St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-09

ing TO return TO OI. D., DIS l. WAS GOo
unwell to eat anything or be away from
home. Mrs. H. urged me to go on to
Colebrook, and if thought must, she
would take me home first of the week.
Mrs. III. wrote letters home from Lyman
and from the Flume House, and no
privacy about it so far as | know. We
got to Colebrook Saturday night, and l
had very sick night at the hotel and
felt that l was going to die, and that
had done wrong in starting away.
rode out only twice that week, and most
of the time lay in bed, and had the
doctor several times. Wednesday l
rode to the hotel, and Mr.. Bailey asked
me if had seen the Boston Journal.
He brought it. | read the telegram
about my absconding, and handed it to
my wife. She wept on reading it.
then said am now going to start for
st. j., if don't live to get there. Rode
back to Mr.. Corser's, fully determined
to go. Mrs. II. went and saw the doctor
and he told her $50 she said) it was not
safe, and he wrote Anson a letter.
did not go out again OF sit up but little
that week out, and suffered more than
| can describe with my head and side.
Saturday Mr.. Libby came. did not
see him. Mrs. III. was gone out of my
room good part of the day, and towards
night, informing me what Libby threat
ened, said she had advised with the
doctor and others, and was going to
carry me away and not have Libby's
threat carried out. 1 demurred, but
others came in and yielded. l was
ready to meet Mr.. Libby quick as we'll
enough.
After Mr.. Libby came to Hereford and
arrested me, 1 sent for Mr.. Smith, |
told him Libby's story was false, but l
was not able to see to it. l gave him
the papers and correspondence without
stopping to examine only few, it hurt
me so, and gave him full authority in
the matter. In few days he (Smith)
wrote me back need not borrow any
trouble about Libby. | constantly sent
word and wrote wanted to come home.
Tuesday or Wednesday, Oct. Oath or
25th, Mr.. Shaw came to Hereford, and
said he had business at North Stratford,
and thought he would come to see me.
He referred to word he had sent me by
Sarah F. to go into Canada, and was
glad took his advice. Began to tell
us about what was going on at st. j.
Referred, very pointedly, to A. j. Will
lard's course. Then, said to my wife
''Now Mrs. Hopkins, do you blame me
for having nothing to do with the re-
ligion of Jesus Christi There's Willard,
prominent in the church, when another
member gets into trouble jumps right
on him and does all he can to kill him,
to crafty his own selfishness. He has
done more to- injure Mr.. H. than any
one else. My religion makes me to try
to help, not crush down." Then went
on and told he was trying to help me
but he did it "on the sly" fOr it might
do harm to come out publicly at pres
ent. He questioned me about the Green
draft. | told him all could remember
Also about the draft on which was G
B. Billiards. name. Said he chad beer
on purpose to see Bullard, and he swOrt
he never put his name on the draft, anC
that | had been to him and on my knees
begged for mercy and made all kinds o
promises if he would not expose me-
then said, ''Mr. Shaw, as sure as ther'
is God in heaven, / never cOmmitte,
forgery or thought of doing So" Mr.. S
then referred to Litchfeld & Libby, a
charging the same. | repudiated tn
: whole, and declared they never cOul'
convict me of any such crime for tn
| reason God knew and knew was in
nocent. l had done many things wrong
| but had never done that. then said
5 now Shaw tell me one thing-do yo
believe me guilty of forgery? He re
f plied-"NO | don't believe any sue
7 thing"
e He then told me of the action of tn
e officer of the Fire Association in tn
:; office at st. j. Said he had Green writ
e his name, and then compared it wit
e the writing of the name on the draf
e and looked up and said, sit is forgery
:, and | am going to pay Green" an
e started to do so when he SHAW talke
q with him and persuaded him not to pa!
e Mr.. S. said the circumstances are stron
s against yOu-and they had got the Blu
q lard draft and would use it. / aske
y who has got it and Shaw replied
e 'BOwman has got it, and he is re;
l mad" Mr.. Shaw addressing my wifi
@ said, II have a way to fix it that l hay
e talked over with Anson and he favol
it it. You take your husband and ca
Y him crazy, and carry him to Brattlebol
d a few months, then he come home and
l, will be all right" l was laying baC
: in a rocking chair, but l jumped u
is and going towards Mr.. S. l said-''Don
rs you name such thing to my wife
v me. l have done many things imprl
d IDENTIFY and wrong, but l won't hide b
lie hind such a mean subterfuge. l W
b, go home and meet the whole thing
s. He said something about its being Il
only way to do, and replied-the on
" way to do, was to get home as soon
if 1 could, and meet these charges, al