Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-09-13

not do as you said. Then lie said
Graveline gave me too much cider
but SAID he we can go Friday so he
did come rs he said and we can get
good lot said he. l was ready for
him. l gave White something TO
drink and struck him on the back side
of the head three times with n club.
He never struggle afterward. Then
| ran up on Gravelin till and / staid
some time and / was thinking where
20 put him. / thought OF that we'll
that would be a good place so threw
him into the well and then ] took the
horse and drove out to the Densmore
place and left everything there and
then went to where l had worked the
spring bef're and 1 stayed there two
days and then l came back to Wealth.
ersfeld and tell you where TO go and
find the Gig cushion. Bore the saw
mill some little ways by the side OF
the road on the right hand side rs you
! 90 to the pasture up land in a kind
of stone heap under a bunch of bush
es there the cushion of the gig there
and you find it just as say. That
is in Cavendish Densmore place sc
that is the it way. | knew all these
/ places by old White was liar and :
mean fellow and If don't believe i
you can go where he lived and fine
out what he was. White had asks
me to 90 and steal with HIM gooC
many time. That Tuesday he was &c
Grayelin lie got some pork that h,
stole from Gravehne. Gravelin'
though he went there for that know
he told me SO he was all around t
see what he could find but at last h
found me | know house tina
White set fire to that was in Chester
4 Frank jackson know that he did sc
this house on fire. | know a goo
many things that he done. Had no
: been friendly for long time but ha
, made up friendship with him. | wa
e afraid he would kill me when 1 di
not know it that is the way it was
: | want you &c tell them that Grayelin
< did not kill Herbert O. White that
t God truth, that is all true as God i
e. heaven. If Herbert O. White coul
5 speak he would tell you SO. 1t wa
October Friday the 9th that l Xxi
White. / don't think is any sin {
kill sach fellow that vas / don't wal
any one hurg for killing him. l hoE
. that your friend enough to Gravelir
y to help him and you get the cushlo
- of the gig you find it where | tOI
1yOu.
came over the hill by Gravel
n and took his horse out of the ban
; and rode it down there, hid it just |
q the side Of TIE bars by the side
a the road so that nobody would S,
d the horse, then l went down to Il
1t back side of the barn and open Il
,, barn door and went IN looking for
g! bottle Of rum that I had left the
e some time before that | had in the hi
e, and look around for some little tin
III and | did not find it then lit matt
y 70 find my rum and all at once Il
-e barn was all ON fire. | ran out
10 where the horse was | did not stop
III put up the bars then went home hurl
and this was not first time that | "a
EN- Gravelino horse the same way b
ld fore and Graveline never knew an
IN thing about it, that is the way it W
TO that is God truth.
Ct, What / said in here for Grayeli
OF never knew Graveline don't knc
s. anything about it. want you to t
Ell them so. This was October Tueed
the 10 1876 that | went to Jam
Weston.
n The people for miles distant are c
Q. cited over the new developments, t
o. until something more definite is Civ
many people freely say that the rect
developments arc not worthy Of I
H.: ticing.