Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-01

carried with him; he carried the idea that
il was zone Of my business; finally he
started of and told me "A foolish story; do
not know whether | told him thSt |
thought he was lyingi he said he got a
team about half.past O'Clock, drove
toward Middlesex a ways and took a.
cousin from Barre, Flora Meaker, and
drove to Moscow, where he found a girl
waiting for him, and he took her to Stowe
aud left her; he then came back with the
team. and brought Flora to his house,
where she took breakfast. and went home
on the II; 80 train; he said he met the
other girl about 10 or half-past; he had
not the time, il might have been II;
that she wrote to hun to meet her when
he did; cannot say that | told him that it
was foolish story; | told him that it was
not probahle when he went out of the
office he said, " | am innocent, and can
prove it, would not say that he appeared
badly frightened; went Immediately to
Mr.. Hunlley's; in the parlor conversation
with Mrs. Meaker she seemed a good
deal excited; she said Immediately she
could tell where the girl was; the Meaker
family was greatly excited at the time
went into the parlor with Mrs. Meaker; |
will swear that she said, - cannot tell
you the whole truth you do not know
what they would do with me :" there was
good deal of music here through the
night; Almon made his confe- sion about
l 2 or half-past.
The witness then went on to mention
same distances, and stated that it was
about five miles to where the body was
found from Waterbury village. He then
said, Mrs. Meaker was Il hard working
woman; her husband was feeble, but most
| always busy; the place is mOrIgaged,
suppose it is about One-hllf mile from
my place to the Meaker place; after she
got very deaf she did not 20 out much :;
she took in washing; never knew of her
making any trouble, but Mr.. Richard
| rhorndvke did make complaint to me
that something ought to be done in regard
| to Mrs Meakcr abusing the little girl; il
was year ago last fall; he said they
abused her shamefuly; paid no attention
to it.
NATHAN II. SOMERVfLLE,
examined by Mr.. Pumley, testified that
he was son OF Joseph SomerviIle; that
he was 10 years old; knew the Makers
and hnew Alice; that the Meakcrs were
! hired TO 90 on to his fathers place last
| March; that be worked on the place days,
carried his dinner and left it in tle pantry
and ate it with the family; used to 90 into
the house frequently during the day; was
there after the Sth of March till Fast day
continuously, after that not 50 much; was
not there on the 23d of April; WAS there
Thursday and Saturday; was engaged In
saving, splitting md pilng wood in the
with Amon; never saw Alice working in
the house but twice; she piled wood in the
shed at the command of Mrs Meaker
went there in the morning, but did not 90
into the house rs usual; he and Almon
were ut the barn putting up grain TO SOW
while III y were at work there Mrs
| Mcakcr came out to The barn and said that
gran,lml" h nd run away with one dress
Mrs. Mcaker always called Alice grand
ma She asked where Horace was; she
found him and he went to the neighburs
A one time he had Dren in the house and
Al c" was play in9 with The cat, and Mrs
Mraker spoke cross to her about the room
I'll" was taking up. Alice often read pic
Ju,r books, aud one day Mrs Meaker was
very crus> with her when >he wished Ia
change her DO, *. The cllld always ODE :
ed the commands of Mr., Meaker as
huugh she was afraid Of her Alice was
II slim and frall child; lie never saw her
have any paylnings or amusenenIs; Mrs
Weaker always used II harsh tone when
speaking u the child, different from the
way She addressed any otner member OF
the family.
CroSs-eXnmination by Mr.. Heath
The firm was place of PIP acres; was
about Il mile and half from where he
| lived, and the Meakrrs were hired to car
ry it on; Amun worked with him and
sometimes Horace; it might have been
half past seven when Mrs. Meaker came
to the barn. had seen deaier women; had
heard Mr.. Meaker say that the child had
not had sick day since she came there
when Mrs. Meaker told them the girl was
Z ne, Almon said, us if in lest, that he
would have hitched up and carried her il
ne had known that she wanted to 90 away
Mrs Meaker said she wouldn't run utter
her; was there that day till about nnlf
past eleven; vent back in the afternoon
didn't See Mrs. Melker again; Mr. Meaker
said AImon was feeling bungy; was at the
house Monday and ate dinner there; saw
Mrs. Meaker; heard no inquiries about
Alice.
DIR. wITTHAUS
was recalled in the afternoon. He showed
to the jury how much Grain of strych
nine was. On crosS-eXumnation said he
was IA graduate OF Columbia college, and
graduated in medicine at the COLLEGE of
the City, and studied chemistry in Paris.
JOSEPH BARTON,
~, H., ,
that he had been overSeer OF poor in Char
lotte WE'VE or fourteen years knew Alice
and Hiley Mcaker; tn y had been town
charges three or four years before he took
them to Waterbury and delivered them TO
Horace Meaker; he had paid Mr.. Meaker
500 for their support and had taken his
bond.
JENNIE ARLINGTON
testified that she lived in Duxbury last
spring, about half a mile from the Meak
ers' that year ago they had lived in Il
house belonging to the Meakers about one
fourth of mile away from them; used to
see Alice going to school; had seen the
hat in the case; it was Alces; Mrs,
Meaker was very cross to the child; had
been to the Meakers twice after they
'AAN'N'' W. NV oOotBh pOlDtINIlt Dltte.
once with Gertrude Foss about a week be-
fore the murder; saw Mrs Meaker in the
pantry; Alice came in crying; Mrs. Mea-
ker said she didn't think it was right to
keep her, she was going to send her away
she went there the Monday after the muir
der with Carrie Gaborie; it was about
O'Clock; Mr.. and Mrs Meaker and Hiley
were there; Mrs. Meaker came out, and
said hat she supposed that she and Horace
and Almon would have to go to Jail; she
said she knew where the child was, but
Almon didn't; she had heard that Alice
had gone; she went to see what she could
hear about her; when we were living in
the Meaker house. she had heard unusual
noises in their house; the boy and Horace
were away; the noises were IN the house
they We're very loud cries, and she could
hear sticks striking on folks us though "A
whipping was going on; it continued
about one half an hour; it was lust after
haying; no one else heard it,
GERTRUDE FoSS