The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-06
THE PATTON MURDER TRIAL.
Second Days Prooeodings-A Family Feud
Was 1t Self Defense IA Full Report Of
the Testimony.

show feud between the McCues and Pa
ton, that they had repeatedly threatened to
take his life, and had attacked him, that
these threats were reported to Patton and
that he used his pistol in self defense. The
defense endeavored to show what part Of
Ireland some of the parties came from in
connection with the feud, which gave rise
to some little sparriug among counsel, and
was excluded by the court. The jury in
the case is as follows:
Justus Collins, Ira, b. +. Ketchum, Sud
bury, Pliny Norton, West Haven, James
s. Lincoln. Ira, John Horton, Sudbury,
John II. Goodspeed, Mount Holly, Harvey
G. Stewart, Wallingford, Royal Nj.
Churchill, Chittenden, Chss. NJ. King,
Benson, Harrison II. Shedd, Mendon, Jo-
seph d. Weston, Sherburne, Ira Holt,
Pittsfeld.
PATRICK MADDEN
was the first witness called. He added
nothing to what the other witnesses had
told. He had worked on this quarry five
or six years, and had never known of any
trouble between Patton and the McCues.
THOMAS KELLEY
had lived in West Rutland about twenty
five years saw the affair at tue blacksmith
shop Patton chased McCue about a rod
and half behind him aimed at him three
thimes, think, certainly twice. Witness
told nothing else new of importance.
BARNEY OoNIIN
gave substantially the same account of both
occurrences at the blacksmith shop as Mad
den and other witnesses.
J. II. HAzLRToN
was keeping the hotel in West Rutland at
the time of the shooting; saw Patton near
the depot in the morning had some con-
versstion with him then the conversation
begun about the trouble his boy had he
was bound to have revenge on somebody
for pounding his boy; he mentioned Pat
McCue and Pat McGarry he said if they
would eight him he would call it settled ;
if they wouldn't he would give them the
contents of his shooting iron l advised
him to take the course of law for his re-
venge he said he didn't know but that was
the best way, but he was going to have his
revenge the conversation lasted some ten
minutes Pat McCue was the only one he
mentioned by name, but he said he was
bound to have revenge on the McCues.
On cross-examination he said this con-
versation was about niue o'clock in the
of the day of the shooting, and
the day after the pounding of Paton's boy;
Patton came from the quarries when he
mentioned his shooting iron he put his
hand in his pocket and witness saw what
he called revolver, he didn't pull it out,
but it was bright steel or iron; don't re-
member whether / had drank anything
that morning; it was after breakfast and
l drink occasionally may have drank
something that morning, but not enough to
affect me at all.
MICHAEL WELSH, Sd.
On the 21st of August l worked on the
same derrick with Barney McCue; all the
gang were at work that morning except
John Patton; McCue worked all the MORN
ing till Joel Howe came I'M with Patton: I
didn't see anything of the row in the morn
ing except Patton with his son standing on
q block with stone in each hand calling
TO them to come on, the cowardly dogs /;
heard but one shot.
THOMAS DooLEY
Barney was not in the shop
when Joel Howe came along he went
back to his work after seven o'clock, and
| saw him about his work that morning; |
don't know which got there first, Howe or
McCue; Patton left before McCue in the
JOEL HOWE,
nm deputy sheriff Patton came down for
me about eight o'clock that morning he
brought three warrants and three subpnnas
which he said the grand juror ordered
served and made returnable at one o'clock /;
the warrants were against Barley McCue,
John Shannihan and Hackett (the war
rants produceD; they were for breach of
the peace, alleged to have been committed
on the 2lst Patton started home; next
saw him about half-past ten o'clock when
was going to serve the warrants; he
came out from the dump west of the quar-
Iies, about thirty rods from the blacksmith
shop he said he was waiting to see if |
was going to serve those warrants told
him again to go home as / didn't want
him with me he could have gone a nearer
way than down by the Sherman quarry
instead of going he followed on few
PAGES behind me; | saw Barney McCue 90.
ing across from the engine-house to the
shop l told him there was Barney and
would serve the warrant and he had better
go home Patton came up while / was
reading off the warrant l told
him again to go home and he
started 1t may have been Ten minutes
before the shooting that Patton lett Patton
had gone off south of the enrno house and
when got through with Barney be started
the same way | called him blck and told
him he better not go there Just yet; he then
started to the north side OF the engine house
to his work /; he left about three minutes
after MeCue did Patton was out of sight
when Barney started the fret time Nc
Cue hadn't got more than twenty feet be-
fore / called him back it may have been
ten minutes after Patton left before the
shooting stayed in front of the black
smith shop till heard the shots didn't
see the shooting ; some one came and told
me Patton was going up the hill / fol.
lowed him and overlook him standing at
the top of steep path with pistol in his
hand he wouldn't give me the pistol
said he would keep it to defend himself
with; he didn't give it up till he got out of
the wagon at the Jail at Rutland, when he
gave 1t to me. The revolver was produced,
a small seven shooter, "Senator No, g."
Three chambers are now loaded, the other
four had been fired off when he gave il to
me Patton said he shot McCue
in self defense when / arrested him
Pat Hanley and Pat McCue started off az
soon as Barney, and as if they intended to
go as near where Barney had as they
could there was no talk between Pat Nc.
Cue or Pat Hanley and Barney while was
there heard only two shots heard no
rafting OF stones and wasn't where
could see them Patton made no attempt
to use his pistol on me he came with me
peaceably enough went to DR.. Shell