Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
case. Described interior of house and
road between Graves and Barton.

case. Described interior of house, and
road between Graves and Barton.
Nathan Graves: Married one of Bod
wells daughters. He came to my place
the eve before the fire. His boys were
with him. 1t was dark. He had chest
nut horse and slat wagon. Bodwell
stayed at my place that night. Ar
thur and put up his team. described
interior of house,. He slept up stairs
that night in finished room, the boys
sleeping with him. Wife and I slept
at other end of chamber. Father and
mother and Mr.. Mills went to bed
first, before 9 p. m. Bodwells room
door wa S not closed that night. Bod
we'll went to bed before did. Arthur
Bodwen slept on lounge in sitting
room. Was up at 100 a. m. with
to o thache. Went into BodwelPs room
and he was there. Wife was awake
and asked me the time. She was up
later with the little boy. I got up at 5
a. m. Bodwell was in room then.
Arthur was on lounge when I went
was the night before. BOdWell went
home tn e next afternoon. Did not
hear anything of Bodwell during the
night. Should say he could not so
dow n without my hearing him. [ was
not at Barton the night of the fire.
M rs. Nathan Graves: Testified sub
stan TALLY the same as her husband.
Sylvester Critchett: Repaired wagon
for BodweH At time of fire he had no
covered wagon.
Mrs. w. I. Robinson: Known Bod
we'll for years. Went to fire. Look
ed at his house. Did not see him.
Benz. Mossman: Same as Mrs. Rob
inson
Geo. w. Graves: Am father of Ma
than Graves Mr. BOdWell came to
my place the eve before the fire.
Heard him going up -stairs and he was
there in morning. Had slat wagon.
Gertrude Mossmen: Went to fire in
company with my sister Maud and
randmother. Went past the Bodwen
house. Did not see him. Did not look
particularly.
Arthur Bodwen testified the same as
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves.
E. B. Bodwell: Am respondent in
this case. Have been obliged to use
crutch and cane for four years. Was at
Mr.. Graves the night of the fire. Had
slat wagon. Had no top carriage. 1t
was dark when | got to Graves. Stay
ed there that night. Went to bed be-
fore o'clock. Slept up stairs. was
n ot out of bed from the time went to
bed till [ got up next morning. I had
nothing to do with setting fire to Mr..
Browns barn. Came home next day
at about 3 o'clock. Never told Cass I
could remove barn with a match.
The State offered as further evil
dence:
J. P. Teller: Resided at Barton at
time Of fire. I remained at fire till
O'Clock. Saw a team pass fire and
Graves and Arthur Bodwen. Have
known Graves 25 years. They had on
rubber coats. Graves wore soft hat
Bodwell wore hard hat. TWAS very
light. They passed within eight feet
Of me. They were driving at fair
road gait. Several persons were
present. They drove towards West
Glover.
BENZ. Jerome: Saw team drive by
Had bay horse. Both had on rubber
fc
other a hard one. Did not see enough
of them to recognize them. Am not
personally acquainted with Graves
and Bodwell. Will swear they were
not the Colby boys.
S. M. Bickford: Was at fire. Saw
team pass. They had booted buggy
and bay horse. Thought it was
Arthur Bodwen and Nathan Graves.
HI. @. Pierce: Was at fire and have
a faint recollection of seeing a team
pass. Think there were two men in
team. Saw no other team there. Am
not authority on hats.
A. M. Olmstead: Saw team drive
past fire. Men had ON rubber coats.
Did not know them. Did not pay
particular attention.
w. w. Person: Saw team. Had bay
horse and booted buggy. Men wore
rubber coats. One wore hard hat and
the other a soft one. Did not know
them. Did not pay particular atten-
ton to them.
Case closed Friday noon. In the af-
ternoon the case was argued by Miles
and Graham for the State, Baldwin
and Prouty for the respondent. Judge
Start delivered very fair and impair
tial charge to the Jury, who took the
case at $50, and after being out 25
brought in verdict of not
guilty