Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-04-14

Gov. Fairbanks.and a rcprieVe was
until May 4th. Below VIII
heIiound the important points which
induced the Governor to grant the
reprcive
The preparations for the execution
were made the gallows was erected
in the morning: uS the hour ct exec
uti0n approached about seventy'five
persons we're admitted to witness the
scene, and everything was In read
mess, when, at 1856 y. NJ, Sheriff.
Stimsom received II dispatch from
Gov. Fairbanks, ganting "A cprlevt
until May 4. All present received
the news joy fully, and Phalr was
completely broken down by the
unexpected deliveranee.
The circumstances which occas'
toned this result we're briefly these
On Friday morning, the Globe OF
Boston published from an autograph
manuscript II detailed statement by
Phair, in which he renewed his
protcstations of innocence with the
utmost so'cmnity and gave an ac
count of his movements during the
timc just before and after the com
miSsie'Na'ulh6, Ui'Whose murder he
was accused. but claimed that h.
was many miles away from the place
when the crime was committed. The
murder occurred on the morning q,
June 0, 1S74-thc house of Frieze
woman being found to he on fire be.
tween $50 and Z o'clock that morn.
ing. Phdirs story was that he left
Rutland for Providence, II. l., at
4.3O that morning, and was at Bel
lows Falls at the sime the fire was
discovered. and could have had no
thing to do with it. He reached
Boston. he said, at 2.15 p. NJ, took
the 5 O'clock train for Providence,
ami reached the latter city at 6. His
in Providence was TO secure
employment with the American
Screw Company, or the CorlisS en-.
CINE works, but he was unSnccesS
full. and returned to Boston the mex.
day. MIS-. FREEZES Jewels We're sold
in Boston at the time Phair claim.
ed to be in Providence. so that il
was of the utmost Importance for
him to establish these facts. This
he was unable TO do by other evi.
lence than his own. as he had NOT
registered at the cheap boarding
house where he had stopped, aud
lad met 10 one in Providence who
Knew him.
phail'S statement CHANGED to fall
,nder the eye of Mr.. NJ. ID. Down,
ng. manager of the American Nov
'lty Company of.No 80 School st.
When he reached this portion of it.
t flashed upon his mind that he had
himself seen Phair on the train be.
wecn Providence and Boston Oh
he morning Of June 10, 1874. He
OnSnlted his memorandum book
nd found that he was right aS to
he day. He remembered that on
he trip up from Providence he oc
upied the same seat with the man
'hom he now supposed to be Phair.
Ealing into conversation with him,
e found that he came from Yer
mont, and inquired from what sec
ion, as he was himself a native of
hat State. The man said that Ii
ad come from Rutland the day be-
IRE and tried to get work with the
crew Company, but business be-
~ dull, had failed. Mr.. Downing
commended him to take an agen.
Y for Rutland and vicinity for the
GODS manufactured by his compa.
Y. hnt the subject WAS soon drop.
ed, and the men separated, each
ithout learning the name of the
'her. Thinking it very improba
lie that two men left Rutland on
re same day to 90 to Providence
n the same business, and return
| to Boston on the same train, he
that it was probable thar
hair was the man who had talked
18th him.
1t was now about 12 O'Clock, as
} reached this conclusion, and the
;ecutlon was to take place in two
'urs. Acting on advice given him
the Globe Office, he went at once {
the telegraph office, and sent Il ,
Sratch 10 Governor Fairbanks at {
ontpelier, stating his reasons for
quitting Phair's guilt, and Mr..
Iylor of the Globe sent a corrober- I
i've dispatch. The dispatches were t
mt at once, but the Montpelier OPP
ator was at dinner, and some mo.
rnts of suspense followed. 1t was
arly o'clock before any diSpatch |
nm Vermont was received. Mean Il
nile the Sheriff at Windsor was d
titled of what was being done. +
hen the Montpelier operator got ;,
elk, 1t was found thai Gov. Fair =
nks was not il town. hut the OPP II
,tOr promptly sent the dispatch to |
. Johnsbury, thinking the Cover Ii
l. would be there. Providential- i,
it happened that the Governor =.
is in the telegraph office when the o
'patch was received 1:l5, and i'm II
photographed to the Sher. p
at Windsor to stay the eAecu ii
n. MIR. Downing has since been :,
own a picture of Phair, aud is =
sitive he is the man whom he 81
t. Should this new evidence be t
, means OF establishing the limo. d
zee OF Phair, the case will he one H.
the most singular and dramatic >.
the annals Of crime. u
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