Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1839-02-28

beilg about TIE hons, -
$ O. thc ~ 8 g spoaa, il. IL
gust, slept in the barn sore person came I,
the barn; in the morning short ramrod wa
found at the barn door; ne scythe worked will
the day before was benpup.
". Ii you put the same quantity Of powder
into smooth-bore gJ6, will it not make the same
noise
A. No.
o. Are not sons of your neighbors in the
habit of going COO huntingl
A. Not that laow of.
q. Where was the old lady, and had she n
light?
A. She was in Ter room, and had a light.
GARDNER W. BATES, svorn--
O. How old are you
A. Eleven years.
q. Did you see Archibald L. Bates on the
night of the second e Octobetl
A. Yes, | saw hin take rile from the hooks
and 60 towards the wo,d-shed.
@. Where did the life hang
A. Over head in thekitchet. II belonos n
Sylvanus Bates "
@. Is this the rifle
A. Yes.
q. How long did he stay Jhen he came in /?
A. do not know. -
first came iai A'"ef when he
A. Yes.
q. How long was it beforehat that Won saw
Archibald l.. Batesl
A. Five or ten minutes We was going ricbt
West, on the South side of tli house. He was
East of the South door and ding West with
rifle in his hand
q. Did you see him again hat night!
A. No.
q. Who was in the room yhen he took the
rifle?
A. Minerva, Almira, and L.
q. Did you, at the examination, say you saw
Archibald l.. Bates out of dGrs?
A. No, did not think of it,
q. How do you know he went into the wood
house?
A. looked out of the window.
q. Where was you when Roin Blackmer
came in
A. Sitting in the house.
q. Did you see Archibald l.. Bates with a
gun in his hand?
and a half from hiA * --
l.. Bates had on IN; head
A. do not, believe it Wis a straw hat.
BATES, Sworn
Says she saw Archibald L. Bates take the gun
from the hooks and 60 towards the wood-shed
q. When did you see him again?
A. In short time he came in and stayed a
little while and then went out. Says Archibald
l.. Bates had been in a short time when Rollin
Blackmer came.
@. When did you see the gun again?
A. Next morning Archibald L. Bates sat
in chair when Rollin Blackmer came in and
told him that Harriet was killed. Archibald L.
Rot cold al Lot l.. J II
aoomdn ?" His wife said to him, "what an awful
thing this isW He replied, 'Justice must take
place some time or other."
q. Did you testify before the examination that
you heard these expressions?
A. | think | did not, for | did not think of it.
@. What was Archibald l.. Bates appear
ance!
A. No different from usual.
q. Was you looking at him?
A. Cannot tell
@. What time ID be :. Ut the last timer
A. 1t was candle light
q. Had the family been to support
A. No
q. Was Mr. Bates in the habit of using this
gun when he pleased?
A. He was.
O. Did you ever before know him to take il
in the nightl
A. No.
ROLLIN G. BLACKMER, Sworn
Says he heard some one call for his father: il
was John Niless son. He said that somebody
had shot Philorman Batess wife. When | rode
in front of the house, Benjamin DIN and John
Niles were in the road, and requested me to GO
and see if Archibald l.. Bates was there. Went
into the kitchen, told the family that Philorman
Bates's wife was shot. l asked if Archibald L.
Bates was therel He said yes, spoke loud =
Sat minute or two, saw Archibald l.. Bates sit
ting by the fireplace, went in and told him Phi.
lorman Baes's wife was shot. He said, sis il
possible that life has left that woman p he re.
peated it. Just after | went in observed he
had some dirt on the right knee ofhis pantaloons
He crossed his legs the left over the right Hi:
left shoe was wet two-thifds of the way up the
quarters. ~
O. Did you notice any thing about his breath
ingl
A. l thought he breathed harder than usual
O. Did he look up while you was ini
A. / think not
@. Is he your relative?
A. Yes.
@. How far do you live from Sylvanus Batess
A. About mile.
@. Did you at SALISBURY testify that the lef
shoe was wet
A. think did.
q. Did you ask Sylvanus Bates if Archibald
haA haan thara oil he