Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-28

piece of lead with a rubber on it; said he,
Hold out your right hand and he slir-
ped 1t on and ssid, Keep it on till you
get home. That fellow II be there and
you'll get hurt I went to the horse race,
and when I got to the depot, coming
home, 1 got to sleep; my coat-sleeve
showed up and showed the lead; consts-
BILE took me 70 ths police offioe and was
put under $500 bonds for having IL;
told them what had it for; never have
carried it since. The morning after i
was put in jail, Sheriff Trip came in and
said, You've got into trouble I under
stood him TO ask me where ths cut was
| told him they said it was 10 his neck,
and thought IL was. He hsd threatened
me so much q number of times, but on the
Sunday before l heard be was hunting
for me; l was careful about going TO the
barn alone; the night before this thing
happened my felix's were away; | hitched
up my mare and started to 90 where my
wife was; as / drove ont Wilbur Whit
ney wanted me TO carry him 1-2 miles
and back; when / came back drove un-
der the hotel shed and got to talking with
Lewis about wagons.
Friday Morning, Disc. 22d.
DIR. HAMILTON.
Physician of Brandon; left Bristol two
years ago last August; was there 2years;
knew Ring and Thompson boarded 3
months at Bristol House; saw r. and T.
At hotel several times; Ring usually
went out when Thompson came in Ring
seemed to avoid Thompson and it was
subject of remark. / heard Thompson
speak of Ring one time: / was coming
from Bristol to Middletury; t. rode with
me; ; they had bad some trouble, and he
said he would kill Ring if he got
chance; this was when lived in Bristol.
ARBA MANsFIELD.
Lives in Bristol; Thompson brought
gun te my shop to clean and otherwise re-
pair.
On one occasion Ring and Thompson
bad bet to wrestle. Thompson and Ring
want ont to the barn, and Thompson took
IL of his weapons ont of bis pockets and
banded them to me be told Ring that he
was coward, and didn't dare to lay aside
his weapons; Ring declined to lay any
thing aside and the wrestling match did
not take place; he saw Ring fee from
Thompson on one occasion and Thomp-
son following him.
H. P. sHERwIN,
I worked with Thompson in saw mill ;
l don't know whether Grandy ever sat on
n log with Thompson, or whether he
made any threats; Grsudy was around
the mill, but I don't know that he ever
had any talk with Thompson.
FRANK vINToN.
I was TIE officer that arrested Ring last
zprina; Ring started 10 run away from
me sud said, I'm off" He ran around
the hotel on the north side and was
stopped there was blood on Rings face
he said he wanted TO go down the barn
and put bis horse up, but decliRed let
ting him this was before he escaped
Rings face was washed before the exsmi-
nation; / have seen Ring and Thompson
together frequently in the hotel, but new
er saw them quarrel.
JAMES WHITNEY.
Have seen Ring and Thompson tegsth-
ar frequently; never happened to hear
rhOmpson threaten have heard them in
4 quarrel. but think have heard them
talk together good na'uredly have also
heard them talk very insultingly.
ELIHU KINGSLEY.
Rave worked with Thompson in a saw
mill Graudey came to the mill frequent
y aud used to sit on lrgs, but / never
heard any conversation about Ring.
HENRY BUTLER.
After the sffray was all over several of
Is went down 10 Hammers saloon FIVE
minutes after Edward Guinsn was there
have seen Ring aud Thompson at tke
lotel and a. Hammers saloon together /
never heard any alt -rcstion ; never saw
Ring dodge Thompson q great deal
HORACE CARR.
Testimony excluded as he had been
present during the trial and not sub
Joenaed as a witness.
DAVID SMALL.
Have frequently seen Ring and Thomp-
,on together; never heard Thompson
threaten, except on one occasion. (Which
6 not admitted as testimony by the court.
HENRY BROOKS.
Was present on one occasion when
Ring and Thompson were in barn when
hey went to wrestle Ring refused TO
rive up any We espons be might have about
1im, aud the wrestling didn't come off
nave beard Thompson ssy that be would
whip Ring if be got al occasion.
CHASE p. BUSH.
Lives in Bristol have often seen Ring
md Thompson together have never heard
hem talk insaltiDgly; Rings face was
covered with blood Hammer washed his
ACE and hands.
GEORGE BROOKS.
When l was following Ring, after be
ttsmpted to escape, be run against a
limb of a tree aud i came near doing the
anne thing ; the limb bit me near the
Ieck when it struck Ring be staggered.
Cross ezdnaiued-I ga- told not TO 60
way as should be wanted, but nobody
as a-ked me wba. else could testify
This testimony was reserved for court.
DANIEL DUBFEE,
'ristol. The night Ring was ARRESTED
is faoe was covered with blood.
HENRY BREWSTER.
Testimony excluded.