The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-30
TIE LYNCH INQUEST.


DOctOts Lindsay, Burr aud GoOdale. The
result wa, that no evidence OF foul play was
III. cover, d, hut that the deceased met h q
dea 10y drowning
rno remains were prepared for huriAl at
the uudel TAXI x rooms Of ROakes & Dris-
coil, where they wee viewed GU Tuesday
ev MI < by large numbers, after when they
Nere tax II 10 the home of Mrs. Jane
Lynch, the mutber.
j mes L. nGh, n brother, arIiv d I pm S
A bAus ON Tuesday evening |. / ar
ranged no the funeral from ST. Angus
ines church At nine O'c,ock ON Thursday
morning. The members OF the lCcsl branch
Of be National Granite Gu ters' Union, If
Ahich the dec a-ed was member, are TO
attend ne obs qlieS In body.
Mrs. Euuis w IS unable To = cure tho $40
IL Ieq nred and rem Aimed ia Jail over
night. | ID eKpoc ged she Will secure bail
today. Her arrest came a. great surprise
to hose who knew her, fJr she h " me I
misfortune in many forms ia the p ,st, aud
has worked hard and bravely To support
her family Of several little cuildren.
Dr. IL l.. Wa son WAS arrested on the
charge Ufiu oxlCatiOD on Tuesday At ernoon,
buJ after three hours Of igld examination
before tue autho les, no was allowed to 60
ON his own rocOguiz ince.
While the IJhOi los ara still dumb az to
the detailed evidence In the case they have
ob,aiued, II is an open secret they are much
dissatisfied wi b tue stories told b. d.,
" a son regar ling his onnection with the
aff 4
McGOvern and Phillips are still in Jail
This FAC aud that Uf their not having been
iven "A hearing has caused the authorizes
to be sew rely iticlsed in many q Iartets,
M the men have previously borne excellent
regulations Tie reason for heir detention
is explained by the fact that they would
no. give the authorities any assistance at
The arr, denying any connection with the
a.H hA IhNEn st.s lR.ANVt lg. Is
proof that the young men We're present al
tho lime OF the tragedy, decid d 1t was
hes. To conf 10 them in sep lraCe cells until
the ing ost. more 20 keep thom from fixing
upss Dry aud complicating matters than
f. ON any Suspicion hat they were guil Of
any CRIME. j. Il. Seuter has been retained
M counsel for The men.
| IL said now that all concerned have
made clean breast Jf the dOings of that
f,telui ,turday night exc 'p Dr. Watson,
who aims h can remember nothing con-
necGedlS. WAT those details are still re-
mains Secret held ,a!ously by the author
tiles.
There is a suspicion held by some that,
while the result OF the sutOpsy show
ed Mr.. Lynch was drowned, he was
thrown into the stream on that nigh. One
who has hau AN insight into all the evid nee
gained thus far stated today that he did not
have u particle o. faith In that notion.
Vi Judge Smile being detained in Su-
preme Court Wednesday there was lively
Lustllng done that morning to arrange for
holding al Inquest, which ID 10 be con
Quoted 1T tue kpeuse Of the State. The
authorities dec ded he Jug lest should be
held a. once and should b private 8 far az
the public ID concerned. Ii The Absence of
iyor Brown, President Harlow requested
That Justice OF the Peace, j. Il Lucia,
should conduct the inquest and IL was be-
gun this forenoon at his flee.
Inc inquest was begun after two o'clock
Wednesday. States Attorney Hoar, a.
sisted by Grand Juror Thomas, conducted
The examination OF witnesses.
DR.. WATSON as the first witness called
His examination was not closed at three
o'clock. He pleaded inability TO undergo
the exam nation without rest but fualy
consented to proceed. His story OF his
Saturday, nights experiences folio VS.:
Sometime about $50 on Saturday even
Ing an unknown IN Al came to his Office
door and asked him to come to the home of
Mrs. Ennis when he closed his office He
went, arriving here between nine and ten.
Mrs. Ennis said she had not called him, as
she WAS not i'll.
II SAW an unknown man in the kitchen
Sa down In the front room with Mrs.
Ennis. There we're others in the dining
room singing, Finally hs went into the
dining room and BAT at head OF table to lis
ten 10 the music. Three men were thels
also unknown o him.
Someone raped aJ the door and he went
into he hall. Two men entered. These
were unkno"n. He went up stairs and en-.
tered chamber as he d no want to be
seen mixed up with SUCH n class OF paople.
de was not then on professional business
but had been drinking aud 1t had begun to
ork. Did not get anything to drink while
al ne mousse or -ee any thing being drank.
MRS. Ennis had not asked h III 10 stay hut
when no entered the room up stairs found
an unknown man lying on the bad, who
asked hlm TO sit down. Man said he had
been drinking too much ale OF late and was
alIlug.
Stayed up stairs perhaps half an hour.
then went back TO the di ing room. Later
returned up stairs rem aiming long enough
10 smoBe a cigar, when he decided he
would g. home. Went down to the sitting
room and put on his overcoat.
round a package ia pocket which an uu-
known man told him was for his use the
next day. Did not and does not know con-
tents OF package.
~ Went outdoors and started for home
very dark Heard voic 8, but they re.
coded up the rect. Guild not see anyone.
Pa not think no was 30 overcome by liquor
that no could not walk straight and know
what he was about.
Saw glimmer of light, which he thought
vas asphalt on bridge. Turned sharply to
the right and found himself in water.
No"h dHu LUX IN some wafer but
had presence of mind enough to throw IL
out when he Came up and call for help.
Clutched bushes and mud. Gould swim
but did not.
l 10 SAID there are witnesses to follow,
VINO Will tear this deposition to tid-bits.
Inc Inquest az to the cause of the death
OF Timothy Lynch, begun before Justice Lu-
ella on wednesday afternoon, was contin.
ueu until p. NJ, when an adjournment was
made until Thursday morning.
Following DR.. Wstson's testimony, How
ara, son OF Ms. Ennis, was called. He said
tnere mad been three regular board srs at
DIS honse, w. +. Richardson, Charles West
ana Miss Mat hews. In the family were
MS mother, himself. younger brother and
two little sisters,
"a Saturday night he got home about ten
o CLOCK and saw DR.. Watson when he en-
Tered the house. There were others In the
ulning room but who they were he did not
notice Went to bed up stairs and to sleep.
Later was awakened by voices down stairs.
Heard Timothy Lynch ask his mother II 1t
%ould Do all right to bring In 70 W friends.
Lynch went away and soon returned with
o'hers whom he called Green, McGovern