St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-04-12
CLOVER.
Hearing of the Holloway Mul

case was resumed Thursday Mar. 2S b
States Attorney o. S. Annis before ia:
tice Hon c. =. Owen. Mary d. Halle
way and James Gilman, the parties aC
cuscd OF the crime, were defended by L
II. Cook OF Newport and Hon. II. {
Bates OF ST. Johnsbury, Mr.. Cook up
pearing for Mrs. Holloway and Mr.
T Bates Tor Mr., Gilman.
Carlos Holloway was the first witness
called He testified, Am II years old
Live with my mother. Attended tn,
dance at lIealh's the Sth OF March. Vim
Chase and James Gilman were stopping
at our house at that time. Mother ano
father went 20 the dance together.
went with Chase and Gilman. First
heard dance talked OF Wednesday. Fri.
day, the day OF the dance, mother went
to Barton. She asked lather 10 20 with
her and 90 II ON There TO the dance. He
SAID he did not want to 20. Mother
came home from Barton. Don't remem-
Der who asked first to 90 TO the dance.
| Mr.. Chase asked Gilman TO tease father
10 90. He said he didn't want to 90
SAID ! might take the team and carry
mother over, but finally concluded to 20.
Mr. Chase shaved father, then father and
mother started to the dance. Very soon
Chase, Gilman and went. Got there
about 10 O'Clock. Father was PLAYING
pede when got there. Father did not
dance, Mother danced four times that
! remember Had supper about 1890.
Don't remember Wneth her father and
mother ate or not. Chase and saw
TWO men in the barn yard 20 to a sleigh
and drink. Alter they went away Chase
and went TO the sleigh ana drank
Went TO the house and got father and
we all three drank. Don't know wheth-
er father drank again or not. Next saw
the bottle in the possession of Chase.
First knew OF fathers sickness after snp-
per, think it was about . O'Clock, was IN
the house the hour previous to his sick
ness. Chase was III the house. Don't
know where Gilman or mother were at
the time. When went to he barn faith
er sat on the broad stair. asked INN
what the matter was and he said, i am
very sick TO my stomach Mother was
with him, Don't remember seeing moth
cr or Chase for some little time before
this, Had not seen Gilman for some
time. Last time | saw father before this.
he was III the kitchen. Father told
mother to 90 into the house or she
would take cold. She went in but re-
turned in few minutes and asked him |
how he felt. He said no better Faith |
CT grew worse and told me once that he
guessed ! had better get the doctor but
called me back and said perhaps shall
feel better soon Very soon he tipped
back and began to struggle and stopped |
breathing. | started Tor the house, met !
Chase, told him father was either dead |
or tainted. He went to the house Gil
man came out and said we will get Ian
tern. Gilman came with the lantern and
came along to where father lay Hesaid
your father is dead. Think father had
but one CONFUSION. ] was there all OF
the time. Think it about 90 minutes
from the time knew he was sick till he
was dead Nothing new was stated in
cross examination except they went by
way OF the village. Think the trouble
between Chase and father was on ac-
count OF Chase's intimacy with my sis.
ter. Father told Chase TO leave NV
sister brought suit against father and
the properly was transferred to mother.
Chase was sent for as witness in this
SUIT. Chase and mother went to see
about taking farm and STAYED two
nights. Father and Chase had trouble
when they got back. Father told him
to go but finally told him TO stay till
Next day made a trade with
him to help through sugaring to pay an
Did board bill. At the time my father
and sister had trouble, she threatened to
sill him. Saw father three times after
supper and he was all right. Think it
vas half an hour after last saw him be-
ore | saw him sick in the barn. First
ineW OF fathers sickness by my mother.
went TO get her TO dance with ME and
he called me to come to the barn. Alice
Heath told me where mother was.
Mother said father was sick and that he
lad been drinking"
A. U. Philips was the next witness, he
esuhed, George Heath lived on my
'lace at time oldance. Iattended. Saw
ialloway's family there. Last saw
sam. Holloway alive between II and l
clock. Don't think he had been drink
ng Saw Chase out OF doors about SUP
'er time First knew OF death of Halo.
way by Gilman who came in and SAID he
vas dead III the barn. | went to the
'arn and found him lying on his back on
he bottom STAIR. locked the door and
othing more was done till authorities
0t there Saw bottle picked up in
'hch was thought 10 be poison"
Or. Sedgewick testified, Am practicing
nyslclan in Barton. Was called to
ieath'S place March o together with
hrs. Dow and Campbell. We found the
ody on the broad stair his head on a
ub cover on the stair and his feet rest
lg on the floor, his hands were clenched
no arms drawn up, The only part of
he body touching were his head and
et, turning his body in bent position
the form of a bow. There was pc
aliar, grin on the face and roth at the
louth, There were no marks otviolence
IL the body. | first opened thoracic
aVity, exposed the lungs, took out the
cart found 1t i'll good condition. Took
Ut the stomach, cut 1t open, turned the I
on plate, found two pieces of !
ppie and mucus in the stomach. Made
<amlnation OF kidneys, liver and spleen
nd found them in nearly normal condi-
on Sawed off top OF skull and expos
i the BRAIN to view, Found small tu-
lors on the brain, this could not have
insed death at this time. The brain |
'as taken out and thoroughly examin-
j. Saw bottle containing LIQUID and {