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THE SMITH MURDER CASE
1nIRD DAY.
| MIDDLEBURN, June 10.
Henry F. fisher Resided in Vergennes nearl,
two years bought out Stationery busltess Is
| floor Of my itore day Mr.. Smith and Mrs
Champln were there : he showed it to her and the,
had a struggle for its possessions they were in my
| store together quite often they ~eIe pla, Ing
hack CANNON one afternoon and ! saw him press
| her legs several times.
| Fisher who testified yesterday was saloon keep
er before | went into this business always sup
posed that Mr. Smith beyond reproach l
| never scufllrd with Mrs. Ghamplin and she never
| had occasion to strike NE or at me-.
| Mrs. James Caul: Resides in North Lawrence,
| New York about tho first OF last September was
| on the train going home from Malone it was in
| the evening Mrs. Champlin was on the train with
| Nr. Smith thought from appearances that 1t was
a Lew married couple; her head on his shoulder
and his arm about her nv husband keeps II motel
and they stayed there that night
On cross-cxaminat!on They had rooms on dii-
icrent floors, and did not claim to he man and wife
Mrs. Champlin has relatives about miles from
there and air. Smith has relatives near by.
James caul Husband of the last witness ; no.
tel keepers Smith came 10 the hotel with Mrs
phamplin last September, on the LIS train they
nied to he taken To- Nich0lvIllr that nj sht hut
decided not to 90 and gave them separate rooms.
as they SAID they were not married; ho got up
about ) in the morning and wanted To have me
show him herro IN; | did SO he came out in about
20 MINUTES aud wanted a dressing comb for tho
lady in ton or hiteon minutes he cane out and
told me where he lived after breakfast they took
hoise and carriage and wont away, and he return
Ell the next morning and took the tram Tor Canton;
She returned Wednes- ay and took train East.
TN cross examination Mr.. Smith told me that
the lady aunt of Mrs. Raymond. OF Nchol-
vile, and that he was going to visit relatives IN
Canton.
solon urroughs Reside in waltham thirty
three years Of age am nursery man and
farmer have known Smith eight ten
years never been Intimate known Mrs Cham
pin about two years short time beere death
of Mrs. Smith he wanted to borrow 500. and alter
the death helped him TO raise 500 from Onward
endorsed note as surety. Had conversation til
him in regard to Mrs. Champlin, August 3ith.
believe; he said there was nothing To the scandal;
he said her husband abused her and she was going
to leave him: he said he shouldn't see her suffer
while he had cent. lie wanted should dispute
the scandal. Had several conversations with
Smith. At first he denied any intimacy, hut after
wards he told me Of the intimacy. 1 asked him to
break cfi. and he said he would thought he
strong enough. know Mr.. Gully, the father OF Mrs
Smith; converscd with him in regard To the rumors
oi foul play between the 18th and 2Oth Of Sepiem-
ler, ! think after hat worked as detective in
the case. | dscOved that there had been arsenic iu
the house o. Mrs. Champlin; found it in the pos
session OF Elias Champlin, the husband OF Mrs,
Champlin. in Essex N. Y; gaveit to Dr. kidder To
have 1t aualy zed by PrO!. Collier Alter SIN tn got
back from Canton. on the 10th OF september, his
mother and talked about his going there with Mrs
Champlin, and he denied it, The I'D Of September
had a talk with HIM about poisOns he spoke of
arsenic OF his accord and told me that il it
taken in solution it would work out Of the 81 stem
and could not he found. lie wanted me to get word
to Mrs. Champlin that the body was to he eNhum-
ed he gave me letters, and | delivered them to
her. went 10 DIR, Arthur and got samples of the
arseni"a solution he gao to Mrs. Smith and car
red II to Pro-. Collier; took the medicines which
found IN the house and gave them 10 Dr. hidder |
When went with the letters t. Mrs. Champln she |
gave me the presents which he had given her to
turn; did and he told me to keep them for safe
ty; Kept them Till gave them into court. The |
letters which Burrou- -hs carried To Mrs Champlin
ami her answers Were here resd). The letters were
given II bk SuItl far a a keeuinV- sealed |
them up ~th the other things, and finally deliver
ed them up 10 sherin Tripp. 1 agreed il any poi |
son was found in tho body, would come and take |
her TO Salt Lake CITY, and smith would follow. lie |
told me Of meeting her in burlington; that they /
went to Winooshi together and stayed there
while. and that that night they started |
for North Lawrence, New YORK They
started back together in u day OF two. and
got from the train at tlS next station
to Pnit Kent and walked up to her aunt's distance
Of about three miles it was in the ght AMI during
the walk thcy had intercourse three times he sad
that their intimacy originated at church socisble
and while playing a game he was sentenced to HISS
her and her el es seemed to 20 through him 1 was
at his house night and he told me about his
riding with Mrs. Champlin and the good times they
ad; made arrangements with Smith to 20 to Eur
linston with me and meet Mrs Cnamplln, Oct. 18th;
We went, they were arrested that night and was
put into Jail also; Mt. smith and were put into
The same room. went to see Prot. Collier at the
laboratory the next morning with sheriff Drew he
talked with Prof. Collier about having the anal sis
stopped asked b i'm to have some accident happen: |
f.''S''S'' 49, |
him to communicate with MIN through me; went
rom there back to the jail; put in different
rooms there was hole between the rooms Smith
srote an offer Tor me II take to Prof Collier (oiier
ead) deliyere,. the paper to Hr. brow he han1-
ID me line to get to Mrs. Champln mote read. in
I Smith tells her he thinks he eau buy oil Prof |
'oilierl he told me had better put the offer in the
leel OF my boot So il was searched. it would not
70 ,0und lett the iail he wanted To have me gel
Dr.. kidder To stop the analy sis; he gave an
ifer To Dr. kidder; carried it TO Mr Chapman
ne States Attorney (Uiler read, in which he oifeIs
-, or more II necessary to stop the anal, s:sl'
crs or commune itiUns u Mrs. Chlmrlin, pr
ldder, or Prot. Collier.
On cross-examination Expect pay for all
ave done, hut it i not conditioned upon the con-
ctiOn .. Smith all. misled Smith all along, !
ut don't think lied to him much.
AFTERNOON.
The letters and pareIs which woio ,ad to-day,
Eere all published in the FREE fEIss at the time
the preliminary examination.
James Ciul recalled = understood that Mrs |
hamp!in went east on train VI Wednesday or
'huTsday OF the week following the time that Mr. |
mith went to Canton.
Examination of Solon Burroughs continued:
several lvtters betseen Mr. Smith to Mrs Champ ,
n were read and were filled with express sOns OF |
we. calling 10 m'nd many tender passages between
lCml.
Cross-exfminaton continued At first had no
lotiyc in view, except to help MIR. Smith ! ad
lsed him IN regard 10 the scandal. Made arrange (
.enta with MIR. GulIy TO play the detective in the
se just before hr. smith went to Canton, in Sep
ar,.nic, the day before his wie's body was taken
p the inst time, don't think told him that If
Oison was found In the body he would need all the
ioney he could raise in his defence. Went over
10 lake twice to see Mrs Champlm; don't think
stiiod, last Fall, that dd not advise Mrs Cham
lin to come to Burlington never saw SIN tn much !
ARMED about III" situation; don't think told
i'm that II hS would iullOs my advice. would 5
ring him through all right; was with the doctors
hen the body was exhunrd the second time when
WAS arrested in Burlington, understood IT was n 4
lam arr,st. thinx We we're with Prof. Collier /
bout fifteen minutes, talked in undcrtGno with )
NTH some: told him the Professor wUulint he I
ard on him, most OF tho conversation has dipped
ON my mimi don't think | prompted Smith in d
hat he said to Prof Collier, don't remember as l Il
Id him lie mustn't 90 away and let the anay sls
on; have kept copy "t my testimony. last Fall, /
ith me; told him II he wanted to wIite a line TO Il
rs. Chtmplin, thought | could get it to her / a
Finished copies To MIR. LUye, the papers and let
RS. which appeared in tho papers before the pre-
tninary examination, hut he promised not to pull
sh them ull alter the examination. and broke his Il
,reemrnt. did not offer to sell my Information to 1
mo Boston papers. that might got position on /
10 ~ stUn police force misled Smith because that !
as part OF my business as lete-tvs, didnt lie v
III wanted To get At the iacts in the c-ei did
10 improperly oi Loves publishing the papers be- r
re the eXlIsibati"n. uIere Judge Picrpuint said il
lat he had Il decided opinion tnat everyone could a
20 the improperly OF such things except the news a
iper man himself, that II was an outrage, but '
sverihrcss the fact that such the character of
me Of tho proiession0 The arsenic, which was d
und in the pOssessi,n Of the Champlirs. was oh v
lined through an order OF Wilbur Champlin, who 5
aimed To own it.
Re direct examination: Was not at the grave 4,
Store the doctors came there, when The body was Il
thumed tho second time. Makes no difference +
III mo whether smith is convicted vt not. d
He-cross examination | only expect pay Epr /,
" expenses and my day s work perhaps. 4
Isaac 81. Trpps Reside in Middlehury and am 5
leriT of Addison county; was seit Tor by Mr.. h
rev to come t0 burlington and assist in the
rest oi the party. larrestsd Burroughs. In the 4,
OTninS as was going into the jail yard found ii
eeos Of paper torn up and all along the street. |
ly,I fhp u.iurt - n luN kant
7. smiths handwriting; got pieces together and
ado copies, copies were here read, they wore u
II Of expression ui love and hope that IN this q
ture they might be more closely united and b
m iscenccs oi the many pleasant times they had
ID together, aud wishes that the tar,e mile walk
ID been one of 4 hundred miles). Have had all a
o articles which have hern produced here in my u
ssesson. =
CT, examination: MIR. Drew arrested Mr. Smith
ID Mr-. Champn y
l.. A. Drew Reside in Burlington am .heriff OF n
llttenden county arrested MIR. smith and Mrs. f.
iamplin. They were in n room together. TOOK
10 the Jail, had them searched and delivered Fl
hat was found to MIR. rtipp, There was a letter
und on his person and it was .iyen to hr. Tripp. y
r. burroughs was put into Jail soon alter the u
hers Mt hrrakiast tahlo tho next morning MIR. V
NTH ash ed take him To Prot. Collier, / con- is
nted. and took smith and burroughs To tho
lege. don't know what took place there. Heard b
me of the conversation between Smith and Eur
ughs at the Jail. smith wrote nuto and passed 81
IN. Burroughs said il was a. he agreed with Prof. it
'llier ami he must write II Il oront. II he wanted
othor.
Cross examination. knew tnat tho arrest Of Nr. ol
irr"ughS was a shan one. Il
Isaac NJ. Tripp re called Mr.. Irex searched
r. Smith and aNc tho articles iuunl me tdun- I,
les the articlesl. T,
Dr. kiider recalled Mr. Smith came to my
use two ar three times while Pref. Collier was II
aiming the hnty "i Mrs Smith. | asked him II y
wouldn't like To got Mrs. Champlin over the
he. said wuuld take her at my house. IN
Cross examined can't remember what tcstii
last Fall Cant remember whether made tho T,
Il proposition or not, but think did. tr
FOURTH DAY. =
MInDLEBuEN. June nth. lisa. .,
ieorgo thsmplin Am son of Mrs. ,hamplin . NJ
ms lsth Year, 1--we in Essex, N. v; my v
thor hvos there; n ycsr ago during the Summer
IS At home ~ Ner.enneS. Frank SmIth lived "
sh IN Addison vent tu SMITHS to live along the u
-t Of July and came to Ner.onnes before Mrs cl
nth diud Mr.. Smith came To our house at least
60 day, Toueuhrr his coming there one eve
NJ muthor sat ia his lap aud lie had his hand IN
der her clothing WAS where could SEQ thcm VI
ilbeT Champiu. my uncle was With hun he cams III
ere forenoon when Mrs. Smith was sick