The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-04

| saw av
haste. lie was alone wnon 49,
The two came down on the north side of
the street | met him not far from the
entrance to Atwoods gate. 1t was more
trouble for him to get along than when he
went up. Although the woman Il suppose
it was his wifc) was with him, he was hold
ing on 10 her ] went up to him and
spoke to him. He did not seem to make
any resistance. | stepped in between them,
and placing my hand upon him said that
arrested him for being drunk. She begged
me not TO take her husband to
jail, and then he began to be a
little ructious. She got him away
from me, ! told him arrested him for
being drunk He struck at me two or
three times with violence, but | lodged
the blows. She said that if | would let
him go she would see that he went to jail
| told her that that would be all right
They then started down the street. told
her that was not the proper way TO go. lie
then Numbered down into the ditch and
grabbed up couple of stones. They then
started down the hill. When he picked up
the stones | stepped back twenty or thirty
feet so that could get ont of the way If
he threw them / followed them down
West street to the corner of Edson's house,
and sent Mr.. Edison after help They
went up the stairway TO the house of VOL
colt on the second floor. While | stood
at the corner Sadlcr came. We followed
them to the house and went in : think MIR.
Sadler was ahead of me. Mr.. PIERCE, |
think, followed me up, ID. s. Pierce, be-
lieve. No other persons went into the
room to my certain knowledge.
There were, think, two women aud one
man in the room: don't think that should
know them. We went through the sitting
room. lie was in a small bedroom on the
right. The woman was in the sitting
room Sadder pushed the door open; he
lay on the he'd. lie was violent and made
pass at Mr.. Sadder. Sadder told him
he had got to 20 to Jail, and he became
very violent, and ordered us both out. |
stood at the door. think Mr. Saddlcr sat
on the bed; he refused to say anything he
was very violent. She got hold of Mr.
Saddlcr. had to use considerable dexter
ity to get out of the way. When she came
out of the room she went a good deal like
pumpkin-end over end Previous to
this he had grabbed a cup, but that was
knocked out of his hand. then he grabbed
tumbler, and when Mr. Saddler came
out he was covered with blood. saw
that he had been hurt. A table stood near
the bed. lie grabbed plata tin one |
think. | knocked that out of his hand,
then he got an earthen one and knocked
that out of his hand. AS soon as | saw
Sadler was hurt, ! told him if he would
take care of the room | would 90 and get
more help. | went out and through the
store to Merchants row thought should
see Crawford there | also went for hand
cuffs, as had none with me. When got
back w. +. and S. S. ellison were there,
together with quite crowd, but | can iden-
tfy no others When rot back the man
had gone. We searched for him and soon
found him. When the door was opened he
struck at Sadler with vengeance, and
Sader returned the compliment He also
came out of the door with vengeance.
think the boy, Sadler's son, struck him at
the same time then told Sadler not to
strike again, as that was enough. We got
him down stairs in a hurry and then left
and went back for the woman.
BY Grand Juror Everts-What was his
condition in regard to disturbing ladies who
were on the walk?
think that ladies would have left the
walk. If | had not thought that | had a
right to arrest him should have left the
walk
Mr. Everts, When he picked up the
stones did he threaten
Ans-lIc did violently The stones
would weigh three or four pounds each.
had no warrant, but arrested him as being
intoxicated in the street. Think if his wife
had not been there should haye had no
trouble with him.
By Col. - Il first saw him going up
the Street il font of the Episcopal church.
He was not interfering with anybody, and
said nothing to anybody His wife had
hold of him when they were coming down,
was making no disturbance then, but was
talking to his wife then. had no war
rant. After | made the arrest he became
quite noisy took hold of him on the
walk said arrest you for being drunk.
They went in to the house together
went in. in about two minutes after them
| Weeks was in the bedroom making no dis
turbance A.; his wife was holding the bed
room door, Some body pulled her away
from the door and Sadler went in. Cant
say what she said to Sadler or whether sht
took hold ct him. She came out in a hur
ry, don't know what caused it, ] saw no
body strike her.
WILLIAM WEEKS
being sworn testified Perkins did not pu
his hand upon me but reached for me.
came up West street and stopped to Mr.
Rpley's, Ed Estelle and Humphrey were
there working, they can tell how sober
was. Perkins did not get between me anC
my wife.
BEN MERRITTs TESTIMONY.
Perkins was about to arrest the HUSBAND
and the woman begged and plead of hin
not to, and said that she would take him t
Jail. did not see Perkins get his hand OF
him. If he had | should probably hay
seen him.
Cross examined Il stood in front o
them, perhaps ten feet, the woman wa
between Perkins and the man. | did no
see Perkins between them. My eyes wer
upon them all the time. | was n littl
scared and meant to keep out of the wa,
and not get hurt. According to the best o
my knowledge Perkins did not get hi
hard upon him. lie told him he was goin,
to take him to jail He told Perkins h
could not He then started away from hi
wife and ran down the street and pickle,
up couple of stones Perkins was abou
parallel with him, the woman was on tn
outside of the walk. 1t was plain that tn
man was disguised in liquor, but was goin
along quietly making no disturbance