Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10
Several Witnesses Called in Rebuttal-
Mr.. Mason Again 1akes the stand and
Denies the Respondents AiIrga-


William Popa, who is a clerk in X. b.
| 5tearn. X Co.'S druG store was the first
witness examined IN the Jennie SaXtOn
forgery ca-c Saturday morning. He ties.
/ titled that in January or February last
/ Miss SaXtun entered the store accom-
panied by Mrs. Delaney aud purchased Il
! hand mirror for - cents. In payment
| she presented 800 bill, which he changed.
| The Witne>, was not cross examined.
| Henry Ward testified that Miss SaXtOn
! went into LauOra's barber shop with
| Mrs. Delaney some time in February and
! had her hair banged. she handed him in
! payment a large bill which he could not
| change.
Mr. Mason was then called to the stand.
| He testified that he mad not been able to
| find any letters except those which had
| been submitted He did not keep the
letters because he did not suppose they
would ever amount TO ANYTHING, but
he was sorry now that he did not.
I In relation to the charge in the letters
| Mr.. Mason said | did not think there was
II word of truth in il ana | don now The
| other two letters got mixed up with other
| papers and SO were Kept accidently. |
! don [ recOllect what was in the others.
| The reason destroyed them was not be
cause they had nothing could use against
| ne SlII. IL JHtIt lltttl Dtell ullHft nave
| kept them OIL might not. There was not
so much in the others as in the red ink
| letter. In relation to question as to
what they contained arguments Were
made and the court ruled that the defence
could show the contents of destroyed
letter by the writer but not by Mr.
| Mason who received and destroyed them.
| was not the one who made the com
| plant, am only witness. | have far
nished money to look up the facts, If the
| case should come TO trial in the County
Court. | wanted evidence if / was to be
tried At this point Mr. Mason was
shown the note he sent the accused and
then the specimens submitted by the
prosecution. He said the difference was
that one was written with coarse pen
and the other with Il fine pointed pencil
One SlantS one way aud one the other, but
| can't say why. had no object to con
ceal. Mr.. Mason was then shown the
note reading depot at p. III - and he
SAID that is my handwriting, but don't
remember writing on such a small piece
of paper, am positive | never wrote a
letter on so small Il piece AS that. think
it is my writing, still it may not be. |
was at the Van Ness when | wrote il. |
think my name was on il, the paper is
clipped very much. think wrote on a
half sheet. have not found other speci-
mems OF back handwriting, but will try if
YOU give me time. | never have talked
with Jennie in my pasture under Il butter
nut or shade tree. When went to salt
cattle | htched my horse some
where as near as | could. |
sold one Huntington farm three years
ago, so had no occasion to personally su.
pervise it. | went by there because had
another. That ! sold but hired the pas
ture. | went there to salt cattle three or
four tlneS III the season. l have other
land in Huntington and have wild land
that has called me there, | also have land
l.rn Ia All llts.
could 90 through huntington or the
other way, nut the Huntington road was
nearest The savings bank land took me
there often.
. Mr. G. t. Smith was the next witness.
He was one OF the directors OF the savings
bank, they met once Il week, generally
Wednesday. The active board consisted of
Mr.. Pope, Mr.. Ward, Mr.. Mason, Judge
} Wales and the witness. The meetings
t were held in the back part Of the bank.
He was present when letter was hand
ed to Mr.. Mason with j. j. Enrlght :
name ON the envelope. | did not remember
. that he opened it. 1t was handed Ia
= witness who handed it to Mr.. Mason. 1t
was handed to him by Mr.. Ward, had told
e no one that he saw Mr. Mason read the let
t ter lie had told Mr.. EnrigEt, and other.
T. that he remembered tnat letter and
e thought Mr. Mason read it but he could
f not swearthat he read it before he went
to the train.
70 VIM. Barron VINO now lives Ill burning
| ton but formerly resided at Winoosk
testified that he and his wife were &c
= qualuted with Jennie SaXton, first knew
= her two or three years ago. lie remem
. bered when she stopped off the train al
: Winooski about II year ago and he invited
n her to tea. They went to show ano
0 remained during the evening. Jennie
: handed him her pocket book before they
. went in. After the show they went t.
K the hotel to wait for the train and he gave
n her pocket book back there. lie asked
e her to count H. thought she had about
l. $500, one 800 blll, two or three 500 Olll'
aud some $40 bills. That was about
G ThhuksgivluG last year, There WAS II,
o cross examination
: Jennie SaNton was then called to th'
Il stand. In answer to questions she sald
l. My father is very poorly, ana il not ann
t to leave the house | understand. Amoh-
d the places attended in Richmond were
y the skating rink and choir meetings.
d sang quite number of years IA In
r choir We met twice week ANA some
t times olteuer when new pieces were L
d be learned. | visited the young peopl