The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-09

in to purchase fireworks; remember the
circumstance Of his stepping to the door
and back again during the time he was
making his purchase.
o. ID. Clark Left home on the night of
July 3 about quarter of nine. After going
to several other points went to j. w. Peck's
shop; met Mr.. Bancroft on the way there:
he went with me; stayed there few min
utes and talked with Peck then we came
out of the shop and went to the corner of
State and Main streets Mr. Bancroft asked
us to wait a minute while he purchased
some fireworks for his children; the only
one | remember of the crowd that stood by
the store at that time was Mr. Bixby; while
Bancroft was in the store, Mr.. Bixby called
him to the door; he came, and Bixby
handed him something; he went back into
the shop and returned and handed Bixby
something at the door. After that Peck
and Bancroft went with me to Mr.. Peck's
shop; we were there a few minutes and
came out; Mr.. Peck and ] went up Main
street and left Mr.. Bancroft on the Stone
corner; when we got up to the corner of
School and Main street we heard loud
noises and saw crowd on School street;
we crossed over by Bethany church and
through the church-yard; did not see any
more of Bancroft that night.
John w. Peck: On the night of the Sd of
July, about half past nine, saw Mr.. Ban
croft and Mr.. o. ID. Clark coming towards
my shop on Main street, they came in and
up Main street; saw crowd at the Stone
corner; we stopped on the opposite side 4;
Mr., Bancroft asked us to wait minute
while he got something at Stones for his
boy. The witness corroborated Clark as to
the incident at the door of the store when
Bancroft came out, witness wanted to 90
back to his shop and get a parcel he had
forgotten there; Mr.. Bancroft went along to
leave his package behind the door, until he
went home. Mr.. Clark and started home
/ Nn off OF 10
l think he went down State street. Mr.
Clark and ] went up Main street. When
we got to the Unitarian church we saw a
crowd up on School street and stopped to
see what was going on; the crowd made a
good deal of noise with horns and fire.
crackers.
Fred Hayes; On the night of July 3 saw
Bancroft at Stones store; he came out and
was joined by Mr.. Peck and another man /;
they went towards South Main street; got
some money of Mr.. Bancroft; he had a
small bundle under his arm; | held his
bundle while he got the money out. They
went on towards the Wells River depot;
went along up to the Union house, when
got opposite School street l saw a crowd
there standing around throwing frecrack-
ers, and blowing horns and making a big
noise in general.
III. A. Hayward, an employee of Mr.. Pc ok
corroborated that part OF Peck's and
Clark's testimony relative to the visit to the
shop in company with Mr.. Bancroft.
Edward Wedge: Saw the crowd on
School street, and saw it go up LOOMS
street; stood watching it and came down
Loomis street, saw Mr.. Bancroft near the
band stand coming down LOOMS street
| John Peck and another man were with him.
S: w. Luke testified to meeting Clark,
| Peck and Bancroft on the way towards
Peck's shop, as testified to by the two first
| named.
Joseph G. Brown and j. NJ Boutwell,
testified to seeing the crowd on School
street about ten o'clock; they were blowing
horns and having good time They came
along School street, and crossed Main
street, continuing up School, stopping a
short time in the road. The crowd did not
come up Main and cross to School street.
John l.. futile saw Bancroft about eleven
o'clock on the night of July 3. Witness
saw a crowd coming towards Main street.
He turned it off and it went up State street
over the bridge. After the crowd had
turned to go up State street, Mr.. Bancroft
asked me what was doing with the boys
after they had gone along
Miss Eva Bancroft, eighteen-year -old
daughter of the respondent, testified as to
her fathers presence at home that evening
and as to the time he was there.
This closed the defence for Bancroft
For the respondent Briggs, G. j. Gleason
proprietor of the Riverside, said Mr.. Briggs
boarded there; saw Briggs on the night OF
July as late as nine o'clock or after. Then
he went up street, and returned about ten
o'clock; it could not have been much after
because the house was not locked as il
always is at ten p. NJ, and lights put out
On coming home Mr.. Briggs went to his
room to retire. Mrs. Gleason and Mrs
Bradley both testified substantially the
same as Mr.. Gleason.
This closed the testimony. The case went
to the jury Thursday at an evening session
and about 9: A. p. NJ, the jury went out
with the case. Though the jury was practi.
cally agreed, it did not come in with the YER
dict until Friday morning. Not guilty" re.
sponded the foreman in answer to the in
terrogatory of the clerk
OTHER CASES.
State V. j. NJ. VanDusen. Respondent
was charged with illegal sales of intoxicat-
ing liquor TO two persons on two different
occasions. One was a sale of gin TO man
named Billings the other of sale of rum
show in each case some other ingredient
was put in the liquor, though the last pur
chaser supposed at the time of the purchase
he was getting rum, and only learned il
was " medicated a few days after he got
it. Judge Start charged the jury il the put
ting in of a medicinal ingredient was done
to evade the law, then the sale was illega
and the verdict should be guilty" The
jury failed to agree and were discharged
II. S. Stanton and F. L. Laird for state
!
State V. Lester II. Greene. This was
prosecution under the nuisance act" The
officers made a search of respondents drul
store, Main street, Montpelier, last July
and found ninety bottles of ale, sixteer
pints of champagne, and twenty three bot
ties of porter, which the state claimed was
kept for illegal sale. The state showed
sales of "alcohol and bloodwort," and " al
cohol and laudanum," to one Pocket Tn,
jury found in favor of the respondent, and
for the return of the bottled goods to him
f. Il. Laird and u. s, Stanton for prosecu
ton; G., w. Wing and j. II. Senter for re
spondent.
State " Erastus Locklin. Plea guilty ,
to one first offence of Illegal selling.
State V. Hunt. Assault. NOHe pros EN-
tered by the states attorney.
1t is expected the case of State V. james
III. Kelly will be commenced this (Wednes
day morning. a jury was empaneled anC
respondent arraigned yesterday. AS the
respondents counsel were not ready to g
on with the trial, the jury was excused unit
this morning.
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