The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-11

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next ! eas was liaarFsy coming after
me. ! lboaghs J uas alone I coald uoi
see rarvcll q Phillips sd took out
the revolver. ard before I raisea IL he
grsbhe II aod though, Be voald get
Il Away from me I Discharged Il three
times while Ne had bid ofit. we wev
both polling Il J think il hit b vi
tie l0t time Il sent oa a. be let n
sud said he was shot. and went on,
from behind TIE counter doD1
know where e went n. then saw
Hanna coming with ! clab OF az helve
" ised, toward me. and fired al his
legs be did MOI stop | fired sgaip
and be topped. turned and went out
~ the grocery ! saw no one Ii Far.
we'll came 70 me he came from behir ]
me ] supposed from the little room
There was no one else IN the room a.
the time Should th nk the pistol was
free igc times The fret three shots
I did not fire. the last time | raised the
hammer a little Hanna was coming
irun towards the outside door That
pistol was not fred until Rafer had
bold oft Farwell and bad not each
a pistol. Farwell took the pistol ont
Of my hand but did hot FIRE It. ! was
in Oily fear was afraid thew would
KIN me, When fred the pistol at a
Kmgfsher il would not stay cooked.
never knew Maloney. Did not see
him during the ARRAY. | never have
quarrcls or disputes TO make any trou
BILE had not been drinking that day
| sometimes drink sweet elder and lag.
er beer Did not speak to Hanna tina
! day. Have mover used profane Ian
guage but very little.
| Cross Examined. 1t seemed two or
three minutes that Carr was striking
me but cannot tell. When saw Han.
ma come in saw some one right behind
him. Did not see F. Buck. Think
after came to me over the counter
lst as | got up. | then drew the re-
vclycr but had no time 10 use it before
he grabbed it. Revolver had been
| AIDED quite a while When l first
saw Hanna conf e towards me with a
club er ak helye he was three or -four
feet from the outer door, fired at his
legs and thought he would reach me-
before could fire again | never had
an unpleasant word with Hanna We
both agreed to deny him beer.
Hugh hepard, H. Garfield A. Z
Bartlett, Jasper Wall, r. Judson, a.
H Judson J. n. B. Thomas, J b
athrop, Peter Billings, VIM Burt,
Elias Gently, ii S. Hard, and r. 7.
IIurd were examined and testified to
the good character Of +. Law. ence for
truth. integrity and reacefulness
With their test mony tie defence res.
ted their case.
KBuTrISG TESTIMONY BY PROSECUTION.
Richard Shag On Christmas day !
went in grocery between twelve aud
one O'Clock to buy candles. Ialso
paid for twelve glasses of ale Cong
don, Wilton, Campbell and respon-
dents were there. The Hanna boy
walked in and asked for tobacco, ]
gave him some and he sat down on
north side Of room, Lawrence said to
him what in hi brought yu here,
and said order yon out He did not
come out from behind the counter and
Hanna said he would when he got
ready and Farwell came out and too
off his coat and both struck at each
other. | can't tell which struck first
Farwell C me with ak helve or club.
| arr came in and ] ga to him Del.
you make peace some way. Carr call
cd me or the other man d. and then
! saw Ralter come in and go up to
counter At this time had not seer
or heard pistol Not mere than or
6 seconds after spoke TO arr heard
pistol. This was before Raiter went
over counter. When Rafter was on
counter heard pistol and started out
and while going out heard an ther re
port Of pistol. +. Buck Was trying 10
get in and there wa, another man IN
the door and he fell out and | went ont
at the same time stood at the cor
ner Of the house and heard three re-
ports after getting out.
Adeibrri Carr Collected to for some
reason and overrulcdj fe.i.f'd--I W rk
for Mr Barney 10 East Arlington. The
/ FIRST words lad with LawreLce, was,
some two months ago, when / awrence
aud Buck had fight, and when Law
renee, anna, buck and shay were
/ playing cards FOR peanuts, etc. have
played with Farwel for beer, cigars,
etc never saw Frank Lawrence play
cards. Farwell has asked me to play.
Was IN grocery saturday evening
before hristmas Went with Rafferty,
the two Lawrences were there =
aahed Elr hcnr thnu aaid yna ne thon