The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-11-18

While Morrison and / were standing
at the points above mentioned, there
were several meu on horseback on said
street armed with pistols. AT that
time l heard the report of pistol or
some firearms. I then Immediately
turned and looked in the direction
from which the report came, and saw
q man armed with two pistols, stand
ing by his horse, and about 10 or II
feet from where Mr.. Morrison and l
stood Immediately after the report
/ saw said Morrison crouching down
with both his hands pressing on his
left side and abdomen, l saw this
man with the pistols above mentioned,
fire twice before Morrison was wound
ed. l saw this same armed man du-
ring the forenoon Of thesame day that
said Morrison was shot, sitting on the
steps Of the fremont House, nearly
opposite the shop.
What I have stated above occurred
during the afternoon of Wednesday,
the 10Th day of October, 1864.
Sworn to, October u, 1864, before
me, LEONARD GILMAN,
Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. WILSON'S AFFIDAVIT.
Myron f. Wilson, of St Adams,
Franklin County, Vermont, aged As
years, depose, testify and say, that on
Wednesday, the 10Th day of October
between 3 and p. NJ, was in the
centre room of the Messenger Office,
situate on the east side of Main street,
in the village of st. Adams. My boy
was in the front room with Mr.. Doro-
thy and holloas to me, saying "there
are horse thieves in the street" l
went to the window overlooking Main
street, saw a band of men opposite
the Office and on either side of it,
some on horseback, some on foot en-
gagged in unhitching horses attached
to vehicles'and fastened at the posts
on the street. There appeared to be
fifteen or twenty men armed with re-
volyers or pistols from twelve to ff-
teen inches long. l Immediately went
down out of the Office and on to the
street, and stood at the foot of the
steps that lead into the Office at the
northwest corner of the building
Mr. William Fuller's saddlery shop
and livery stable is on the west side Of
Main street, and about 30 feet south
of directly opposite where l stood. l
remained there about minute and
then l went to the next building adj
joining on the south side, perhaps Is
or 20 feet to see what was going on.
After arriving at the point before
spoken of, l saw upon said Main
street Mr.. Joseph Moss, standing
within three or four feet of me, with
two or three of his workmen and
some others that / did not recognize
at that time. Said Mr.. Moss was
then talking with a man on a horse,
armed with a pistol in his hand, who
ordered said Moss to go into the build
| ing in front of which | was standing.
/ The man ON the horse said do you
go back into the building and you
are all right, you don't know what's
going on in this country Remember
Sherman - There were three or four
other horsemen near by, within rod
or two, who were upon horses and
facing Moss at that time After the
above order was given to said Moss,
they, the horsemen, started south and
went from ten to fifteen rods, and then
returned north to nearly opposite said
Fuller's shop. After they had returned
to the point above mentioned, the said
horsemen stopped. After they stopped
/ saw Mr.. Elinus j. Morrison, on the
steps of Miss Beattie's millinery shop
about eight feet from me. Ithen saw one
of the horsemen aim pistol and fire
a shot which took effect in the body
of said Morrison. Said Morrison af-
ter the pistol shot struck him came of
the steps and leaned against the cor
ner of the building, in a crouchine
position. / said to him fare you
hurt ?" | saw the blood running
from one of his hands Said he Eyes
he or they have shot me through the
body" / Immediately put my arms
about him to sustain him, and asked
Mr.. Il. ID. Fuller to aid me in getting
him into the drug store of l.. L.
butcher & Son which we did. We
put him upon a bed in the back room
of the drug store. Mr.. Fuller and
undressed him to ascertain where the
wound was. We found the wound a
little above and anterior to the upper
part of the left hip bone, and apparent