The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-25
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AVN ~ 4Nhiso i'sAisisEi !, l'EllilE.
Hon. CAlVlN FRENCHl ,..r,
Hon. CRosnY MLlrH. ~ '"'s'S'
The trial Of James Wnn charged with
the murder of William y. Donahuc at
Windsor, IS in Wo.re.s in the Windsor
court at Woods H. Considerable interest
is felt in the cas-, ma the court house is
crowded.
The following jurors have been cmpan-
nellcd to try the case;
William y. Slack. Samuel n. IIutchins.
Henry c. Benton OF Norwich. A. ]. Ora
ham. Lyman Child, David Owen Of Bethel,
Peer H. Spaulding of CaVendish, Joseph
\. Leland of Baltimore. George n. Davis
Norman Fowler, j, 6. Burnett OF Bethel
In selecting the july several we've chal-
lenged by the espondeni. and two were re-
jcctcd for having formed an opinion from
reading an account OF the affair in the
newspapers ut the time of Winn's examina-
ton before the justice at Winds + in Feb
ruaW last. The jury were then sworn
Hon. William H. Walker Of Ludlow,
states attorney, and William c. johnson
of Woodstock appeared for tn, state; Jas.
n. Edminster Of Windsor, Hon. Dudley
c. Denison Of Royalton, and Hon. War
rem G. Fench of Woodstock els counsel for
the respondent.
VIM is Il fine looking man Of So years
OF age, lie has no look which would lead
one to suspect him capable of being a
criminal guilty Of the crime charged to
him.
The indictment was read to him, charg-
linz hm with having committed the crime
of manslaughter in the killing Of William
\. Donahue at Windsor, TO which he, in u
feeble voice, plead MT guilty
The examination Of the evidence. On the
part of the state. was then commenced.
The first witness called was
MICHAEL C.. NoEEY,
who testified that he was toxin iiduor agent
for Windsor, aud that he sold epirituOus
liquors on the day OF the homicide to both
VIM and Donahue
The next witness was
MRS WHEELER
a sister of the deceased, who testified to
seeing Vim and her brother passing along
the road with on teams. gong home from
Windsor village, near nightiall heard
talk between them in friendly manner
afterward she heard talk of i'll nature be-
tween them, and heard her brother say to
VIM, "knock me down then. and they
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spell | have taken enough of your sauce:
she did not see the parties then. but heard
the words spoken afterwards was told
that her brother was dead she also
testified that her brother was the
worse for liquor, he had been drinking that
day and was in the habit of drinking liquors,
VIM had been in the habit of doing err
rands for her family, bringing our mail
matter from Windsor
The next witness was
GEORGE ROLAND DoNAHuE,
a son of the deceased who was 40 years OF
age. About o'clock in the afternoon he
saw his fathers team coming towards
home Winns-team was also coming and
VIM on foot. He asked him where his
father was, he said, "back there" He
asked him what the matter was. VIM
Suitl, tlit odliif 10 dlhhl0 ubNS, illtulllU8
that he was drunk. lie drove the team
back and found his father lying on his
back, foot from the Travelled part of the
road, his hat covering his face, and was
bloody. He was dead. He took him M
and got him to the sled and went home
there were tracks in the snow around
where he lay ; his body was warm when
got him home his feet were some cold
sent for Il physician. lie got home about
z o'clock in the evening found bottle
of rum and his wallet in his pocket the
ncighbors thought it best not to have an
inquest and that there was no need OF
holding one Mr. Woodbury's Mr.
Story's and Mr.. Wheeler's houses are in
sight Of the place where he found his IA
ther when found him he had hcmlock
stick about three feet long in his right hand
which had been taken from the fence, and
his whip was on the sled.
AT the conclusion of Donahue's testi
mony the court took recess.