Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-05-04

worked for me on barn; was al. righ
lie went away for week :; when he cam
back thought be had been drinking. Ii
went to bed and along in the night somt
time he began to hOller and cry said tn
q barn was all falling down; told him t
keep still. Did not hear anything NOR
until he came to my room and woke n.v I'D
:, he was not dressed ; he lit the light, and sal,
! the south wind was blowing and woult
! blow the raiters all off my barn. / told hin
to go to bed and stop his noise. There wa
, no wind blowing. He kept up kind o
hoilcring after he went to bed. Remember
, when Ed. LETT Buffers and came to my
house. Butler came for hin: : there was
dispute about the wages: Ed. wanted Il
make new bargain. Butler wanted hi
should come back ; Charley said he did moi
care mnch whether Ed came back or not
said he had to get up nights to keep him
down, Ed would boiler and make a noise
they went away together. Butler and Ed
went to Mullins once a week-should say a
year. Think Ed worked for Butler a year
continuously ; know he did not work all OF
1873. Witness gave three occasions when
Butler and Ed went to Mullins, fixing the
time by some circumstances.
Mrs. John Tatro, exlmined-I have
been acquainted with Edward
about SIX years. Witness gave the
same account a. her husband of But
Ter and Ed going to Mullins; his condi-
ton at the time he was at their house, hol-
lering in the night, and coming into their
| room.
CrOss-examineG- say Ed and But
Ter went to Mullins as often as once week
from the fall Of 10 to June 2, 1876 Wit
ness stated that three times she Sam Butler
and I'd go to Mullin :, connecting them with
some circumstance.
Mrs. Albert 1atro, examineG-W Witness
testified to seeing Ed and Butler 90 towards
Mullins as often as once a week; sometimes
intoxicated when he returned. Gave an
! account of his being there one night and
hCllering, substantially as her husband.
Ed commenced BY saying. "Oh, dear faith
er, am coming; they are alter me with
knives and ropes, and are going to hang
me. Mag, don't you see them ~ Ed went
to Mullins the Wednesday before the mur-
der; when he came back be had one OF these
l biggest gin bottles full CT high wines. he
J poured out some, reduced i. and drank it:
talked few moments, took his bottle and
went home.
Cross-examined-Ed came to our house
| one morning in MAY. 1876: was pretty
| drunk: could just walk; had come from
Mullins. Said be had u good time; had
all he could drink. Saw HIM 50 drunk at
my brothers. at the Line. in the winter,
that he could not dance: he staggered
around-acted like any drinking man
Antoine kedan, examined Reside Mt
Highgate, j miles from Butler's, towards
st. Albans. Ed went to Mullins Wednes-
day night before the murGer; was beside
the road with Mrs. Tatro when he came
back. Ed had bo:t.o of high wines-5ig-
gest kind of gin bottles.
Other evidence of witness unimportant
No cr0ss-examlnation.
Miss Alice Blackstone. oxamined.-Re-
side at Mr.. Skeels' in Swanton. liave been
acquainted with Butler or years; was
acquainted with Mrs. Butler; used to visit
her often; know Tatr0: have always known
him. lie was at Buffers when | visited
there. Relations between Mr.. and Mrs. b.
and Edward friendly when was there
Was there two weeks, about two months be
fore the murder.
Respondents counsel offered to show
playful scuilles between Mrs. L. and Ed.
Objected to. Excluded. Exceptions
Witness IN answer To another question
said: have seen Mrs. Butler and Edward
scutile and play together at different times
Mr.. Butler was present and saw it. Re
member of Butler saying at one time that
Mrs. b. could not handle him. Mrs. b.
said she could if she could get him to
laughing. never saw Mrs. Butler drink
except when she was sick.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tatro. examined Reside
in Canada; am mother of the respondent;
Edward went to John Johnson's to work
for his board when eight years Old lie
always drank liquor; saw him twice q week
ard sometimes more when at JOhnsOns.
lie was there two years; he always banker
ed after liquor; demonstrated with the men
at one time; afterwards | got place for
him at Highgate Gore. After being at
JohnsOn's he went to Bntler's; used to see
him 90 by with Charley. used to talk
hard to HIM fer drinking and he would shun
me. Thomas Fortune came for me one
night about year before the murder u 90
to Buffers and see Edward; it was in
February. about L. O'Clock 1T night
| found Edward on the lounge behind
the stove in the dining room. Mrs. Butler
was there with him. Butter was mp stairs
abed. Ed was walking about kind Of de
ranged; | first thought it was liquor; his
eyes and face were red. gave him some
ginger tea and told Alice to 90 TO bed, I
would take care of him. | turned down the
light and told him - lie down and 20 to
sleep; he would lay few moments and
spring up and say "wboa, then he would
spring up and say "Alice." Alter a while
he jumped up and said Ma, don't you see
there" hollered out as though he saw
things on the floor. | would stop him and
make him lay down. lie had been drink
ing liquor when went there; ! smelt his
breath. Last June lived at Diamonds
M,1Itn.'. IA ar ID Nd R,flar
north, sometimes once a week, sometimes
twice; was at my sons one night when
Charley and Edward came there; Edward
wanted u make different bargain; said he
had no clothes; wanted shirts; | inld him |
would get him some. Butler told him he
had better come hack and go to work.
saw Edward the Wedne,day night before
the murder when he came back from
Mullins was anzIous to know whether
he mad anv liquor; said, Edward, can't
you treat ~ Said he would; took out
large gin bottle of high wines: was at b.
occasionally while Ed was there, their re
lations were friendly; have seen Edward
wash dishes and assist Mrs. about the
house lust as she wanted TO have him No
cross examination.
llirsm SkeeI- and Park Davis were both
recalled. also Mrs. Seymour Bliss and John
A. Fitch were examined, but their testimony
WAS either simply c1rTobOretOry or unlm-
portant.
DR.. s. s. Clark, examined Reside in ST.
Albans; am physician ard SURGEON !
have frequently seen people VINO have been
under the influence of liquor. For the past
few years have Investigated the elect OF
liquor upon the system made 1t Il special
study. (Obiected to. The court stated
that they had shown DR.. Clark to be an ox-
pert and permitted hypothetical question TO
be put) Think 1t would he Impossible for
any man To say how long alcohol would ro-
main in the system ; 1t would depend
upon the person should suppose under
ordinary circumstances that 1t u man
had taken only one glass OF alcohol at SIX
O'Clock it would be eliminated before eleven
o clock. Violent exercise tends - eliminate
it more rapidly should sGp"HSe running
would help throw oh the tie III rt "i i'GuOr
II a man drank one glass ui .lquor nj six
and the fumes oi alcohol were distinct at
eleven should think h. had drank
during that time If [ was called to
see patient who had been IN the
habit 0i drinking, who was dellriOus,
in the habit of jumping up IN his
sleep, hollcring. saying out, "sec there.
and claiming that men were alter hIm to
hang hun, the symptoms would lead me to
think it sht be the cause oI aclJhOl. but
should ask other questions of the patient
II ON inquiry luuGd other symptoms exist
Ing should call 1t the first stages Ut dellr-
ium trrmcns Nlh can usually get along
best with u d iriuu> person by using mid
meals. lu the first Stages You can some
times manage them by usin. authority Ii
Wa called tu sea 4 hoy 10 wears old who
had dn,,,k until he Wa sicS ard taken sal
oratu- water, aud drank lityr thar and was
seen afterwards running Ia the street with
ont In cintacs, sitting tuNh IN tho road. !
hu!lcrIng and claiming that people were
tr>Ing To- murd.r him. looking trtu the |
window aud say ing "src there. and then |
running away. should -Ay he hhd the de-
lIrIum Irrmcn~.
Crus,- .xamluud -DeliriGm ttcmeas are
usually brought on by Long coutiuuei |
habit ui drinking. Should not expect u
mun uho wa piuu.hIns IL the afternoon
aud engaged III ordinary hI-tac-- should |
have tn, drlirlum :Trn-n~ lcl"rc meaning. |