Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-04

Alma Emerson when John brought her up to
| the Dr's saw hcr In the Office same day had
casual acquaintance had no interest in her
after left DR.. Jeuuess went to work for l.. L.
Emerson on Moody st. drove his horses ;
while was there John and his wife came up,
II was the last ofoct. ! was about the prem
ises when they drove into the yard; they
spoke to mo and told me they were going to
Picrmont, aud invited INC to come up and
see them said would treat me us we'll Us they
knew how; while there gave them some
pears put them into the wagon myself !;
there was onc-half dozen never was up in
this section of the country before l went to
Picrmont I went down to see thcDr. this
was ten days before ! concluded l would go
10; told tn. Div thought would 20 and
make John visit DIR. said he would write
and tell them was coming; he gave me Il
paper with directions what stations to stop
AZ; had 81 or % dollars with me when
started for PiermOnt; understood John would
meet me at the depot he was not there; !
started for his house and he overlook inc on
the way he had wagon; wanted mo to
get on told him 1t was so near the house
3 ould walk he said get on; so did he was
very glad to see me and so was his wife; go
thor" halfnast three; Wednesday we tore
some fence down; ! went W Mrs. Rlaines got
an iron bar Thursday n mason came to plas-
tor the room; won't out AMI Stacked the
lime before breakfast. Friday morning we
went to Bradford after some lime John and
y saw Mrs. Morris who testified Oh the stand
yesterday, we got the lime OF her-he and l
put the limo into the wagon together John
said he had forgotten his money, and l told
HIM would let him have it, and did so, and
gave it to tho lady and sho gave me the
change we then went back home, and was
never treated better by all the folks while
there l went to Emcrson's fathers at the
suggestion of JOHNNY stayed there some time,
thrashed 1870 bush. oats, cut ID Or l6 cords of
five times during the time wa. at the old
mans ; went with Langley; went to Brad
ford and bought u pair of rubber boots the
Monday preceding thu death of his wifi.
JOHNNY came over to his fathers and requested
me to go home with him, said his wife was
going to her fathers and would like to ha We
me go back with him; John took the gun
with him, it was loadsd aud he fired it off;
he said he would take it for he might see some
foxes witness said Langly had killed rabbits
that winter, and he had skinned them and
helped eat them on the way home stopped
at the school house; John told Langley he
had the gun and would take good care of it
stopped at the store q few minutes at Pier
mont that night Mrs. Emerson heated some
rocks to put in my bed; Mrs. Emerson went
to her fathers on Tuesday; l chopped little
wood that day and done few chores; ohm
Flanders came in the evening to see about
cutting some ice John and l slept together,
he suggested it, though we should sleep warm
er next day Mrs. Emerson said she should
like to have John kill the cat he went and
got the gun, turned some powder out into
his han d, and asked me if that was enough, l
told him that did not know anything about
loading gun, he said he guessed he would
put it in, said he did not know much about
gun himself; never told him l would kill
the cat; Friday morning John got up early,
heard him and supposed he went back to bed
before did.
Don't think John went down to the barn be-
fore breakfast after breakfast John and
went to the barn and done some chores; went
back to the house and all sat down by the
stove; John then carried some water to the
sheep came back and sat down by the stove
a little while then both went out together.
got the ak under piazza went to wood pile
and John to barn; continued to chop-got q
glimpse of something going up towards the
house on north side then next thing that
attracted my attention John holooing "what
shall do;" twice he said this twi &c F.; John
stood with one foot out of the door; l spoke
to him he made no reply; went into the
house and saw Mrs. Emerson sitting in the
chair; then came out, tried TO get John to
go over to Mrs. Blains' could not do it he
was moaning oil the time then went over
to Mrs. Blaines met John Flanders on the way
told him Johns wife had blown her head off
told Mrs. Blaine, then went back; saw John
coming out of the barn door Mrs. Blaine
and led him to her house-we remained
there two hours or more Mr.. Merrill came
there John put his arm around my neck lie
wante Mrs. blaine to tell him how his wife
was situated-seemed to be in great grief
soon as his father came for him went back
to house !; good many people there asked
me great many questions; thought it
must be suicide as there was no one to do it
was arrested,at about o'clock. Have been
i'll Jail ever since; Emerson and his wife
always treated me well and never entertained
any hard feelings toward him. DR.. Jenness
came to sec me there-did not say much to
cidcnt he would put out money on 1.-THE could
clear me- told him had nothing to do with
it and would own up to nothing l sent to
see Jenness to have him see my brother Thorn
as-had nothing to do with the murder of
Alma Emerson.
The cross examination by Attorney
General Clark was very close, but saw
YER gave the same answers he did on the
direct examination.
Don't think the hacking on the log was
mine it might be possible for some one
to come up on the south side of the house
between me and the house without my
seeing him; l said l had a glimpse of
don't know which side of
the house it was, did not know the pane
of glass was broken out till some one
told me; it could not have been more
than two minutes after the report of the
Gun was heard before John came out
Saving "what shall do J" he said Saw
yer come here;' asked him if he had
Shot the cat; he made no reply; did not
ask him how the catastrophe occurred,
nor how the gun was discharged thought
she must have done it herself; Ihave no
recollection of saying to any one that l
thought John was at the barn, don't
recoilect the name of the man who ar
rested me; l think DR.. Jenness was
there and he tried to have me own up
that did it accidentally; l told him no
never; had no talk with Newell after
DR.. Jenness was there; [ gave him to