Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10

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| ersy ensued. Judge Hare ruled the ques-
| ton out. In December last went to Boston
| with Arthur Locking on the promise
| of man iHge but did not have improper
relations with him. Put up at the Arlinty-
ton hotel, occupied for about week one
| room in which there were two beds
| Came back and put up at the Pavilion in
Montpelier She did not claim to Mr.. Lock
| lin that he had ruined her Never re
ceved money from any man except Mr.
| Mason Knew Arthur Wilson and cor
responded with him two weeks. None of
the letters from him contained money
Never received money from any other
man In the United States. Met Mr.. Will
son lots of times in Bellows Falls.
"A this point the cross examination
ceased and Mr. Ballard began the re-
direct examination. The letters placed in
evidence by the prosecution were handed
| him at his request and witness was ques-
toned in relation to certain passages. He
then showed witness Il letter which she
Identified as u copy of letter she sent
Mr.. Mason. 1t read rs follows:
RICHMOND, VT, June %, 1885.
Mr.. Mason:
Dear Sir:-I sec Won arc angry hocdusc I
did not do MS you requested II was impossible
as told you before as Nellie is sick, IOu say
you will not speak to IN nor give me amy
more money, guess It Will be lucky day for
me when You do not | was virtuIus girl
ono" hu' ! can not say as much nov
ANA for YOU to say you wont give M any
more money. | have earned all the money
| YOU cave me hnVnt | when went in the hot
| sun to your pasture. to meet you dozens OF
times and went down t. the barn ana went at
night 10 yuu house. What if had b.' ~ccu
| going there after dark and especially when
your wife was gone and don't know but
| have.
Don't say to me that you gave me money,
say that earned it you that, told me to lyc
ana tell my folks was spmCw ere else.
| Dun't you think the ncighbprs have noticed
/ a tD4lt q
| ! was coming.
You looked cross vest rrday when you drove
! over. What was the matter.
| forgot to thank You for those pears, they
We're vc'y nice. the reason why d'd not go
! m to your house the other night was | had Al
! light dress ON and YOU told me To always wear
| II dark dress and hat | am sorry | cannot
! ride up To Huntington with you. hut that
| would never do for me. y wright, II have
| any package to send down VIII bring it over
| toyou.
The witness was then questioned in re
| latiun to he letter and some other mat
| tiers, but nothing new was ELECTED ana Il
recess was taken till p. III.
OTHER WITNESSES.
At the opening of the afternoon session,
Ellen Saxton, sister of the accused, ties
titled that she had lived in Richmond
eight years Kept house for her father
She had seen Mr. Mason give Jennie
/
was sick, but not SO that a doctor was
called At that time she used TO be ont
| late, sometimes four or five nights Il week
! until 10 or II o'clock, Jennie was the
/ youngest in the family and would be Is
next March She was three years young
err than Sadie. Witness never had talk
with Mr.. Mason about his going with
Jennie, but sent her father to hlm
Il year ago last summer. Their
home is about 200 rods of from The
road that leads to his farm and it is that
much ont Of his way to his farm to pass
the house Mr.. Foster did not care to
question the witness.
At this point voice in the back part of
the court room called out "police." 1t
was found that man with fur overcOat
standing near window wanted to get
ont. His team had got loose and he want
ed to get out and catch it, but was unable
to move owing tOthe crowd.
The next witness was Mrs. Sarah Rich
ardson, VINO was married the night of
Jennie's arrest, she said she was sister
| of Miss Jennie SaNton, and would beg the
nth of November, lived at WillsbOro.
During the last or > years had not been
at home over ) or weeks altogether, the
last time was this summer about the last
OF June when her father was sick. Dur
ing this time she lived with Mrs.
Delaney twelve months about Il year
go. Was acquainted with Fred
while walking with Jennie. they met him
at the Van Ness house, had met him be
fore at the rink and he had called on her
at the EvartS house. While walking up
to Carpenters store one day they talked
about Mrs. Mason. He SAID to Jennie {:
How is your old mash p Witness ask ed
Jennie who he meant. She replied, Mr.
Mason of Richmond. He continued. He
thinks a good deal of You and does not
want you to get round shoudered like
your sister Kate. He called Jennie by her
name more than once; asked her to write
| to him. He asked her to 90 to st. Albans
with him. The witness answered for her
that she could not. 1t would net look
right.
Witness was at home in July, 1855,
when Mr.. Mason drove up to the house and
gave Jennie two apples and two $50 bills
saw he money as she was short distance
| from him. Saw money rolled up when he
gave it to her and saw the bills when she
came into the house. Witness came to Bur
| lmgton the same day. Saw Mr.. Mason at
depot in Richmond. Jennie told him she
was going away and he told her to be "A
good girl and he would always be her
friend. They went to Willie's at Bellows
Falls. Witness paid her own expenses.
Jennie never worked ont for money Wit
ness did not know of Jennie's condition
until the latter went to WillsbOro where
she was. On the cross-eXamination the
WITNESS Sdlu she ultl lOu ItultlllDel just
the day she met Fred Ward. The first
time was in 1855 at the Evarts House,
where Miss Kate introduced him to
her. He frequently called there
and sat on the verandah. Met him at the
skating rink next winter in 1854. First
saw Fred IN company with Jennie the
time they walked from the EvartS House
to the drug store. Met him with Jennie
at Essex Junction, july 81, 1850. AT the
time Jennie was confined, witness
did not know anything abont the
trouble before she was taken sick.
Witness waited on her Jennie staid there
four or five days after. she went in Il
carriage to the depot had large valise
and a shawl strap. Did not know whether
she had trunk She said she was going tC
see her sister in New York.
On the redirect examination witness
said her sister Kate introduced her Il
Fred Ward. At Willsboro Jennie KEEP
her condition secret rs long rs possible
Witness spoke about Il doctor but she die
not want any. Jennie sang in the choir o
the church at Richmond. They had rehear
sails twice a week in the evening and per
| hut pfI