Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-01
I he freemam
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. !, 1875
Termination of Mrs. Dodge.

Examination of Mrs. Dodge.
The examination of Mrs. Richard Dodge,
.,, .,..,roe Of assault with pistol with in
20 Kill and murder her brother in law,
Ill Do.!.se. at Midllc>eX, on the 18th, was
.....,..u..t Village Hall last Thursday, be
r.. Justice H. y. IIuse, and continued
tire. .ays. The locality of the shooting
+ in Mi!lIc~cN about nine miles from this
..I4..,.. and i reached by going five miles
.,, Worcester Branch Qwo miles above
Wrrli'e Mills. Just this side of which place
I... lives. y and taking the Shady Rill road
,...l. left four miles more to where it
-.r.tr- tie road leading from Worcester
,,.rI,..r- 10 Niddles"X Center. The house.
owned ly joel and occupied by Richard
and wife. j. on the north side of the road
t.,,u Worcester Corners to Middlcsex Cen
fer. Which runs east and west. The gar
Jan. " here the shooting occurred, is n
mail on,. iu~t west of the house, and back
nfrh.. Garden to the north is the barn :
l.
The Pcarcr house. occupied by the Has
frourks j. on the same road. some forty
or fifty rods to the west.
States Attorney w. p. Dillingham; and
!. .. Livingston. Esq, appeared for the
State. ana Hon. G. Ii. Heath for the re-
-p.udcnt. We give below the testimony
IN The cu>c.
TESTIMONY FOR THE STATE.
WILBUR f GOULD SWORN.
l.. . wr~t NJ n:rsiier: shall be twentysSve .th
-..- 81 teluprr Ny business Is farnlng Haye not
l,.l-. H., lives near West MontpelIer Wright :
s'.--..i nave worked eleven days for him this
III a. ]rT' ] tITgs am asqnainted adn s with res. res
,-..-- can't tell where was AqEust 18th Think
M tras ii'+ fortnisht aeo The day 5lf' IF the ii
- - Faitr. last week Friday. that nljrniux
o-,- W 20 MIddlc-exl haylng with Nj Gibbons and
10 K; Ilt .,Ir tam up at H1shT9qck : and
.-.. =, my joel lnl didn't nov clear across
u..--- uiFN 4 Lear throufh 1t raInet and We Went
..-- it,heI II load OF hay and Dennis IA wed
i..-.r- h,ise where H,sbrouck lives. and carried
i.-: J'rl -,li he th5u-ht he would gather aI-
.--. ills wanted some We went up above the
- ti,s 4!li H., tod me to 20 to Shed and yet some
-.- Told HIM there was a rake. Went to get 1t
... Mr. Doiee eaiie t. door and forbid my taking
l.e .-t Isii am thln about heT Told him the rake
80 -sl ly lie rad, he t'ld t. take that; he
aE lie and Mrs D6ise had sliS sfac
II anu; Te,ngnlher That the ronrrTSati.n wa,
III ,5 tc II re- 'it'h m Ph " Fn Ti'1 ''. aoe G y
Ian, I'm 81. 1T hes and a bsskrt. he left 6eIn ~
-. .: ~ rad and -ot oyer the fence rot them
.ir.tvaIt H. iit p"tat 7es If theV w.ra not
a. -lt-- not t. Irlni what she sald BE slId his
p-i.- ~a- .e1uiu- IN tie Garden fence Do1le said
i, Al h. Ti Itts le Mrs pai. cane To- TIM
s,' !it lar, any body After She forlGi Inn
N 5 ' HINT a 2H inE 6anns ,!ib6%Ss %1ra sF F .Aa x
VIII a ndiced 8ei sh had III her oii hands Under M
h.r ayr D, both hands didn't think she had any
"a r II -e idr5 @ i iedYe t,s the aFden "a ID, m e *99Id M
-.s-a- {" Inn. Mrs d DE told him lie was nj liz
- r something like that. to her. think she
s.. It.y"u 4i'nt ils tiloukh" Mrs pod-e
a,G ,i,In- DenIls stood by the fence ami haI a
4nTr to - thnn hard ar. the 1 ste ne. Ttrk ;
-.. threw stone joel asked Dennis ii lie Jaw her
tf I si! FL Tw ne sam nottT She filth 'I liii M saE H
and nd fhry% WIS 1t s1H T- her net tT2T Try Il lard d m o
1T have been the slZ, OF hutternut should think
4F M . l5d ir AIf b. M s I5l d i & a. ri s ly a4t
ado ,l.NIl : quick lie started Mrs Dbixe drew
t-- ,l-t.l from III under her apr N can't tell |
. -irlI,el hoe cried look ont He dropped
L.., all hr asked Mrs Dodge II she going l.
-t.- any .ly With that don't remember uf her
-... any answer II- rushed towards her then. he
H..t faster then when lie started He rot within
a..-, ,tr't tell eNdrtly but it looked a. he was
u.-t a,ti; four tert IF her when She pointed the
He seemed t. appreciate ills DANGER and
.---i l~ mead sideways like that; turning head a
-'-t ri, .ttt and tiwnWardl and Mrs Dodge fired.
-rIr .-A; - Mr. Dusi-e a. quick a. r"ud 20 |
-.r Nt.-I 81. fired he fell down his hand Ii did
-. It.
- ta-i Inn We then took HIM over to Mr.
I....r., I.t.~t- and he carried home by Adm
-'---. ~l.. NaS about two rods from when SHE
+-- stones, she perhaps two or three rods
n '. Il. i-.. more than halt way To- us The door
-i II flth sid. house. she 10y corner
remember sceIn( her uIru 1t Garden
-.... s. ltriaI- twu rods west from house She
d. a short distance INSIDE the GARDEN fence.
...- t..l started t,r her don't think She moved.
first the .ffc ii the shot. took hold
|-. and trIt tn, b,ud I he shot passed through
'-. a--tI INTO til" rI-ht check ~ til" check
.-i !ill,t think lie would live TIL "e got hn t.
ta.. Mr. stones horse and t. Nur-
alter Mr. Vail. Sheriff. Took hIuI and
Jrr.-- llpUSt. where Mrs po'il-e when
%. .tt..A aI. took all with him went
..rf. lr house. Was III tl!c house but a few
Ir.E.t r.t.,Iuitr what the conversation
tIGI4- Nan ask for pistol, she said she
-.' t when l,IrLard came Can't tell what else
~ - SAY So Mr. Vail come to the do II and
" ...I,e t. NuutPeIer t. attend the exam
.' q, .--t a'rh Wednesday, he shooting was ri
t-. down here the next week Nc,tIIeS-
r--.I t..>t. 1-.5 can't tell what day of August
"4- iHiIl- II on last week Friday. No, |
-...- NJ a mistake. 1t was the week before. |
.!-t. her G. Putnam him towards uight