The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-24
Washington County Court.

Proceedings In the Marsh murder trial up
to Saturday morning may be found on page
two.
The testimony of DR.. j. II. Judkins was
continued Saturday morning. The State
was allowed to examine him regarding the
testimony he had given before the grand
jury, but his memory as to his testimony
there was not altogether clear. The APP
the occasion when Mrs. Marsh called for
arsenic and was refused was year ago last
July, and that when she had gone away and
came back all witness gained was an infer
ence that she had got 1t. He also testified
as to q later time when she bought COM
position. This was others wise mentioned in
the testimony as horse powder. His in
formation was that there was arsenic in 1t.
There were two drug stores In Northfeld in
July, 1896. Witness had made 1t rule to
sell as little arsenic as possible.
not understand English and trial with her
demonstrated that she could speak 1t q lit
tie. An interpreter was finally allowed,
and Oughtney Jangraw OF Montpelier was
used. Witness testified as to an occasion in
March when she went to see Mrs. Marsh to
get her to write letter for her. Buzzell
was present, and in the conversation Mrs.
Marsh told her that Will was writing to q
lady out Of town but there was q lady in
Northfeld that needed him more than the
one to whom he was writing. Witness re-
lAJeu COuV6rbHJlOu bn6 nau WIFI MIS-
Marsh in which she said that she would like
to see George Marsh dead. She couldn't
love him any more. Witness did not re-
member whether the day she had the letter
written David Brown was there. At the
close Of the session Saturday forenoon the
court suspended until two o'clock Monday.
Mrs. Bishop of Montpelier was the first
witness used by the State Monday after
noon. She Is a housekeeper in the county
Jail. She testified to having carried letters
from Mrs. Marsh to Buzzell In one note
she stated that she had heard that he was
going to turn States evidence and she did
not want him to go back on her. Witness
did not see the note written. She called
the attention Of Tailor Dudley before she
delivered it who read the first note and told
her she could deliver it. She showed the
other notes to Dudley who told her she
had delivered four other notes besides that
one, the last one she thought about three
weeks ago. All were delivered to Buzzell.
G. A. Durham Of Enfield, N. H., said he
knew Marsh and his wife before they lived
in Mortified. In February, 1894, he was
snow. bound and went there Monday and
thought he came away the next Monday.
He testified to an alteration at one particu.
lar time between Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh.
Mrs. Marsh said that she had got about
tired Of this and thought she would put him
out of the way. She asked him as to how
much arsenic it would take to kill person.
Witness replied in effect that 1t would take
different amounts for different persons.
Mrs. Marsh said she had thought Of putting
him out Of the way for two years. Witness
advised Mrs. Marsh against what she told
him. He thought that he first told it to
Dean Georges people sometime this winter.
He did not tell Marsh what his wife said.
j. 9. Houghton Of Montpelier, qualified
as an expert as regards handwriting. After
inspection Of two pieces Of handwriting his
I'D thaf f1Axr H.
the same party. In the CROSS examination
he failed to identify another piece as being
in same handwriting.
A. w. Ferrin OF Montpelier, as an expert,
gave it as his opinion that the two letters
were written by the same person.
DIR. j. II. Linsley Of Burlington, professor
inlpathology, histriology ,bacteriology lat the
University OF Vermont. The direct exami-
nation was by MIR. Plumley. Witness was
called upon in the winter OF 1896, to make
an autopsy Of the body OF George A. Marsh.
The notes OF his examination were made by
Mr.. Lowsly. No discovery was made on
the outside OF body to show that death was
caused by external violence. The frame
was found medium. Adipose scanty, mus
Gle we'll developed, heart weight twelve
normal, lung surface normal, some pigmen-
tation, lowerlobe congested. Air contain
ed all through lower lobe, mucuous mem
brane congested. Some OF the tubes filed
with mucous. Evidence OF bronchitis. In
the stomach mucous membrane normal in
appearance. The stomach and contents
placed in new glass jar. Another small
incision was made and q small quantity of
fluid escaped, most of which was placed in
jar. Large and small intestines removed
unopened and together with the ,pancreas
placed in jar, care being taken that none
OF the material came in contact with the
outside of the jar. The spinal cord was
removed. Several slight abraisions were
made and 1t was put in jar with the brain.
No hemorrhage in brain. The substance Of
brain was 80 soft that no examination could
be made Of 1t. Some evidence OF disease in
lungs. The lungs contained air through
out. Witness supposed 1t post norton
change. 1t might have been Immediately
before death. Witness made the post NOR
tenn examination to determine what killed
the deceased but from the autopsy was I'M
able to determine what 1t was.
The following hypothetical question was
submitted to the witness:
Q. From your pathological examination,
both gross and microscopical, II we assume
also that there was a chemical examination
Of the organs Of the body Of George Marsh,
and that that examination disclosed parti-
Giles OF white arsenic in the stomach, parti-
cles of white arsenic in the intestines, liver,
kidneys, urine, brain and blood, and that
from the contents Of the stomach, the con-
tents Of the intestnes, from the liver, the
kidneys, the brains, the urine, making a to-
tai Of seven and ffteen-one hundredths
pounds of the body, there was recovered
two fifty -four-one hundredths grains Of ar
senical oxide, and that no arsenic was used
in and around the body after death, what,
in your opinion. was the cause OF the death
OF the said George Marsh2
A. 1 should say it was arsenical poison
ing.
The cross examination was by ex.Gov.
Dillingham;. Witness was employed by
Captain Moseley to make the examination,
who said there was question about the
cause OF death. 1t might be cancer Of the
| stomach and might not. DR.. johnson said
! his diagnosis was heart failure.
Mrs. Lovina Marsh Of Berlin, mother OF
| George Marsh, was used as witness ON the
coming in of court Tuesday afternoon. She