Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-01
Examination of Mrs. DODGE.
CONTINUED from frat mage,

,i't "l'"e VIC now 90 eight the 4th day
Rsrs had al sTsh two We WEEKS
say Hs: a3{ sns2aa2
taken . ard no wnws aG LETT
ha hfrnW window, small half window and nailed
saarda l1T that os fr a
and have Mi4 t%s out and went up We fixed it up
made afterwards Mareh oath started out for Mant
sspps side saSina behind his e te sne he
left ehard at homs s Vent to b spsak Ap onf
i l5t E Mhsn F9 bask found al the wadoSs
door for the kitchen The weather was very cold at
fruit broken berries bottles cracked
of Nay ff 6geW Il ASSu the 18th or
INA ~ nar"ay INTO the house 1t was at night just be-
he III the out anal sss sa
s he bdard don't kneS
vi Sho Sd tnt think it Joel or some one he employ
s aas shs Shutter ss MAIDS
shutter s in nishts should stones thrown by
iarser than both my fists The screens torn down
nf fm te st thins how many
July dthey tore the don and have been there
years the fall after we there worked there
iii tr 70 the 1t mas peen o to
hint and put in and fixed it. l didn't examine the
not been away to work this summer because Wodn't
let hun 70 for was in dancer of my life Didn't dare
was advised to have pistol and If folks radng
h & M M"rSe dr a Ms F49a sa
having He walked home nights We don't even
cold had to dispose Of the birds which kept to raise
PFd . to sell tT was an apple tree beside the road
Told Joel what had done and he said he was glad of
@ shn W5 S @ R9hafa asn aasy
Wilbur 20 PAST the b5s heard some one .'l sinsins
stepped alon1 the front door was open and saw
and Josis old 6assy wasSp Dennis
house where there woman. They to
Hasbrouck's. / stood at the looking glass combinx
tie Way. whsn thsy sams W. ron Ms:SrSast 3
s o @ the cSs n fnd h hha
went into the moving and | saw them at the upper
r M KIN "ass T. back D Mn ,S
sn xard oe xsh
and had two sGythes. one not hung He towards
and h heath hosh way.
2ns il woSlshsd ana sfeD pre-, INTO kilshen ana
sooa IL s
not ask for cnp, he made insutins Proposals to
nr"si around and shut the s door
h E ont st
the road aud spoke to him. but did pot understand
s Hn sp%f them '% sa' had sGua mt
ha lar. of bSrs Sy an os to tie me snd
May p last swore he would XII me Knock my brains
him 01 He ,as xSald y eta
ali They went over to Mr. hns1,roufks Joel and
saw Joel and Gould going by in the road towards Mr.
ad 9h had BIZ f and Eat DOWN
wan % ahst sna
some Gr aII saw them taking with Mr.
| t" see what they were doing. l went down about my
work saw them them under the apple tree Heard
' OF
en an ss Or
| stand there and talk with the miserable b
| WOldut spend my breath taikln with her. went
back and h,ttoned that door and to front door
sGa the door t ys ws M s and
@ 81
at all saw them doing it some minutes. Then
were some by him that We raising from the pota
to the appzsn He said do You Know who stole the
cherreS from the tree in the garden" told him
1 '15 i1 sH
tree. 1 said -you are show yourself gentleman
old pls t'3 or gun whatever it is and com,
az on pMrpose to lave SINE fun aud 81 = I'm
gong to have some before 60 home vent back IL
garden and went to picking apples OF the tree in ,h
to and t9S fs ass De
home He sad a The %asen amt biz enough
disny the P"taoss and sad 1dti don't Van
It, to a tn"i ssf seyFs al We have 3
at honle. it VAS baying time ana he needed them
ali I he Wan ms nH urn M 1 into i the hs H and val a
th few , mip f5yI peFap1 4Gk and a2 tha h.
Yonti ana then Joel would th,t wop ID ::
th6u-nt w'uld - back and -,et tht Iist,I as Jo,
M rit me WITH the h r., h. had hreatensd M
apron th6't wouldn't let any one Know had It iu
tha my Wt a a % whSrc WI hsd @ ptatoef
most down to potatoes that had not hrs dug torh
a! he am vF tof rc an a7 Mat as he dc tel
said. J"ci has n business with GARDEN hire tn
h hS@s any W6r F h ' Ena% Ma ah ON
that About this time Henry StHno came along. joe
Joei sal! shall max you l.,lityi with Mr. Brain
n 5 Tss' An nT kent 5V s rH1 r ston
las y a 4 |S@ ~ Mr. H he could 1ad ana sa'
hnk he ~ s i9k tn last n mTf Of s 9, # am On
had tSs e;fs he W9qd steal them "tf an
quarters" Mr. Stone droye alons and Joel kept
IomethlnE att,ravatinL l can't Exactly tell What an
said Vii y ~ Over fearSes and get them rope
ami AMI Wh a1 sad w% s"s s9 aq Fh Tnen nah
foke to n1 ~ y 70 and ~, then EHs sa
e d. about i" T6en h. sP9ks WIhnr asAn 70 e
and III pay,you for, il" Wilbur sand wont 20
III wa 1ir Efl Wiar sid 'S' he i 'f NO.
appalled, aji to inns penns SAIL Won't havs any
,ilin- t. say a4'gt it" loci sa1 " Vel You h;ar
didn't Then Joel SAM. VII Xou :" over and <
ground and let hr lay tier kikiug iIl her son com,
homr" said: haven't any s't: AMI haven't take
Viii. YOU - and tet TIL r1rt5 aud il tie the
any'hln- else a your rll : He sud = you Won
AMY II thsy ii Inc aIopf ii; saii " -, y%,.
Ea ha s hsT M M With n4 hy %eE , in hi
." in .te ~, rri" ii, f. yT hal y%T ut e ,T, Il
picked up small sion should think lust about
size q henf e. Wv had it in my Prsn hand a.
and Je and stT4 str. IN the ia osyGnd them Ga
an tiI sad i. id You see her trw that stone nsiI
oath; Dennis said yes Joel said " nj her s9l
- b" Hetwitted me some, wante to know VIII
He SAID ''' You can't Mr. pHtnaIn any note
pes sni d5~n TIE w3nesiay BLOT ia HIM IL
ls a t Mr. d gG MAKE
~R Ra5 sss hef 5 ifn Sep5 yop prov
What hed SAID, for the of funds to carry on la
b6ns T?a an 1 %ha 1 he
J He was pretty lmpndsnt used Language that WASH
It as did the dthsr IT was larger than t,
I iiint touch him At all not even MS clothing 10
was looking at me then when tossed it. had his h
an 5 Ike this a5ih i both hands as to stink
ana s saSar just wi tx sH H could Is
5sPa TIE ,n hGs all the be sane sfGsea back
the is" from and, mndfr my NY apron XIII didn't raise 4
woua @ % f legs he
to me. He spoke inst before fred the pistol al
anas raised Men f re @ where the n9 the
heard Gould say. q" Oh: Joe, you're killed. you
Il dead what will Sarah say" Joel followed clear
the gateway 1 suppose they followed after hi
planted them. carried ont that pistol to protect m
don't think talked any louder than am talking no
a When Joel cam up thought he intended to kill 4
and think now if hadn't disabled him he won
n have done Didn't know what the pistol was load
Il with There was pison shot in the house l had Oh
y print dress and apron. went in, shut the door
fastened because expected they would be after
# and expected nothing but my life would be taken.
- tho't they were all ina gang together Loaded t
g pistol to defend self if it necessary.
% ter Joel was carried by I put on my hat and went
after my husband Celley Vail came: didn't t
to get away from them. heard the team and went
n front door or teams went into the gard
lie " pack her into the wagon" etc and l found
y Vail came al ons and said - Mrs Dodge I've come
g want to leave the house alone" II they would Wi
Is and get her shawl if she wants one Celley said
b. Celley took hold of me first of any and prints
his hands my arms now. They put hand Gu
a on and pulled one of Their bracelets were L
made for my wrists. l told Vail if he would ma
e them let alone would sit down and keep still
wdnt leave the room told no there I intend
al to kill Joel Dodge and had such intention. | d
tell Frank Celey Vail that the pistol had do
IS lust what it intended to do. We were speaking