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hammer, it being so badly jammed at the |
central point and then radiating out; was
/ of opinion that it was made by some blunt |
I instrument ike the head of a cane or |
| stick with knot ON it.; l think the woman /
must have been standing up when struck; |
! had she been struck by an instrument /
| like the billy" handed him by the /
counsel, it would have produced the dis
| coloration of the scalp and jammed APP |
pearance of the skull; thought that II /
/ struck with the cane, the area of the cane |
made the confusion running forward;
| the cut IL the throat, if left alone, |
/ she would bave bled to death; If 1t /
had been stayed her life might have been |
saved; the blows on her head were sutfi- |
cient to produce death; saw other marks /
on the lower limbs and on her chest; |
/ those on the chest did not bear the APP /
pearance of recent marks; those ON the |
/ lower limbs appeared recent; Mrs. Girls |
void was short, stocky woman, IN full |
| health, and weighed from 40 to 100 |
pounds.
Cross Examined Commissions OF /
the head did not appear to have been
made by an ordinary Dludgeon; they |
were not long enough to be done by an !
ordinary club; if it had been the square
| end of the club it would make contus
| ion; probed the wounds in the skull
thoroughly so as to ascertain the shape
| the depression; such blow on the head
would be apt to knock person down.
Ei,rard .SuHiuag.-A small fair looking
boy, who stammers little in his speech,
was the next witness. His testimony was
rs follows:
Anna son of Morris Sullivan, who
| lives near Mr. Griswold's will be ten
| years old next July, had never been
witness before"
Here Mr. Roberts asked him if he
knew the nature of an oath. The boy
instantly replied, Eyes call God to
witness that tell the truth. Mr. Eng
lesby then handed him the tortoise shell
handle of a bistoury, and asked him if
had seen it before. The boy answered
Il found it on the east side of the
road, near the barn, while playing let !
my mother have it; found it about the |
middle of a ledge OF rocks found 1t last |
fall before the snow came.
Martin jenkins lcolored was sworn
but the State waived his examination.
Jerome j. Do,caer Lives about half mile /
south OF Mrs. Griswold's house. never saw any |
difficulty between Mn. Griswold and respon- |
dent.
curtis T. Bl'd,r,a-Liyes about 20 rods south J
OF Mr.. q ri-wold's: had been in the habit Of
taking care OF their horses and cattle; Mr.
Potter told NE ON Saturday that he was going
20 Canada the next day; hc bad some unruly
a ~. I
had heard Mr.. Potter say. few weeks before
her death that the old lady had got in.O "a
stew and wanted 20 drive him on: heard
him say that the old lady had been over TO
Br0wueil'- 20 get help from him 90 drive him
away: Potter said that he'd like 90 see her get
help enough to drive him away; was not AT
Mr. GriswOlds very often; never saw any
quarrclS between Mrs. Griswold and the Pot
tiers
tr,ss-eruain.d- Potter did not appearvcry
angry when dee talked about the old lady
getting into stew. though 10 did not seem
20 set very well on him, never heard Potter
threaten Ars. Gri-wOld; Mr.. GTsswOld would
sometimes quarrel with people; she easily
excited and was apt TO get out Of hu-
NOR; made An examination the morning aftsr
the murder: noticed the south window Of the
kitchen. and that Oue-half the blind was off
the hinges; l went and took the blind down;
standing there and looking through the win
dow. / saw the blood on the doOr. the sheets
and night-cup; could see into the bedroom.
but could not see the bed: Chauncey "
Brownell was the first man % enter the kitcif- !
en-; he did 10 by pressing hard ON the humb
piece and lifting up the door; saw some bloody
tracks on the floor: there were two diiIcrest |
sized tracks in the kitchen. but both seemed |
10 be made by men in their sock feet, uo iced |
some tracks in her bedroom and that the
clothing was all stripped from the bed eN ,
Cept the pillows. which were in the middle of
the bed, examined the west window Of the
little kitchen: il was not fastened and could
be easily raised from the inside; the blinds
were shut and eatched; here were finger
marks Of blood on the door from the kitchen
into the dIning-room; there was bureau in :
the northwest corner Of the dining room; 1t
did not seem 10 have bee. meddled with; the
door from the siiting-room 20 the back bed
room was forced open; the upper drawer % !
Mrs Gri,wolds bureau was broken open. and
the second drawer partly bowed ,out; the
things had been all tossed up; one ~ the west;
windows Of the sitting-rOOm W. partly raised
aud there was blood on the sill; 10 did not
appear that any person had o. 1ened it from
the outside: these doors seemed 10 have been [
pried open by chisel about @ n inch wide; '
heard, sunday evening. Mrs.. Gri, void and the a
boy trying TO put the cattle out; went up |
there and helped them put the ca tile out; re- {
turned home about 81 P. M; obs, rived blood v
ON the threshold of the kitchen. and stone {
step. Is If something had been dra Tn over it; u
did not ind any traces OF blood be tween the b
kitchen aud the place where the body was y
Iound; did not know Of any team being hitch q
ell that night anywhere along the road; did not n
see any blood on the bedclothing found in the a
room where Mrs. GriswOld slept. d
George WHidmS.-I lid heard Mr.. Potter a
'ay that God had gotta devil, but not so great "
4 one rs he had; Potter then remarked that
be- would give 500 10 put thar old devil out Of
li the way. and If that was not enough he r.
would give $500; this conversation occurred a
n the middle of July asst.
Gross Examined Lives about 4 mile west Of +,
Mr. Griswold's near Mr.. Brownell's; had ! \.
worked Tor Mr.. Brownell: this COW ersation :;
occurred at Mr.. Potters table. when | was at :,
YORK there having; Frenchman from canada | y
md the boy Edward Call were also at work -
or him. There was preset ut the table Mr. -
'riswold, Mr. Potter Ham Potter the rench- ~
nan, Edward Call and myself; the old lady ~
lad been suffering about some baked 60
mutton on the table, which she said W. : not p
God; she then got up and left the table: then u
otter made the remark about God had got vi
devil. but not half so biga devil as he had:" IN
e then said. " will give $500 to get that old al
eVll out OF tie way yes, by Cd, Ill give IN
5OOi didn't think he meant his wife (Mrs. IN
oter) neither did he mention Mrs. Girls vi
V4u hauht' mt ulu not speak very loud when ~
e made the remark; Ham Potter sat between fui
he and Potter he made the remark generally. to
o one replied to it; he spoke in such a tone bu
voice that Mr.. GriswOld could not hear. de
IT he was deaf; did not think he heard the wo
emark; spoke first concerning this matter to ag
he Postmaster at Williston village. on the the
Onday that Mrs. GriswOld was found muir on,
cred; worked at Griswold's about ten DAYS: loo
hen at the table Mrs. Griswold complained to
at the meat skunk, ate two or three mouth in
is. pushed her plate back, and left the table: fus
otter seemed '-Tiled." not
Harry Charles Resides IN Williston, on the thr
'ad between Williston village and Williston son
pot when the morning mail train from the wa:
'rth. on Wednesday, Aug. I'D. lS65, arrived con
Wllliston depot, gentleman got off and and
ked II there was any conveyance from the Oh,
pot 10 WillistOn village | told him there he
A., for carried the mail from that D ace to mai
illlston village; he said he wanted to get a \
IL. tn tha t-illa I 4 l