The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-13

Uul IL ulsCIettiy sllenI d5 10 what tney llau
agreed to do. He engages Chaplin while
the other takes hand with Houran,
slapPing Miss MOrey on the cheek as a
beginning. The events follow in so
rapid succession that only five minutes
elapse before the Conductor bends over
the victim as he states. Thoroughly
frightened, the others go home. 1t is
not stated where Mccarthy went or did.
Constable GuiltInan appeared soon, took
into custody and kept at the depot until
officers arrived, not only the parties
named but the train men and all stand
ng around. The result of the prelmi-
nary examination is given below. At
the conclusion Mccarthy was arrested
fined five dollars and costs and settled
on the spot. We give
THE TESTIMONY.
STATE OF VERMONT, C,mr,oi,t
GEORGE HoURAN. Manslaughter.
Before Judge Thomas White, on com
plant of James B Meacham. village al
torney for the village of Benningt m
Lyman Rogers, NJ. D.. sworn. He gave
the results OF the postmortem showing
the course of the revolver ball through
| buG utdl e anu btlltI OTBuUS.
Isabelle Norton, sworn. Reside IN
Bennington know the respondent. !
attended the Manchester fair yesterday
in company with respondent. Miss Ida
Morey and Frank Chaplin was in the
party. We returned to BENNINGTON by
the midnight train due here about 9 a.
m. Mr. Chaplin and got off together,
at the south end of the car, and Mr..
Houran and Miss Mercy at the north
end. We four met on the platform 81
the depot as soon as we got eff the cars.
| We met two men, one of them Mr.. Nc
CURE and the other was Mr.. Mccarthy.
| do not know the first man never
met him before. | did not know the
two fellows ] never met them before.
One of these fellows spoke. | don't know
which one, and said Have you seen
that party y We did not know what il
meant and started for home. Miss Morey
spoke and said to them You must be
mistaken = and one of the fellows
slapped Miss Mercy in the face | can't
say which it was | think 1t was Nc
CURE. He then asked Mr.. Houran If
he wanted anything of him p Mr.. Hou-
ran said "he did not He said he had
not said anything. This man then kicked
Mr.. Houran and struck him Then |
saw MIR. Houran run. Then saw this
man run after Mr.. Houran. | S arted
for home then. l looked around and
saw Mcclure have Miss Morey by the
shoulders. | don't think | saw any more
until | heard the revolver. Then
turned around and saw fire from the re-
volver. At that time did not see Nc
CURE. Mr.. Houran was in the road
think, but am not sure. | think | saw
Mcclure run after Houran after firing
but am not sure. Mccarthy and Nc.
CURE were about there the spot but |
saw no one else. go west from the
depot to 60 home, on Dewey avenue.
Mr., Chaplin went with me.
Cross ErdmiRed.- did not leave
here with Mr.. Chaplin ia the morn
ing. Miss Morey and | left to-
gether, but no gentlemen were with
us, We met those gen lemen George
Houran and Frank Chaplin at Manches-
ter. While on the platform at the depot
MIR, Mccarthy dGred MIR. Chaplin to fight.
They did not come to blows. At the
time Mcclure struck and kicked HJuran
| was at the south end OF the depot and
near where we got off the cars. think
Mcclure struck as hard as he could. H.,
was not very tail but thick set. | think
he struck him in the stomach, but can't
tell for certain. 1t did not knock him
down. | should say he kicked him
pretty hard. | don't know what else to
say. | CoUli not tell where he hit him
when he kicked him. | kid not see
Houran strike back. When Houran ran
for Mcclure he went cas-. Can't say
how far he went-he ran off the plat
form and to the groun This was the
narrow portion OF it and Just south OF
the platform which runs past the south
end and around the depot Can't saw
whether Mcclure went off the platform
when HOuran ran. | remained on the
platform, was watching Mccarthy ::
he was daring Mr.. Chaplin to fight. The
last | saw of him before heard the re-
volver was when houran was running
away from Mcclure east and Mcclure
was pursuing him. We were still on the
platform, Mr.. Chaplin aud myself, gong
home, and Mccarthy followed to the
end of the platform. was very near
the end Of the platform when | beard
the firing, | could not see well enough
to recognize a person at the time and
where the firing took place. ! was in
the company of Mr.. Chaplin and Miss
MOrey was IN the company of Mr.. Hau
ran. At the time Houran was struck by
Mcclure and running away from him ]
can't tell what Miss M0rey did. [ was
very much frightened at what took place
between Houran and Mcclure be-
fore the firing, So much so that
! | hurried off home, on that &C
count. After | heard the report
| hurried off for home without stopping
to see what had happened. did not
hear any sound as though they were
hurt when heard the report of the re-
volyer. The weapon was discharged
towards the west. That was in the d.
rection of where | saw Mcclure pursu-
ing Houran. had not ttepped eff the
platform when ! heard the report. |
saw Miss Morey on the east side of the
depot just beforel heard the report
This was after had started for home,
| don't know what made me look around
but did 80 and saw Miss Morey stand
ing on the ground just before l heard
the report. At the time Mcclure slam
ped Miss MOrey in the face Houran did
not say anything. / did not hear Nc.
CURE say anything to Miss Morey.
Redtrect.-Witness said the electric
| ibuto "NAO Du' hihSf Dub BIG ulu NOT see
anyone as she saw 4he flash. DR.. Rogers
was recalled and testiged as to Mcclure
being the stronger man of the two.
Adjourned to evening.
Dr. Rogers iinished his testimony on
the scientific questions.
Ida Morey sworn. | have resided in
Bennington / years. went to the fair
at Manchester yesterday and returned o
the midnight train. Geo. Houran, the
respondent, was with me, Miss Norton
and Mr.. Chaplin were wit b us on the
train. think, when we four met on
the platform, alter getting off the cars,
it was about opposite the ticket Office,
We met two fellows whom did not
know then, but have since heard. one
was Mcclure and the other Mccarthy.
Mcclure, or the man who was shot
went and bent over towards Miss
Norton, aud said: "Ah there"
told her guessed he had made a mis-
take 10 the parties. They stood and
listened 70 what we were talking about
] Then we walked off towards the south