Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-10-05

il would come pretty near him, as they were
the last ones in the office that he Has
kins, seemed 10 think Knapp ought to con
Wet him. With the testimony Of Mr.. Hit
the defence rested. Lawyer Martin an.
nounced after Hits testimony that the re
spondent would not take the stand, though
Dodge was anxious to do So but his MAR
TINS experience had convinced him in such
cases it was best not to put the accused on
the stand The arguments begun Monday
afternoon.
The Arguments.
Col Haskins made the opening argument
for the prosecution Monday afternoon He
related the main circumstances Of the case,
reviewing them from the standpoint Of the
prosecution The theory of the prosecu-
ton, he said, was that Dodge went into the
post office in bad humor because the knapps
cattle were ON his land. He and Jenevra
had some words in reference to the cattle
She possibly ordered him out of the office.
In "A passion he struck her and left the of
flee. Returning soon after he found her
body upon the floor with life almost ex-
tinct. Seeing what he had done he choked
her until the spark of life had departed.
Then he raised the body from the floor,
smouthed out her clothes, carried her tu
the chair and placed the body rs found
To cover all tracks he placed her hat upon
her head, but in this last act he made
mistake which furnished IA link that con
meets him with the crime lie placed the
hat with the front side AT the hack. The
fact that there was no motive Tor the crime
made no difference II 1t was found that the
crime was committed 10y the respondent
Judge l.. NJ Read made the opening arg
ument for the defence Tuesday forenoon.
In beginning he requested OF the court
that the jury Ice charged that the Tact OF
murder must he proved beyond any
doubt Whatever. In tins case, he argued,
that such proof had not been furnished.
lie declared that there was an entire hack
of any motive for the crime. The posi-
ton of the body was natural one for 1t to
assume in falling. 1t would have been very
difficult for any one n have placed II where
1t was found The theory OF the defence was
that as Miss knapp began making up the
mail she placed the char where II was
found. She would have Ia move 1t from Ice
hind the boxes IN order to get IN there To
make up the mail, for the space was very
small. While making up the mail She was
stricken with mortal sickness aud before
consciousness had departed threw her body
into the chair and died with her cheek
was on her head and might have fallen
when she dropped into the chair to the place
where her head rested ON it. This theory
accounted for the well arranged condition
of the clothes and the absence Of any dust
which would have chung to them II she had
been raised from the tiour.
Hon. j. l.. Martin followed Judge Reed.
His opening remarks were uttered III tones
Of deepest pathos. Appealing t" the sym
pathies OF the jury he moved Them u tears
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Jenevra Knann wns murdered and if 50 h,