Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-01-10
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WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.
TRIAL OF HENRY GRAvLIN FOR MUIR
DER.
FRIDAY, Jan. 5.

day was principally occupied in receiving
the balance Of Tim Hanln's direct evil
dence and his cross-eXamination. The
number of spectators was the largest ever
assembled in this Court room. Hanlin
continued his story as follows Lowell
and myself on our second visit to the jail
on Friday night, November "a, passed in
to Steiner, through the hole in the wall,
two files and some solder.
After Graylin was removed to the pris-
on at Windsor I called on him and talked
with him at his cell door; asked him for
the balance Of the money he owed me; he
said he must have his trunk first; the
trunk was take to him; on opening it and
looking the contents over he said the
money was gone; did not pay me any
money; he told me to be cautious or
should be arrested; few days after this,
hearing that he wanted to see ne, called
on him again he said he wanted Inc to
get him more strychnine and laudanum;
said he would give me So to get it, and to
go to Mrs Seaver in Windsor and get the
money; finally said he would pay me when
brought the things in.
was born at Winooski, vt. my father
was born in Ireland; lived alternately at
IVinooski and Montpelier until was
about IS years of age; then went to White
hill and worked driving on the tow-path
canal; subsequently myself and three
other boys leagued together and entered
upon the work Of breaking open stores
and taking goods from the same; after
breaking into stores at Mortified, Mass,
Claremont, Alstead, Mill Village, N. H.,
and Montpelier, VT, | was arrested at
Croydon, N. H., and placed in Newport
Jail, from which l escaped IN twenty
four hours after incarceration; was ar
rested again ten days thereafter at Ben
nington, Vt, and returned to Newport
jail; thence taken to Montpelier Jail,
where remained three months; was then
tried, convicted and sent to the Vermont
State Prison at Windsor for SIN years
from the Goth of March, 1869.
Witness proceeded to state what induc-
ed him to visit Gravlin in jail at Wood
stock and what TRANSFERRED principally dur
ing his first visit, rs reported yesterday.
He further said Gravlin told Inc during
| the first visit that he was worth S2G, 900,
but Batcheder, his attorney, had just in
vcntOrcd the property at $4,000; took two
dollars took ten dollars from Gravln
with The understanding that / was to re-
turn from Rutland, VT, and try to release
him from Jail; went to Rutland and White
hall; obtained no tool except meat saw !;
one Kelley went with me to Whitehall;
[ returned to Woodstock November 6;
Kelley came the next day after; had no
selfish motives think was inStigatcd by
Il desire to serve the ends of justice, i'll
tended to report to the officers of the law
if Gravlin offered Il bride: left Woodstock
for Windsor in company with Kelley; re-
turned to Woodstock on the next Satur-
day with Kelley; there saw Gravlin; told
him Kelley was to assist me in liberating
him; explained my plan; Gravlin then
said he would mortgage his farm to Sc
cure the payment Of the sum he was to
pay ne: that day returned to Windsor;
told Deputy Sheriff AmSden of the plot;
on Monday he came to Woodstock with
me; this was the day took the tools into
the jail; then arranged with a prisoner
named Campbell to assist us Kelley was
to have half l got for the job; this was on
the 18th of November; next morning went
to the outside of the Jail and talked with
Gravlin through the hole in the wall; the
suspected jailor, HoWitt, had learned
something of our plan.
Witness here reported u conversation
between himsclfand Gravlin in relation to
killing Carpenter, and subsequent events,
including Lovell's participation as reported
yesterday. Witness added that spuri-
Gus Geographic dispatch suggested by
himself and written by Lowell stating that
Carpenter was dead, was taken in and
read TO Graylin by Lowell, and Gravlin
seemed clated by the news. Tins broth
er at this time was fully appriSed Of the
whole scheme.
EZRA W. LOWELL
Was employed by Jailcr Hewitt to 90 to
the ijail with Tim IIanlin Oh Monday
night, 20; went to Diamond Hole, cast
side Of the Jail; the hole is IL to IS inches
deep, the size Il brick wide; the signal
was hiss; made the signal and Gravlin
came; Tim and Gravlin shook hands; Tim
commenced to grumble about not getting
a horse to use, rs had been previously
agreed between them; Gravlin said he
was not to blame; Ttn said he had been
down to Carpenter's;;> and described the
place; they then talked Of Whites horses !;
Tim said, "what a pity could not have
had Whites horse, l could have taken it
to New York and traded it OIL" Gravln
| said, 81 did not know you then as well as
do now"
Witness here showed signs ofindisposi-
| ton and was taken into the ante-room in
Il fainting condition. The court took a
recess until o'clock p. m.
On the Ieassembling of the court at 9
p. H., Judge Picrpont ordered the Sheriff
not to admit more people than could be
comfortably seated. The court, jury,
counsel and reporters had been for few
days nearly sutl0cated for want of ventia-
ton.
RESUMPTION OF LovELLs TESTIMONY.
Lowell resumed the witness stand
and proceeded as follows:
Heard Gravlin tell Tim that Car.
pentcr struck the blows that killed
White, but he (Gravlim held White ;
we passed into the Jail Gravlin asked
Tim if he had got that stuff Tim
said "yes," and handed in the paper
containing what Gravlin thought to
be strychnine there was talk about
Tim killing Carpenter the bargain
was there and then made; Gravlin
was to give Hanlin $1,000 to kill Car
penter Hanlin was to receive SIS
and a watch and chain soon, and the
balance when the deed was commit
ted.
Cross examined--My first visit to
the jail with Hanlin was Monday
night November 25 the next visit
was on Friday night following; on
our first visit when Tim handed to
Gravln the paper containing the
strychnine, Gravlin said, "This will be
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