The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-31
Washington County Court.

State v. Frank Caselani. Indictment for
felonious assault. Respondent was ar
raigned Saturday forenoon and pleaded not
guilty in each case.
State v. Charles Clark. Respondent in
dicted with the larceny of two pair of pants
at Montpelier of W. K. Adams October l.,
1896. He pleaded not guilty He also
pleaded not guilty to an indictment for lar
ceny at Barre.
State v. William Mehan was an informa-
ton charging respondent with felonious as
sault November II, 1896. He pleaded not
guilty The respondents were remanded.
State v. Isabella Marsh and William G..
Buzzell, murder.
Lyman Farrar of Randolph testified Sat
urday morning as to having sold Marsh Ger.
tain medicines. He mentioned DIR. Ken
dall's chronic and blood purifier. Quick
Relief, Good Samaritan and Kidney Bal
sam, and also az to his inquiry of him for
digitalis, arsenical tablets and quinine. He
told me he was disconsolate and discour-
aged. He asked me if 1 thought 1t would
be wrong for man in his condition to put
himself out OF the way. Witness staid at
Marsh's house in West Brook6eld over
night in the winter of '92 or 1913.
Edison Wiley of South Mortified. In
the fall Of 1894 witness was working for
Slayton in the grist mill. Marsh came to
the mill and he had some conversation with
him. He said he was q sick man. He said
~ am sicker than people are aware"
Witness also testified to his saying that il
it was not for the children at home he
would make away with himself. Witness
said, "you don't want to do this" He said,
81 don't want to live"
Horace Tbresher of Northfield. Met
Marsh year ago last fall. He was look
ing pale. He told me that he had heart
trouble and was bad off that morning.
would rather be dead than alive. He said
he was a good mind to make way with him
self.
Louis A. Avery OF Nortbfield. Witness
had conversation with George Marsh with
reference to composition Of horse powders.
1t was few weeks before he died. Wit
ness prescribed for him and gave the pre-
scription. 1t contained arsenic, powdered
ginger, anice seed, EPSON salts, sulphate of
iron. Witness testified to hearing q con-
versation in Smiths blacksmith shop the
day OF the autopsy in which Hiram Henry,
himself and Smith were present in which
conversation Henry undertook to relate as
to what he saw at the Marsh place the
Tuesday afternoon previous to the death of
Marsh. He testified that Henry said that
Buzzell went to the cupboard and took
down a bowl, stirred up some stuff and
gave him teaspooniul out Of the bowl
He said 1t looked like sulphur mixed up
Witness would not be sure he used the
words mixed up.
A. I. o. Smith of Mortified corrobor
ated the testimony given by Mr.. Avery as
to the conversation as to what Buzzell did
the afternoon before Marsh died.
r. W. Clark OF Mortified testified as to
an occasion in 1895 he observed that Marsh
looked pale and haggard. At the conclusion
OF the session OF the court Saturday fore
noon the court suspended until the arrival
OF the train Monday forenoon.
After the converting of the court Monday
forenoon, a deposition of Eliza e. Crocker,
mother OF the respondent, Mrs. Marsh;
whose age was given as sixty-five years, was
read for the defence by Mr., Lord. The tes.
timony Of deponent bore upon the i'll health
of Marsh A remark Of his was brought out
to the effect that II 1t was not for his boys
he would put himself out of the way, also
certain other incidents.
George @. Taplin, Jr., of Northfield, a
photographers, testified as to certain pictures
which he had made of different situations
at the Marsh premises. The position of the
lounge and the stove with chair between
Is brought out by the artist.
Nina Marsh, thirteen years old daugh-
ter OF respondent Mrs Marsh, was used az a
witness. She lives with her grandmother.
She related an incident when she sat in her
stepfather's lap. She said he had pain
and told her to get down. She also told of
an occasion when her mamma filled hot
water bag and put it on his heart.
A letter Of George Marsh to Walter Hill,
Arizona, was read to the jury, Its date
was January 20, which was nine days be-
fore Marsh's death. In this letter he said
by the time weather permits of any hat
wearing / shall be where they don't wear
hats.
Professor K. j. Bartlett OF Hanover, N. |
H., testified in effect that arsenic, IL intro
duced into the system after death, in the |
course Of time will permeate through the |
body. 1t was not possible to fix the time, |
might be found in few days. This would |
not account in any way for solid arsenical |
Sxide found in stomach and intestines, but !