St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-01-12

hearing and gave to Wards counsel
was familiar with Wards block and
surroundings teams were frequently
hitched there day and evening have
seen sleighs there without horses.
C.. A. Norton and Warren EstabroOks
testified to frequency with which lard
was sold in and 10 pound pals and
extent of country over which they
were sold.
Sias Randall: Was familiar with
Wards block and surroundings and
produced plan of the same barn and
shed have stood as now for 6 or s
years for years it has been customa
ry for people to hitch horses in shed
and barn; frequently seen sleighs
standing there without horses i'm them.
Richard Donaghy: Have repaired
water pipe under Wards block, using
candle for light.
julius Gray testified to measuring
various sleighs; known Ward for seven
or eight years never saw him wear a
fur or fur-trimmed coat. Mr.. Gray de-
tailed an experiment made by witness
SEES Snow, Randall and himself as to
probability of recognizing man in
the shed, the experiment resulted in
not recognizing man whom he knew
because of the poor light. John Lynch
testified that the light from his saloon
was the same on night of experiment
as usual.
DR.. George Ward had measured a
number of sleighs, three like one in
this suit, that had been in use for some
time.
Elisha May testified concerning
Olivia's and Fosters testimony at JUS
tice hearing; that she said nothing
then of Wards threats, and that Fos-
ter said he had no enemies.
Various letters written by Miss
Amsden to Ward were put in evidence
in which she said she "cried all day.
wanted to hear Wards outlying voice. u
signed, "Yours forever and all | live
for" and other endearing expressions.
Martin Goodenough Was with Mr..
Voodry, who died the night of the
day of the Ward fire, during his sick
ness Voodry was post master; went
to Edward Goodenough's night VoOdry
died saw Manchester papers in post
office and when left wrapped plane in
one them; it kept slipping off and
finally took paper off and threw it
away near church on cross road and
put plane in pocket.
A. Geo. Amsden: Was clerk in Lit
Teton, N. H., drug store in 1885 and
1886; knew Ward saw him in Little
ton once or twice before fire and once
after; saw him at or $50 p. m, in
store where l worked the week before
fire he had two bottles filed, one with
whisky and one with gin.
0. p. Bennett, superintendent water
works, produced entries of work done
by Donaghey in Wards block, Jan.
81 and 29.-Edward GoOdenOugh tes-
tilted concerning distances in Fosters
vicinity Martin GOodenough and
Frank Taylor sat up with Voodry's
corpse night of fire heard no teams
passing.
H. c. Ide: Was counsel for Mrs.
Ward in divorce case; a bill was
granted i'm 1884 for cruelty.
l. 4 .
think he followed tracks morning after
fire, but did in day or two.
C. A. Robinson, express agent
Ward did not send any package by ex-
press to Olivia Amsden in May, 'S5.
HI. C.. Bates: Was counsel for Car
rick in Laird VS. Carrick, Dec. 'S5 left
here Dec. 25 and went to Oneida, N.
Y, to take testimony; French Carrck
came there one morning; thought it
was Jan. l org.
At this point batch of letters was
introduced written by Olivia and add
dressed to ''Dear c." i'm which were
many terms of endearment and such
expressions as "Have hired room,' y
"wish divorce was obtained )" prOmis-
ed to meet Ward at Wells River ask
ed him to send money chow | want
to see you, my love, my all" and so Oh
up to No. is, telling about plans for
divorce and vowing not to have any
thing more to do with H., the last four
or five blowing Ward up for not send
ing money and accusing him of using
her mean in doing as he had done.
Here the respondent rested it's case.
The state called witnesses in rebuff
tai. j. A. Hill of E. Hardwick, had
seen sleigh in suit.-W. III. Mitchell :
asked Amsden if he had seen Ward i'm
Littleton about Jan. %, 1886; told me
he didn't remember.-Mrs. Wilson :
husband died Jan. 5; verified Mr.. Os-
goods testimony as to time he cared
for Wilson.-Mrs. Mary Voodry did
not think a copy of Manchester Mirror
and American ever came to the Wal
den post Office.-Osgood recalled: Mr..
Carrick was at Wilson's during his
sickness but thought it was later than
Tuesday. e.
Monday morning the counsel for re-
spondent represented that they had by
accident discovered some new testimo-
ny to fix the date of the visit of MIR.
Carrick to his uncle Wilson's and his
visit to Ward in the same evening.
After a sharp encounter between coun-
sci the court decided to admit part of
the desired testimony, and to reject
tI,a on1