Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-25
EASTMAN ARRESTED
ON PERJURY CHARGE
Development of Famous Bound
airy Line Litigation In
Rutland County

Rutland, April 19.-George p. Eastman
OF this city, well known marble
producer. was arrested to-day by Deputy
sherin Henry r. Adams on an informa-
ton filed by Attorney-G General II. G.
Barber OF BrattieSoro, charging perjury.
Mr.. Eastman furnished bail of 5000 be-
fore County Clerk George N. Hartman,
Judge Stanton, who is presiding In county
court. having fixed the amount. Percival
w. Clement OF Rutland was accepted as
surety.
The case grows out of boundary line
controversy between the respondent and
tne vermont Marble company which own
adjoining Quarrying properties at West
Rutland. The special phase of the lengthy
htigation, eventually decided In favor
OF the Vermont concern, which led to an
inquest and Eastman's arrest was the
introduction last spring of an alleged re.
Gently discovered 25-year-old document
which IL established would have located
the disputed line greatly in Eastman's
FAVOR. A few weeks ago this document
was Withdrawn from the case, Eastman
changed his original testimony and paid a.
Judgment of some 81, 900 to the Vermont
Marble company.
Inc sudden withdrawal Of the document
from the case followed an assertion nv
the Vermont Marble company's attorneys
that they could prove that Mr.. Eastman
nad at one-time been at a certain hotel
III New York using two typewriters Of
ancient make which he had rented.
The attorney generals information
charges In part that George p. Eastman
OF Rutland on the 18th of October. 1917
appeared as witness IN = proceeding
IN which he and Percival w. Clement were
plaintiffs and the Vermont Marble COM
pany was defendant in the court Of chan
Gerry and committed the crime of perjury,
by testifying as follows: That he. East
man. first knew Of the existence of Ger
tain document received in evidence and
marked exhibit No. l. May 6, 1917.
And then and there by further testifying
as follows: That during the winter 1916
1917 when he was in New York for week
or 10 days. going there Just before Christ
mas. 1916, he stayed with friends In Morris
Heights; that during the winter he did
not stop very much In any hotel; that he
spent most of his time while in New York
during that winter at Morris Heights;
that during that winter he thought per-
haps he stayed at the Manhattan Hotel
In New York and thought he was at the
Woodstock Hotel, New York; that he
didn't stay at any other hotel in New
York that winter; that his friends at
Morris Heights were the Richards, living
at 176S Sedgwick avenue.
And by then further testifying in SUBJ
stance: That on the occasion when he
was in New York on May 2. 1917. and two
or three days following. excepting one
night. he stayed at the family's where he
had a room, 1853 Sedgwick avenue, where
he thought he stayed until Saturday aft
ernoon or evening" May S; that he left New
York that night on the sleeper for Boston;
that for the last three or four hours be-
fore he left New York he was at Morris
Heights and that he had supper there with
the family; that he left Morris Heights
about 1850 that night and went down
street and went to the Strand theatre;
that he left the theatre at 1880 and went in
a limousine to Wallack's restaurant, near
the Woodstock, where he stayed until
midnight; that he had just time to catch
his train at the Grand Central station for
Boston.
All of which testimony was material
to the issue then pending and against the
peace and dignity of the State.