St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-07-07

dropped the board. and husband seized
it. We prevented his striking with it.
| pushed Adams down the road to pre-
vent their fighting. | pushed husband
away too. Garter went back after the
team and Adams started towards home.
Adams was by bars when Jane seized
him. Jane went nj him because lie did
not 90 along home. Adams had hold Of
the bars with one hand while Jane was
yanking his hair. | took hold of Adams
LEGS and put him over the bars. lie held
on to the top bar with his left hand ai
ter he got over Jane let 9 when | cot
him over. Did not see husband strike
Adams Did not see him strike Adams
in the wagon. Did not see Carter after
he went for the team. When my hus-
band said lies murdered Inc :" he
Strengthened back AMI SAW the blood
spirit out of his vest. ran after Adams
should have killed him ii | had caught
him. had Il pretty %o"l-sl/ed stone in
my hand. Question Ivy Mr.. Dirkey.
Can you run pretty fast : Answer: Yes,
I'm pretty good ON the too:. Threw
the stone at Adams did not com. with
in three yaid- of him. Husband got
wh,>kcy III Lords: drank four or five
timt- on the way home. drank only
once Husband treated Wheeler ami
vii. for -rtting tire ON wagon. Husband
| sad ne should he mad if did not drink
with him, - | drank once. Husband
was crazy when under the influence Of
liquor. had no knife did not threat
en- to cut Adams throat: husband did
not touch Adams before he cot out OF
the wagon. Did give knife Ia DIR.
Watson after husband was Il :ad. Wit
ness here identified Il lar2c black handled,
one biadcd Jack knife, a. the one she
4ave DR. Watson About ! inch OF the
back OF the blade, from the point, was
ground Ia AN edo. The knife WIS Stain
ed with blood Never knew there was
blood ON the knife. Took it ont ci hus-
bnn,l's pocket after lac was stabbed.
IL M,,4-Torl the knife and pocket
book and Il piece OF tobacco out OF hu&-
bands pocket before the doctor came
lii si-lrr was present wien did it.
.i,H, Hr,'hH, "a | year, old daughter
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wa> Il itllr more explicit in her Ian
guA"c "f lhr words used 10y tine parlic,
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,t rho L,r.. ,uf I'M. linn t,vt, \Jnm.
b,I been T.. ,,r L.,,., mn J,v willie
t,,I,,.r and ,n,tLar ,yrr, .,nr Heard
hin, t.Il,;p,, h,..,r,. ,h,. b,u... with >,u.,l,
Scot, H.. .,l,I 1,r,I, tI,ot f,tL,r L,J
hrrn with h,r. that lac at hcr there ON
purpose Iny him Whvn father came
home Sarah scott told HIM what Nd
ans hal said"
On cross examination witness thonLht
Adams dill the ~tabI,iu. before he got
over the Lar~. but WAS not SUR Heard
father >ay Adlm- wunld Kill Jane Adj
am~ did not CHER t. hurt me Dad hear
him -Iy hr would murder father ii lac
lid not stand oil. When father went
out q! tho house To- &C Adams hr wa~
pretty mad, would have struck hun hut
mother prevented him. Mother todd u,
father had been drinking that day. Have
seen linn intoxicated was not quarrel
some At such times.
.lH.t Hhl-Iive halt mike from
Randalrs: was there the mint of 18Th
Of June. from . till after -. Had an
interview with Randall about II; he
told me he lid not expect to live. and
that John Adams had 4ivrn him hi
death wound and that Adam. said, al
ter he etrhhcd. ''llHN" y"u lot rnou2h "t
tliat -
Unu I,p.c..-IIayc lived in Grotnu
- wears. beeo aruuaiutrd with Adams
nearly all that time. About ten months
ago Wa talking with him whrn near
his house: he WAS runnin. out AGAINST
Frank Randall. rs he always WAS. Al
ans said he ''wou,d ike t. kill Frank
Raniall-d-d him, he hadn't OUGHT to
live" Think it was in September;
when Adams was trying t" get Il divorce
from ms wlIr. When Mrs. Adams WAS
trying To get divorce from her hus
| band. Heard Adams say once before