Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-21
THE COURT RECORD.
 superior Court-Criminai Side-Juds
 


 Andrews.
 In the Superior court, criminal side; DaVlo Beaudet was put on trial yesterday before Jndge Andrews and jury for an assault with intent to kill Dr: Zink at Branford, October 6, 1884. The trial was commenced by the exhibit of map of Dr. Zink's house in Branford. It shows Hopson avenue and other localities near Dr. Zink's house.
 Dr. Walter H. Zink was put on the stand He has lived in the house where the affair took place seven years. The doctor said his injury was received Tuesday night. lie proceeded to tell all about it as follows: "lt was about five minutes to eleven when 1 started from the Branford postofice, in com pany with another man, to go to my home. The gentleman left me at the corner of Hop son avenue and the main street. l went down home and entered the kitchen. As l stepped on the platform leading to the | kitchen saw light in the barn. l called out, Are you out there, DaYe: He cai1ie in and said: Doctor, went to my room and | fell asleep on the bed, and when I woke | up I found had not finished my chores, | and so I came down to finish them said: Very well, Dave, but you ought l to be more careful of the horses He went out the back door and havs no recollection | of his coming in. I was tired and must have 1 fallen asleep in few minutes after sitting l down to reed the paper. 1 fell asleep With ! my left arm on the table. was struck on l the head five six minutes after sitting at | the table The blow fractured the skull and l drove the pieces on the brain. The brain can never be entirely recovered again. l heard noise behind me. Thoughts ran through my mind It seemed as if had been stuck through the front of my head. TThe wound is on the top of the back of his head thought heard voice mutter, | Now damn you.' That is all I recollect. l recovered consciousness while lying on the | dining room floor"
 The doctor described his efforts to arise and | how he, at a second attempt, got hold of the mantel and tried to go out the door. Outside | he got hold of the post to the arbor. He front door, as he was on his way over the | grass plot He rang the front door bell twice 1 and heard David come down stairs. David went to the basement, not stopping at the front door, The doctor called, "Dave | Dave !" twice, and rang the bell four times quickly The prisoner then opened the door l The doctor told him he had been terribly as saulted, and David said, "Oh, ny; oh my!'' I When the door to the bedroom was opened ! Mrs. Zink was on her feet in her night dress Lawyer Zacher cross-examined Dr. Zink and asked if the voice he heard back of him 1 at the time of the assault was the voice oi | Beaudet.
 -I do not think it was,'' replied zink l slowly.
 After the redirect examination by MT Doolittle Mr Zacher asked the witness if he | remembered telling him upon visit shortly after he was able to sit up that the first thing he (Zink) thought of after the assault was that he had been robbed.
 "No, sir, never said anything of the kind, ;" was the reply.
 Mrs Zink is deaf and makes use of an cal 1 tube. Her story was simply told. She was in bed but heard the jar of the shutting o1 the house door. Her husband was led in by | Beaudet and told her he had fallen asleeI and been assaulted and robbed. In obedi ence to his request she looked for hi. money, finding a roll of blood-stainet bills on the kitchen floor, some silver money, too, and going out o1 the lawn found her husbands gold watcl and another large roll of bills. David fol lowed her out of the house. He had Ian tern, and when she saw the second roll O bills on the grass she called him and he cam to her with his lantern. A gate in the fenc' at the side of the house had been opened since o'clock that evening"
 The roll of bills with blood on them wa shown to the jury.
 Dr. Gaylord, Dr. Finney, John Hutchins, j grocer, Bernard Mckinny Dr Zink's daugh ter and others testified. The State rested a l 4:40 and Judge Andrews ordered an adjourn 1 ment until this morning.