Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-25
FLINT BURGLARY TRIAL.
THE JURY OUT ABOUT TWENTY
FOUR HOURS.
They are Unable to Agree on II verdict
and the Prisoner is Discharged
A summary of the Case
The Charge.

The trial of John G. Flint of Hancock
for burglary, which began in the Addison
County Court Tuesday December 10, end
ed Saturday with the disagreement of the
jury. This case has excited more interest
and attention than any criminal case tried
in Addison county since Deacon Ezra u.
Smith of Nergennes was tried for murder
in June, 1873. Flint was indicted in De
cember, 1854, but was released from jail
on $500 bail. As he did not make his APP
pearance at the June term, 1885, the bail
was forfeited, but his bondsmen, who
were Flint's uncles, of Granville, had the
matter held open Flint was living in
Massachusetts under an assumed name
ana getting wind of his whereabouts his
bondsmen had him ARRESTED November
and brought to Middlebury for trial. Upon
being alraigned he pleaded not guilty.
| In the opening statement to the jury for
the state Fuller {. Smith said the state
expected to prove that John &. Flint
broke and entered the house of James
| WEIGH of Hancock, about eleven o'clock
on the night of June 6, 1850, in company
with Charles +. Blair. and robbed WclCh
of a pocket book containing 500 in money
and some notes. For the respondent Mr..
Ballard stated that they expected to prove
that Flint was abed in his fathers house
at the time the burglary was committed
that ne could account iurall the money ne
had, aud that Flint had no connection
with the robbery whatever.
james Wclch, the victim Of the robbery,
who t. N6 years old, stated that on the
might of the robbery ne was staying alone
in his huli>c, mile and half from Han
cock village. and some time in the might
he vas awakened by two persons ScHlng
MIN. lie could NOT tell who they were
a ..,..Ns ]. al
let. which contained 500 and some notes,
which he had in his pants pocket. As Il
plccautlon he slept with his pants ON.
The most important witness for the
State was Charlie, f. Blair vino is now
serving out his two years sentence ut the
House of Correction, where hc was com
mitted at the December term of tins
court in 1851, on confession of this same
crime. His father married II daughter of
WEIGH ana he was familiar with the haD-
its of the Old man and the fact that he
, had money about him. He stated in sub
stance that on the 9TH of June he and
. Flint went fishing, and while on this cN.
, cursion Flint suggested that they could
, make il good haul 10y rubbing ~ uCle
Jimmy" is the old man had sold his
. stock ana must have some $500 or 500.
. Blair a~sentcd to the proposition and
about halt past ten the same night they
proceeded to Welcn's house. They burst
open tine door and entered the old man :
IOpiiI' MHrIc mt NcIHru ana chokru MN.
. NHlit ljlihf Sp'IChcu Iur Ia" pOCNttDOUk.
lie found II ana they departed. with the
booty, ul Which Bar took 500 ana th'
wallet aud notes. WhIlc tiIuj took So
- Inc evidence showed that suspicion at
} ohctaj iach'p To- poth in" search warrant $
. being l~~jlpd, tine money was found ia
bldir'~ trunk, when he made Il clean
breast Of 1t.
several witnesses currphuiatrI Blur =
story IN some oi tine particulars MIR
. i(uhtaln' 'he cplStahir VINO st3rchcd
. nm, mouse Iouh" pieces OF rlojh lh q
p iuIIh III NM Ioo,l' NHlll Us bHIli SAM
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lrNtIIIou ihaJ fl!ht Gbt some money
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, son 20 to pea. fiiHt > mother testified II
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4 ano"' Il"
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buItF" I"Iio"e,l anu argued lNti bNt!l
testimony should not ne pehtNtd because
ne was lru |" throw the bufuth Oh gun
ON 10 ah"lhci IN order to make ms owl
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, Tor ilc Siair. SAYING ihai considering h'
u interest FIlht iluu ms latnrf ana inolheI
II iIai IN the result, lhrlt evidence Shollu III
e WtlSHed WIN great care ana that the lac
p, lhl' ne Heu from the Nttte uhutr an as
9ullltu name ana itIl ms pohdalhch III I'M
Iurch showed Sullt
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t ported testimony of BluIr n nrnfrssrd ~,
II ComplCe and that they must also view