The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-03-25


Joshua Sanders was insane; thought that
Joshua and respondents father were only
half brothers.
he. LUCE testified that Daniel Cars
wife died not long before the homicide-the
same summer-very suddenly.
CHARLES MACON rode to Montpelier the
morning of the murder with respondent Re-
spondent told him he had found aletter of his
wifes from Carr; that he Carr wanted she
should get divorce from Sanders and marry
him. Witness said that respondents mind
run on property; he stated that he decided half
his farm to his wife to make her behave, and
it did no good talked on various subjects
coming down. Put up horse at respondents
brothers and walked down street as far as
the Union House BRIDGE talked about the
water-works. Sanders said, coming down,
that he was going to hell any way; was not
a man that used profane language usually.
CLARK w. SANDERS, the respondent, was
then put upon the stand He gave a de-
tailed account of his trouble with his wife;
said she confessed to him in February, 1884,
that she had committed adultery with Carr,
and that he forgave her; said she was run
ming to Montpelier and neglecting her baby;
that he did not want her to go near Carr, as
he was a bad man. He detailed very mi
nutely his transactions on the 22d of Au-
gust, and agreed with Magoon about the
Journey to Montpelier on the fatal ODD. He
said he went first to e. II. SINNERS to buy
| n revolver, rs lie KNEW OklnneT ktDJ bntIn
and he had an account there. As SINNERS
store was not open, he went to Blanchard's,
and there purchased revolver las told by
Banchard) loaded it, and had the talk (as
| Blanchard said) about the account. From
| here he went past Cars store to Hyde's,
and stayed there minute. He then went
across the street to Cars; saw the two
women, Mrs. Applebee and Mrs. Carter
Mrs. Applebee sitting down and Mrs. Car
ter standing at the desk, where Carr was
about to write something He stated that
| he thought Carr was taking down some
thing that Mrs. Carter was going to say
about him to help his wife get divorces
| that then his revolver went off, and he
knew no more until he was on the street.
He remembered the circumstance of Smith
and Lull taking charge of him, but did
not remember saying that he shot Carr
or any of that talk: remembered seeing
Tuttle at the head of State street. but did
not remember saying to him that he shot
Carr; remembered some of the conversation
going down to the Jail, but not of his saying
he shot Carr. He admitted of the CONVERSE
ton in Jail with his wife before Tuttle and
said, in explanation of what he and his
wife said about what he told her in the
morning, that just as he came from home he
never see me again" He stated that he
made this remark in order to see if he
could not induce her to change her mind.
He denied, on cross-eXamination, that he
had ever told Dudley that he shot Carr three
times, or that he told Sheriff Anterior that
he intended to commit the deed before he
came from home.
MRS. MALoy told of his strange actions,
and gave it as her opinion that the respond
ent was insane.
DR.. PUTNAM testified, as an expert, that
he thought Sanders mind was diseased, but
said he did not understand the philosophy
of his mind.
This closed the testimony for the defence,
and respondents counsel rested his case.
THE STATES REBurTAL ON THE CUES
TON OF INSANITY.
JULIUS Poor, a neighbor of the respond
ent, was the first witness introduced by
the state in rebuttal of the question of in
sanity Mr.. Poor said he saw Sanders some
times once day, and sometimes oftener.
In his opinion, the respondent was not in
sane. Had worked with him some. G. H.
Clogston, another neighbor, had seen him
often and transacted business with him
didn't think he was insane. Dexter Taylor,
Gustavus Gould, Lucius Gould, Thomas
Marvin, Arthur Clark, A. A. Owen, Alden
G. Templeton, Chester Taylor, c. A. Smith
l.. M Hutchinson, Clarence Whittier, John
Phelps, Henry L. Smith, Monroe Gould
l.. Bart Cross, Enoch II. Vincent Levi
Batchelder and Fred Blanchard all testified
to various instances of business with the re
spondent and of their acquaintance with
him. Many of these witnesses were, or had
been, his neighbors, while others had beer
to school, or had had business acquaint
ance with him. They testified to his oddities
and gave it as their opinion that they con
! sisted of his slowness of speech, his awk
ward gait, and his peculiar look because O
his loss of one eye. Some OF them said he
was very sharp and close in trade, and al
concurred in the opinion that he was not
insane, or that they had never so regarded
, him. On cross-examination they all sale
that they had not thought of the fac
} whether he was sane or insane before the
: homicide, and that they had had no occa
sion to think of it, as they never saw any
thing to make them think he was insane
t Harvey Jacobs also testified to the same
, facts and opinions.
GEORGE WHEELER testified to Sanders
coming to his hotel, August 22d, for his
I team, which his wife had left there. George
Tanner, Wheeler's hostler, told the same
! story. They saw nothing peculiar in re
} spondents manner or actions.
, MR.. AND MRS. E. N. ScovILL told of Sand
ers' bringing them butter on the 22d. The.
saw nothing different than usual, or any
, thing strange or peculiar about him.
ID. w. DUDLEY and Frank H. Anterior
: were put upon the witness stand to testif.
as to conversations with the respondent, Blu
: were temporarily withdrawn, in order tina
= a transcript of the respondents testimon.
g court here took recess until nine o'clocl
g Tuesday morning, when Mr.. Dudley wa
a again called to the stand He testified tina
t on the day of the murder, and shortly afte
t Sanders was put in jail, he had converse
t ton with him, in which he asked Sanders
he knew what he was about when he sho
n Carr? Sanders said: ayes, as well as
{ know what | do in my field or when | ca
: my breakfast" He also told of Sanders
q coming to his livery-stable, some time i
| Eah and tn
r petition for divorce against his wife, and c
4 some talk on that evening at Cars.
DIR. j. II. DRAPER of Brattleboro was tn
q | next witness called. He said that he ha
n had the care of the insane in the state asy
!. lum at Brattleboro since 1867 that he ha
d heard all the the testimony in this case ant
in his opinion, the respondent was not II
;, sane. The doctor was subjected to rigi
n cross-examination by Mr.. Heath, but h
:, failed to stir him from the opinion alread
Il expressed in regard to Sanders sanity
= The doctor admitted that Sanders min
" might not be sound; that he might hav'
and probably did have, an imperfect organ
"a izatiOn; that the circumstances and odditit
u testified to by the various witnesses wei
not evidence of insanity, but of his wron
e. organization. He also admitted that a ma
Is might inherit insanity, or rather tendenc
a toward insanity; that he might in certai
IS cases, admit that a man might inherit ev
q. tendencies. The doctors testimony too
ne up pretty much all of the forenoon and
ne its conclusion the state rested.
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