Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-29

ana Tue Illfu Witnln tne hWV pitc'hiht NtNNns
So intense was the excitement that had the in
cendiary been caught ut the time Of this fire.
there Is no doubt that he would have had an
immediate trial before Judge Lynch, and would
not have to endure the annoyance OF the laws
delay. The next morning the selectmen OF More
town and waitsfield joined in ordering court oil
inquiry and proceedings were Mt once commenced
by States Attorney Frank Plumley, assisted by
Edward W. Bisbee and +, A. Heath, before Hon
J. II. Hastings at the town hall in Moretown
Such train Of circumstances involved the sus-
pected party that he confessed his crime not only
Of burning the Bisbee buildings, but also the
barns OF Rufus Barnard October 10Th; the barns
OF l. r. Joslin, October 18th; the entire set Of
buildings OF 7. G. Wait Farr, October It'll, 1875
the barns and eighteen cows of George W. Fulsom,
May 18th, 1877; and the complete set Of buildings
belonging to John Towle in April 1877, all Of which
were situated in waitsfeld. Josiah Seaver, the
guilty man. is thirty.two years old, has wife but
no children, and has been long in the employ of
+. j. Green of watsfeld and has been known as
an industrious man, very good workman about
his mill and was little suspected by many. He
says he has no motive for setting the fires, but that
he can't helpit,a ard that all at feeling comes
over him leading him to set fire. He feels that
he must set it and can't resist As soon as the
fire is set the feeling leaves him. and he is sorry
for what he has done. This plea, II pressed by
some of our ingenious lawyers, may serve to
mitigate his sentence OF his guilt, there can be
little doubt. He was brought to Jail last Monday
sEAvER's CONFESSION.
Since writing the above, we have learned more
of the particulars of the confession Of Mr. Seaver,
which was brought about in this way: During the
afternoon of Saturday last Mr.. Seaver was put
upon the stand at the inquest, above referred to-,
and was closely questioned for two hours aud a
half as to his whereabouts before, at and during
all the fires which have occurred in that vicinity
during the last two or three years, and his story
was in many particulars, so glaringy inconsis-
tent, and in many other respects so easily proven
to be false, that su,picons of his guilt rpened
into convictions that he would be proven guilty
and at the time of the adjournment of the inquest
on Saturday night, very few doubted his guilt,
and many counseled keeping strict watch lest he
should light out"
And here it may be said that several of the
leading citizens of the north part of the town of
waitsfeld have, for more than year, suspected
this same man as the guilty OF setting all the
fires that have occurred there, and have kept
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and contents including eighteen choice cows, was
burned on the 18th day OF May, 1877. Fully salts
fed before Mr.. Sewers testimony, of his guilt,
and confirmed in his belief by hearing the testi-
mopy Mr. Fulsom went to Mr. Seaver ON Sunday
morning ana p'ahiy 'o'u MN Ina. " was 'he
universal pe'ie' .na' he was 'he sui'y man. anu
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see you again 'his ai'ernoon
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came Harry buckley oil Moret'wn' VINO, with one
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The work oil Monday was snort ana concinsiv
} states Attorney fiumiey drew up an indictme
against Seaver Tor burning tue buildings oil
W. bisbee and he was brought before Justice
H. Hastings, at the town nall, In Moretown, al
pleaded guilty, and the bonds oeing hxed
5000, he was on Monday afternoon committ'
0 to jail In Montpelier to await the assembling
the adjourned session OF the county court, ait
0 the general term oil the supreme court IN III
: place, when, II he does not retract his plea
n guilty, he Will probably be sentenced to sta
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