The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-29

young man near Jnem, ana WnOm tney
had noticed for some time, came to one of
the little girls, and asked her If her name
was Ann she told him IL was not. He
then told her that child was crying In
the bushes, and desired her to go and see
1t; and, upon reaching secluded spot,
took hold of her, and told her that If she
made a noise he had knife In his pock-
ct. The screams of the girl were heard
by her little companions, but they dared
not approach her. She was also heard
by several people In the neighborhood.
A Mr.. Houghton and his wife, who came
to her assistance, testified that, when
near, they saw man near the girl, with
his back to them, and the little girl was
picking up the berries which were spilled
upon the ground. The girl was crying
and appeared much frightened, her face
was scratched, and her dress much torn.
The scoundrel again escaped, was seen
and pursued, but not overtaken. On the
l4th of August following, the prisoner
was seen by the same Houghton drink
ing at his we'll, and was Immediately
recognized by him and his wife, as the
same man they had seen on the 28th of
July, and who committed the assault
upon the girl. The prisoner was soon
arrested, and on being told on what ac-
count, said he could prove that, at the
time of the commission of these crimes,
he was in New Hampshire. He was
Immediately taken to hotel in Water
town, and the two girls spoken of, to-
gether with fifty or sixty persons, at
tended the examination of the prisoner.
The girls were separately taken into
room, and they each pointed out the
prisoner as the man who had committed
the assault upon them. The prisoner
was then taken to 'squire's Office in
Cambridgepcrt, and the witnesses in
both cases sent for, and they in turn
severally identified him as the man.
One man swore that he saw the pris-
oner on the 26th of July and had consid-
erable conversation with him, and that
he took considerable notice of him, as he
bore strong resemblance to a relation
OF his. He identified the prisoner at
once as the man. All the witnesses, to
the number of ten, swore that they had
not doubt that the prisoner at the bar
was the same person they had seen at
Medford on the 26th of July, and at
Newton ON the 2Sth, and who had COM
mitted these crimes. 1t became apparent
that the only important point in the
case was the identity of the prisoner
with the monster who committed these
crimes The counsel for the defense
contended that they should prove an
alibi; that the prisoner was in New
Hampshire at the time the offenses were
committed. To prove this they called
a Mr.. Ames, of Keene, who testified
that the prisoner rode with him on the
22d of July, and that he saw him every
day from that to the 28th, and during
that time the prisoner bought trunk in
his store; the trunk was in court, and
the witness identified it at once as the
one he sold. He said that the prisoner
boarded at the Eagle hotel in Keene.
The barkeeper of the Eagle hotel was
called, and confirmed this, and further
testified that he sat beside the prisoner
every day from the 22d to the 2sth of
July; that the prisoner was constant at
his meals, and that he saw him fire.
quently besides and conversed with him.
Both witnesses testified in the strongest
manner that they saw the prisoner at a
90 20 oxyay cIanxxy on, ha OGfh nf I'M In
Keene. A stage driver testified that on
the 28th of July (the day on which the
assault was committed in Newton), the
prisoner registered his name in the stage
office at Keene for Concord, and that he
rode on the seat with him all the way
from Keene to Concord that day and had
considerable conversation with him.
Mr.. Stewart, tailor in Concord, testi-
fled that he made pair of pantaloons
for the prisoner on the Goth of July, and,
from popularity of make, identified
those now worn by the prisoner in court
as. those he made.
Another witness testified that he saw
the prisoner about the 1st of August in
Monmouth, on his way to Nashua.
Several of the witnesses were recognized
by the prisoner in court, and called by
name by him. Every one of these wit
nesses swore that they had not a doubt
that the prisoner at the bar was the same
man they saw in New Hampshire as
described. The counsel for the defense
here rested their case, having proved the
most remarkable case of alihi that has