The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-21
OLNEYVILLE.
Mrs. ValOiS' Mother TeS-
titles in Her Favor.
She Was With Clara When
the Father Shot Himself.
Arguments of the Attorneys Will Be
Heard Monday.
THE NEWS BUREAU. oLsrrvILIr.

No. Hartford Avenuel
When the court reassembled at 2:30 yes
terday afternoon Marshall Salisbury was
the first witness called in the valois case.
He testified that when passing the Roess-
ler home, short time previous to the
death of Mr.. Roessler, he saw Mrs. Valois
shaking Der fist in her fathers face and
he was calling upon her to stop.
Mrs. Ellen s. Cornell of Providence testi-
fled that she had purchased farm produce
OF Mrs. Valois and that at her sugges-
tion her son had loaned Mrs Valojs a buil
dog revolver which she had never re-
turned.
The State rested at this point. Attor-
ney Ashton for the defence asked for the
discharge OF his client on the ground
Of not proven.
Judge johnson denied the request and
Richard Roessler, q brother of the de-
ceased, was called as the first witness for
the defense.
He told of his fathers quarreling with
the family and of his accusing him at
one time OF wanting TO kill him. He tes-
titled that Mrs. Valois had often helped
her father with money. Eugene Cornell
who loaned Mrs. Vslois a revolver, tes-
titled that the one offered in court was
not the one he let her take at one time
and which she had never returned.
Abram Ashworth testified that 20 years
ago John Roessler drove his family out
OF the house and stood at the end Of the
lane waving pitchfork at them.
Robert Ashworth a brother of the pre-
vious witness, and the wife of Abram,
were determined witnesses and careful
that no good qualities OF the defendant
should remain untold. Nathan Colyin
was recalled and asked how he came in
possession of certain articles from q trunk
ut hn xxrou kvn, ht out hat
man named Kirby was with him and as
sisted in securing the things from the
trunk.
Mrs. Franz, sister of Mrs valois,
stated that the whole family had had
their experiences with their father.
MIS-. Mary T.. Arnold, who is supposed
to have assisted Mrs. Valois to keep in
hiding, testified as to the good qualities
of the accused.
Mrs. Amy Z. Angel testified that her
little girl told her early in the morn ing
that John Roessler was shot and that
"Tucker told Joe Leach that Clara Valois
had shot her father" The child heard it
when she went down to Ashworth's after
some milk.
Mrs. Roessler, wife of the dead man,
was sworn. and tod OF the occurrences
at the Roessler home on the morning of
November z. She and her daughter oc-
cupied the same room,-but each had a
separate bed. She awoke at about the
usual hour and was st ,rtled by hearing q
noise that sounded like a snot. She asked
her daughter what made the noise and
she replied "the cat, or else 1t is blind
slamming." She arose and went to her
husbands room and saw him lying across
the bed. She made no examination but
hurried back and told Mrs. Valois, who
sprang out Of bed and went to q herself
What the matter was. She was gone but
a moment when she returned, snatched
some clothing and went out to alarm the
neighbors. She testified that her husband
was good at times and then again be was
cross.
The cross examination Of the old lady,
who said she was 81 years OF age, failed
TO break down her statements.
Mrs. Amy Angel was recalled and also
Sanford Walker, who testified to finoing
John w. Roessler asleep under an apple
tree with rope dangling over him from
limb he had evidently thought to hang
himself from, and then weakened.
H. &. Pollard, hardware salesman at q.
T.. Weaver's store. in Olneyville. testified
T, that he sold man revolver such as
was shown him in the courtroom and the
man who purchased it he described as
-tatiying with the appearance OF RoessIer.
dis testimony was unshaken in cross ex-
animation.
The accused, Clara vslois. was the next
to testify. She began with running
and through the events of the morning
OF the shooting, corroborating her mother
in the main. She touched on the features
OF the case relative to the pill of sale
made to her and the expression
she made to Coroner Wood that it was
no Lizzie Borden affair.
She scored the 'Leach crowd" as she
termed them, as enemiess of her father
and herself, and that IL was fear that they
would do her injury that she asked Cor
oner Wood to protect her. She said she
never had a reovlver until August. when
she borrowed one from mrs. Cornell and
that was loaded with blank cartridges and
she used ii to frighten corn thieves from
the fields of her father.
Edmund II. Kirby told OF an interview
In which he admitted that he bad told
Mrs. Valois she was to be arrested.
This completed the evidence and the
court adjourned to o'clock this after
heard.
MILLS ON SHORT TIME.
The Riverside and Weybosset mills on
and after today will shut down all day
Saturdays and run but eight hours day
five days in the week. A lack of demand
for goods is the cause OF this move on the
part OF the companies.
IL ~ feared that other manufactures I'm
this section will be obliged to follow suit.
SUIT AGAINST SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel T.. Gardner yes
terday served notice OF attachment OF the
school property in District in Johnston
upon the treasurer. John Mills.
The action is to recover the sum OF
$1,000 claimed to be due for heating ap-
paratus furnished several years ago by n.
4. Root n Co. The district officers claim
that IL did not conform to the guarantee
that was given.
A meeting OF the taxpayers IL to be
called next week TO determine what action
will be taken In the matter.