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

i Cross -EZdMined - Have been with
Ring considerably; when Thompson told
OF the first occurrence, Nelson Wheeler
was there; I have told folks about this
when they have asked me the other time
Thompson and were going to Bancroft's
Rings team was there; suppose he was
in the house; we did not go in ; stsid
there from half to three-quarters of an
hour, then came away.
JAMES RIDER. BRISTOL.
| Was there part of the time the night Of
the killing; came ont of Barker's shop on
to the steps; heard Ring hslloo; he said,
Keep away from me- walked along on
the steps to Wild's building, and from
there saw Thompson and Ring listing
each other; horse was north of them; they
were striking Thompson knocked Ring
down and went into him I saw them
fall.
Cross Examined. - The first I heard
was Ring crying out, Keep away from
me ; it was not long before they went
down; they struck few blows; am not
certain who struck first.
DANIEL NIMBLTTT.
| Seventeen years a resident of Bris-
toll; has known ThUupee~ +paIva wears
at the time of the scrape in the barn.
three and half years ago, Ring and Or
cutt were having some words in fun, and
Thompson came in and called Ring q
d-d son of b-ch, and said, Perhaps
you had better try me on ; Ring said he
wanted nothing to do with bim; Thomp
sonIfollowed him up, and said he'd smash
his head if he could get hold of him ;
Ring went away and Thompson followed,
(calling hard names
MICHAEL MACK, NEW HAVEN.
Has known Thompson about four years;
have heard Thompson talk about Ring,
once In Bristol, on Mill Hill, the Sunday
night before Thompson was killed my
brother and Henry Shedriek were with
me; Thompson said Ring was up to Ban
croft's, and started off when be saw him
coming said he had better start, for it
be met him he wouldn't ride in a carriage
any more told Ring of it next Tues
day.
| Cross E55dntH6d.-Thompso was in lq-
uor some, feeling pretty good; said be was
watching for Ring; went back to Ban
croft's two hours after, and Thompson
was watching him.
L. B. BILLINGS, EAST MIDDLEBURY.
Knew Thompson for eight months be-
fore his death; was going up the mountain
with him last February he mentioned
Rings name; at Bristol House he was in
side, and Ring outside, talking rather
hard; Thompson went ont and commenced
quarrel; Ring said nothing, although
Thompson pushed him, and then slapped
him in the face; Ring said be wanted moth
| ing to do with him; Thompson said be and
Ring should have bat one more conflict,
and that should be a deadly one-RlDg
should die or he should-he was in ear
nest; said Ring was afraid of him.
Cross Examined - The trouble was
about horse, and Rings wife and him
self when he lived at Hammers be had
a number of cows to milk, and Mrs. Ring
would come out and walk with him; be
told Rings wife there would be unpleas-
ant feelings, and she ought not to do it !;
they had had some fracss many years be-
fore; three or four weeks after, told
Ring TO be cautious about Thompson.
Z. W. Ellis of Huntington Centre,
Warner Goodrich of Salisbury, Lewi-
Parent of East Middlehury, Stillman
Hendriok of East Middlebury, Alfred
Ysrney of East Middlebury, Dyer Con-
ger of Huntington, Edward Guinan of
New Haven and David Hamblin of Bris-
tol, all corroborsted the testimony of pre-
vious witnesses on the subject of the
threat of Thompson to whip or kill Ring
when he got q chance.
JOHN A. RING,
the prisoner, was then examined.
am 40 years old, have wife and boy
Have known Mr.. Thompson IA or 10
years; had some trouble 10 or II years
ago; soon after that time Thompson went
to the army; 1 next saw him about five
years ago; during the five years have
had no deal with him, and have meant to
have nothing to do with him; be has
done most everything that man could
do to me when be came home from the
West he came to me and pretended to be
clever; told him l wanted nothing to
do with him he spoke of paying a fine
and l told him to let it go, that if we had
no connection we should have no trouble /;
on one occasion l went to Huntington TO
a shooting match ; think it was four years
last fall; some one came into the bsr-room
and said Thompson was coming; he had
made his threats that he would pound me
and I went up stairs and wanted no
trouble; / went into a room with Cook
and others; was lame at the time; be
burst the door down and came in; said
he was after that d-d John Ring, and
would give him msuling; slipped into
another room till he left stsid till 2 or
8 o'clock, and found Thompson was in
the bar-room asleep; I went to Cooks
and staid. He has met me at the hotel in
Bristol large number of times; L have
boarded there most of the time, four or
five years be has come in and snubbed
my nose many times and called me a
coward and other names, and tried to get
me out of doors and offered me S5. Gross.
man has turned him cut several times /
have always avoided him; l once COM
menced suit against him and be threat
ensd me 30 much that I withdrew it; /
have been told by many, for the last three
years, to beware of him Lyman Grandy
came to me, and said: You look out for |
Noah Thompson I said I was looking
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