Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-18
Governor Smiths Return from Europe.
HIS RECEPTION AT ST. ALBANs.
ST. ALBANs, Der. l6, 1878.


ST. ALBANs, Der. l6, 1873.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
The citizens of St. Adams extended to
exGov. John Gregory Smith, this evening.
on his return from his four months tour
in Europe, ono of the heartiest receptions
ever witnessed in our State. As the
Bellevue" the directors private car con-
tanning Gov. Smith and party was drawn
into the station, the Brigade Band greeted
the tourists with Homo Sweet Home. )"
Throngs of villagers and prominent
citizens o! other towns crowded the depot
and received the distinguished party
with rousing cheers. The cheering over.
Hon. j. j. Deayitt, in behalf of the citizens
of the town. addressed the Governor and
party. assuring them that they had been
followed with good wishes in their absence
and welcoming them back to the town for
whose prosperity Gov. Su it'll had done so
much. Judge Deavitt closed as follows:
will not detain you longer, when hundreds Of
your friends are anxiously waiting to personally
greet you, except TO say, that your palatial man
trimmed and burning, awaits your arrival and
even the trees the shrubs and tho flowers will bow
to you in token Of cordial welcome.
Coy. Smith responded in eloquent and tit
ting terms thanking his friends for the honor
done him. and for the very generous and
enthusiastic greeting rendered himself and
family. Three rousing cheers were then
given for Gov Smith. The party then took
carriages and were driven to their home.
which was brilliantly illuminated. and the
grounds lit up with Chinese lanterns. {.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY. The evidence in the
case of highway robbery, tried at Mont
pelier, last week, showed that several weeks
ago young Frenchman, bearing the histOr-
zeal name of William Penn, camo into Mont
pelier. one evening. with his seasons earn
ings, intending to go thence to Illinois, to
stay. While there he made the chance &C.
euaintancs Of sturdy rutiln, from Worces-
ter, who proposed to Penn, after dusk in
the evening. to 90 half mile down the
river and pass the mig bit with a friend OF his,
to save the expense of o nights lodging at
the hotel Penn consented, and they walk
cd down the road till Penn, becoming sus-
picious, said he would 90 no further. and
they turned back A few rods below the
cemetery. Emerson called Penn's attention
to red lights on passing train. Penn
turned round ard Immediately received
terrible blow on the back of the head. He
put his hands on his head,
and received blow after blow. and was then
thrown over the embankmeat OF the road
into the lot, where Emerson snapped re-
volver at him three times. 1t did not go
off, however. and Penn promptly delivered
up his money (amountiny to S22) and his |
railroad ticket Penn dragged himself to
the train at Montpelier junction. was taken |
on board and cared for By the conductor.
taken to Mortified, and his wounds, which |
were severe about the head, dressed. En- |
ersOn was arrested the same night, in Mont
pelier. On the trial he swore that Penn |
assaulted him. and that all the wounds in
flicted upon Penn were made in self defence. |
The Waterman says; To fully appreciate
the ''cheek" Of the story, it should be un-
derstood that Penn is an undersized boy.
while Emerson is an athletic man OF one
hundred and ninety pounds weight, and
giant in strength. Emsrson's object in
the robbery was to get means of
going out West. Emerson has been out
West before, and has boosted repeatedly of
the men he has killed in the Black Hills.
He was ably defended, but the jury were
satisfied Of his guilt, and brought in yer
iict of guilty.