Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-06-21

SIXTH DAY.
MIsnLrRrRy limo Il
nhi0"LLb' M JUN IL
4, me closing argument for the defence was made
~; nv. Ins Dy Dir. Ballard. lie began by stat
lns mat the strength of the defence lies in the
Ne es u 'he prosecution. He first argued that
~ ui9 not prove beyond reasonable
uouot .at snS ueu OF poison but from the testi-
niony VI Al, tue doctors That she died of cholera
ao s p ioAoTed oy lnhammston OF the stomach
anu bowels. mere Is no proof that there was any
susPcion from her y nptoms or the manner Of her
u r mat 20 son had Deen administrated and
.ne.s was no 'race o arsenic l9lnd in the first
ps y, the pouy, Vhch was taken up, through
THU. CoI.er tesuhes tnat arsenic taken goes into
every par. ol tne o9oy put wnen the body was
.ahen up tne sscynu tine 10 those parts - OF
ram was Iouno- how u got there, no one knows
Doctors sOme Tunes MAKE mistakes IN their medi-
clnes. Mrs. Champnn ha1 an equal opportunity
and an equal mstive IN causing Mrs Smiths
death, and what is more, ba1 arsenic in her posses
sion. Poison IS the women s weapon, and when the
devil gets control ~ her. there s nohing she Is in
capable OF doing. His intimacy withthe woman was
no motive for the crime in this case Mons Of Mr.
Smiths actions are al all consistent with guilt From
the testimony in regard to the intimacy OF Deacon
smith and the Champin woman one OF two things
is true, either that the witnesses lied Smith
the victim of the disease described by DIR. Gold
smith and was totally irresponsible. Bur
Ioughs did not do legitimate detective work.
he made tracks and forced smith to step in them,
and In this way manufactured the strongest evil
uence the state has. An honest man can't make
sood detective.
AFTERNOON.
The court room WAS densalv croxdeI In listen IN
the eloquent argument ~ Mr. Ballard. ii. con-
tinued:
Not a su spicious word ~ 40. 4, s,vorr 10 ax,ant
by this Rurronyhs The false sr,and "a dishnnap,,
detective. The letters in mi, cass cnnta,n M ID
missions and are strongly n-ssnnn,%, - 81 ~ 80 ~
cepce No man in the state Of Vermont syar had
such an outra ge perpetrated upon him as has NJ
con Smith. IL this man, bearing the upright char
acter he is admitted to have ALWAYS harms noison
ed his wife and while she wa lyihy in death daI-
lied with a strumpet-as the state clsims-ss Dr.
Goldsmith says he must have been insane and ire
sponsible FOR hiy acts Even Burrouphs savs he an
peared in some things 10 be insane Murder h the
eliminating act Of life Of crime, not oftne lie Of
a man who has for half century borne a character
n tbs s sct ~ nnI sg, 'ne &c. was Done
disease and insanity,
Mr.. Ballard closed with an eloquent appeal to the
jury to weigh well the evidence and not TO convict
an fnnocent man of this awful crime. While he
was speaking tears flowed from the eyes Of Deacon
smith, and he seemed deeply affected.
Mr. woodbridge followed, making the closing ar
first examination traces Of what he supposei 10 he
arsenic, but lost II before he was certain.
the IN doctors say that they know that
the woman died OF arsenic, taking into consdera-
ton the facts connected with her sickness and the
nnsing OF the arsenic IN her body after death. The
poison could not S have been put into the body
after death. The state must prove that some one
administered the poison. and 1t has been proved
that no one but the prisoner had an obi set in
doing 1t. There is no chance that it could have
nurses. Lust IS one OF the strongest impulses TO
crime and that exists in this case. care not for
oml. .a; reputation. Judas lscirlot had good
reputation. IL Tor the other side to make state
ments ana not prove them. From the time that
Woman's eyes shot through him, he was possessed
OF the devil Inc Illicit connections between the
man and woman Is proved incontestably, and
this makes the strongest possible motive for the
commission OF the great crime. His acts during
sions to Burroughs, man who told the truth.
Notwithstanding what the defence has claimed,
are damning. Mr.. Woodbridge went through
with the evidence and claimed that the only
theory that can be adduced from it, is that Mr.
smith, and he alone, committed the murder.
SEVENTH Day TIE AcoUIrrAL.
MlDDLkBukY June Is 1875
At the close of Mr.. WoOdbridge's argument, last
night, Judge Pisrpoint charged the Jury, ard the
case was gwen to them about o'clock AT go
o'clock this afternoon, the Jury came 10 and gaye
their verdict, "Not Guilty" Smith was much af-
fected and was warmly Congratulated by those
The BArcHELDER FORGERY TRIAL
This afternoon tho trial of Batchelder for forgery
begins and bids fair to be a long and interestnr
,ase Mr.. Bachelor came into court Accompanied
by his wife and mother and doesn't look much tbs
worse for his Confinement
Mr. WOODBRIDGE made tho opening sta.amant
he said that the State claims that a csrtain NOTE
,isued by the respondent as princinal and DanisI
ioye and Pelstiah Cove as sureties running 10 The
Brandon National Bank was for the sum Of s511
md was raised by Mr. Batehelder 10 sl3 5oy nv
nsertiny tbe word and 6%nrss tbir,asn tbSnsan3
The first witness was Peletah Cove who examined
he note and Identified the sipnaturas did NJ,
write nv Signature as the note il now the tbir-
een thousand wasn't there. IL was Tor The sum Of
$500 when signed 1t; don't know whose hand
Fri ting the thirteen thousand is.
Condemnation: known Batchelder 10 or Ii
gears. lie came to Lincoln to live 10 or y wears
Ego. BE was in trade there. He has had very
arge lumber business. Ialways supposed il wasa
prosperous business Commenced signing his
,apsr when hs first came to Lincoln. Have signed
large number. Think nsver signed notes with
him OF greater amount than $500; Several notes
we're here shown the witness ranging in amount
rom $3.50 to $1,000 and he testified that he had no
recollection of signing any of them, hut couldn't
WEAR that he didn'D. Never signed a blank note
n my life. Along the first he came to me; after
hat he sent his wife she was a better teaser
Think Mrs. Butcheldcr brought the note in CUES
ion here. Think 1 signed it in his parlor in Lin
ON Don know as can state That remember
isnsj ons S,r ara 5a1 AHo" '"'' never
ID q Rsscom- was casbisr oF Rrandon National
3.nk in Angnst IS The na,a ~ ,,as.;r -.
,ressntsd AZ fbs banL and discnnntaSg This ro,a
stired thraa no,ss rasnac,ivelv - a. m a. M
4 % Tba no,a "a tn NJ p,,cbaida-ss bo-,i -,
nv all ercent tbe sirnatnras HA"u wiz
Cross exam nation Note discounted in octeber
Mr. RoUsII- Cashier N ma Sa,ton1i Pans -
rutland. IL Ia nv JUDGMENT that The entira ~ e.
q one hapdwritins. but the thirteen tbonslnt is
q a more constrained hand. hut can see no indica9
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. ths and 90 IL, ,o,,.
men will compress their writing
Mr. Field cashier of Rutland County National
sank. In nv iudgment tina body ~ ma noie IL in
ne hand writing
Al rs the State rested lint afterwards thu court
ave permission that MT Bascom mi Oh. hs racsIIsd
lie Identified a letter which was written nv Rstrbei
er 10 him from Niddlebury encIosin- tbs si9 an
ote Thinks this wa, the lettar Ii,ya ~ 80;
I've recollection how the mote cama 10 me- "o po'i'
AZ ma close of the ovidence FOR Ibe Stota an mo
lon nv Mr. Hard Of connss1 sn- NJ, Sa,ha ~ ~
ismiss the case for want of inrisdiction tbs MA
aving heen nttered in RntIard .o,uI '"1 uo.e
'srnoint intimatsd that he sbnnid a. ~ 80 1888
MEAD NJ, Woodh,;ara 70 a,,a- = - 1920 - pei
,stead Tina Cont di,ected tho ofhar 90 ~ t,,
IN RatcheIdsr 10 he Continued Trdar ,ha7Jn.S
on az tbs Conrt II seams tSet bs , 9st me oeI
,dicted and tried in Rutland cnnntv f,- Ia SacdsS
,ha nT.e mus. 20 suPposea 70 nave oeen iorged
,stimdnv ,b,t II b,d bssn tor,eS ~ Sue want OF
The u2v trisis ara nov ~, 49,
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MipDLEBuRf, June 10.
The June Term of the Addison County Court came
an end this noon after a session of sixteen DAYS
The chief business Of the forenoon were The trials
Thomas Robinson and Ransom Bulls two darkies
no broke into the front windows of Smarts grocArv
Bristol. on the night Of The glth Of June. Is1'
I'd stole lot of canned fruits pigs feet and nuts
utual jealousy led them To five each other
way, and they were convicted and sentenced TO
year apiece IN the state frlson
wo ooys, named Henry Yates and 6eorse tray,
eaded guilty OF petty larceny and were fined ten
,llars and costs apiece.
The following divorces have been granted during
70 term Anthony Rivers, Of Monkton. from -
lvers, Tor adultery: Nate Shaw, OF RiptOn, from
lstin W shaw, Tor intolerable severity and Gus
ny OF the children given to the petitioner Ellen
ymsn, OF Monkton, from Noble L. Wyman. for
ms a1i giSan tiasn $500 doiin ner I n,lueu
la Hrsd7av ofJincaIn I'm .Isyanjo- n RI
=. for intolersble seveTity Eiis' Wbasie- ~
,t.,oI I'm, san,noT !, yrs.ia -, = .e y.
,titioner allowed 10 resnme bar maiden mama
len G. Foilansbee. of Bristol. from DsrGd II FnI
nsbee, for intolerable severity, AMI pstitioner
iowsd 10 resnma her maidan nsra 49, Ps'''''e'
ThRra ma haan ant ria dnr iolr tb.,t
ssIeSeldsr has Seee reHeir.a To furnish ,,5o
il in each OF the six Indictments for forgery
n IN against him, making sl5ooo in all Heis
Il In JAIL. HIS devoted VIE visits him every even
Deacon Smiths brother Rufus. Of Addison, has
'Gns ms pa, N me adultery case one thousand
i evening. He went % Versennes his mcrnips.
ny. '" y '''-- ''''V1" wv
'arnes, the Middlebury photographer. Unlisted
adultery with Mrs G9odenough is at liberty on
ust before the adjournment of cour t. this fore
n. s1 Governor Stewart presented the following
buttons 70 the Court