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

The report of the trial Of State against
Charles Wales to Saturday morning may be
found on page two.
George Dobbs, a brakeman on the Will
Jamestown road, saw Wales on the rear
platform as they were going down to
tween one and two o'clock. He asked
Wales II he knew about the fire, and
pointed out the place in the building to
him.
Miss Gertrude Robinson, stenographer
at the preliminary hearing, testified from a
transcript made from her notes which had
been destroyed, as to what has been testi-
fed to upon that occasion.
George Emery had worked at the Semin-
airy last March in taking care OF the hall.
Testified as to matches having lain loosely
on pianos and window.
Moses Kane, Montpelier, train dispatcher
for the Montpelier & Wells River road, testi.
fed that both the Central and Wells River
road had registered, March 90 He brought
out the fact from the schedule that the
Cleveland minstrel train hadarrived at l :05.
Mrs. George Wales, mother Of the re-
spondent, was the last witness for the de-
fence Saturday. She testified as to the
work respondent had done at the station at
South Barre, and also keeping books for his
father. Also as regards the time when, by
the reason Of the work he was doing, she
did not expect him to graduate. At the
GLOSS OI bu6 b6bblOut llJblo pd6J uOOu 0dt-
urday, an adjournment was taken until
half-past one Monday.
The trial of State v. Charles Az Wales W as
resumed Monday afternoon.
Lester W. Hanson, Barre, specialist Of
the eye, nose and throat, had treated re-
spondent.. The purport of his testimony was
that respondent was at his place March 7
his impression was, sometime In the fore
noon.
George A. Wales, South Barre, father Of
respondent, testified that he came to Mont
pelier March and gave an order for car
load of meal of Bailey Il Taft. He had re-
turned on the Central Vermont train which
leaves Montpelier little past one O'Clock.
but did not see his son Charles on that
train. He also testified as regards what
had been said in the presence Of respondent
concerning dynamite.
the State. His testimony would have been
used earlier had he not been sick. After he
had started, March 20, to dinner he met re-
spondent by the door Of the water closet.
He had discovered an accident to his cloth
ing and went back to make a change of
clothes. After making the change he dis
covered the respondent the second time
near the water closet door. He placed the
time OF the second occurrence as possibly
1915 or 1920. In CROSS examination, he
said his best memory was 1915 or later, not
before. 1t was drawn out of him that he
had been troubled with mice.
Warren Kibby, Montpelier, and an en-
ployee at the Bailey & Taft feed mill, gave
testimony to corroborate that Of George A.
Wales respecting the car OF feed, which was
entered on the book for March 7. This tes-
timony was corroborated by other witness,
the testimony tending to show that the car
OF feed was shipped the day ordered.
Ralph Wales, age seventeen, brother of
respondent, testified to seeing Cleveland's
minstrels March 7, near George Reynolds,
above depot. They took the Wells River
suburban train back, leaving the Wells
River depot about one or little after. but
did not see anything of Charles Wales in
connection with them. He had heard dyn-
amite discussed in the presence Of Charles
between his father and Eli Holden. They
said 1t would burn without exploding.
Charles A. Wales, the respondent, took
the stand in his own behalf, Tuesday morn
ing. He stated that he saw Kenyon, with
whom he had little scuffie, and with
whom he was always joking; that he took a
handkerchief out Of his pocket; after that
incident he went up stairs to closet. Heard
some one there and went along up to next
floor. He saw Medcalf. After he came out
of the closet he went to the Thompson
Memorial building and then down street.
He got the suburban ticket OF Hendricks
and went to Montpelier; sat on right side Of
occasionally. Got off at the Wells River
depot, and when the Central Vermont train
came in rode.to Barre. n The object of going
to Montpelier was for an inspection OF the
way the trains were running at that time.
A brakeman asked him IL he had heard of
the fire and showed him where the fire was
The windows had been BACKED. When he
got home he told his mother Of the fire as
saon as he had an opportunity He denied
having gone to the fourth floor, or having
set any fire. He also denied any connec-
ton with the dynamite or kerosene.
His testimony, as regards the testimony
OF Miss Foster, was In the nature of de-
nial. He had not bought any dynamite at
other day.
Edward Lawrence, an old man who sat
near the stove In Blanchard's store at the
time of the sale OF dynamite-did not iden-