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Yearly, who followed and captured
Young The last three gentlemen testi-
fed that they saw no other tracks any
where in the road except those made by
the stolen team. Young took the stand
in his own behalf, and undertook to prove
an alibi as had been reported he would
do. Young testified that he staid that
night in Chester, near which place he had
recently purchased farm and was to
complete the bargain and draw deeds
Sept, /; that he started at ten o'clock in
the morning to go to Easton N. Y, to
raise money there due him, to make the
first payment; that as he came down
Huntley Hill he met his old acquaintance
Edmund Dance driving span of horses
whichhe soon became satisfied were stol-
en- horses, and realizing Dances unfor-
tunate situation, driving stolen team
well nigh tired out, on an unknown road
and through an unknown country in
broad day light, with the owner and Off
GERS probably close on his track, he adj
vised him to turn into the woods a short
way further up Huntley Hill, and turning
around his own horse he too drove into
the woods near the same place that Dance
did, only he left his horse within two or
three rods from the road while Dance
went little further, Young turned few
oats on to the ground for his own horse
and without stopping to hitch went to
Dances assistance, who told him the
story all about the barn in Sunderland
and the dog and owner of the horses,
changing the shafts for pole, ETC., and
about the bridge being up and delaying
him. When asked how long he talked
with Dance, he thought about three min
utes, not over four. Young further said
that while he was talking the officers
came onto them and Dance slipped be-
hind tree; that he, Young, tried to eX-
plain the situation to officer Yearly but
| that he said he didn't care to hear any
| explanation from him, and with man
hold of each arm they hurried him out
of the woods, taking the stolen team but
leaving Dance and Young's horse unseen
| in the woods. He has since learned that
Dance delivered the horse and wagon to
a Mr. Sheldon, of whom Young bought
| the farm. He denied telling Hill that he
was the man who stole his horses, etc.,
when he and Yearly met Hill near Lon
| donderry. When asked what he did since
| leaving the prison at Denamora to the
time of his arrest, he nearly broke down,
saving that he had worked hard and tried
to gain an honest living. His brothers
and number of witnesses for the de-
fence substantiated this statement
Young would not undertake to tell how
many horses he had owned in that year
he had his liberty, but when States At
torney Archibald asked him if he had not
dealt extensively in horses during that
time, he said that he had owned quite a
good many different ones in the time
Although the State summoned witnesses
for him, his Mr.. Sheldon, seemingly an
|
o. his neighbors testified that Sheldon
was at home and in good health.
After the witnesses for the defence A.
C. Bigelow and w. H. Green of Chester
werer called and sworn. Mr.. Bigelow
took the stand, said he was clerk in the
hotel Fullerton at Chester, that on May
Goth, 1898 a man came into the hotel past
twelve and registered E. Dance, Boston.
Soon after, Mr.. Green, the barber, came
into the office and asked if there was a
man there by the name of Young, on
being told no, said he had just shaved
man who told him his name was Young
On going to the dining room door the
clerk pointed out Mr.. Dance as the man.
The name in the register and the name
of Dance taken from letter written oy
Young from Windsor were put INTO the
case. MIR. Green cOrobOrated Mr.. Blge-
lows statement The case was given TO
the Jury about o'clock and they found
a verdict of guilty that same evening.
The sentence was not given till the next
day. which is ten wears with hard labor
at Windsor and pay the coats
of the prosecution of this suit.
Young received the announcement of
the verdict and sentence with the same
composure that he carried throughout
the trial. He appeared to realize the
first day that the chances were all
against him. The witnesses that he de-
pended on to substantiate his claims, etc,
were not there, and some that were did
him no good. He was Iigidly cross
questioned after his examination but
did not contradict himself or vary in the
least from his original story, which 1t
must be said was quite romantic. The
sensational part of the trial, that it was
fully expected to come out, failed to APP
!. pear. and instead of lasting three or four
DAYS as was expected, the trial was fin
ished early in the afternoon OF the
second day, all except the pleas. DIS
appointment was also manifested that
Young did not plead in his own defense
The most interesting evidence given
was that of officer Yearley.. who ar
rested Young and who it would appear
| from MS testimony utu DCOh uoihsS ~
, quiet business with Young while he has
been in the State prison at Windsor. nc
testified that at one time he had paid
Young $40 and at another time 500 out
, of money that he had received as re,
wards for horses that had been recovered
, from information that had been giver
him by Young. The. greatest surprise
/ of all was the bill of exceptions that was
filed Immediately after sentence was
! pronounced. What the exceptions were
, and for what purpose filed is one of the
t things that few can understand. The
general opinion is that there is some
: thing back of it. In the meantime
: Young will be confined in the jail a
3 Bennington, until the hearing before thu
Supreme Court in October. Young Il
\ quite well satisfied with the idea of re
) naming there even that length of time
; On the first ballot of the jury, the vot'
was ten to two for conviction. The sec
: ond ballot was unanimous, the entlr'
g business not occupying over half al
: hour.
q Wednesday morning the case of Stat
b against John Baldwin of Arlington wa
tried. Mr.. Baldwin was charged witt
having committed an assault with a.
ak on Mr.. Hannum of White Greek
NY. The case was short there bein
J. L,,+ +braa vvitn aS COS and short ARGUMENTS