The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-06

George L. Blanchard, Montpelier, testi-
fed as to Cleveand's M instrel show giving
an entertainment in the Opera House March
| 7, and that the Cleveland's M instrels went
| to Barre on the Wells River road and came
| back on next tram He knew they were
| back here nv one o'clock certan.
George II. Alexander, Mddlesex, gave
| testimony as regards the sale of dynamite
| in Blanchard's store to a person whom he
identified as Wales, who replied to his
! question that 1t was great stuff to split wood
with.
Charles Alexander, son of George II
| Alexander, corroborated the testimony OF
| his father as regards the conversation
which took place, but could not identity re-
| spOudeut.
Harley Houghton was a student of the
seminary when the fire occurred. In a con-
versation with Wales day after fire he
seemed to be very inquisitve about it..
Mr.. Spaulding, North Montpelier, was re-
| lating to a conversation with respondent in
fall term OF 1895 in which lie expressed the
idea that he wished the ground would ope n
and swallow up the seminary.
Edison Holden, second cousin to respond
ent, testified to a conversation last winter
| with respondent as regards three boys being
expelled from the seminary. He said TN at
IL they should expel him he would show
them that they would not turn him away
| like dog.
Fred Blanchard, hardware dealer in
Montpelier He knew of no other one in
| Washington county who sold the dyna-
mite powder. He spoke Of Barre com.
pany at the quarries of whom he thought
he received their goods last February. He
had carried these same goods from twelve
| to fifteen years.
The State finished putting in its testimony
about 4: 20 Thursday afternoon.
Prof. A. W. Pierce was the first witness
used in the defence, and was examined with
| rafarappa In yyb ar Goddard N
be seen in the village.
MIR. Wiley, South Barre He helped
carry first line of hose up stairs, went into
store room. He testified as regards the
condition OF the mattress. He helped TO
| carry books taken out of library across to
another room. Books taken out because
water was coming out of balcony overhead.
A. w. Lane, South Barre With refer
ence to conversation in the latter part OF
March with Harris in Blanchard's store.
He did not remember exact date. Harris
had said if he had not seen Wales at depot
he could not have identified him.
W. K Barney, judge of the city court of
Barre, testified Friday morning as regards
the testimony Harris had given at the pre-
| liminary exam nation at Ba re.
Augustus Holt Had charge of a barber
shop in Barre March last Wales was a
regular customer. AS regards March Z,
which was Saturday, Wales was in shop
either Saturday or morning before.
Oyia Granger who worked in the barber
| shop corroborated the ties Jmony OF Holt.
G. b. Durkee, alderman of the city of
Barre, testified with reference to the room
where the fire was that the floor was muddy
and dirty.
Percy Wilson, Lowell, Mass, was stu
dent at time of fire. He testified as to a
| bottle of kerosene which at a pre- vious term
he had left in his room. He had recognized
some of the bottles which had been in his
| room. He testified also as to having been
troubled with mice.
Charles Currier testified as regards whole
distance between Thompson Memorial
Building and Wells River depot
| Charles A. Wales, the respondent, was Of
| fered for the defence on the coming in Of
the court Friday afternoon for a limited
purpose and was examined in relation to
his know ledge of dynamite. He had I'M
derstood that it took 260 degrees of heat to
make it explode. Got it in chemistry. His
father used dynamite before he was old
enough to have any knowledge about it,.
Had taken up chemistry two terms. He
could not say what his rank was the second
term. Had been informed that he could
not graduate. He denied while there read.
ing the Jesse James books. He had played
cards. He denied having played cards for
money.
George Ii. Patten, manager for George
IL. Samson, Boston, the dealer from whom
Blanchard has his dynamite was the next
witness. He testified that if fire should
be in this room, meaning court room, there
would be no danger of an explosion. The
dyna mite cartridge being upon box in front
OF witness II cartridge should explode
now he imagined that there would be havoc
and death. On a hypothetical question
made from standpoint of defence based
upon conditions of room where the fire was
witness made danger of the explosion as
none whatever. AS regards frozen dyna-
mite it concentrates the nitro glycerine.
The court suspended at about 2: 80 Friday
afternoon to allow defence to take depo-
sition in Burlington.