Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-31
Examined on the Charge of
Having Murdered Fred
Fem Of Middlebury.
TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.
Mrs. Eastwoo His Stepmother, Tells of
\ His Arrival on the Night of the MUIR
visibly Affected Court House
Packed With Spectators.

OF Frederick Eastwood, charged with the
murder of Fred Fem on the night Of the
1ith of August, was begun at the County
Court house here at 1870 this morning. O.
J.. Moore is sitting as magistrate.
The prisoner was brought in by Shcritf
u VI. Chapman and Deputy William VI.
Cobb and quietly took his seat with his
counsel j. Il. Donaway, esq.
Long before the hour set for beginning
the examination crowds were on the
streets about the court house iostiing one
another for a chance to get glimrs" of
the prisoner as he was brought up from
the jail or to get Into the court room,
whore the evidence was to be presented.
States Attorney Fish assisted by former
states Attorney w. n. Bliss, conducted
the examination Of the witnesses. Deputy
Sheriff Howard Orchard of Shoreham
and Chief of Police William NJ Cushman
OF the local force and Constable Charles
j. Seeley were also present to assist in
preserving order. There were more wo-
ndn and little girls crowded and busting
for positions to hear and see than of men
and boys. The court house was crowded
to suffocation. The ugly and dangerous
excitement of the days Just after the tras-
cdy had subsidized and the demonstration
to-day was more in the nature of curiosity
than resentment.
The prisoner was remarkably cool He
ts stout, we'll dressed man. wears glass
es and has ford complexion. In answer
to the preliminary questions he said that
he was Al years of age. born in Cohoes. y
y. was lately IA resident Of Clinton. Mass,
and was by occupation Il railroad labOrer.
HI answered questions In a subdued voice.
The first witness was Frank G. Dyer
OF West SALISBURY who is the merchant
and postmaster at that place. He had
seen Eastwood get off the Boston mail
train at p. m. the day of the shooting
aud go north ca the track, being the only
person who got off. He was dressed I'm a
dark coat, light trousers and had black
satchcl He saw him convcrsing with NJ.
NJ Doud. He next saw and Identified him
in the Addison county jail the following
day.
Mrs. Chimilla Eastwood was called to
the stand. She is the stepmother of the
accused and lives on Seminary street in
Mtddlcbury village, not far from the
methodist church. Her husband. Seaman
Eastwood, father of the prisoner, died d
year ago. She was his second wife ana
frederick, when boy of 10 years, went
TO live with them, He was married about
~ years ago at Millertown, n. Y, to Ida
Brown, and they lived together until last
March at Johnsonville. y. g.. and North
Adams. Mass. They met at the time of
her fathers funeral but did not agree.
He thought the wife ought not TO have
left him. Two weeks ago, on the night of
\. \,
about I O'Clock in the evening She had
moved since he was here before. Looking
out and seeing him she said. "Tbere is
Fred" She tapped on the window and
ne came in He said: II am glad TO see
YOU mother. am awful tired" He did
mot saw anvthin. about where he had
been or was going. He had sumner and
shen went away Mrs Betsov Richardson
came i'm While Icastvood vas thern also
Miss Fanny Barber. He shook hands with
all. Daring supper he said he was pet :
Ting along pretty well. He went out RIGHT
xvay after supper. He had a little hlacl,
xatchel formerly his fathers. Tho VIII
hess oponod if and found a rov- nacLties
Ind letters she knew his haudwritiny fo,
SHE taught him TO write she found -
note in the satchel reading. "Nother.
trrunk at dopot. check for If II is
N,ours Fred " Tho rotn and cbn,.l, uora
ldenti6ed The direction ON thA o,taiJo
of the note was Mrs s Eastwood "
frhere was also an enclosure az two dol
liars She observed no,binp strange about
him and thoueht he was NOT intoxLataJ
kecause she drteo,od no smell If i,nunr
h,hen he l,issed bar on COMING ana -rotr,
Shc declared she had ALWAYS haer ~, oon1
Terms with E-.ed
Al tbn Close Of nor nxan,jp, .io,, che. ,,o. =,
Nisiblv affected rs was tho ac,,,,.o1 ,1
kho wanted ia ,nnroach naa.. ana toIt, ,ri
latelv. hut WAS gently nreventnd T,,,t
kood too showed omo+inn IN tbosa noa -,
Nv but q scene was nrcvartod lac, tnai,
kcpins apart
Miss Fanny A R,rhn- who has onort
N,,ta in thn sara Lo,,s. Win tTn.4,',aa,
itepr,other tAsti0od mat lrastw1o1 o.,,r
l. the house At about 7.9o o'olock an tho