Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-10-01

| found. Next day found two STICKS
near where body lay, with stains on
them, supposed to be blood.
III. s. Tolman, who is one of the pro-
prietors Of the steam mill at Greens
as .. o. Dawson in regard to mill and
surroundings, and also told of CONVEX
sation with Bowe a few days after the
body was found, in which Bowe said
that the crime was fastened on to him
and Cram and they might have to
swing, but he would not 60 back on
| Cram. Bowe said to him that Miles
stayed in the mill the last night he
was seen and that he went out in the
morning all right. He said that Cram
track and put him under the pile. He
also told Tolman at this conversation
that during the night he heard con-
versation between Cram and Miles,
and that he started to go down stairs
from where he was in the upper part
of the mill, but it quoted down and
he did not go. ---T.a
S. S. Martin, M. D., of East Hard
wick, was present the day body was
found and described body, clothing,
etc., was also present at post norton
examination, described fracture in
skull and Commissions on back OF scalp.
Should say that death must have re-
suited instantly after the reception of
blows causing fracture. Should say
that it would be impossible for frost
to cause fracture Fracture was near
vital part Of skull, two splinJers Of
bone missing from inside of skull;
small hole in skull at base of brain.
Fracture must have been caused by a
blow.
DR.. F. G. Kinney Of Greensboro was
present the day the body was found
and assisted in the post norton ex-
animation. He testified to the same
as DR.. Martin in regard to the result
of examination. Assisted in remov-
ing clothing at mill and has had charge
Of it since. Prepared skull for pres
entation in court. In the pockets of
clothing were found a wallet, bottle
of medicine, a religious tract, etc.
Fracture in front of skull was so large
that case knife might be inserted
between the edges. Had talk with
Cram about two weeks before body
was discovered concerning the disap-
pearance of Miles. In that talk Cram
said that Miles had stopped with him
andCBowe in the mill the Friday night
before Thanksgiving. Cram said for
all he knew Miles might be found
dead under a board pile.
DIR. w. H. Weeks of East Hardwick
was present the day body was found
and assisted in examination. He cor
roborated the other physicians on all
points testified by them.
James Mcdowell and Clark Baker,
selecbmen Of the town of Greensboro,
told how they were notified at the
finding of the body, and that they
placed a guard over it and called in
the physicians to make an examina-
ton of the body.
Henry r. Bodwell and John Vancar
were at work on the board pile on the
morning of April 25, last, when they
discovered body. They described po-
sition Of body and what was done by
them as a result of the discovery.
They also testified that the track near
the pile under which the body was
discovered was not used at all last
winter and the snow from the other
tracks was thrown up against that
pile of lumber under which body was
found.
Arthur Salmon had charge Of the
engine at mill last fall. Had talk with
Bowe. Bowe had been away for a few
days on account Of sickness. 1t was
Thanksgiving week. When he came
back, he inquired if Salmon had seen
any blood in the engine room. Said he
had had a hemorrhage there few
nights before and had spit up some
Martin had told him if he had not
thrown that off from his lungs he
would have died. Had another talk
with Bowe after body was found, in
which Bowe said that Miles stayed in
the mill the Friday night before
Thanksgiving; that Gram was there
too; that he was upstairs at work;
during the night he heard a noise
and loud talk down stairs; that
he started to go down; that it Quoted
down and he did not go. When he
went down Miles was gone and Cram
said he went out at O'Clock. Dis
covered stains on bench and box in
engine room. Looked like blood.
Since body was found. saw stains on