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

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Charles G cen 'estde to having attended
| the the iter on Saturday evening aud met
Nc iUvern aud Phillips afterwsrd, about
1870 NJ They later inst l. ..ch the
lunch cart. Lynch proposed to go after
souAe ale. Wen over ON Berlin sCroet aud
when near q. 9 r lberts' house, Lyncn told
them wait until he went to 800 If every
thing was all right. Beiors going MEG ".
cru gave IL ncn 81 with which to got some
ale II there should be crowd In the house.
Lynch soon returned and all went into the
Enuis house where Mrs. Euuis served them
win ale NJ the dining-soum able,
Dr.. Watson was he,e aud drank Nth
WAS introd ICED TO NJ G vern and P.i lips
| az his own rrqurs' WI uess left the others
drinking abou 1870 A. M. MS no was so over
come as 10 have ~ lie dJSn. AwOks alb Juj
A. and went 10 his home.
FIRST heard chat "a man hAd been Ia the
water Un Monday mOruinx when he wlnt
TO work. Saw McGovern Monday evening
aud he said no aud Phillips left the Euuis
house together aud before d. Watson Or
Lynch
Fred X led testified to having heard cries
for help il the Oh ectiOn OF tho agency at
about Two A. M gu Sunday aud proceeded
there from the Cotton shop. As a led
the stree separating the agency from tue
Syrup Of Tar building he saw form disap-
pear over the riv bauk opposite and fall
i'll the water. Took branch aud called to
the man in the water to Catch on. The man
did 30. He was lowed to tho bank aud
C ung to the bushes. Witness went for
lights and help ~ he agency. kaO across
McGuvern aud Philips. Former ~ fl st
refused TO aid witness but later did and IN
the first attempt al rescue tell III . tho river
Others Came aud d. Wa sou WAS rescued
anu taken INTO The agency.
The sher Fl t stifed as TO how he worked
up the Case. Thorn ~ l., nch and Alderm Al
R) 10 Came TO him Ou Monday evening and
IOld him th At Tim THY Lynch was missing.
DE started out and soon learned that
Lynch, Green and McGovern W re- together
on Saturday evening. He found McGovern
on the street but he denied knowing any
thing about Lynch Later he found Green,
who Ia abe Clean breast OF the whole doings
at the Ennis house. Warrants were then
issued for McGovern and Phillips who were
arrested on Monday ev-uins at separate
times. EAch tod different story and
Justice Laird ordered tuem committed to
jill.
Bancroft called on DE- Watson alone and
In company with Alderman X le, but WAS
unable TO get any infoi nation from him
outside OF tho fact that he was st the Ennis
house on the fa;al night Called upon
MS. Ennis on Tuesday morning. She flu
ally old him the men we've at her house
that night and that she furnished them
with ale and that all drank ,-ply. She
said McGoveru and Phillips left betwee
Oho hhu tWO a M OuJ 0EtbU6 WAS
and asleep. Lyncn went in few moments
and DR.. W atson folio we'd closely.
Miss Matthews told vi Dess she was
awakened when the meu left the house and
looking from her widow saw men in the
street.. Ole had pacsage in his hsnd
Shortly after this she heard cries further
down the street but tached no imp r.
lance to them at the me.
Charles West told witness he saw Dr..
Watson and Lynch in friendly converse.
tion on the walk in front of bis barber shop
on Barre street few days previous TO the
tragedy.
There we're arrangements on foot Thursday
morning To dispose Of Ms. Euuis' ca q at
once and IL was said tnat II this was done
she would go on the stand and make d
clean bressJ OF the whole off air. This, in
CONNECTION with new evidence secured by
Officer Ban croft, promised to simplify the
matter and reveal a startling feature in the
Case This arrangement developed into a
triangular fight which resulted IN the in.
quest being postponed until 1880 This after
noon. DR.. watson Is sull an onism una TO the
pubic and to tho attorneys. HIS position
in the sff air is unex plsinsble.
The States attorn'y did not appear that
AFTERNOON TO go on with the Inquest Grand
Juror Thomas went 10 Barre that morni
TO see Mr.. Hoar and said In the afternoon
dis reason Tor not going on with the ipQ u-st
today WAS because no had TO prepare some
tate cases for argument in Supreme Court.
However, IL is hinted that the real reason
for the delay Is because he State is making
for time in = hch TO work out some new de-
velopments in the case.
1t has be n learned that a man named
Pecue was present hen the accident oc-
CURED but that he had left the city for
Texas The mystery deepens and the au-
thorities refuse to give out any thing which
might clear the clouds away. II 10 hinJed
hat they have obtsined evidence that there
was fight AT the Ennis house but this re
port Is yet to be lbs antisted. K. j. Ennis
was In town today and this afternoon wis.,
tied his wife In all, but what will result
from the Interview is also among the other
unknowns.
j. H. 6enter, counsel for McGovern and
Phillips, insisted Thursday afternoon there
was no necessity fer keeping his Cheats In
Jail while the States Attorney WAS pre-
pairing briefs.
AS result, the men we're brought before
Justice + l.. Laird in the grand jury room
at the cOurG house. Grand Juror Thomas
made q motion " hold the cases open until
Monday morning. Mr.. Senter consented
and became surety for their bail, which was
fixed at $50 each and they were allowed
their freedom after subpe las had been is
sued and served upon the men to appear as
witnesses at the Inquest.
Before they left Inc court room Mr.. Sent !
or Instructed the men TO keep tn ir mouths
shut about the case and that when they
should be called upon to testify at the |
inquest, to inform him so hs could b, pres
a Az TllHN Inn ~.