Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-01

Worcester Corners, above where Joel Dodge lives
Joel that morning There three Joel, could and
hfsFa h: a.Jsi
there today" Joel was thH diving. in ~" up
cRoss-ExAMIsA11on STATES ATTORNEY p1111Ss-
They, were Just little stream three four
window Could see one else. kind of though the
CHARLES MAGOON-SwoRN.
Live in West Montpelier. Know Wilbur Gould, live
fray up to his fathers house his mother osed
n as was I Ioin ~ He said they we're in the garden
aa 1 G1e s G"t shs ad
sns@ SGns
In ~ fix the = D. and went after her carrying
that Joel said he would tie her
AC CRANE SWORN.
q Lily, diye at Wright's Mills Know Gibbons and Could
and iG &s
ordered them off and threw stone and he told her
another stone and Int bodSe Then % he said
and h W Have lave a lad sons @ talk talk with Il
sHss i
Shes s @ h1 apa & ad e to said os F
hoe and started for her and that when he rot within
h i H ss sad dS R9s tel h M S9%Ia
not tell which que has said some things, Dodge was
and woud tie H she did a nj sehsys f.
afterwards said he had carried up rope
CROSS ExAMISArIoS BY STATES ATTORNEY D1LIISG-
said h m xda 4 ll @ @ .s4s xaai s T shot se fnd
illsl don always tell their story exactly alike.
CHAs. SMITH Sworn
Live in Worcest er Know Joel Dodge and Mrs
Dodge and Richard was the house the day of the
se15a shot
the next W team after We did We vent into GARDEN
more s Ss' esh; N sa n sai
Rac Ks whfre it was She told me it was the hoe joel
h"e a back bai sds u Blood the spot
then all along through the sarden saw her her tracks
the woman who made these tracks saw no other hoe
Ceey in the garden said something 1 think. Pack
her INTO the wagon. and start her for Montpelier"
CROSS EXAMINED By STATES ATTORNEY DILLISGHAh.
She said she shot him said she meant to XII him
her & to she sh9 a h She h. hn5 ,a sa sad he
that % OAHU % it @ A and osde
for the same purpose 1t used for SAID it then
her shoes bian's notice sh5sh tSos h.a made The
sb M ho a't Track a h s araa r fse
backward track vas little to one side By side OF po-
than s or sight test The & trsks M 1 she picked IKE.
did not look for any.
JOSIAH HASBROUCK -sworn.
Reside in Midiese1 next house to Dodge psce. I
vas At hone IN m: s.rden @ at time .. .tir.y ~ gar
came to my house that morning with Gould and Gil
Shen arss saw them They went out and moved
ana back to my house and sail they we're
day they around awhile then talked Of Eoins to
Sad i they %ere % over .A sE s5e aPples and M
some rtA'Ges in the sarien n Bodss and Gould talked
have anything TO do about dlSxing potatoes that he
do with it Had Joel frequently i'll hay weather
Saw some ropes in his WAGON the morning of the a,
ha a sa ha dn heP.ef he
fS Ga 9n ReT he ~e no h. he Th.s aTs
few he had been III Ths the ssF .ha ID
saw them When Sane they We're & not as aI.
@ the bed s"Fa ea
gain S when saw them the 1b.1 Don't r kfSS S wh:h'
had no such rope. on my premises; Vas in my gar
Thought there might be sonlethipe sons on II thsyun
anytins was sad whether Joel expected any fuss or
he hal. d hs Aa @ mt 'ns
ey h & the aPH Ips INV ~hTa rea they % hat. bsd
asked for basket and one OF my hoes. he had one
and hoes Over Dennis SAID he aid anythins
70 do with anyway Dodge asked him if he cQuldn;
he Go They told an hen hsy ; & so Ts, for the
When they got ready they hallooed to him and he
Td the aske and h2eS OF b:I cant TT :a ns
picked won't be that they hallooed hiln.
was out behind the barn where was moving weeds,
think he took the basket and hoes the first time he
wilbur when they the fence into the garden
GARDEN can't say whether they picked anything from
them they then vent To- o, dlsEins an and Hrs D3dse &
to leave the garden both of them heard her tell
5hs SO 90 5 She sa the and
t% minutes and nae pA 9 NTH both ,h hands & under
wards them and stopped About that time Henry
roai a minute or ana then along and stopped
ana taked with me Whilst e va, ,aIhn With me
there and just as h started along heard the report
f Mr an or fn aHh aaH .[?dPi
y. vas bn d M b nm and I'M trt & tse mhaF e4Id cab
Guied Gould was try 1, t. ea@h pod; I 9hD5nsht
he tirnrI HIM round aud that Gibbons sot
hold Of hum 4n4 hrh them cry for IF hp b,, ana cry
r1 r1 Or w5 T5d r k nc SAY rod one
CROSSE EXAMINED BY STATES ATTORNEY DGLLISGHAN.
forty. or fifty 70 Is of vest Mrs D,dSe was
% tTa When & s s, d I'm SAY R2d h se % Tas H.h nn m
the garden last s.'rlnE.
REDIRECT BY e. II. HEATH.
hl 5hiph lr nrhari h Ell Yin5e the T -r n 15 ts after M
CHRIST DPHER G. PUTNAM ,y,rn
M Liz ni M Ml r kn2~ s s }@f I Rs Il r4 mr hear3 snr
joel and Rici.ri aod wife. Had something to do
Evidence arbitration and as to who had rl-ht
possess, N OF premises not admitted
ADJoURSED TILL AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON.
HERBERT \. GREEN Sworn.
Live in West Montpelier. Know Dennis Gibbons
saw him might of afray Joel Dotge's house. and
came and they had conversation That she threw
stone and he halluprd to joel to look she had
pistol. Threw another and joel started for her hoe
in hand went apiece and dropped it When within
no for him. and he stopped. and she tipped the
istn little tr.-i He said Joel perhaps
the hoe part When he dropped the hoe he put
his arms the to grab her l heard Wilbur
Gould talk about ropes at Nr Vim Kussell's Father
asked him il joel carried some ropes Gould said no
he said he didn't know the ropes were there that he
heard nothing about the ropes being there till Joel
frred Dennis fifty cents to get them.
DENNIS GIBBONS Recalled by G Heath.
saw no ropes an ywhere that day. l Know Ed Irish
can say that can't whether did a rope or
r,peS III that wagon | will that didn't know
last night. got ride home last night went home
with Wilbur Gould and Rome Gould l did say to
Thomas Cassavant that did not tell you all knew
that could not tell how far Joel carried the hoe be
cause was looking at Mrs Dodge. don't remember
telling harles Martin that Joel dropped the hoe about
SIX feet from where he have told the story
every time like.
CHARLES MARTIN worn
Reside in Mildlesex. Am a farmer. Know Dennis
Gibbons Saw him the 18th here. He said Joel went
for or towards her with the hoe his hands clear
hoe tell when Joel dropped it about six feet from
where stood, He told 1t at house the next
the same way
CROSS EXAMINED STATES ATTORNEY DILL1NGHAM.