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the medical treatment given Smith and tn,
character of the wounds
AFTERNOON SESSION.

the medical treatment gwen Snltn ahu IN
character of the wounds.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Or. e. " Ferrin of Essex Junction ties
titled: Knew Human A. Smith of Willis
ton was called to see him at Thompson
at the time of the shooting; got there a
about O'Clock. After describing Smith:
appearance at some length and his examina
ton of his wounds witness gave testimony
of similar import To that of DIR. Briggs
Smith was about 60 years old had known
him about two years. The results of the
pOstmortem examination were then described,
substantially as by the previous witness.
Witness then narrated the statement Smith
made to him before his death, which was
substantially that he went into the barn ia
harness his horse after he united the horse,
the horse turned its head towards the door
and he was putting on the headstall when
| Woods came to the doorand asked him what
he was going to do Smith answered that
he was going to the mill Woods told him
he should not have the horse and at the same
time pointed revolver at him and told him
to let the horse be. Smith then grasped the
revolver TO take it away and while thus
scutiling Woods fired; Mrs. Smith then
came out from the house with a
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his head Smith then tried to get her revol-
yer also and succeeded in getting hold of it !;
he then held the end of each revolver in
either hand, trying to keep them turned
away from him he then got Woods and Mrs
Smith down, but in the scufile Woods re-
leased himself, when Mrs. Smith cried Give
il to him, father, give it to him" The old
man then fired, Smith couldn't tell how
many times he then said, You've killed
me, now stops" Woods replied Let 90 of
Alma :" Smith said Il have she has hold of
my wrist; he then started for Thompson's;
Woods must have fired four or five times
and Mrs. Smith two or three times.
Cr0ss-erdmiined at extreme length as 10 the
character of the wounds and the medical
treatment OF the man, no new facts being
elected. Counsel for respondents then asked
witness us to the theme of conversation when
witness met Smith on the morning of the
shooting.
objected to by counsel for prosecution.
After lengthy discussion the question was
allowed
Witness continued: Smith came to me to
see about his team; he said he wanted to let
me have it that he had signed his life away;
that he had signed away his life lease for the
sake of getting his wife back that he was
could not have the team rs they wanted it
that day; he said he wanted his wife back
because he couldn't take care of the little
children himself and at the same time earn a
living; he said he had the power TO convey
the team but did not understand the writing
he had given Woods; the trade was not
closed at that time; told him that would
pay what any competent man would appraise
ii at, if he would bring it TO me; after
wards saw and read the paper spoken of at
Smiths; don't remember that the team was
embraced in the deed; Smith delivered me
the team the next day after he was shot
[cross-eNamined at great length on these
points
Leonard Phillips of Hinesburgh testified
that Mrs. Smith was at his house on the Sun
day before the shooting; she said she would
not 90 back to Smith unless he would sign
the paper giving her the property; she said
that if Smith didn't carry his head right
there would be blood shed = she made sew
eral such threats, accompanying them with
oaths.
Susan Phillips, wife of the last witness,
said Mrs. Smith showed her her revolver
she said last Simmer that she would get
rid of Smith some way.
Harry JVkitt, of IIineshurgh. testified that
Woods said Smith abused his wife and ought
TO be shot witness attached no Importance
to this threat Woods was a quarrclsOme
man.
Let 4. Bishop, of Willston, testified as
toa conversation with Woods about the deed
to Mrs. Smith Woods said Mrs. Smith
couldn't get along with her husband and they
had got to get rid of him.
Adjourned until O'Clock this morning.
HINEsBu RGH.-The Mill Association ihas
lowered the outlet of lIinesburgh Pond by
blasting, and expect to secure water enough
to keep the mills and factories running about
three weeks longer. The fish in the lower
pond exposed by the low water have been
taken out by hundreds.
The new parsonage OF the NJ f. church is
nearly completed and the Rev. \. o. SpoOr
expects TO move in this week.
VI. ID. Parmelec of Bristol is going to move
to our village and has made arrangements TO
occupy the Congregational parsonage, tenn
porarily. His health, which has been very
poor for year past, is slowly improving!
Some fifty Of our people went to North
Ferrisburgh, last Wednesday evening, To wit
ness the opera of Esther" arranged and
directed by G. T. :. Pierce Of Ncrgenncs.
1t good and r.."-i".j much applause
from large audience.
The teachers examination will be held in
Academy Hall, November 18th, beginning
at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
Over two tons of butter was shipped from
here November 81. The going price was 35
cents, while few fancy lots brought 81
cents.
ADAMS MONUMENT. - Dispatches from
Elmira, n. Y, assert that the idea of erect
ing a monument to Adam in that city is no
joke. A subscription paper is now being
circulated for that object The idea of erect
ing a monument TO Adam in Elmira originated
with the Rev Thomas X Beccher, in dis
course in which it WAS held that if Elmira
was not the Garden of Eden, it should have
been. Mark Twain whose summer resi-
dence is in Elmira and whose wife is native
of the city, at once fell in with the Rev. Mr..
Beecher. They propose to raise $4,000 for
the purpose of erecting the monument. A
marble monument, seventy-tive feet high, is
to be raised. 1t is to have an inscription
written by Mark Twain. 1t is expected TO
to be i'll position for unwilling by next
spring.