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

= tt'ft ne u00c was unlocked
aud some one started 10 10 out, and al
about that time ilanna iell agAlnst tho
door came IN, leaving tho door opcp,
vent scross lhe room and sat dovn. he.
f5w Hanna came IN Farwell said, "for
Gods sake don't let him in.e The stove
was between Hanna sud me, after he was
seated Farwoll was behind ,hc coanter
and oame gu, aud said gentlemen, /
want yon 10 so ouI, p and stepped up 10
Hanna and said, "Jsck, want yon to 20
out" Hanna Jumped np and said with
su oath, be would 40 when he gpt ready,
and called out boys come quick !" aud
began 70 pnll of his coat. The next |
saw was this mob coming In
Carr, Rafferty, and Frank Ruck. Law.
renee was al the time behind the counter
Lawrence did not come out aud strike
lisnna with an ak helve Rafferty, came
In and stnek me with club ON the arm,
and then Frank Buck caught bold Of ma
and said ret out of here YOU (-l.
When Buck had hold ~ me plruck him
and knocked him into the door of the Ht.
tle room, aud ut the same time saw Far.
well 60 down IN the same door, and Law
renee Was knocked down With a clah
from the outside OF the counter. falling
with his head towards the same door.
Up to this tine had not seen Lawrence
or Farwell strike or offer to strike any.
body There had as yet been no shoot.
ing. The shooting was soon after Law.
renee fell and after ! was hit on the back
uf the neck aud shoulder The blow
made me SO that did not know much.
heard more than one pistol shot, don't
know how many, went out as soon ~
! could. Maloney came IN about min.
ute or two after Bacon and Titus did, and
three or -four minutes before Hanna. As
soon as got out started for home, when
heard pistol shot and screaming IN
Farwell's house; went in and saw his
dead son. then went toward the grocery
70 see who was burt, when Charles Buck
took large stick OF wood and struck mo
over the nose and face, knocking me down
aud then Rafferty, struck me with his
list, aud as was getting up klcsed me.
did not go into the little room on
top of Frank Back aud was not in there
while he was there. | did not strike
Rafferty, that day, nor hold him for any
one else 10 strike. only struck Frank
Buck, and that was when he had hold of
the aud after had been struck When
came out of the grocery heard either
Bacon or Titus say they were clear, a.
they had not cen anything Of II. have
had three bleeding spells from my nose
since, and last night il bled nearly quart.
have been unable to labor since. When
Carr, Rafferty, aud Buck rushed in they
had four-foot wood or stove wood in
their hands.
CroSss-cramined--I only drank one
glass Of beer In there that morning. did
not drink any at any other place.
Nathan l.. Andrews testifed-Was at
East Arlington, Saturday evening before
Christmas, at the grocery. Carr, Hanna,
Rafferty,, and others came In abont o..
clock and passed through Into the beer
room, except Hama, who went IN alter
wards. They were In there few min
ntes, when saw Farwell stoop over as II
10 pick up something; Farwel got up,
went and got an aI.heve, and Rafferty,
jumped between him and Del Carr; Carr
took off his coat and tool; hold Of some
weights; | took hold Of Carr and tried 10
quell the disturbance; he dropped one or
Two weights on The floor ! finally got
them ont Hanna also took of his coat;
Hanna said he was not satisfied, but hn.
ally came out. Witness details threats
BY Carr aud others at Smiths, subatanti-
ally AS testified by other witnesses and
that he told Lawrnce and Farewell OF
the threats, and that they had better look
out for themselves
WiHiam CampJeH testtacd- Reside In
East Arlington; was at the grocery Sat.
arday night before Christmas. Details
scenes at grocery, and threats at Smlth's
substantially as testified by other wit.
nesses
Went into grocery with Phillips, Law.
renee aud Farwcll, and Whitton, Christ
mas day; Malouey aud friend came In
next; Bacon and Titus came In after Ma.
oney; Hanna came In a. I went out, the
door wac open for Wbtton to go ont;
went ont aud met Carr, Buck, Rafferty,
and others going on run toward the
grocery, aud four or five rods from IL;
they went with rush and Into the gro
Gerry; they had sticks Of wood in their
hands shortly after they went III heard
-hooiinR; had heard no shots before they
went In.
CrosseramiBed In the morning saw
Lawrence hand pistol 10 his son, and
.ad, II don't want tLisb have heard
Frank Lawrence ask If person would
not be justified III using pistol II he was
assaulted, 70 save his life
Henry SanborH testified r was st
the grocery Christmas morning about
O'Clock when | went there Lawrence
vas there, bis father, Farwell aud I've o.
Fix others came in did not know them;
one of them asked Tor beer sud was re.
fused tbey then asked Tor peanuts but did
not get them; they then danced liuie
Farwel told him be didn't want sny
noise ihey then held up IltIe, aud a.
forwards went out, but | vent out hrsi;