Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-02-12

put his team ahead saw them
go up the hill together, Donoghue's
team was ahead. Donoghue and VIM
was talking some of the time very
loud. My wife raised the window and
told me she believed Allen was dead,
and phooed at it. As they were
going along, my wife raised the win
dow and listened and told me some
part of what she heard no trouble
between me and Donoghue for some
time-there had been trouble some
time before. After went into the
room where my wife had the window
up, | heard their voices, but could not
understand what was said.
Henry B. Cady, swom-Live about
two miles west of Windsor, and, |
think, about three -follrths mile from
Cyrus Wheeler's towards Windsor,
may be mile. Saw Vim when he
went by about five o'clock the even
ing of the murder spoke with him (;
should think he had been drinking.
but not enough to affect his speech I;
Donoghue was not with him.
The next witness was Mrs. Lydia
Wheeler, whose testimony has the
most bearing on the case, and we give
it in full as follows -
Mrs. Lydia Wheeler, s,corn-This Mr.. Don
oghue was my brother, / am the wife of Cyrus
Wheeler, Mr.. Wheeler is seventv-tive years
DID, am fifty-ive. Think 1 saw my broth
er going to the village, Wednesday morning /;
saw him on his return. When first saw him
returning think he was going past our house {;
no one but himself riding on his team.
think he got off and drove his team around
Mr.. WINS team; VIM stopped in front of
our house to give q paper to our man, and
spoke with him VIM only stopped short
time, fixing his load and speaking about work.
ing, and spoke to my BROTHER "You may go
by if you choose !" and my brother got off
and drove his team around and got upon his
sled again, think. | don't know as he had
any conversation with Mr.. VIM. VIM ask
ed the man to take the paper, and said there
was no letter and asked our man what he
was going to do Friday Or Saturday, and our
man said nothing" and VIM said he would
like to get him to help as he wanted to get
logging done, as he had cattle on hand
Winn's cattle were some he had sold and had
the use of them that week, 80 | understood.
don't know as there was any conversation be-
tween my brother and Vim. My brother said
to our man You better improve sleighing this
month as you're going up there" under
stood there" meant court at Woodstock on
account of trouble between State and my
brother, on account of Mr.. Wheeler could
not say exactly what else was said. My broth.
er let out at the hired man and called him
names our man holered back and said some
thing that he would not have a chance to take
another letter. or something of that kind after
he got near the house think that was all that
passed between them. My brother passed
right along and shortly Mr.. Vim started
can't say how far Mr.. Donoghue got ahead.
After while l heard my brother and Vim
talking loud. l raised the window and listen
driving, and about their being unruly. took
no measure to hear but raising the window
1t appeared that my brother called the cattle
unruly, and Mr.. Vim thought otherwise. and
said SO, and Allen said he told him (Winn)
that one of them was unruly, and spoke about
their getting out Of Reading pasture Allen
said he didn't know as they ever got onto his
land. My brother and Vim seemed some
ways apart, and talked louder than necessary.
| shut down the window sometimes and could
not hear till | raised 1t again. The next talk
heard from them was about their accounts,
and there seemed to be difference between
them. 1t seems Mr. Vim said, as / recollect
it, l heard VIM say, Allen owed him $2j and
Allen asked him what for and Vim said for
work and my brother said 81 can figure as
close as you can" think shut the window
at that time, and can't remember anything else
till heard my brother say KNOCK me down,
then; :" think he said so twice, couldn't hear
Vim say anything. Then heard my broth
er say the last heard him say, "What are
you following me for ?" What are you fol-
lowing me for z" His voice was hurried and
sounded as if he was going the other way
couldn't hear Vim speak. didn't hear Vim
say anything till a little while after, heard
VIM start up his cattle and say, "I've taken
enough of your sass, and, damn YOU YOU will
lay there awhile y can't say which he said first
think that was the last 1 heard didn't
hear my brother after that I think heard
nothing from Vim unless it was t. speak to
his team. saw Vim after he said that 20
round the team and pop out of sight with his
cattle can't gay whether or not he was riding
on the sled. The team went along and can't
say that saw Vim, think 1 saw HIM. did
not see my brothers team after that looked
to see it. couldn't see them distinctly going
up the hill judged by their voices how far
they were apart. Saw no other person with
them, and heard no other person with them.
The hired man was in the room some of the
time, can't say whether all the time. Mr.
Wheeler came into the ROOM turned around
and said something, and he said, "What makes
you think so! 1 told him, "Allen is dead"
| told him what l heard, and the hired man
said he'd no reoson to think 30. Have seen
VIM two or three times since at our house.
We have had some talk among us about my
brother. told VIM what heard Allen say
about knocking him Allen] down don't re-
member whether told him ar ythng else he
said he didn't hear that-that was Yesterday.
| can't remember what else VIM said think
he told what the doctor said when Alien was
laid out. VIM came in to-day and asked if
we we're going down to-day, and what was
going to testify, and said if | told that, it
would look as if they vera having trouble
He said | wasn't obliged to tell everything. or
tell that can't say which he said first not
but little said
The next and last witness was Geo.
Roland Donoghue, 23 years of age,
son of the deceased. The substance
of his testimony is given under the
head, "discovery," in foregoing para
graph. The boy sent for Mr. VIM
and MIR. Mansfield to lay his father
out. They came about half past nine
o'clock the night Of the murder. No
reference was made to the maner of
his death. No property was taken
from the bodv when found +wo hot