Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
erty to Mary D. Holloway, his WlIe'

James Crawford, Morgan: Chase
and Mrs. Holloway came to Charles
ton to hire farm last winter. Chase
introduced Mrs. Holloway as MS
wife. Mrs. James Crawford testlhed
the same as her husband.
Ed. Reed, Wheelock: Mrs Hol-
loway was at my place last WINTER
At that time she said Chase was her
sbest fellow"
Mrs. Kate Mitchell, Derby: Chase
and Mrs. Holloway were at my place
a year ago. She told me that she was
Mrs. Chase. They stayed all night
and occupied the same room.
Mrs. Lawrence, Glover: Mrs. Hol-
loway told me two years ago that she
would give any one hundred dol
lars who would give ''Ell' dose OF
strychnine Asked her why she did
not do it. She said she would If it
was not for the law.
Cross examination: Her face was
cut; she told me that her husband
had struck her.
James Gilman: Was present at the
dance at the Heath place on the even
ing of March 9th. Was staying at
Holloway's at the time. Went to the
dance in company with VIM. Chase,
the respondent. Chase treated Hol-
loway and myself out of a pint bot
tie before supper. There was drink
left in the bottle, and "Ell'' said to
save that for him till morning. Chase
put the bottle back into his pocket.
[ went out again after supper. Hol-
loway and his wife we're out there;
they were quarreling. I went into
the house and asked Chase to go and
stop them He asked why did not
| go out. [ told him [ was not as we'll
acquainted with them as he was, and
he went out. Did not see Chase again
till he came into the room where w.
E. Sherburn and l were and told us
that Carl Holloway said something
was the matter with his father. |
went out and found Holloway dead.
W. E. Sherburn; Was at the dance.
I went there to hire girl. Mrs. Hol-
loway told me that night that she was
going to get rid of her husband.
asked her if she would come and keep
house for me. Chase treated me out
| of the same bottle that I found in the
snow next day. This was about II p.
N. Liquor had a queer taste and l
spit it out. 1 found bottle in the snow
the next day. 1t had a few tea
spoonfuls of liquor in il and some
white crystals.
At this point the state rested, II a M,
Saturday. When the court came in at
2 D. M, counsel for the defence an
nounced that they would not intro
duce any testimony and asked
the court to direct verdict of
| acquittal for both respondents as the
state had not introduced any testi-
mony that the respondents commit
ted the crime any more than any 9TH
er person at the dance. After a
lengthy consultation the court de-
clded that the case go to the jury and
the arguments were begun at once,
States Attorney Annis opening for
state; he was followed by E. A. Cook
for Mrs. Holloway.
Monday afternoon the court room
was crowded. w. w. Miles argued
for Chase. He was followed by Q. A.
Prouty for Mrs. Holloway. John
Young closing the arguments for the
State. Tuesday morning Judge Start
gave a very clear and Impartial
charge, and the jury retired at 1918
a. M At 1925 p. m. "Wednesday they
returned a verdict of "Not Guilty.
as to Mrs. Holloway, and "Guilty of
murder in the first Degree" against
Chase. Mrs. Holloway was at once
discharged from custody, and Chase
was remanded to jail.
There being no more business the
court then took recess till Nov. 20,
at a. M, at which time motion fol-
a new trial for Chase will be heard.
To say that the verdict was sur
prise would be stating the matter
very mildly. The general opinion Of
the members of the bar and those
who had followed the case closely
was that the State had not shown
enough evidence to warrant con
viction, and the verdict has excited 6
great deal of adverse comment.
Mrs. W. E. Sherburn of Glover Sc
cured a divorce from w. 2. Sherburn
for intolerable severity, and Mrs
Geo. Hackett of Newport, from Geo
!. Hackett for the same cause.
w. M. Wright of Barton, and N. A
Norton of Glover were appointed
Masters in Chancery.
At a meeting of the bar. held dur