Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-11-06
a MuRDERoUs ASSAULT.

with u club. On Saturday Mrs
Dodge WAS arrested for the deed
aud a hearing took place ON Mon
day at which young Flynn testified
us follows:
Have resided with Mr., Dodge G0l
the last year; am nineteen wears
of age; was awakened on Friday
nj sht los blows on the head think
ing | hnd the nightmare, ! lifted
my self up in bed with my left hand
putting my face toward the wall aud
CRYING out "GraIZa, Granza (Mr
Dodge, Pm dead somebody is xiii
ling mes" receiving u blow on my
right arm, turned and saw II per
son standing by the bedside recog
nize,l what appeared to he wO
mans head, having smooth hair,
and thought some one had gone
crazy and murdered Mr. Dodge and
wife and tpn wanted to murder
me; | reached my hand out aud
caught the person by the throat and
said "Mam, Man," for ,od's sake
don't kill me; | meant by "Mam'
Mrs. Dodge; then | got out of the
bed and nut my hand to the door,
which was shut; when l went to
sleep lett it open; in tie skuffle |
was thrown down and putting out
my hands felt the clothing and
legs of the person, who was dressed
like woman; tried to get up and
kept crying "Mam, Nam, don't kill
me-" and when l got on to my feet
the person put both thumbs in each
side of my mouth | bit the fingers
and told the person. to take them
out of my mouth and l wouldn't
hurt him; lrushed the person back,
and putting my right hand below
the latch of the door, opened it,
holding the person back with my
left the person then pulled me back
and | said, "Life is sweet. and I'll
fight for life now.' | then pushed
the person back, and its head struck
against the door going to the attic;
| tried to go out again, and after
struggle opened the door and went
down the back stairs, and finding
the entry door closed ran across the
kitchen to the room where Mr..
Dodge slept, crying all the way,
"Granza, Granza, Pun dead; y
opened his door and said, "Granza,
Pm dead" he was lying on his
back, but rising up in bed he struck
the bed where she usually lay, say
ing, "Addie, Addie;' there was no
answer, neither was there any one
in the bed with him; lie got out of
he'd. saying, "Wait till put my
overalls on;" | says, "Hurry, hur,
~ and get cloth to put around
my llead-it's split )" he said, "You
had The nightmare or was dreaming
and fell down the chamber stairS;"
1 said, "Somphody has been killing
me y he lighted a lamp aud | saw
nobody there but him; he led the
way out into the Kitchen. leaving ,
la, lamp lighted in the bed room /;
he went to look for a olorh .vh 10
they keep rags, but did not find any
[ opened a drawer and found a piece
Of overall, blue drilling, which put
,round my head, while he held the
amp; then we went up stairs to see
t any one was in the house; he
OokHd, going up stairs, TO see if
here was amy blood, thinking | had
alen down stairs. We went into
he room, when he said must have
done it myself, or perhaps the dog
lal bitten me. I-said "No, some
,ody has been killing me-" Then |
ooke,l around and saw my candle;
ne said, "Come down stairs till
morning. and in the day we'll come
lp and see" | sat down quite a
while. while he was building a fire,
With my hands on my head, think.
II. it was split. Wien we went up
tairS, his bed room tloor was open
when we came ba tx it was partial
V closed; it looked as if somebody
ad been in there. Then Mrs. ID.
anne out of this bed room all dreS-
ed {; when she went to bed was
lifting in the kitchen reading a news
aper she was cross and partly as
aulted me; l had on no shoes or
tockings; have been with MIR. ID.
)urteen months about.
On cross examination, Finn said /:
Couldn't see what I was struck
18th couldn't see whether the per
On had on a night dress or not
lille the fire was being built Mrs. t
lodge came ont and got camphor
nd clothes she didn't say much ,
hen | said, "Oh, it's too bad" she .
lid "Yes;" asked her why she did +
couldn't tell what she said she q
'emed ugly; Mrs. Dodge struck t
inn day before; the night he a
ent to bed he was talking about
'c dog going mad he was sick b
as fooling with the dog and he !,
t him on the left hand; told Mrs. =
odge about it; asked her whether h
would kill the dog Or not; she {,
nd, 81 wouldn't kill him." o
DIR. Carr testified u
He was called Saturday morning q,
tween and 8 O'clock, to see Dan r,
Finn; he had six or seven p
Dun,ls on the back of his head IL
aching to the skull bone; there tt
as no fracture of the Done; there
ere several bruises upon each W
oulder aud also severe cOntu. n,