Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-04

says, if you come you wont see ushurtF
I said. not if I can help it.
Marc9zzls Hall te8tifed-Was at the
grocery about 10 a. m, Christmas; Jack
Hanna, Del. Carr and the Bucks, the
Lawrences and Farwell Hanna tried to
break into the little room, and Lawrence
Sr.. told him to 90 away he then went
and got dipper and tried to get beer
through the diamond hole; Frank Law
renee went and moved the beer, and l
then heard Frank Buck whisper to Han
ma and say they would have beer there
before night, or they would tear the
grocev down: Hanna made no reply; L
then went out
John Hemau testifed-I was in the
grocery CHRISTMAS morning. Del Carr,
the Bucks, Hanna, Henry Phillips and
others were there, also the respondents.
I saw the boys felt pretty well, were
dancing and making music. Hanna and
Carr danced. I saw Barney call Hanna
out when he returned he (Hanna) said
the order is to go ahead. Del Carr step
ped up and said, 'let us commence l
think he said commence on the gable
end" Rafferty, came in and l think
talked to some of them. Farwell and
Lawrence said they were going to shut
up the grocery and asked them to 90 out.
They went out and the grocery was shut
up.
Henry Philips testified Reside in East
Arlington. was at grocery Christmas
about II a m. The LawreDces, FarweD,
Hanna, Frank Buck, Carr and otheis
were present. Hanna danced some,
moved back and forward, went into
back room, kicked beer keg, said he
would have some beer when the time
came. Hanna went out to see Barney,
when he came back some Of the boys
asked him what Barney said lie replied
that he Barney said go ahead, and he
would back 'em :" Carr asked something
as to where they should commence; I
don't remember the answer. Rafferty,
came in, and Frank Buck took out musi-
cal instrument from his pocket, asked
him to dance and what he should play.
He BUCK replied that he wasn't in a
dancing mood, he had not enough down.
Carr told Farwell if he would give them
some beer they would go away and not
come again until the three o'clock train
came in. Farwell said mo, we shan't
sell any beer today Lawrence said
come, boys, we are going to shut up.
Carr got up and said, very well. we
will leave, we expect some whisky on
the 3 o'clock train, and then we viii
come back, turn the grocery up side
down and the prOprietOrs too. They
then left. I went to Smiths, staid about
half an hour, and then saw Lawrence
come around the house, and Carr and
the others after him. They went into
the house and remained minute or two.
I saw Zeph Bowman and Buck run up
and strike him. Carr ran mp to the door
two or three times; he said the (--l IS
in there. I next saw respondents I'm
grocery in afternoon. I had just got
there when Shay and Conlin came in.
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