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/ brought him up that he rathe- Favored
| in his left eye; | noticed that he had the same
kind ofan eye when | saw him in Jail ;the man
told me he was going up to Try and buy
horse which Mr.. Potter owned; thinks he was
! over feet high and weighed between l3j and
$50 pounds.
Re Direct.-I had a fair view of the prison
The Conrt adjourned until . o'clock this
morning.
TUESDAY.
Court opened at nine O'Clock.
States Attorney offered in evidence the
law of Vermont of November, 1916, con-
shutting Adelia Sophia Barber Mrs. POTTERY
the heir at law of Ephraim and Sally Girls
void also a certified copy Of the records oil
the town OF Williston, containing the assent
of Mr.. and Mrs Griswold to the act.
ToRREY E. WALES, sworu.-Witness is Judge
of Probate The inventory Of the property OF
Mrs GrisWold amounts to S62lO.
Cross-eramined. - There is no personal
estate. il is all real estate. Home farm Oh
acres, $3.50; wood lot $1,000
CHAuScEY W. BRowSELL, Sworn. Witness
had an interview with Mr., Potter at the old
/ Walker place a day or two before the death OF
Mrs Grswold. Potter came up to the watering
trough as was watering my horse lie Inquir-
/ ed about Mrs. Griswold having come 10 ny
/ house He wanted TO know what she was gong
10 do. and what she said about him. | told him
she did not say very much, that she found some
fault about his being abusive to her, but did
not saw very much about him. He asked If
| M,. Griswold found any fault. l said he did
not. He said he could get along with Mr.
/ Griswold, and with the old lady as well as any
body but the devil could not get along with
her lie asked what complaint she made.
said she did not spend her time finding fault
particularly-that she found some fault but did
not say much.
! Cross examined. She spoke of some abuse,
but came for some other purpose l suppose
| did not spend her time finding fault. Wit
ness had known Mrs. Griswold a good while
she was woman who generally attended to he;
| own business from what | could judge she
wanted to superintend her Own business out
| doors and IN (; should think shewas not as easy
/ to get along with as the majority. Witness tes-
| tilted before the Coroner's Jury neverhai any
trouble with Mrs. G.. never was driven from
her house with a FIRE shovel never had any
hard words from her.
| Witness was the first person that entered the
house after the murder; entered by the east
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piece, pressed it down hard and by pushing
| shovel it over the catch; it was worn so 1t
| could pass over; there was a wooden button
| and small wooden key over the latch; found
/ a pool Of blood on the floor with some sheets
/ over il; foot prints were round the kitchen and
/ two or three in the bed room; there were no
/ clothes on the bel in the bedroom; they had
/ been removed; looked closely at the tracks, but
did not measure themi thought some showed
larger than others, but supposed II might have
been because some were more bloody than others,
but thought it possible they were male by two
persons; found the door between kitchen and
dining room burst open; the key lay on g sink
The door had been burst open, the lock broken;
We did not find the key 10 the pantry; noticed |
nothing peculiar about the kitchen window /.
looking south; blind must have been liar or oil I
the hinges so that witness could look in;
The lock Of the dining room door lay there on I
a chair /; found the bureau in her room broken T.
into and drawers rummagel.
THEODORE L. WARREN, Sworn Resides At .
Essex Junction. In August last worked about .
the depot. On the morning Of Aug. 18th l had .
been watching with a sick man at the paper F.
mill was going home between four and five in /
the morning, had got about 10 the corner .
where Mr.. Wiley lives, heard team coming .
very rapidly beard them coming some ways.
were driving very fast, heard them half or three
quarters Of mile of. Il was a very still morn
ing | saw the team when II came along. Il
was largish horse, too dark TO see his colCr,au
oliish buggy, an open buggy. It was before
daylight. Two men were in it. One vas tallish I
man with full whiskers, ani a stove pipe hat
The smaller man was driving think. heard I
one say 1--WE must drive along folks are get
ting up They went along tile further
towards the tavern, heard the wagon cross the
track, supposed toward Essex Centre. Witness
was h:teen or twenty feet from them as they
passed was IN sight Of them.
Cr0ss-exGmigei. - They drove, I SHOULD
think, at the rate Of 10 or y miles au hour.
ErHRAM GRlswoLD, sworn-Was the hus-
band Of Mrs. GrisWold; Mr.. and Mrs Potter
came to live with Us in April a year ago; lived
there during the summer; had thought Of going
to Canada but few days before went; Potter
first spoke Of gong on Friday, towards night:
don't know where Potter was on Friday AMI
Saturday previous to the murder; be went away
in the fore part Of each day, Friday and Satur-
day, and came back towards night: did not .
generally know where he was going: some
times be would tell and sometimes not: when
he returned on Friday night, think. he said
that he drove 80 or 80 miles that day; don't
recollect as be said what time be was going to
Canada; l supposed he was going when his wife !
went; | started Tor Canada sunday morning at
Clarb and went ahead; Charles Potter and
wife were all ready to start when did; Clark
and started first and kept ahead till We got 10
Essex; We did not stop at Essex. have heard I
that Charles Potter stopped at Essex. Witness
was IN light buggy. covered, with top up:
Charles Potter was away during the day, Sat :
urday; when he returned sun was about hours I
high; l was near the new barn when drove up; :
Mrs. Griswold was standing by the portco of :
fhefh aal- aba
noticed something peculiar about Mr. P0tter's 4
appearance. Nlr. Roberts objected TO witness
describing what he noticed in Potter's appear
ance. Objection sustained The stockings found 4
we're not witnesses. :
Cross-eramiHed.-AIy wife was 81 or years o
Did; Adelia was about weeks old when We I
ook her TO bring up; she always lived with us; l
Ind so when she was married; Charles and his {,
we lived with Us soon after they were married o
or nearly year, and since last APRIL they I,
ave lived near US; the families have been in n
innate; Della always came visiting after her Il
marriage; was there not great deal, because |
he had go much to do; Mrs. GrisWold always =,
bought everything Of Della and the children: II
here was some hard feeling IN the summer; :.
I'D lady generally spoke to Charles if she want ;.
q any help; Della always did everything to 81
lease her till they had some fuss last summer NJ
leila generally tried to please the old lady my "a
'i4e. nheh IN anger, would say what she was
and TO, and then would be sorry for it she CT
ways had the direction Of her own business. IN
nd was hard working woman, out doors and III
,. When Potter and his wife came, a year ago. az
irs. u used TO get up and get the breakfast b,
on't know who took the general direction this m
ISIS last summer was because Mrs G. wanted n,
go on and take charge just as she used to. ~
ut Della didn't want she should witness IN ~
erstood there was hostility between Mrs Grls- -
old and Della they seemed to be stirred up g.
yaInst each other occasionally. when oI
icy were angry at one Gnother; on
le occasion there was a fuss about A ca
OK witness was not present. Charles wanted IN;
put lock on, she did not want such a hole pa
the door | saw there was going to be PC
S and told the boy to keep away and have pc
'tning to say about it; never heard Charles tn
reaten my wife. Remember once at table. I :
netting was said about some meat. Williams -
IS there, my Wifes health was NOR ara H. -