Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-20
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. Johnsbury.

a
The trial of Marshall Way for the
the murder of his wife, which occurred in
'Wheelock was begun in the Caledonia
bounty court at st. Johnsbury last week.
'bState's Attorney Taylor, assisted by Wen
dell P. Stafford and Walter P. Dutton
conducted the prosecution, Bates & May;
1Dunnett & Slack and J. L. Gleason ap-
|Ipeared for the respondent. The following
are the trial jurymen: H. L. Rogers and
Walter ]. Perry of Walden, Chas. A. Choat
and w. II. Gilchrist of Barnet, Ansel Hall;
AG. S. Wheatley and G. L. Hines of Hard
wick, 1. NJ. Hall and Edmund d. Kicker
of Groton, @. A. Whitehin and A. L. Gray
6of Ryegate, Byron d. Wright of St. Johns
bury Center.
The first witness, L. NJ. Cree of Wheelock
gave a description of the Way house and
premises in Wheelock, where the murder
was committed.
Mrs. Rodney Orcutt, who was familiar
with the Way family, saw Mrs. Way asshe
was starting to leave the house at the time
of the murder, and heard Way ask her if
she was going away. Saw Way when he
picked up the club and struck his wife the
first blow on her head. She fell to the
ground and Mrs. Orcutt saw him strike
her two more blows, while she was lying
with her head the door steps. Saw
Lsaac Gray approach, and heard Way say
to him IT know have killed her, let me
hit her another clip"
Nj The cross examination failed to shake
I the testimony of the witness.
Mrs. Ida Bruce sister of Mrs. Way, into
whose carriage she was attempting
to get when she was struck down, testified
that she heard Way say to his wife IT will
kill you before you leave the house The
NJ wife said ssDon't Marsh.' He said II will''
and then struck her. After he struck her
he said, 81 meant to kill her, don't you
suppose know what I am doing? I shall
suffer for it,"
J. G. Nelson, neighbor testified to the
treatment the wife had received from the
husband and related the story of the kill
NJ ing as the others had done. He heard Way
say after the murder s'Give me knife and
l viii cut my throat; l know the penalty.
have counted the COST When he saw
N the form of his murdered wife he said,
''Oh my God, what have I done. I never
laid my hands on a woman before, you
may ask my children"
Charles Reed corroborated Nelson's tes-
timony and told how Way was overcome
with grief when he realized what he had
done.
1. K. Gray, who saw the murder gave
this version of the affair. He stated that
Way showed no sorrow for the deed
until he saw his wife's body in his house.
Witness testified to the good character of
Way.
Mrs. Gray testified to the ill treatment
Mrs. Way had received from Way in the
years past; their quarrels were in regard
to property. Way swore that she should
never have any of his property.
S. G. Cree stated that he saw Mr.. and
Mrs. Way short time before the murder
Way told him after he had committd the
deed that trouble had caused it, and he
knew it meant death to him. Said Way
was man of good character, peacable
among his neighbors and industrious.
Several other witnesses testify in regard
to the circumstances attending the TRACE
dy, the sorrow that Way manifested when
be saw his murdered wife's form, and the