Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21

to our marriage was well known, and
Henry was suspected also of having Ind
an eye to his money. 1t was found, iu-
deed, that my father had more money
than had known myself.
Henry owned to having driven into
our yard that night, and 10 having missed
the ribbon from his whip on his return;
hut one of the hosters in the livery stable
In Dighy, where he kept his horse and
buggy, came forward and testified to
finding the yellow ribbon in the carriages
room that Tuesday night before Henry
returned from his drive. There were two
yellow ribbons in evidence, therefore.
anu the one produced by the hostler
seemed to it Henry's whipstock the more
exactly.
Moreover, nearly tho exact minute OF
the murder was claimed to be proved by
,lc post mortem examination; and by the
testimony of the stablemen as to the
hour Of Henry's return and the speed Of
his horse he was further cleared of sus-
picion; for If the opinion of the medical
experts was correct, Henry must have
returned to the livery stable too soon to
have committed the murder.
He was discharged, at any rate, al
though suspicion still chung to him. Many
people believe now in his guilt-thosc
who do not believe in mine; and some
believe we were nccomplics.
After I1enry's discharge | was arrest
ed. There was no one else left to accuse.
There must be n motive for the murder;
! was the only person left with mo-
tive. Unlike the others, who were dis
charged after preliminary examination,
| was held to the Grand Jury and taken
to Dedham, whore spent four weeks in
Jail awaiting the meeting of the Grand
Jury.
Neither Mt the preliminary examination
aor before the Grand Jury was allowed
20 make the full and frank statement that
am making here. | was told simply to
answer the questions that were put to
NO. and to volunteer nothing, and l
obcyed
know nothing about law. wished to
10 the best | could-to act in the wisest
manner, for Ilenry's sake and my own.
said nothing about the green silk dress.
They searched the house for all manner
If things, at the time of my arrest. but
he dress was not there-it was in Phoebe
Dolc's dye-kettle She had come over
iftcr it herself one day when | was pick
ng beans in the garden, and had taken
out of the closet. She brought it back
herself, and told me this, after had re-
:urncd from Dedham.
II thought I'd get it and surprise you,"
said she. ITS taken beautiful black"
She gave me n strange look, hnlf as IL
she would see into my very soul, in spite
! Of me, half as If she were in terror of
what she would see there. as she spoke.
! do not know just what Phoebe Dole's
look meant There may have been a stain
left on that dress after all, and she may
| have seen it.
/ suppose if it had not been for that
| -four paste which had learned to make.
! should have been hung for the murder
of my own father. AS it was, the Grand
Jury found no bill against me, because
there was absolutely no evidence to con-
Wet me: and | came home free woman.
| And If people were condemned for their
motives, would there be enough hangmen
| in the world?
They found no weapon with which l
could have done the deed They found
no blood stains on my clothes. The one
thing which told against me, aside from
my eyer-present motive, was the fact
that on that morning after tho murder
the doors and windows We're fastened.
| MY eht't iA4i'A A'N' S<
course, weakened it's force as against
myself
Then, too, some held that l might have
been mistaken IN my terror and excite
ment and there was q theory, advanced
by a few, that tho murderer had medi-
tated making me also victim, and had
locked the doors thnt he might not be
frustrated in his designs, but had lost
haort NJ tho Inst md allowed me To es-
cape, and then fed himself. Some held
that he had intended to force me to re-
veal the whereabouts of fathers money
but his courage had failed him.
Father had quite sum In hiding
place which only he and ! knew. But
40 search for money had been made, sc
for as any one could see--not bureau
drawer had been disturbed, and father
gold watch was ticking peacefully undel
his pillow; even his wallet in his vest pock
ct had not been opened. There was
small roll Of bank notes in It, and som.