Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04
CRIMINAL TRIALS BEGUN.
Lamoille County Court Hearing Case of
H. w. Tucker Charged With Arson.

Hyde Park. VT, Jan 3-The attention
of Eamollc County Court has been uccu-
ped in hearing testimony IN the cas-. of
state W.. Il. w. Tucker, States Attorney
Thompson and Powers and Cheney dro AZ
terneys for the State and Lt.-Gov. Bates
aNd r. W Hulburd for the resp,nd,ut
This is a case Of arson. which took place
in Elmore, in which the respondent is
charged with burning a barn which was
located on farm worked by MIR. Ward
who is a step brother of Mr.. fuckers
wife. This fire took place early Sunday
mo,ning Of he 23d Of July last Mr.. Ward
Deputy Sheriff stevens and MIR. Bryant
are the only parties who have testified
tEus far. pair OF shoes have been
brought into court which were formerly
worn by the respondent and were. obtained
by the deputy sheriff on the morning OF
his arrest These witnesses testify that
these shoes just fitted the tracks which
are supposed to he the ones made by the
reipetrator of this crime. Tracks were
found which conformed. in their judemcnt
10 these shoes, oH the main road and on
the log road which ran at angles to this
main road, extending down through a nus
ture. then through a woods to th- Eag'e
Ledge road. The same sort of tracks were
fcutld AT different places on this road but
beyond this it was impossible to follow thn
tracks. Tho tracks were evidently made
by shoes which We're run over at the he |
ana turned up more than the ordinary
ShGeS cn the toes and this was the condi-
tlon OF the shoes offered as evidence.
SMITH DAVIS PARDONED.
Montgomery Centre, Jan. 3.-Smith O.
Davis the principal in the noted Lincoln
murd'C case, was pardoned by Governor
Smith last Saturday
tie had served - months ON four years
sentence. Attorney James A. Flint of
tins place, circulated a petition for his
pardon which was. the governor said. the
strongest one that had ever come to hs
notlcc. 1t contained the names of the two
assistant Judges and the eleven jurors
now living, and numerous other promin-
Nt men. Davis arrived here Monday and
Wtende tho funeral of his father. James
~ Davis, who died on Wednesday of last
week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT.
Montpelier, Jan. 3.-County court recon-
vened at y. m, Judge Watson presiding
In the case of State VS. Brassaw. j. T..
lamson, who was bail for the respondent.
surrendered him to the court Brassaw is
now serving time in Jail on anothcI'
charge.
The case of Ellen Parker vs. Taylor O.
Parker, which is familiar one to the
conrt, was next taken up. The defendant
had Sll0 left in his hands for the benefit
of ELLEN and Grace, his daughters, to be
paid to them when they became of age.
His calm is that he had spent the money
for the support of his daughters during
their minority. At the same time he con
their judgment for $GO i'm the case in
question The trustee was discharged
without costs and motion for certified exc
cution granted. The defendant has been
confined in jail here for several months ON
Il certified execution in the case brought
by his daughter Grace.
The cases now being heard are or tn"
court calendar, The jury cases viii lie
taken up next week