Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-04-11
JOHN P. pHAIR.
His Final Petition Denied.
THE MURDERER HUNG
At Windsor, April 10Th, 1879.

Lawrence, oil Rutland. aau f. d. OlmSDeei
o! Brandon; tho petitioneri was represent
ed by Hon. ID. L. Nicholson, and James
C. Barrett, Of Rutland. &. b. EDDY. oil
Bellows Falls, and S. W. McCall, OF Boston.
The proceedings commenced By Mr.. Bar
re.t reading the petition for a new trial,
which rehearsed the facts OF the trial, re-
prieges, first petition and denial. The
documents gtGle that he is now prepared to
show that he went from Boston to Provi-
Geuce on the morning Of June 10, 1874.
arriving at Providence about noon /; tnat
he had csLyersati0a with a man while on
the tFaln, who he has since heard Is Marshall
d. Owning, CT Boston that Downing.
on April =, 1913, VISITED the states pflson'
at Windsor, and identihed the prisoner as
the man he c0nversed with that ne eouiu
show by Thomas ha"ieY that nc was IN
Providence about Zine O'CLOCK on
the morning oil June lotn' 1874 that ne
| was not IN session juno ioin' lc't' anu uid
not pawn the articles ID boston tha' sew
era! witnesses iJf tae state e''n'hi''eu per
jury, somo N hop9 oil bfioe' anu askeu
that the verdict be set asiae anu ne" 'riai
be granted. Alter Some discassl'h oetecen
counsel. Jniee Ross Sa'a ne oiu hH' oeep' u
necessary 10 again pass over the srouna
already covered ou' 10 r7au al tu7 TEST
mony' pro end son. 'hat fci-''a 20 Fhair ue-
ing IN h'>''h a'' ir'' l4'i'''' anu nat io-
ia'eS 10 INC iuen''n'4''o", N''' S''"'-
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1io'pa'7a III W
orhso9e' 'uus7 i'''' S"'N 'n' 'Tu'' "0l1
MS i'''i ""'' "''
isi'' 10 w Ie" y ''s'o''ie' '''',A
'ho s'A'' eou'd oH'' "H oN' -"- ''''" VIZ
court WON'T ask 'ol any ii'o' NAHUM IVY
desired "ir' h1uS tuen ieau 'lo
OIL downing 'aAen Apiii io'"' io'.' W '''
coHalhiSsioh "ppo'n'eu pS Wv ia'. uanA :,
winch mas ce1H puoi'sht
Rad ahother amla'it Vi "'rana-i "
DOWNING as'ed April - 1919 10 'ho sheo'
that be went 20 WINDSOR frison' "a" uair
IN the preseSci OF cthsts' iuentned rnair
as the man ne net On the tram that mar
answered CERTAIN 'h'9'roe-'oF'eS cofIec'y ;
that fhair told him 10" dep0nent was Dress
ed and wore his beard at that time thar
Phair personal appearance Is rot common
ana that ne Is POSITIVE fHaiF Is 'n7 nia" III
met Meeali theh isau 'hs ih''iiosa'o''''
put 10 fnail py downing anu 'n' an7"0',
be made MoOail 1heh coieniehceu ID iesO
the aihl''it OIL hoosI' honeea' U, DUS'on'
young man MO was o'eIS u 'Haf7nAi
Downing IN 1871, anu oa'ieu Ms a'teh'iot
TO the aftie'e in tne bos''" u'ope' Aprii =
1871. ormsoee otjeetea' unless 'ne ue'eno'
hrst STATED the substance OIL 'he uoculneh
Us 1t might be lnmsteriSi- 'uugs NUS
said ii Mr. urmsnee desired TO make an %
lection he could do 50 alter the amdaVi
was read. Mccall then read the document
which corrobJra.es Downing s statement a.
to the manner he became inpf's'ed with IN
idea that he saw PEaIr on tho tram. MT
Barrett read aihievlt oil l.. prescott Hardy
OF keene, n. Ii 10 the effect that ne wa
connected with Z otrcHs IN lSoo tnaI III
knew James u feafe'' no" pawn oroAe'
IN Boston ; that Pearce' IN looo' ioio"eu
circus. was s"inHler' ana was known
Or" Pearco and capt. hldd. ina
deponent had hearu IN fearce ere'enc
that Peareo mad oeen IN prison anu was
pirat'; that PeaFce did not deny II; depo
nent would not believe Pearce under oatn
II he had dollar at stake Inc an1a'll
Conductor b. y. Patney that the bunaiC
Bill troupe leit Rutland on the tram iol
Boston. June s:h, 1874, was then read. Al
aihdavit OF Scion Burroughs oil 'ergennes
relative to AureIia BROOKS ) disappearing
from vermont soOn "''e' 'ho nuiu'i NV
with Two exceptions nSf Commune
aoS'he' fom 'n0 SUI ~
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used gu 'he Seoonu ie".'"s "ete 'u0N
Wy o'u">e' 'oi 'u' p'''ou''
uo.A"'nI' ieia'ins ~ ,"0 new"
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aoJ'ufneH ~ su' ''U'A " A'-. ~,
ing "heu e'u's'' '0' ''' '"'e VIM 30 II
'"C'' ',''o =,
~ 'oh'sp'Hi' w. APP" ''N'
opehoa al o.'o. 'ho s''ehuahee oeins ''i
sim S.a'e A''O'"'S 'e' L. A-"t'n'
read Ainua'i's Ill 'N'A''Al' LII i'"N '""'
VIM f. Myers Keeper Vi 'h' fes'Suf"n' "n'
lodging heuso IN ffo'iuenee' "hele nai
claimed 10 have ioo2ea oil AieAsnuer ''on
anu James " o""n Oh 'no SaIhe foin'9
Albert u Johnson pence en'el S' io' !
uenee, wno AYERS 40 ihade se"lon III 'oS
city anu couid GET no trace OIL rna'r eve
having oeen Ia t'o'iuenee' OIL iAi' ID
fIercc' oil froSidehce' WHO "e'ompAn'e'
Johnson on his seateh III ilo'iueH''
ls1i, and lound 10 tEsce OF fhalr o!
W. R)well, cashier oil Inc Natlohai DanA
Rutland as an expert Gu S'snS'uies @n'
hand~ritlnss, IN reference 10 'he s'shatur
h. r. SAITH. D. A!oahS' VIZ Oh III
hotel register IN Boston anu Inc Saule nam
written by John L. fhsir IN inc hu'iah
Iah. lie believed noth Written by inc sam
hand. Mr.. Lawrence further read II
AFFIDAVIT OF N. ). sifaFHs. police oheer' de
failing MS IMP to Providence 10 io|i; b
could ger 10 trace OF rhar. photograph
/ .f asar INV. 70 bon Ia m