Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11
THE COUNTY COURT.
Evidence in the DummerSton Hill
Arson Case.
Proceedings by Information Against
BrattIehoro Hotel Men.

County court convened last Tuesday
morning and began the trial of the case
of the state VS. Fred IL. Buchor alias
Fred H. Bidwell, it being an information
filed by the states attorney against the
respondent for burning buildings in New
fame Sept. Is, 1901.
The evidence of the state tended to
show that one John II. Eisnor of West
Roxbury, Mass in June 1901 bought of
one Marcus Estabrook of Boston, Mass.
the farm in Newfane known as the
Charles Bruce farm, for the considera-.
ton of $780, subject to a lease made by
Estabrook to one Herbert D. Bidwell of
Somerville, Mass, for the term of one
year from April s, 1901. with an option
Of five years at a rental of $50 and taxes
per year. That under an arrangement
made by the respondent with the lessee,
Bidwell, he came to Newfane May l and
went into possession of the premises and
whatever personal property, consisting OF
a few old farming utensils and small
amount Of old household furniture which
was also included in the lease. as ii was
also conveyed by Estabrook to Eisnor In
the deed. but subject to the lease. That
the respondent lived there alone. did
little planting and sowed a small piece of
oats he also cut the hay and put II In
the barn.
That Eisnorl visited the place in July
and found some fault with the respond
ent. who called his name Fred II. Bidwell.
because he had no stock on the place and
was not planting more ground. That he
came up again about the 14th of Septem-
Der, having heard that the respondents
name was not Bidwell. but Buchor, and
that he was contemplating selling the
hay off the place; that on the 18th they
had some controversy about the nay,
when the respondent made threats that
If he couldn't sell the hay there wouldn't
be any left on the place for him. That
in the early morning of Sept is Eisnor
called again at the place and left with the
respondent the tax bill for him to pay
and respondent said he would pay II.
That he. Eisnor, left the house of Mr..
Carey. next above the Bruce place, at
TO that morning passing the premises in
question to go to Williamsville Depot on
his return to Boston. That he met re-
spondent a short distance below the
house, that he turned the horse and
buggy around in the road and carried
Esnor to the depot, arriving there soon
after 8 o'clock. That the barn was dis
covered on fire about 10 or Is minutes
before s o'clock. and that subsequently
a fire was discovered on the inside of the
ell part OF the house in room which
had formerly been used as work shop
and store room. This fire was eXtin-
guished by the neighbors. but the barns
were totally destroyed. That Eisnor had
procured an insurance upon the buildings
in August for 1875 and on the old furni-
ture and produce in barns for $3.50, max
ing a total insurance of $1625. and the
next day mortgaged the premises to the
Clinton & Pope Co. of Boston for 1927,
and made over the insurance to the mort
gagees for that amount
The evidence of the respondent tended
to show that after his interview with
Eisnor the morning of the 18th he har-
messed up a horse he had bought the day
before and went to Wiliamsville grist
mill for some feed. procured It and start
ed for home meeting Mr.. Eisnor on the
road going toward Williamsville; that he
turned around and took Eisnor into the
wagon and carried him to Willlamsville
station; he then turned directly home
and found the barns burned down, and
some of the neighbors about the place.
That on his way home he met two of the
neighbors who had been to the fire,
neither of whom informed him that his
! buildings had been on fire. That he left
| his place that morning soon after $50
o'clock and got to Williamsville village
soon after o'clock and after the mill
whistle had sounded That when he
drove away from his place he left Mr..
Eisnor standing in the road in front of
the house, he having locked the door of
the same before he left that morning.
That he had no insurance upon any of
his property.
The respondents evidence further tend
ed to show that the farm with buildings
at the time of the fire was worth only
5000 to $500 The respondent did not go
into the barn or the ell part of the
house where the fire was that morning,
nor did he ever make any threats to
Eisnor to burn the buildings, or anything
that he construed into a threat
States Attorney Weston and Fits ap-
NOS rod
Schwenk assigned by the court for the
respondent. assisted by Haskns.
Wednesday evening Luther Wilbur of
the American House. Brattleboro; Tam
Ferriter, clerk of the Brattleboro House,
and c. c, Miller of Newfane, formerly of
the American House. were brought to
Newfane by virtue of warrants issued
by the clerk OF the court upon informa-
tions filed against them, respectively, for
violations of the liquor law. The dsposi-
ton made of these cases is stated else
where.