Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-17
sord alammed tba door in his face Tuttle lo.

ford slammed the door in his face; Futile look. ed into the window and opened the door.
 Tbe Homicide $ not denied has never been denied whether it was in selfdefence is another question. The gun had never been loaded by w.; was loaned to neighbor more than 8 week before; had been loaded for, the purpose of shooting crows and weodchucks. 0 ". was urged to purchase revolver. some years before, and on the second invitation he purchased it. All the bullets were cast by . boy that lived with him. ,ss
 This gun on Saturday night, was borrowed by . certain man; Wswife brought it out of Julius sroon Woodfords house, and it was returned loaded on Sunday evening, and ". put it back into the W. took it to defend himself against threat ened assault, as we shall claim We shall claim that the boy who had been sen.al- ter COWS heard an altercation, his attention Dels directed by certain language which VIII De sn.h =.
 in proof. It will be proved that tne Doy -a z.
 tempting to drive the cows, into tne sase.
 unable fo do so.. and soon after hearing tnese
 threats heard the explosion of the gun; we clam l that that same wad found outside Of the gate !n tbe road. was found early in the morning e0.sMae the cate. and had been blown Dy 2 souln easter,
 s,.d discovered but few feet from the gate post,
 as hs came down to drive the cows, and that the 1 hat was picked on the west side of the road.1 Nm. c. Coe, recalled. Futile passed me as wa. going to tea; while I was at tea a young man came to me and told me what occurred ; when came up Isaw a large crowd in front ot the Post. Office. Mir. Woodford was confined in Dr. Steeles office. Mir. Woodford requested me to come in and went in; stayed perhaps ZO minutes. Iinsisted that passage should be made to allow ladies to get to the office; Mir: Thompson cleared the passage at my request; 4 went in about the time MT. Milliman was in. couldn't state, MT. Hall, how long Mr, MIlman was in |, I had conversation with Woodtoro when Mr. MiIliman was there. I don't know when Mr. Milliman returned or when Mr. Thompson returned. .. The conversation which had with MT. W. was entirely disconnected with anything he said.
 Al6ro Fyler. Witness house is 5 or 60 rods from Weodford's nearly opposite to H. Fylers house just as I had sat down to tea think my brothers girl who was at the table, remarked that it was Mir. Futile horse going by; was sit ting with my back to the table. Just as was finishing tea Woodford came in :; my wife spoke first and he replied, :" don't know but l have killed Jim, and want to have you go down there;" appeared to be good deal excited he then spoke to me and asked what he had bet ter do?" Ireplied that he had better give him self up to the authorities of the town l; he then said he wished would carry hiuf to Winsted i; he then went out the door something was then said about notifying Mr. Tuttle's people; told Seeley to go down there; Woodford said " he would go down and gethis coat and come back; told my wife she had better go down; Wood ford and Seeley went, started down, then my lit tie boy Charles, and then my wife; staid in the road to see if Seeleye went down to notify Tut ties people, and then went after my horse soon after had harnessed my horse Mr. Woodford came back, and got into my wagon and l drove him up to Winsted.
 he replied that he drove into the yard and com menced abusing me; appeared excited, looked as if he felt bad. Took him to the west village; Woodford discovered Thompson Deputy Sher- iff) first, before did, and commenced getting out; saw him and Thompson lock arms and go up the street; didn't see Woodford again that day.
 On Wednesday before this, was at work about p rods from Weodford's gate, with Mr. King. heard wagon coming up from the south; just as he was passing discovered Tuttles horse and wagon; Futile and two men with him we supposed it was Tuttle's hired men, Northrup and Michael Qu:nly Heard what appeared to be loud talking; it was back of the house from me; pretty soon after heard what seemed to be rattling of glass in front part of the house ob served Futile and his men within 5 or 10 min utes pass out of the yard, and returned the same way. Heard part of conversation between Futile and Woodford, either day before or day after; they met about p rods south of my house; heard MT. Woodford say, " You'd better keep off my premises and away from me j" Futile re-. piled, If you aren't careful will give you the contents of something I carry in my pocket" Woodford then repeated his remark Futile then made an indecent reply; this was all heard of their conversation.
 Heard the noise of the calithump in June, very plain think heard the discharge of one gun. Icommenced the conversation with Wood, ford while at work on the read !; Isaid "you had call from MT. Futile ?" told him heard that Futile had come to his house, and into his we'll room, that he presented pistol, and said if he wanted to fight, now was good time Wood ford said he slammed the door in his face he then left the table and saw Futile looking in lat the window that then Futile went around to the front part of the house and knocked in the windows; Woodford said "didn't know as l should have been hurt if had killed him on the spot;;" didn't hear him ask me if he would have been hurt if he had killed him.
 Epaphro Harrison worked for me sometime during the winter preceding; never heard Wood ford make the remark hat he never ached so to kill any man as he did that man," (meaning Futile who was driving past) never heard Wood ford threaten Futile.
 Never gave w. any advice to annoy Futile. On the day of the death. went down to Tuttle's house with Esq. Hall; didn't discern any thing important; took the body up and put it into a wagon, then took it out and brought it into the nt . went down there the next morning after break fast no one went with me found. Julius, the boy, there no one else. Examined where the body had lain found some blood on stone and 1 on some pieces of brick made an examination ot the track which turned into the yard " rath- CT snortish turn" should think no shorter
 than could comfortably turn with my wagon
 tnink Futile was good reins-man examined
 the fence across the road; looked on the fence ID the yard to see if could see any signs oi
 shot; saw some paper that looked a little like
 wadding about two feet on the inside of the
 gate; picked it up and carried it round by the
 maple tree have no further recollection about
 the paper; soon after started and went homo
 had breakfast when the sun was about half ar
 hour high.
 Cross -Eramined--C Could have seen persor
 at the front window; didn't see the men except
 as they were passing in and out the gate. When
 they met, it was about 20 or 25 rods heard
 Wooford very plain; he spoke first as to the I conversation on the Rail Road l was driving
 the team. and Woodford was holding the scra
 per. Have stated all the conversation should 1 think the skeleton would turn short. Saw Mir
 Wheelock when he went down this morning
 conversed with Julius as he was leaning on the fence the fence there is 20 feet from the travel part of the highway. didp f smell of the m nor