Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-20

horse" AT this time he says she was |
bred to Flying Morgan. Now, of course
If this was the same season, either Mr.
Wetherbee or Mr.. Thomson is wrong ;
for Wetherbee says the mare was left
at Hills and Thomson says she was
not and the time indicated y Wether-
bee must have been so much later than
the recorded service of July Z, 1913,
that the mare could not have produced
the colt in season to have been returned
and again served by Black Hawk June
81, 1910, as the record shows. So that
laying Thomson (who certainly knows
nothing of the facts any more than
do out of the case, if what Wetherbee
states and Smith affirms actually took
place it must have been some other sum-
mer than 1913, when Ethan Allen was
begotten. On the whole it is not sur
prising that Mr.. Thomson does not
comment largely on the Wetherbee-
Smith statements.
Theree is another thing that seems to
me wholly to disprove these alleged aft
davits; G.. ii. Bentley, John Porter, John
A. Pinchin and j. b. Ramsay, old and
respectable residents of Ticonderoga,
have made sworn statement that they
were well acquainted with Holcomb and
Wetherbee, that Wetherbee is not man
to be believed, that they think his men
tai faculties have been injured by the too
Of i'd
they know that Wetherbee did not live
with Holcomb at the time Ethan Allen
was foaled, but some four or five years
after. And W. A. G.. Arthur makes a
separate sworn statement, above refer
rcd to, in which he says that, to the
best of his recollection, Wetherbee did
not work for HolcOmb at that time, but
some four or five years after, and adds /:
81 judge that Mr.. Thompson deems it pru-
dent to leave the Wetherbee-Smith state
ments out of the case; but | am not writ
ing for Mr.. Thompson's benefit, and the
merits of this controversy could not be
set before the readers of the Mirror with
out reference to them All the aflidavits
referred to are to be found in full in the
April and May numbers, 1887, of Wal
lace's Monthly.
Early in August last, the writer in
company with DR.. f. +. Russell of Mid
dlebury, son and administrator of DR..
W. p. Russell (who has been dead seven
teen years.. hunted up the elder doctors
books of the period of Ethans birth. We
found journal c." running from Jan
uary /. 1917, to May 4, 1851, and the led
ed and which ran from 1886 to 1870. The
journal is filled complete and the entries
are almost without exception in the hand
of DR.. w. p. Russell. 1t was his journal
charges and receipts as such during the
entire period covered thereby. More
over, by Il fortunate circumstance. it is q
complete daily history of the doctors
life during that period, as he has put
: down every instance of his going away
where he went, and dates showing how
long he was gone, so that we can state
his whereabouts during every day of that
period. have examined this book care
fully for the months of June, July, Aug
ust and September, in the years 1915
1919 and 1870, and here give copies OF
all entries during those months showing
: DR.. W. L. Russell to have been away
: from Middlebury. | state further that
on every day not covered by these absen
ces, as well Sundays as week days
during the twelve months mentioned, DIR
w. p. Russell is shown by entries OF
visits, made in his own hand, to have beer
: in Middlebury; there is not a day except
J ed. The entries here copied are all il
; DR.. W. p. Russel's handwriting. The
. book is dated at the top of each page by
entry of the month, day and year, anC
! then on the margin the successive day:
are entered until the next page is reach
ed. The daily entries run from one W
to about twenty, and will average,
, think, about ten. The entries of absen
l ces above mentioned are as follows
On page Ia, under date of August
1913, and between a charge of that dat,
and one of the 18th, is entered: "Absen
to Montpelier, Burlington"
On page ia, between charge of dat
Sept. Z, 1913, and one of the 9th, is enter
ed: "Absent to Clarendon"
On page 254, between charge of jun
s, 1S49, and one of the 18th, is entered
"Absent to New York until now, 18TH"
On page 272, under heading at top
August s, 1919, and between charg
dated the 9TH and one dated the 18th o
that month, is entered: "Absent t.
Montpelier and Burlington; lodge an,
collecting"
On page 800, between charge of dat,
August 5, 1850, and one of the 9th, ar
these entries Sc. Absent to Saratoga.
~. Reed of Treasurer Banning Hall Co.
: $780,"
r The ledger is quite well kent the en-