Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-04-24
THE WOODBURY.. MURDER.
Trial of Edward E. Bradley
49, %ba Murder Of Lucius ii. Foote.

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Fer the Murder Of Lucius II. Foote
Before Judges sToRRs and SEyxouas
Wv CorHnEs CHAs. B. PHELPS and Gnsos
HALL for State.
Oh HoLLrsrER, Fl. B. GsAv,s and CHas.,
&CHApMAN for accused.
Jain b. Stillson was on the stand when
our report last week was concluded. Hes
was sent by jury of inquest to get hammer
from Bradley's barn. Found a little ice
under the hammer, which looked az if it
had dreamed off, ard was tinged with
blood. When he went the second time.for'
1t, the hammer was in another place and
had evidently been cleaned-stain was
rubbed off; gave it to one. OF the jury at.
door of Foote's house. | saw the outer
pool at shed Tuesday-was spot 2 IL to
B inches in diameter.
u. ". Atcom was called again; went
with Stillson to the barn, and saw hammer.
Saw spots on fore end Of Bradley's sleigh,
which | thought was blood. On Monday
evening of murder came by Bradley 8
house. saw him drive up by the back end
of house. and take up something and ham
mer on sleigh: when he finished he either
dropped the article on ground or put it in
the sleigh. got in with him; drove with
apair of russell lines. Have since examined
sleigh, and found three or four marks which
were evidently made with hammer of size
Of this.
Vim. f.. WodrM6-Describcd contents
of Foote'S pockets when fonnd-various
letters and papers, gold pen, Masonic pin,
and very singular and valuable gold
watch and chain. Wednesday morning
went with jurors to see hammer; StIlson
took it from cutting box. blood spot on
handle, on head of hammer was sticky
substance, and adhering to that was hair
and dirt so much that one would not like
to put his hand in contact with it. put
hammer back On ice, which had pink tingc,
and we left about II o'clock. 1t was
brought over between and 2 the ham
mer had been cleaned, blood and sticky
substance nearly obliteratcd; looked as if
it had been rubbed with wet cloth, there
was moisture in the craw when found second
time.
DR.. Atmood introduced pieces Of wood
on which were spots, cut from sills, studs,
and clapboards of the shed. Spots are
now darker than at the death of Foote;
it came into my mind at the time that the
spot on hammer was like those on she'd
Saw hammer taken out first time; there
was hair and dirt on it, but no dust.
Lea0is Juo1d--Stiilson and Smith called
to me and said they had been to Bradleys
: barn, and found hammer, with a stock
ing, and hair and blood frozen upon it
they had told no one; went to Phelps
Office, and he told me to get q few jurors
and look for ourselves. We went took
hammer and saw faint red spot on side
of handle took off mittens and picked off
three hairs and laid them in Forbes hand j;
they were black-Ecan't say whether human
or horse hair. When | saw hammer in
jury room l spoke distinctly that it had
been cleaned, while it was six feet distant !;
put on my glasses but could see no spot !;
there was moisture in craw of hammer at
that time
Loren Foyles-Was one of the Jury, and
went to barn with the rest. He testified
the same as the above left the barn at
II hammer got before jury at . or 3 clock,
and sticky substance had been wiped or
washed oG-blood spot on handle pretty
much gone-wct in the craw changed so
much he was confident it had been cleaned
Bariow Russell-Was on inquest saw
the hammer both before and after it was
cleaned, and testified same as the others
John Do,0ns-Clerk in Bull d. Cos
store; the week before the murder met
Bradley in post Office and heard him speak
of his horse; b. said he had cross piece
in his horses shoe, and carried hammer
with him to fix that or anything else that
broke
VIM. ". HM-Was in the post Office
with Bradley and Downs, and heard B.
tell of shooting his horse one Sunday morn
ing at Southford.
$. b. FairchiW was recalled -Tcstimo-
ny in regard to hammer agreed with the
rest. He compared it with the two wounds
On the forehead, and observed it to be the
most likely instrument to have been used
in the murder. Am familiar with the APP
pcarancc Of frozen bloody water examin-
cd the piece of ice, and pronounced it to
resemble that more than anything else.
Dr. Shore-Was Of the jury Of inquest,
and corroborated the testimony above, as
to the state of the hammer aud ice. es
Vim. h. WootirNg--I went to the resi-
dence of L. l.. Bradley Thursday after
noon after the murder, in company with
Mcssrs. Peck and Plat; house closed
Peck went for Mrs. B. aud her sister,
while Plat and remained in barn. Brad
ley's father came, and we told him our