Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-04
THE ARLINGTON TRAGEDY,
Testimony of the wounded.
CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION.

tIttlI anu III LIIClG StOlC liilOGlIN
loney was shot to death, John Hanna
shot in the bowels, Frank Buck in the
abdomen and Frank Rafferty, Cor Rafter)
in the leg, and that a son of Farwell was
shot to death in his fathers house.
The examination of Farwell and Law
renee, charged with the murder of Ma
loney, commenced Friday and was con-
tinued on Saturday, at Arlington, before
Benjamin ". Stafford, Justice of the
Peace. The prosecution was conducted
by State Attorney Batchelder, assisted
by Charles II. Joyce of Rutland, and
the defence by Nessrs. Miner, Sibley
and Fowler.
We give below he testimony present
ed on the part of the State, at the close
of which the pro- 'cHtion rested their
case, and the examination was adjourn
ed until Tuesday neosning when the re-
spondents will ent4r on their defense.
FRIDAY.
Benjamin Bacon, Of Sunderland, ties
titles that he went into Lawrence & Far
wells grocery with Ezra W Titus about
- or l o'clock, Christmas day. William
Campbell, Richard Shay, Lawrence and
Farwell were III there when we went in.
John Hanna came in next after me. We
were called into the grocery by Law
renee who told Us that he expected a
raid that the boys were going to clean
them out. When Hanna came in he
asked Titus and me for some tobacco,
we told him we did not Use it. Law
renee told Farwell that Hanna was COM
ing, and asked him if he should let him
in. lie did open the door and him in.
4 man near the door gave Hanna
tobacco, with which he filled his pipe,
and commenced to light it he was sit
ting on a bench at the time, While
Hanna wac lighting his pipe Lawrence
came and said to him Jack Hanna,
what in hell are you in here for :" and
ordered him to go out. Hanna said he
would 60 when he got through smoking,
to which Lawrence replied that he would
make him smoke some other way. Far
well, up to this time had stood at the
end of the counter and Lawrence went
behind tn counter and returned with
two AK htlys~. iila.5ri 0ne to FarWcll
and with the other struck Hanna, on the
head, and knocked him down. Farwell
followed Lawrence up, and as Hanna
was trying TO get up struck at him with
the AK helve, but can't tell whether he
hit him or not, Lawrence then started
to go behind the counter, at the same
time dropping the AK helye, which was
taken up by Hanna, who struck Farwell
with it. As soon as Lawrence got be-
hind the counter, he took up pistol and
pointed it toward Hanna, or toward
where he was At that time Hanna was
near the end of the counter following up
Farwell. At this time | started for the
eating room (h1ct Of the main room)
when got into tA;- room, | almost
closed the door and booked out. and
saw the fash Of Il pistol, and at about
the same time heard the report of the
pistol. Tn Trr-t saw was Mal0ncy
whirling around in the outside door. At
this time, | think, had heard but one re-
port, but am not certain. That was the
first time | had seen Maloney that day.
When I saw him he appeared as if he
had been hit and dizzy, and at about
the same time he fell out Of the door 1t
was but moment after | saw Lawrence
have the pistol that Maloney fell out the
door. At this time Lawrence was be
hind the counter hut don't know where
Farwell and Hanna were. At this time
l was pulled away from the eating room
door, and it was closed While the door
was closed, | heard several reports from
a pistol in the other room. When
opened the door Hanna was going out of
the grocery holding his hand over his
bowels. Lawrence, at this time, was
still behind the counter | did not see
Farwel until | saw him going into hi.
house a few rods from the grocery. and
| was Just going out of the grocery.
When | saw Hanna going out Of the
grocery | saw Adelbert Carr, Edward
Rafferty, and Frank Buck coming on
run. and were just coming in the door
Rafferty, went over the counter and took
hold of the pistol in Lawrence's hand
Lawrence was firing and pointing the
pistol toward the men in the room.
When Rafferty, grabbed the pistol, saw
the flash and heard the report Of the
pistol, and again closed the door | then
heard more reports of the pistol. re
NAMED in the room until all was still,
and then came out and there was no one
in the grocery. and ! then went out
doors Maloncy was lying on the ground,
saw Lawrence and then saw Farwcll
Just going into his house. Hanna was
lying on his face, on the sidewalk and
Frank Buck standing by the side of the
fence. Before Lawrence opened the
loor, for Hanna, he said to me " God
lamn them, threatend to shoot them
once before to-day.
Edward Rafferty, Cor Rafter) testified
hat he was % years old. Was at the
grocery of Lawrence & Farwell Christ
mas. Went there first between 10 and /
II a. m, alone. Went in second time |
between / and , p. m, from Smiths
grocery, about eight rods distant. Had |
oeen in there before that day. They I
Kept cigars, groceries, beer, teas, etc. .
Between l and p. IN, went in with /
Del. Carr Franklin Buck and several .
others. Jack Hanna was not with us,
)ut had seen him before that day at /
Smiths. a fellow came into Smiths .
md told Del. Carr something, and he
aid to us ''let's go" Before l went in
heard noise, quite slashing, but no
PISTOL shots. The first person | saw was