Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-11-23

" to where they were he helped part them.
If he remembered correctly they were "
inc with their faces downward and Clinched,
the defendant having his left arm over
Rcad's shoulder and with his right having
bold of the clothing on his breast, while the
plaintiff had his right arm clutched around
the defendants neck. He told Of taking
MIR. Read home with team and Of the lat
tcr's getting out of the wagon alone and
upon his rendering him assistance MIR. Read
asked him not to assist him for fear he
would hurt him.
Mr.. Read complained of being hurt soon
after the plaintH and defendant were sepa-
rated. He also testified that he rccollcctcd one
or two vulgar remarks the plaintiff made in
answer to a query Of the dofendent, and to
the plaintiffs character and habits. He
was ON the stand an hour and a half.
Or. George f. Edmunds, a young phvsi-
clan of Iinesburgh. took the stand next.
He was one of the doctors called to attend
the plaintiff aftar h., tussle with the de
fendaut. His testimony related to the in
iuries. their extent and character, sustained
10y plaintiff.
On the examination which he and Dr. j. +.
Miles made Immediately after the affray. lie
testified that he asccrtaiued the two upper
ribs were separated from the siornum bone,
and found evidences Of air under the SKIN.
He was not certain lut that the injuries
might have been caused hy the plaintiffs
own violent efforts. On the cross examine
ton Alr Ballard began putting hypothetcal
! questions to the young physician win Nl4W
OF showing that Mr.. hoad injuries might
| have been. and were pronahy caused ty his
using the full strength Of his right arm vio-
| iehuN. Al tnr adjournment OF court at o;"O
O'Clock he was stl,i Oh the stand, and Mr.
Ballard 5 quizHng was OF The same order.
| John DonnciY proprietor OF DonneHY S
| Hotel, came before tine court on an lniormn-
/ tiou filed by Stata's Attorney Custman,
! charging him with Erepng and selling i'll
| to%ica,ir- liquors. Ile waived examination
and bail being set at $500 he furnished
surety and Wont his "ay.
| f re was "a goo1-s2ed audience in the
/ County Cuu" rO.u during both sessions of
Nh court Tuesday. Probably two-thTds
! o, those prc,ea, reside in HineahurSh and at
| least bali of them nave been suhpWnHeI as
witnesses ON either one or the other side of
/ the ease of Read against Russell, both of
Hino,bur-h, now being tried Tho others
! like the local spectators. were listening to
+ the proceedings. in which tie interest
! is growing aS the pro-re,, of the trial goes
! forward. lhc day was occupied by the
/ plaintiff in )he further putting in of evi-
denre. Five witnossoe. including DR.. Ed
munGs. whose examination vas competed.
were examined Each was subjected
TO Il rigid croas-auostioniug 10y Lawyer Bal
lard for the defendant Of the number was
/ Noble Il. Miles an Oil aud wealthy citizen
and present grand Juror OF the town. Sitting
on his steps across the street, from where
/ the afrray between the parties took place he
! saw some of the tu,slc large tree hiding
| them from his view portion of the time.
! lie told his story in characteristic way, am
swerinC the inquiries of the attorneys in
decidedly blunt hut expressive language
which caused smi'es to creep over the COM
t5nan'os OF the members "t the bar III at
tendance rs well as the on!ooNerN, at not M
frequent Intervals.
In the absence Of DR.. G. +. Edmunls OF
hineSourGh, VINO was on Tn" witness stand
! when court took recess MpnoaN afternoon.
and who was detained at holov Eddie forler
a hoy Of II Yeas, was pat upon the question
chair lie testified that he aut playmate
Na' were seated III the sitting room at IN,
Carpenter house lo26lhg al PICTURES. Wc't
attracted 10y the noise consequent upon thC
c,n"ning of the p'e'ntif aAN defendant, ana
ran uut on th" steps and saw them lying on
the Gtond, faces downward, Ills attontiol
was called to other points heretofore testified
10 10y witnesses but his recoliectiona about
them were faint.
Dr. John F. Miles,. who said that h hal
lived in liiac>hurgh - years and had beer
q praoticirs physician % years. VA, next
sworn, Dr. Miles testimony was relative
to the injuries received by Mr. Read, he aS
,isiing Dr. EdmundS in the i'rst eNamina
t;cu and also 10 dress the wound. lie eai'
he found d-location Of tn" two upper rib
and parfordtioA OF one ling,