The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-17
THE WRIGHT CASE,

THE WRIGHT CASE,
THE following, received from CORE
spondent, purports to be an explanation
Of an item that lately appeared in our
columns, and is given IN the writer's
own words.-ED.
AS there is some misunderstanding as
to the circumstances of the arrest, some
days since of j. q. Wright, and his dis
charge on the 10th, it is proper as no tes-
timony was given to state the case in
full that it may be understood.
Just before noon OF the day upon
which the complaint, warrant and his
arrest was made, his daughter who is in
feeble health, came to the house of h.
D. Hall crying, and said she and her
mother, who had gone to the house of
Mrs. Murch, had been compelled to leave
their home by the acts of her father j..
G. Wright, She said he had attempted
to throw away the meat which was upon
the stove for dinner, and was only him
dered from doing it by John Egan, who
was living there; that he had put out
the fire throwing water into the stove
and scattering ashes about the room land
declared they should not get anything
to eat while burning his coal; that he
threatened to kill both her mother and
herself; that he had driven them up
stairs where they had locked themselves
in room to keep him from getting to
them, and that they were afraid of their
lives and wanted something done for
their protection; further saying that
they were afraid to go back and praying
that he might be taken away and be
dealt with so as to keep him from max
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as it had been for months, during which
time he had been twice fined for intoxi.
cation.
The daughters appeal stirred Mr.. Hall
30 that he said he would see what could
be. done, and would as she suggested see
Mr.. Scott about it. After dinner he in
company with Franklin Scott visited the
wife and daughter at the house of Mrs.
Burch and hearing the facts repeated as
before stated and additional ones, among
them that he had in his fury torn the
shawl of his wife in trying to injure her
they promised In answer to the earnest
solicitation of both the ladies that a COM
plant and warrant should be made out
and the arrest made if an officer could
be obtained to do it. The proper papers
were made and Mr.. Hall telegraphed to
Sheriff Mccall, who came over that
evening although it was a stormy night,
and Wright was taken to Bennington.
As Mrs. Murch was packing her house
hold effects to 90 to California, il was
not convenient for the wife and daugh
tor to stay over night; the sheriff mol
getting the telegram until late it was
nine o'clock before the arrest was made
and they were kept from their home un.
til after this time, going to it through
the rain. They had despaired of the
officer coming over and had made ar
rangements TO stay with Mrs. Skinner
1t appeared from the statement of Jus.
tice G. d. Phillips at the court when be
granted the discharge, that at the hear
ing when Wright gave bail, E. L. Bates
took charge of the case for the State, al
Phillips request, saying he looked aftel
such cases for the States Attorney, il
this part of county. The case was called
at DR.. Newton's Office. but was adjourned
Immediately to the Office of F. Scott, E
L. Bates not appearing or any officer. @
Ii. Mason appeared as counsel for thu
respondent. He demanded trial as thu
prisoner was present, and there had beer
an adjournment. Scott, who now fol
the first time since the arrest appeared
in the case, claimed, as he bad the day
before been told by Justice Phillips tina
Bates was managing the case for tn,
States Attorney land from this informa
ton did not expect to be called into it)
now that Bates did not appear that Their,
should be reasonable time allowed BY
adjournment to obtain an officer and lie
gally subpene the witnesses, and 81
protect the interests of the State. Ate
deliberation the judgment of the cour
was that the prisoner should be dis
charged. Such are the facts in thu
Case