ing together, and put on the
disguise, and Jim Wilson must have seen him put the lead pipe in
his pocket. Wilson waited for him with the rig, while the drama
in Smith's station-house took place. Kelly then rehearsed the act
himself, varying but little in the story from the version given
by Mr. Smith. The remainder of the story finished....

"When he was half way to St. Albans he sent the Richford team
home and hired another on the road. He took the train at St.
Albans to Boston, and from there returned home to Marlboro. He
met Howarth at Marlboro afterwards, and Howarth said that he
would see about the money. He then spoke to Howarth's friend
Flynn and the latter wrote. In reply he got back a letter from
Howarth, in which the latter said: 'Kelly did not half do his
job, and all the others are kicking at me.' At any rate, Kelly
did not get his one hundred and fifty dollars. Mr. Racicot then
took him in hand and tried very hard to tangle him up. He
commenced by trying to break down the force of the evidence of
the letters, which Kelly claims Howarth has written, and which
Kelly claims he had seen. Of course he had to admit that he could
not swear they were written by Howarth. Next, his efforts were
directed to words trying to prove by Kelly's testimony that the
assault was not a murderous one. Partly to protect himself,
partly because he believed it the truth, Kelly then was compelled
to testify that he was not asked and had not undertaken to kill
Mr. Smith. He never told any one that he had, and did not intend
to kill him or do him serious injury. The murderous-looking gas
pipe club on exhibition on the Judge's Bench gave this part of
the testimony a rather sarcastic tinge. In continuing, he got
Kelly to say he did not think he had hurt Smith seriously, but
simply that he had fulfilled his contract. It came out that,
while living in Marlboro, Kelly was a barkeeper, and was seen
drinking with others in a hotel. There is apparently a good
opportunity for missionary service of the sort Mr. Smith delights
in in Vermont. He was asked to go into lengthy details as to how
he was arrested, brought from the States by Mr. Carpenter and
treated while in his custody, and said that he expected to take
his chances on being sent to jail or penitentiary. When