Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-08
State Putting in its Case against
Colangelo Charged with Muir
der Of Julian.
CIRCUMSYAN7lAL EVIDENCE
No Ono Saw Julian Murdered-State
Has Identified Colangelo as the Man
Seen Alive-was Near Where
Body Was Found.

North Hero, May This little village is
q point of unusual interest at this time
and it is taxed to it's uttermost capacity for
accommodations during the trial of FRANK
Colangolo, charged with the murder of
John Julian. Witnesses have been i'll town
from Boston, Rouses Point and other
places out side the State and several from
Montreal arrived last night. Angelo
Sccmpini of Barre is to act as Interpreter
Tor the State.
u. O. Gibbs, proprietor of the Montgom-
cry House at Rouses Point, testified that
Colangelo paid dollar for the lodging and
Julian paid for the breakfast in the morn
ing.
Mr.. Hoag. the hardware man of Rousos
Point who sold the revolver to Julian and
Coangelo on the 18th day of December,
1900. was on the stand when court adjourn
ed Wednesday and continued his testimony
Thursday morning. lie testified that Tho ball
taken from Julians head weighed ABOUT II
grain less than the bullet taken from Il
shell which was in the revolver taken
from the prisoner This diffcrcnc" in
weight is accounted for from the friction
when fired.
Joseph Chabut. proprietor of the Lake
House at Rouscs Point. testified to calling
at Mr.. Hoags when Colangelo and JuliaH
were purchasing a revolver at IIoag's. Vie
recognized the body of Julian as one of the
men he saw there and the respondent as
the companion of the dead man.
George A. Conkwright a farmer of
Rouscs FONT, y. y" toEtlhed " meeting
two young men at the lower crossing OH
the morning of the crime. one dressed in
black and the other in gray. They were
hpout INe roiS west OF me raliro'd nrldEe
ono pehind the othtr' h"th heads down
me one ahcad had a llEht "Vercoat ana
tne olher hlaCk "Nercoat ana a pHlr OF
ruhbers under his arm. He recognized the
man arrested of the men no 81 ON
the rHl'road Track.
george i'onaloSon hrldS" builder Tor
tle .eh'ru erhoht rhlIroad AT WORK on
me h"'Ses loiht ara" prluse from a. M
l" j. h' i'cc' H. saw the Sectloh poSS
'roIh Ai"urEh cross inc nrluec east AZ -"
hnu i't"r ~" wv" STRANGERS oi WNulUhi
helshl walking single NE about 10 rect
hp"rt "heh ul'N PaSScu Wlthh Ia lcct OF
NUN n't"e'n S'"' ana y H. M
iH,ii'h quinn " orlhS" man on inc Ten
tr'i Vermont was AZ work on the Roust $
forit ara" pridee Dec. ~, l'"V ana Jaw
Two young men pass on the bridge singl"
me- heduS uowh' ana aiter"ard saw one OF
tne men dead on the track under the en-
Eine that morning. He never saw the other
man 10 recognize NM
fatrick "a hern OF IAtcole section, fore
man on the Irahd trunk railroad between
80! anu houses ro'Ht, teStlheu TO sec
i"s 'h' IesPohuei't ABOUT quarter OF n
w." ana lo.3o Il. m. Dec. IL, going north
i'll some haste, wearing a light suit of
tothea tiIu uNeicoa'' ne afterwards saw
nm AZ i-acoIe STATION thtl evening win
No"St"nit Mdilan ana afterwards r"coS-
I'Isu NC IeSPohueilt at IN" court mousse.
Mr, MaIai ca.lod thc respondent INTO
Nr. HuiiHan once ana searched MIN.
Daiiiel 0uIllNah' Statloh agent AT Lacole.
J. ~ was called ana testified that Mr.
49, and asked what time no could cot a
traih 10 Montreal
MT. MaIlah' chlei OF polc" at Rouses
foint' N J" testihcd to telephoning 10
CooPer '!lle' j. ~, on nearing OF the muir
DER ana theh drove there and finding moth
ing OF the murderer returned to Houses
iot'. ana received a telegram stating
mat ms man was at l.acolc Station. lie
drove TO Lacolle and pursuaded the sus-
pected man 10 return with them When
tney arrived AZ the lookup ne soarchtd
MN anu TOOK w" IN money letter two
photoEraphs ana rev scraps of paper
from the respondent. MI McGettrick in
tross-e%ainihaton showed much anxiety