Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-04-13

more years; the Potters came there last spring
did not remember that they had lived there be-
fore Mr.. Potter went TO Canada; witness bought
the farm the Potters used to live on; never
knew Potter to abuse the old lady; heard Mr..
Potter once say they got quarrelling and he
threw kettle Of water on her; never heard
Mrs. Potter abuse the old lady; Mrs. Potter
was brought up by Mrs. Griswold, who thought
good deal Of her.
EDWARD CALL, a lad of y or l3 Lived last
August at Mrs. Griswold's lived there three
years slept over the kitchen. Recollect a man
coming TO buy horse a week or so before the
murder. He was white complexicned man, a
nice looking man, can't say where he came from,
saw him first in the door yard abont or 10
O'Clock. Witness came home with Mr.. Potter
at that time. Mrs. Griswold said man came
TO buy horses. Witness went and caught Mr.
GriswOld's horse for him 10 look at Man went
with Mr.. Potter TO the barn south Of the house;
man took dinner there that day, was in ant out
Of the house was in the old kitchen, and took
dinner in the new one; don't know he was in
any other rooms, did not 90 into the lots east Of
the house. lie went away between 4 and
O'Clock in a wagon with Mr.. Potter. They drove
the bay mare they went North Mr.. Potter
was going to Essex after a stove he came back
about 6 O'Clock, and brought stove with him /;
man was all round the door yard that day
Mrs. Griswold and Mr.. Potter did not quarrel
that witness knows of they had had some diff
Guilty, but couldn't say when, or what about
Cross Examined Mrs. GrisWold was apt to
have difficulty with people sometimes attacked
them. Witness had had scuiie enc day on
the stoop in which he supposed the old lady
came of best ; both went down TO, ether never
saw Mr.. Potter abuse the old lady, nor Mrs.
Potter.
The man and Mr. Potter came together. Mr.
Potter got out and put up his horse. After din
ner they harnessed up and went down after oats.
Man had talked about horses-about Mr. Pot
ter's and Mrs. Griswold's horse, Sat at table
with him, man inquired how he should get to
Essex. Mr.. Potter said perhaps he could get
Mr.. Sullivan TO take him. Mr.. Sullivan was not
going and Mr.. i'otter said he was going after
stove, after he got the grain in. Mr.. Potter
kept and sold a good mary horses. Other people
were there at different times to look at horses.
Mr., 2. sold several horses during the summer.
Witness was with the man considerable that
day; noticed be had a finger gone. on right
hand he had his knife and picked up a stick
to white and witness not iced his hand Kate,
the little girl, also noticed it ami talked about
it (; Kate said she guessed he hal been to the
war. [Lsyigne was asked TO rise, and stood up
IN court
Witness thinks this does not COX
much like the man thinks he is not the ma n.
Saw this man before tie grand jury never saw
this man around Mr.. .Potter's.
Re-dHect-Witness still lives at Mrs. Girls
wold's; Mrs Potter lived there this winter ;
could not say what the difficulty between Potter
and Mrs. Griswol1 was; man went into barn
once or twice 10 look at Potter's horses.
Re-cross.-Nlrs. Griswold and the Po;ters
had some trouble, heard it but didn't see il;
heard scold ng and loud talk; don't know as he
abused her; old lady "hoIlerel' to Mr.. Potter
if she got into difficulty old lady always called
on Mr.. Potter; dil 60 when witness hal the
scufile with her.
Court here took recess to > Z NJ.