The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-01-01

not be acquainted of the facts as they
have been brought out by the trial, l
will briefly state that on the night Of
October 8 last, the house of Mrs Dens-
low During the absence of the fam
ilv) was burglarized and various arti-
Giles left in the house were missing.
Articles missing were sold in New Mil
ford and also exhibited in 'Marbledale
by Swede, who had recently been in
the employ of Darius Bristol of Mar
bledale as farm hand, under the name
OF Charles Anderson, alias Hammond.
alias HamerStOne. Accordingly a War
Tart for bis arrest was put into the
hands of Officer Jennings of New Mil
ford, who found and arrested him in
the eastern part of this town on or
about the 18th of October with S. me
OF the missing articles in his posses
sion: and was brought before Justice
Averill of Washington, before whom
he pleadeI! guilty, and being unable to
obtain bail, was lodged in the county
jail at Lltchteld. Being inquired of
who, if any one, was with him, be re-
piled: eyes. Dutch Lara" After
being informed that he was lying, he
said: when l go to Jail 1 will tell
Johnny Adds of New Milford all about
it." Mr. Adds visited him in the Jail
and was informed by him that Clar-
ence Bristol. aged II years, the oldest
son of Darius Bristol, was the myth
cal Dutch Lara. Accordingly a war
rant was issued for Bristol IS arrest and
served by Officer jennings on the 9th
Of November and taken before Justice
Dougal, when he pleaded not guilty.
A bearing was set down for the Odd of
November at Justice Douglas office.
The counsel appearing for the prose
cution was j. F.. Adds of New Mil
ford, and for the defense Attorney Tay-
lor of Danbury. Owing to the num-
Der present the hearing adjourned to
the Marbledale hall, where all SUISSE
quent hearings were held. At the
second bearing, on the Sd of December.
The state for the prosecution produced
the Self-convicted Anderson, alias
Hammond, under,a writ Of habeus cor
puS, who occupied the witness stand
from to 5 p. m. The court then ad-
journed until the 10th of December.
point, Clarence Bristol opened and clos
ed the house. All he did was to walk in
at Bristol's request, take his plumber
and quietly take it home and 20 peace
ably to bed, this occupying only half
an hour, when it was proved that the
lights were moving around the house
from about to 1870 that evening.
On the opening of the court on the
third day, December 10, the court was
notified that the state rested. The de-
fence opened by directly contradicting
all the prisoner, Hammond, had testified
to bearing upon the case, producing a
perfect alibi, which was in no way
shaken by the prosecution. A num-
Der of leading citizens of Marketable
and New Preston testified to the good
character of the accused. The day
closed with young Bristol on the stand
and under cross examination when the
court adjourned to the 18th. Upon the
reconvening of the court on the 18th,
which was the fifth day of the trial,
Doth sides rested with no further evil
dence, and the next hearing was set
down for argument Of counsel to Mon
day, the 18th. Court opened that day
with argument by the prosecution,
followed by the defendants counsel,
and closed by the prosecuting attorney
ThereupOn Justice Dougal gave his
decision in few well chosen remarks:
Il do not find sufficient evidence to
bind the prisoner to higher court.
The complaint is dismissed" The
cOuntcnauces of those present indi-
Gated a justitiable decision.-[N. Y. Il.
December %, 1908.