The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

Barre and thence home. 1t was denied that
he ever purchased the dynamite. A denial
was also made that the respondent set any
FIRE. A large number OF State witnesses
were sworn This first witness for the State
was Arthur Stratton Of Montpelier who was
shown four photographs OF the interior OF
Goddard Seminary building which he had
recently taken.
A. W. Pierce was next sworn. Resides
at Goddard Seminary, principal OF school
five years. The Seminary has four stories
and a basement, the basement being large
above ground. Was principal OF school in
March last. Respondent entered the school
in 1890 and continued with intermissons
until 1896. Had talk with him in January,
1885, in which he told him he could not ex-
pect to graduate with class that year.
Nothing had occurred after January l to
make the conditions different with refer
ence to graduation. Witness described the
incidents of the fire which was in store
room Of the Seminary building. Had been
in room few weeks before fire. In 1t
were some mattresses old spring. bedsteads,
commode, things used in tableaux, some
boxes, a small box of bottles, such as will
naturally accumulate in q students room.
The fire in the store-room was extinguished
in about ten minutes. Fire burned some OF
the timbers OF the roof Some one that day
showed him piece OF brown paper to see II
he could smell kerosene. He saw stick
OF dynamite which one of the officers had.
of dynamite.
Mr.. Harris came next morning after fire.
He was shown q group picture OF school
taken in fall of 1896. Harris pointed out to
him in the picture the one to whom he had
sold the dynamite After the tour of in
spection in which Wales was not seen by
Harris, the respondent who was at the
| Thompson Memorial building was sent for
and came into Office OF witness who stated
that Wales showed flush of recognition
Harris was reading newspaper. Wales
was not notified of the purpose for which
he was sent. Witness became aware that
Harris recognized him by sign that they
had previously agreed upon. The CONVEX
sation which witness had with Wales was
with reference to an examination in astron-
omy. In conversation shortly afterwards,
| Wales denied ever having seen Harris.
Harris asked him about buying the dyna-
mite, If he did not remember saying til at it
was great stuff to split wood with, which
was also denied In the cross examination,
Mr.. Bisbee brought out the fact that witness
had known of the boys putting swapping
matches on the floors. He had also known
of mice in Goddard Seminary destroying
gloves. Had never known of their eating
boots.
Goddard Seminary is lighted with kero-
seee. Lamps prevail. Judge Stanton
brought out the fact that witness learned Of
the sale of ynamite of the reporter of the
Boston Globe.
Prof. o. o. HOLSTER, an instructor six
years at the seminary, sent boys after
water. Testified as to contents of store
room. Saw dynamite in hands of officers in
chapel afternoon of fire. In cross examina-
tian it was brough out that a boy had used
kerosene in connection with his athletics.
Leslie ID. Pierce, Rochester, VT, age
twenty, Igraduated from seminary spring Of
1896. Saw baseball goods packed. Saw
sticks of dynamite. He did not see any
thing of the kind when the goods were
packed.
DR.. B. w. Braley of Barre saw piece Of
dynamite, Officer Camp had it. A bottle
had been handed to him to smell, thought
he detected kerosene; threw it out of win
dow. The testimony of witness corrobOrated
that of Professor Pierce as to the identifica-
ton by Harris of respondent.
Stillman d. Allen, who was also present,
testified as regards the conversation, that
Wales b I'D said that Kenyon boy had chased
him up one flight of stairs.
Student when fire occurred His class got
out at twelve. Remembered that he staid
in class room few minutes. Saw Wales
when he was getting hat Wales had taken
handkerchi out of his coat pocket which
caused him to chase Wales Witness did
not remember where Wales came from
when he first saw him. 1t appeared as
though he came from street. Did not know
where he went when he left him.
Eldridge 81. Greene of Cambridge, Mass,
was in office when he learned of fire. He
began to take out suits from box, about
half way down found five sticks Of dyna-
mite. Sheriff Camp took it, Took four
sticks of dynamite out, thought Foster took
the other.
Kingsbury Foster was last March stu
dent. He was present when the base ball
suits were taken out the box, was in the
chapel when the fire was going on. He
saw what was afterwards told him was
dynamite, five or six sticks. Thought the
sticks were scattered down through the box.
Witness identified the suits.
Henry Kendrck who is clerk in drug
store at Barre, testified that Wales had bor-
rowed suburban ticket day of fire. Did
not think he came in far from half past
twelve. He had been to dinner and re-
turned again.
Henry Baldwin of Barton. Went to Bar
ton March 20, via Wells River train. Left
on the 1: 10 train. He saw the respondent
standing in the Wells River depot in Mont
pelier in front of ticket office. Had talk
with him. Took train before he did and
left him standing there. No one in COM
pany with him. AT this point the court
took recess until this morning.
ROXbury,