The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-16
'5'IaE3 CAsTLETON SHOOTING
AFFAIR.


HUDSON, OF Castleton, heid on compliant |
Of Grand Juror VI. II. Cook, of Casileton, |
for "assault with intent to kill upon the |
person of Lemucl Streeter, OF Castleton,
occurred at Castleion on Friday afternoon,
before II q. Brown, justice of the peace. |
The case was adjourned TO that day on the
9Th inst, the original time appointed, on
account of the inability of Slrccter, the |
wounded man, 10 appear. II was held ut |
the Town Hall, which was filed by the |
citizens. whose interest in the affair |
seems to have but little ahated since it, /
occurrence.
Messrs. Bromley 4 Clalk of Casllcton,
and G.. H. Joyce Of Rutland, appeared for
the defense, ani states Attorney Ormshec
for the State
The first witness called ON the part of |
the prosecution was
fENufL srHrrrEn.
the wounded man. who testified a. fol- |
lows:
On Saturday, the "a OF March. came
home from my work in llydeville. at about
noon ani not in the habit Of coming home
to dinner and WAS not expected by my
family | found no ono in the house. but
soon saw my wife coming and id myself
in the shed a. we had been having some
trouble. and did not wish her to see me:
on her ARRIVAL she asked the little girl there
if any ore had been there the girl
told her Warren Pomeroy was out ON the
street and wanted to sec her She went and
talked with Pomcloy evidence concern
ing conversation objected to and excluded
| listened 30 'hc conversation, and al lis
close Sic Htut down across The lot 20 a
bunch of trees towards the railroad tracl,
| followed III five or ten minutes and found
Hudson and my wife talking across the
fence previous to this had had convcrsa-
ton with Hudson on the subject
of his visiting my wife ! went
down to the top Of the hill Hudson
then saw ne | wanted 10 see paper
which thought wife had in her hand;
Hudson ran down across the river ut my
approach, and drew pistol and said. Take
care :" three times | then ran for him.
threw one hand on his shoulder, and threw
my other hand up to guard myself from the
pistol, and AT that moment he shot and the
ball struck me had nothing in my hand;
had said to my wife, previously, that il
Hudson came to my house should cuff
him, but had made NO threats To- him, and
did not At this time; the ball hit me under
the left nipple, glanced off nnder nay arm
it numbed ne and gave me such shock
that had no strength; | rot the pistol
away from Hudson aad gave il to Mr. John
son TO take charge OF until il was needed
| (NIr Johnson was here called upon To de-
| liver up the pistol which he did, and il was
| Hall Loo x I ,y t..t la.
| Corner Immediately; the ball lies in my
body yet was not able to get out Of the
| house for about week went to Rutland
| that afternoon and had the wound probed
to find the ball had never Ind any quar-
| rel With Hudson had always used him
well; had never threatened him in any
way had heard he carried II pistol have
| known him for six or seven years; have
| had trouble with my wife on iIudsons &C.
| count
Q OF what did this trouble consist.
A In the first place Hudson wrote 10 her
| while was at Rutland, and after that was
continually going to my house in nay ali
sence and my wife was ncelcciing her bust
ness to attend to Inn; this had made talk
among the neighbors | went to him and
asked him to keep away from her which
he promised to do, and has kept away I'M
til the time of the occurrence so far as
| know three days after my talk to him he
and my wife were reported 10 have met at
| Widow ProCtor's house the shooting took
place ont OF the way from the road 10y a
| brook Hudson came down the railroad
track from Casteton way.
| Cross-cxamlned by Bromley After the
shooting | went m to the corner and rode
up to Castcton village and called at
Bromley & CLARK Office saw Air Clark
and some other men; don't remember who
| they were; | went there to get papers
made ont for arrest OF Hudson; don't re-
member what did say they told me to
| go to Cook Office ard went there Cook
made out the papers and / went to Rut-
| land il was between five and ten minutes
after my wife left the house to go 10 see
Hudson that / followed | could see from
the shed where she went and see them
talking; ! ran down the hill towards
them and heard wife say there comes
Lon. run found it was ia cloth
in her hand that thought was
a paper that | wanted stopped when
got to my wife Hudson ran west some
forty feet did not follow him till he
turned around did not strike my wife,
but when she came mp where Hudson and
] stood / threw up my hand and accident
any III lll ut Nun Niltll nv Silbt
me then struck him on the side and per-
haps on the head don't know whether
have sad gave him II pounding or not.
but might am called on now to tell the
truth and am doing i; am no, much in
habit of telling stories differently | told
my wife after the shooting TO come along
with me and she minded Hudson and
were always good friends till he began Ia
make me trouble. don't know Of my per-
sonel knowledge that he was at Mrs Proc
tors with my wife.
Q-llad YOU eyer,hrcaiencd lo MI Ilud
son at any time:
Al never made any such threats
don't remember as have said to any one
that If he had not bad Il pistol should have
killed him.
: Redirect Have heard of bilets passing
between Hudson and my wife. OF my
personal knowledge | don't know of any
visits made to her by him.
Cross-cX @ Why did you not "tah,
care when Hudson told you to;
A. don't allow any one TO draw Il re-
volyer at me but what | 60 for them.
heard talk about the billes between Pome
roy and my wife as | listened under tn,
, shed. Ny wife had previously told mt
there had been no blilets passed hctwccl
them.
MRS LAURA aIREETEE
: testified Am wife OF l.emuel Streeter
r rccolect something about the shooting
, Hudson and were talking when my hus
band came don't know how long we ha,
been there, but only Il short time | frs
saw my husband on top of the hill and toll
n Hudson he was coming don't remembe
= what else | said Hudson ran across TIT
brook and drew II revolver, and heard hin
tell my husband to take care remembe
I the pistol was pointed at my husband m,
: husband had no weapons that | saw; don
- remember of any threatening when | 60
up to Hudson and my husband the quarre
u was done ! first knew my husband wa
c shot when he sald so, MS did not hear tn,
:. report my meeting Hudson was n previ
G GUS appointment Mr.. Pomeroy ha