Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Incidents Of Gravelin's Execution.

The city papers, several of which were repre-
scented at the scene of Gravelin's execution, con-
tain the following;
"BosroS March 2i-Representatives of Boston,
York, Western and Vermont press have passed ieson
execution OF Gavelin innocent in Windsor, W.
s9a Ss ssRd ~ y 81 was not
The only reporters present at Windsor on the
occasion referred to the special reporter for
the Free Press the night editor of the Rutland
Herald +. C. Carrigan, representing the Boston
journal; the reporter for the Windsor Journal,
L. G. George, of the Boston Globe; reporter of
the St. Adams seven-by-nine, and last but not
least, f. Legacy Smith. The representatives of
the Boston, New York, Western and Vermont
press who passed and signed the resolutions
were Carrigan, George, f. Legacy and the st. AL
bans MANTLE others refusing to approve or sign
this precious document The whole thing was a
perfect imposition on the Associated Press, and
surprised that its Windsor agent should
have furnished It, Imagine Z. Legacy Smith
solemnly resolving that he deeply regretted Gov
ernor Proctor had not given Gravelin a reprieve!
Some sentilnentasts still claim that Graveiin was
innocent of the crime for which he was hanged.
Very well. Father Classy told Gravelin what to
say on the scaffold. The secrets of the confess
sonal were between Gravelin, his confessor, and
his God. But if Gravelin had asserted his inno-
cence to his confessor would not Father Classy
have advised him to proclaim it on the scaffold?
Free Press d Times.
Touching the matter Of Gravelin's innocence,
we had it from his confidential agent and attor-
ney, not month prior to the execution, that
Graven had never, in his most private and con-
fidential intercourse with him, claimed to be in
nocent of the murder Of White, nor did he believe
that he would, while life lasted, set up that claim.
The plain truth about the matter is, that the
fortunate man was literally crucifed between
hope and fear, up to the very fatal moment,
through the unwarranted and unjustifable agency
of j. W. Deane and + Morton Smith, and he
thereby suffered torture worse, ii possible than
death itself. Doubtless he was led to consider
his application for reprieve as trembling in the
balance when the hour for execution arrived, for
il we mistake not, the final no of Governor Proc
tor was received while on the way from the cell
to the gallows. With some means of forming an
| opinion in the case, we have never doubted that
Gravelin had fair trial and justly convicted
and If the case had been left there his fate would
| have been mercifu compared with the cruel cup
which has been mixed for him by these sensa-
| tional Intermediates.
Gravelin, in OF his last statements to Super
ntendent Rice said that at the time of his arrest
he was possessed of property worth between S25,
| 900 and $50 000-including some five or six hun
dred acres of land and 81 5OOin cash-all of which
his lawyers had got hold of, so that at his death
| he left his only child-a daughter-for whose
An exchange reports that an effort is to be made
to ascertain where the money went to, and II pos
| sible recover some portion Of it,