Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-03-30

snoulu never get home said he had put
morphine In II. Got in sight of village.
Demming said he was tired could not go
further. This was about an hour after last
drink. Left Demming lying down. Left
| Demming there 10 find way off mountain.
Returned; he was asleep. Lewis shook
him told him to come on. lie said he
could not. Lewis said, tive cannot get
| him off tho mountain tonight, but you
| must not say anything about the whisky"
Lewis threw bottle over ledge; told me
not to say anything about whisky or bottles
| thrown away or he would kill me so l said
| nothing about II at inquests. The bottle of
morphine was in Lewis's pocket; no took
1t out and put 1t on the window at Under
| woods. Heard Lewis say If Demming
was out of the way he could get Mrs. Dem.
ming for n woman. [Cross Examined
| Was present at The examination in North
field did not testify there otherwise than
as Lewis told me TO. Do not think Lewis
drinks. Think he showed me morphine
| before / asked him for n drink. Lewis had
two bottles. Did not ask him why he put
morphine in whisky. Did not think much
about it until he told me If took a drink
of 1t should not get home alive. know
/ was never engaged In any plot with Lew
Is TO injure Demming. Have offered no
| one money 10 swear against Lewis. Did
not tell you did not SEQ bottle of NOR
| phiue, but that l did see one. heard Lew
Is say If that mans stomach was ever ana
lyzed he should plead guilty otherwise he
should not.
The State here rested its case.
DIR. Characteristic in Brattlcboro (;
have been a physician ten years; keep a
| drug store in Brattleboro have for year
and a half. No account kept of sales of
morphine in that store when Newton &
| Rose kept 1t.
DIR HoLToN.--I reside in Jamaica. l ex-
amiued body of Demming for marks of
external violence and found none. My
opinion is that there was sufficient expos
| urse and fatigue TO cause death. The effects
from this cause are similar TO those pro-
| duced by narcotic poison. | do not think q
person who could not he aroused sufficient
| ly to move would be found afterwards 20
| rods from his position If he died from the
| effects Of morphine.
CHAs. PoMERoY.-Wm Airing testified
before in NorlhGeld. Do not think l in.
| quired about how Demming was injured.
Arlng's reputation for truth and veracity
| is not very good.
| DIR. WARD.-I have known VIM. Airing
for four years; his reputation for truth and
yeracity is not quite at par
CHAs. CHAPPEL.-Am acquainted with
VIM. Airing his reputation for truth and
veracity is not the best.
GEO. HARvEY.-Am acquainted with
Airing. Reputation for truth aud veracity
is poor.
JOHN HUNT.-Reside in Brattleboro
know Airing. His reputation is not very
| good.
| LEVI TRooT-I know Harrison White.
don't know about his reputation for truth
and yeracity. l saw Lewis the afternoon
before my atTray with White. have never
had any troub with Mr.. Lewis.
| FRANK RYAN.-Arling wanted to induce
me to testify against Lewis; about hearing
him say If stomach was analysed he should
| plead guilty. Offered me $50, revolver and
clothing.
| FRANK REED.-Reside in Brattleboro
clerk at American House. Remember oil
Lewis and Airing being there. Airing
wanted to get into bar. l finally let Arl-
| ling and Demming in and they drank
Lewis has been there with womau--don't
know who; occupied same room. This
was October, 1875.
j. w. MELENDY.-I am deputy sheriff,
Have summoned Mr.. Frink to attend here
paid him. Frnk said he was sick.
GEO. KELLooG.-Reside in Jamaica.
was out the night that Deinming died. II
was cold the ground froze some.
| NJ. Il. HOWARD Reside in Jamaica
| The night Demming died was cold and
stormy; ground froze so l could not pick
up stones by hand.
| JESSE II. LEwIs.-I am forty years old
last December. Was boarding in Monta.
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in Canada three years; before that lived in
Maine. First saw VIM. Airing in Novem-
Der, 1874. Demming and l work ed togeth-
er putting in some machinery in 1874. l
made arrangement to hire Demming in
Januaryto help about driving logs; did
not want him TO 20 into tho water much.
In April started with Demming for Jamai-
ca. Went to river; marked our logs.
| Thought we would cross mountain. We
finally reached top OF the mountain where
we cou Id see lights from the village. VIZ
| looked about 10 hnd tue way of. ArlinC
and myself ad looked TO linda way, but
said, II shall never leave Demming alone.
| Airing said, 81 will remain with Dem
ming" and l looked about again. HelrC
Airing call me. Returned to him anC
learned that he had left Demming. W.
went back; shouted 10 Demming, bu
could not find him. 1 said we had better
go down and get some one TO help fine
him; and we finally started on the way
down. l fell from a ledge; Jared my
head and shoulders. When got down by
Fosketts was very weak and tired sen
Airing to get up some one; he was afraiC
of The dog. Went on to Underwood ),
thinking Troot would Immediately look III
Demming. Told what had happened. Troo
said it was no use TO 90 in the night, but tC
wait until light. l was worried; got vi
from bed and looked out window to see i
| il stOrmed. Went to bed again. Was sooI
called to breakfast; and soon started to finC
| Demming. After looking considerable
with Horace Saunders we found him. Arl-
ing whispered and said "For Gods sake
let us take that bottle" There was bot
tie in his vest pocket. | said l would moi
take it. / went 10 Fosketrs; had head
ache; rode down TO Underwood's with Mr.
Sprague. Went ON to mountain early IL
| evening; reached Underwood's about out
O'Clock in the IN orning. / did not purchas
any whisky myself had no liquor will
ne; l gave no whisky TO Demming. Dem
ming was notaapsized in water but once L
my knowledge. Did not show Airing via
i had none. No talk from Airing abou
wanting to drink as he testified. Neve
| said to Airing ii Demming was out of tn
way | could get his woman; never tOlC
him that 1 wanted to fall troes on Dem
ming never showed Harrison White an,
kind of bottle or vial; never talked will
White about giving morphine to any per
son. Told of receipt 20 take warts OF
horse-morphine and nitrate OF silver. d.
not know now Demming came to his dealt
unless by cold and exposure. Did no
know OF path down the river. [Cross Elk
amination.l I was hospital warden in tn
army and had something to do then witt
morphine; nothing only to see medicin
was given which was dealt out l had
trunk when was arrested with clothing
small box, etc. in il. Swain, a person
knew, wrote 10 me at Grouts Corner, ad
dressing me as Wilson. l read the letter
l do not recollect of ever seeing that letter
l knew Demming had taken considerable
| liuuor from what he said Did not thinl