, 1879-02-10

5prtnaneid fUass.> RtLas'icaa.
John T. phatr's petition for new sFtal ."
been denied by the Vermont Supreme Coa't
aud ono Of tho most desperate and ptfst'es'
struggles Ut murderer to saYe his neck ltea
the l.ooso ts likely now to- terminate on las ~
bet, for ke il to 10 h,lnK April I. arr ef1as
waa tho murder Of AirA. Am trts,
a dlssolntc Rutland t't.) w9'na'l s''s
on the morning Of Juno Y, 1871. aal ~, !,
work.. Mrs. Frcuse ltycti on the outssnae: .:
the village mud her house was the sse9st r.. .,1
Ut sUEue Vt tho weaitlitcr citizens 0f she ~
ard tho vicinity. When rha,r came - Ks'aa;s
to work In a 1aschEuo-shop during thc tpnossi
1874 he made tho woman's at.lsia;o!aasssa' ls ~ "
soen becama her fayor'sc" Il, si'' 'di.,ssrl i.
for public opinion, he took hrr to o!sf!. Fl
ent cutertalumcnts, and was seea mn
her at . circus ID 4 nerhbo1lpe e,s., w.
only a day or two bciors tho @l.aa, s,
It was not stsango. .therctorr, when Mrs !l.e ri .
half-conaunetl buly, with te!l.tale ttsm oM III ift
gaping wound tn her neck. wa. dTas .tond .~I il
coupled with tho murder. lie haa Gtsu asss, ia
curly morning irain for Doaton, anu, WasM i.
AlarM Of fire Mas gtven VI Rutf,''' aI,.s ny ii.
bellows Fuils. fittY mllca away petUM. =. Jka
lowed him 10 Hoaton. a.ul IN . fo9nt sataar,t ~
to thc murdered woman, while o.he' ''st'tt.
turned up NJ several clly pawn s'toIs H., IL
holcl register and tile pawll-ttcks:s r" s"S to
name, T.. f. Htntth, Ut. AlhaHt, VI a.. ~ ,,Tt
Writing WAS almost I !uc s,t'!Ie .! ~ H.. R,t
name which Fhair afterwards "r9!e IL y"
laI. jail at the request of the 1a,ltf. ar, III
"A few days later the supEn'seti tot"t to!t,sa.nt 10
afrcatcd ~ he was unconvsratut, ~ tn"srp:s
Rutland. kls stuutiy prottste.s !'s ia" y M ii
claiming that. ho W4s not iu Nutlaha rsn Gst
nturugr WAS committed, and tl!al as fa n%t III
| et0ppcd III Euatun Or Vt,iiu to 4o.sf xhtH
Kept ou his Journey to pr97idtnes' ~ '.,'i II r,as
sci waa furnished him by .le s!s's' y; ,ne C.s-
ani ha was tried At tho next term ,,n,ti o. 10 IA
hinged Aprtt l. ISL Public feeling w.. :. .ps II.
aeaiust hip Ut Rutland, bu! b!s sna ~ nssi;
partial, an1 hh CONVICTION Nus aua ,m.t4 mil
aud apparently pcrfcct chaiu o. ,.ts ~ Pr.oa ii
evdcuct. Phail MAS sent to tht s!a.' '.r'rut;on,
Windsor to spenu tho time l&t9re a.s ..,tnZ:a
und meanwhile several lncilestua' '"
Hero male TO secure htuI uew tt4'.. ....,1o., htd
At the last moment, when 1tle x.Es w.. ,p<sts
been erected iu the prison cotFtuor. ,nsd a, uaat
tors had assembled. a,!d tlls .,us Iett bin u
po.tpOnsa Tor 4 n1unth. Gov. ~ .uno[t,,s
been tylru ruphc,l trusu Boslo" ll'a. .,, A .aEf
new sytdepce had bcep tisfo's!!sos its.:I
"oying sattemenl," puollsliea II II. rr .ssKl
execution, had boeu rrad by s..,. 9,:s ,.' b. h.i
Downing, OF Bostoti, VINO ,u,1 tLu4 fruu, Pfa's
seen Phalr on 4 train rrIurnlne All .lv' III
tlepcc on lhc morulng of Junc ~, " = ,h,. ~
circumstance was true, list fHoo ,I4 ,,ue W
Doomed man was not ID Bos1on Sns. ., ~. uoa.s e
desactiIcs located hlm III tue Ad'is n :. Ipas.sv.A
u tlls shopa Of tho pawu.tross[s',, ~" PraIrt r
0n the strength u this statfin,'lli MA ,Jr's
prieyg wa lcuxtAcue4 to April >. ~ a.t u y
lis Le0tslaturv al. opportunity to. 10 ". n.,,el -
petttion fur new trial, anl t4at t4a't ~ befoss -
ae& allowing hIs ss.e to be nsa," a.,'".nvye1 trsa
Supreme Court, which las NJ" '''
htua hla last hops for life.