Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-30

sAlhli'iss Va lAtt luinIiH ana HIS w
ncsses Concluded Defendant Russell
Dives His Version of the Conflict
ng Evidence.
/ he Read case was resumed at the coming
CT County Court Wednesday morning. The
llnuif continued putting in evidence. DR..
I'm Is. Wheeler of this city was the first
tncss. Dr. Wheeler with DR. Edmunds
ide all examination of Mr.. Read the day
lowing the ono on which he was hurt, and
II days or so afterward. with Dr.
inncn of this city and Dr.
lmunds Of Hnesburgh made a fur
er examination OF him. He testi-
c as to his finding the two upper ribs dis
:ated and the lung perforated A part of
examination was Of u hypothetical ma
re, to the end that,his opinions on various
hories of the'probablo cause of the injury
nd he obtained. in all of which either it
sht have been possibly, quito likely or
'ould have been, were used in the forma-
n of neary every question and answer.
Thomas b. Read, the plalutiff. next took
stand. lie testified tyat he has lived
lo years IN HiucsburGh and subsequently
Fidcd IN this city and Bceklg6iitow1r. y.
where ne was toru. His business was
1T Of harness maker and, 'hs also makes
lsees. He serycd four year. ia the rebel
n: lac and the dafpnJsi,t Went to Hines
rgh the same year. Ir was kept on the
md about four horfs, lie first related
WoI0N winch rr1Sscd between himself and
defendant a. 80 passed through the vii
e in teaiL' then gave his version of the
ray neat the Carpenter House, and de-
lned 1tS condition thereafter until he was
% be about town. He testified that
rr leaving the team at the Carpenter
'usc barn a. he started to go home he met
defendant, who. with only the remark
on called me- and repeating the
cpithet which the plaintiff said
him when driving by him. struck
Li> face. but he dodgcd and The blow
'ded on his breast; that they clinched i'm
C!iateiy and fell and the defendant struck
!, oD the head and chokcd him. He told
Ais being taken home: of the eXamina-
ms by the physicians; OF his b days CON
ement i'll bed: of his treatment: of his
inful condition tor the first few days after
ing hurt and of the amount Of the doc
rs bills which he estimated WcIe in the
Finity of 500. His dir,c examination was
lductel by Mr.. Enrght On cross-cXaIn-
JlQn Mr Read Wa5 asked some questions
ed upon sworn atlidavts. which he made
applications from time to time for an in
Vase of pension.
states Attorney Cushman subsequently
led up the case of State against 4. II.
rton for keeping q nuisance. Norton has
vcd three sentences in the House of Cor
tiun on convictions of as many second
nces of violating the prohibitory law.
!,rt fixed the bail at 500, which the re-
pndent furnished
IN the divorce case Of Henry Akey against
cy Akov a hearing was had Wednesday.
fili of divorce is sought on the ground of
lterY. Court reserved its decision.
honas b. Read was recalled Thursday
give further testimony regarding the aifi-
its he made in applying for an increase
pension. He said that lis sworn state
mt in 1891 to the effect that he was
Iaily incapacitated t. perform manual
|Or wa, true. In his testimony
dnosday afternoon lie testified that he
able and did work all the Whilc up to
day he was hurt except an occasional
when he had the asthma severely, and
- pension ai1idaVits were used as the
is of inquiry TO prove by the plaintiff the
consistency Of hi, own testimony
ounty Clerk .. p. Ray. who has had
re or less 10 d0 with the pension office rs
attorney for - YEAR, was PIT upon thc
1Id to TESTIFY rs 10 Inc construction which
pension department give, the words
l8I disability and ''innnuol labor"
hay >Glo that q, he understood the lie
unoHta ruling. tine term manual Ia
was applied to a sound, Nblc bodied
IN croo--eyaminatioU Mr.. Ray said that
hou-ht shoemaker who earned his liv-
Ly making shoes earned his -upport bv
nua! labor and he thought il was the
Ne With a harness maker
ne plaintiff, heiug recalled again. tc,ti-
that he had done no work requiring
eli physical strength or entailng much
que for five or six years.
oseph Landon, Who v ant to Essex June
p with Mr.. Read on matters pertaining to
lattcr's application for au increase of
sion, which was ON the same day of the
ublo, testified to going to see
Read that evening after Le was
it. The next day he inspected the spot
re the a'rray took pl,ce and told persons
MIR. Read was going 70 bring a suit
nat the letcUllDt for damrge.
in cros,-eNauination he testified trat
Read got a half pint of Intoxicating
lor ar the Hiue,hurgh agency when thoy
ted, and at EsaeX Junction the hottle
rc.iIi'd. bat he said they drank only
DIP three times going aud velT little if
returning. They stopped at George
as in St. George ru route and Rucll and
wife drank with them and at Essex
lctIon on" Nicho,- took a drink with