Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-17
Tho Ludlow Murder.
THH EXAMINATION.

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Thursday morning the examination
with reference to the murder, was resum-
ed by Mr.. ,Edminster, and Mr.. Walker,
witnesses being oross7examined; by Mr.
.Volney lFullam.. e., -.,.....
'o' Josiah s. Wilder testified substantially
as follows: (the testimonyTobtained being
examin alton and across-examination con-
-densed.) '@''i' '1-@'-i .+3' d. 49,
HE lives in the town of Ludlow near
Grahamville. Last Thursday morning
he started from home about o'clock in
the morning to put a load in the. cars al
fret train from Ludlow. When he reach
ed the Bailey bridge, which is about a
half mile north of the village, he saw
man twelve on fourteen rods from. the
bridge and on the side towards the Wiz
lage. The man appeared to have been
washing himself in the river, and was
wiping his hands and face with piece OF
white cloth. He passed by within three y !.
feet of the man, but did not stop, nor dig
he have any communication with hin, him
He Thought that the prisoner and the
man whom he met were The sarne person.
Here Crsboni was removed from his pres
enctes, and he was asked to describe the
man whom. he met. He could not de-
scribe hin Accurately, but recoiiected
that he had black whiskers which
nearly covered his face. j. Creboni
has light wbiakers on his chin, the
side,of his face and upper lip
i which correspond in celor to those des-
cr;hed by Mr.. Wilder. When2he passed
nv the man, an organ stood beside the
road, which he was unable to describe az
curately. This occurred about half past
three. After he had taken his load,to' the
village. he went home, fed his horseS'
and started for, Ludlow with load OF
tbosrds. When he to where they were
building. he saw the same man playing
j at Mr.. Chapman's and also at the next
, house toward: the village, viz: Reuben
Emeryls, where he stopped and henrd one
time. which he recognized as Captain
) jerks" Saw him again at Herrlck WOOD
wards PLAYING on his organ. The man
appears appears from Mr.. Wilders statement &c
have gone away from the village early IL
: tba morning. and to have returned at
or seven o'clock. 1t was near break o
E day, saws Mr.. Wider, when be startee
!, from home, and when he saw the man OBJ
7 iects were plainly visible. Mr.. Wilde
gave some other evidence in regard to tn
. weather, The morning mentioned, meeting
:. some persons, etc ...t..,.-....,.. .
4 DR.. II. H. Palmer testified that he wa
. called on Monday morning, not far iron
, q o'clock, to see dead body. The bod.
b was somewhat dscomposed about tn
i head and neck, and so black in those part
J. a. to resemble negro. Below this tn
. bodyvwas white and very clean, beng i
q good state Of preservation. On remo'
h inc his clothing he found hole psssin-
e through the sternum or breast pom
4 WHARF it srticulates with the third rit
The hole appeared to have been made b
a pistol ball, which passed obliqaely III
ward toward the shoulder, appearing t
, have entered the body when the man wa
\ living on his back, The ball could not +
= found. Several holes were found in di
= ferent parts of the body, bat no other troI
which fresh blood would flow on intr'
- duoing the probe. On laying bare ii
skull by removing the scalp, fractu
: was found Immediately over the left ey
. from which fractured place DR.. PALM
80 took a piece Of bone about the size Of
~ haIf.dollar silver coin. The lover po
! +ion ne the back OF the skull was crnsht
in. The hair fell from the head on mo
80 mo tho body, although the beard on ii
~ chin and upper lip remained in itS place
N The hair is supposed to have fallen fro
a. 1.-The head on account of the 1nln
~ ies received. No hole was four
l. n.the shirt OF any part of the clothif
that could answer to such hole as won
81 be made By pistol ball. The shirt W
;.itorn back in the region where the d
entered The ball severed the subclavi
= artery. No blood was found on the shj
but the coat Was saturated with blood
the left side. He thought that the boz
:. had lain 49 to 60 hours. When be HI
, went to the place of the murder the bo
-. was covered with leaves about four incl
thick, which were wet next the body
entirely so about the head. lie assist
co in mea suring the body aud found 1T to
ew : feet 81 inches in length, strongly a
IT, stoutIy built, much stronger than the
a spondant. lie thought the murder
eo man to- ba very muscular. Some Of
the points in DR. Palmcrs evidence, Perha
the have been omitted.
is az s".a o..
"a In the afternoon DR.. Fl. X. Olmstt
-, was called who said that he saw Creb
'. and Meoale twice during Thursday fo
noon. August Sd, in Cavendish and Pr
torsville. He was present at the time
The examination was made by DR.. Palm
BILE and thought the hole in the, sternuR y
his made by a pistol ball. The hole '
fell largest ON the inner side. ..
tn Abner Flanders was sworn, and tie
sad fed that be had been stopping the
DR.. week at Eliza Lawrence's in Mt. 10
and On Tuesday, August 1st, between five
old six p. m, two organ grinders passed
old going toward Ludlow, one of them 81
two ped and played, and he pointed out
S. respondent as being the man. The OF
in. be has not seen since. The one who p
ats ed. he said, had the organ found with
.ish- murdered man. He described the l
1t of who passed on as being heavier than
we're boni, and said he'wore dark coiored
lghtl and cap. He also saw Meoale pas
.s last Saturday morning. ia ..'..@
Idle; Mrs. Lawrence testified that she l
most between Ludlow village and Mt. ID
arly Ratwean six and seven a. m. Thurs
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