don't think told Smith lies /;
may have wished him to think differently
from the truth; misled Mrs. Champlin;
told her not to trust any one but myself.
Perhaps the strongest evidence in the
case is the fact. testified to by Colycr and
Burroughs, that Smith. in personal in
terview, cndeavored to buy off Prof. Col
yer and stop the analysis. a fact that is
substantiated in the following letters in
the handwriting of Smith:
NERGENNES, oct s.
| DR.. Kidder-If you can effect stay, or in other
words, stop the analysis that Is supposed to be
| in progress in Burlington you can have $25, and
more if that is not satisfactory.
yERGENNEs, Oct. IA, II.
| Mr. Colyrr sine You have In your possession
| parts of the boddBOf my wife for ANALYSIS. / am
! informed that portion of ii has been analysed
vestigatqn "a would report without. nq's''t j'rv
sum of $50. II that u not satisfactory, whatever
you and Mr. Burroughs agree upon that is within
bounds of reason will abide by. Yours truly,
+. L. SMITH
BURLINGTON, Vt, Oct 10 rs,
Mr.. Colyer: Sir-lf you will stop the analysis
of my wife's body will pay you $3.50 as we talk
ed. Yours truly, +. T.. SMITH
Mary-Kecp up your courage. ! think | car
buy off Mr.. Colyer. Shall try hard. EZRA p.
Able arguments We're made by counsel
on both sides, and both of the prisoners
held for trial at county court They will
now have ample leisure and quietude fol
reflection. The community will look for.
ward anNiOusly to learn the defense, that
will be made in the final trial.