Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-10-07

OFF and found tracks similar to those
around Barstow house; followed
them as far as Oney Hawkins; got
Mr.. hawkins to carry me as far as
Coventry Station; found tracks at
each crossing. At Coventry Station
went South on R. R. track in company
with Mr.. Felker and met Lathe about
hundred rods from the station. His
face was flushed and he looked heat
ed. Found revolver in his pocket,
with four empty shells; smelled as if
1T had been recently discharged.
Lathe said he had just come from
Barton and did not want to go back,
said he had seen a man run up over
the hill little ways back. He told
me this before I told him woman
had been shot at Barton. He had on
a single coat and rubbers. He asked
if the woman was dead, or if she had
recognized her .assailant; told him
that she said the man had on a round
hat and had mustache. He said, II
have both, but that does not make
me the man." He had on same shoes
and rubbers when I committed him
day of the preliminary hearing, Jan.
| 9Th.
VIM. R. Sedgwick, M. D., physician
and surgeon, Barton: Was called to
attend Mrs. Lena Barstow on the 18th
of last December. Found her suffer-
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ball had passed under the skin for
distance of inches. Cut the bullet
from the back of her head. Her cheek
was full OF gun powder; she suffered
a great deal; it was very dangerous
wound. Measured Lathe's rubbers
on January 9Th, the day of hearing.
He told me he had on the same rub
bers then that he wore when he was
arrested.
DR.. Branch, Newport, physician and
surgeon: Was called to attend Mrs.
Barstow and corroborated DIR. Sedg
wick as to the character of wound.
John Wells, Barton: ''Was engineer
on helper engine in Dec. '94: Measur-
ed tracks about the house; also those
made by the respondent on Jan. 10Th.
Tracks were the same size, both made
with new rubber. Saw Lathe in pas
senger station on the eve of Dec. Ii,
about 5:45 and again at Z. Saw him
i about IL after be was arrested. Asked
why he was walking to Newport. He
said he got on train, but the engineer
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me that I passed him twice between
1 Barton and Barton Landing; said [
had No. 507. I did not have it. 1t
was a very bright moonlight night; [
watched the track carefully, but did
not see him."
James Ram of Newport: "Was sec
ton foreman at Barton in Dec. '94;
measured tracks around BarstoW
! house on the evening Of the shooting;
saw Lathe at Barton on Jan. 9Th; he
wore a pair of new rubbers; measur
! ed track of them; it was the same as
| the track T measured the night of
| shooting"
z. NJ. Felker, who was with Officer
Grow when Lathe was arrested, testi-
fed substantially the same as Grow in
regard to the events that took place
at that time.
Herbert II. Person, Barton: "Was
clerk for @. G. Grow in Dec. '94.
About week before the shooting re-
spondent came into the store and pur-
chased cartridges. I fitted them to
81, IN,
court. He said he was an employe on
the G.. P. r. r. Said his employers
gave him permission to carry re-
volver.
Daniel r. Hunt, Barton. Lathe is
my nephew. He came to my place
about $3.50 p. m. the day of the shoot
ing. He went out about an hour be-
fore supper; said he had been at the
Peerless. He showed me a revolver.
There were four bullets in it. About
$50 we went to Blanchard's grocery;
from there to tub factory; about 7:15
Lathe said he must be going to get
train. Went out, did not see him
after that. He had on pair Of rub
bers.
D. w. Dawson, Newport, freight
conductor Lathe got into the ca
boose of my train at Barton about 1925
p. M, December IA last. Nothing was
said by US. He did not ask to ride to
Newport and did not tell him TO get
off. After a few minutes he went out
on the steps and closed the door.
When we passed the station I looked
out and he was not there.
Mrs. David Collision, Barton: live