Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-11-25
BREWSTER CASE POSTPONED.
Possible Flaw IN the Indictment.-Story
of the Crime

Possible Flaw In the IDdictment.-StoTy
of the Crime
Washington county court convened
Monday afternoon for the special
purpose OF beginning the trial of Mil
bred Brewster for the murder OF An
ME Wheeler on Nav go last. AS soon
as court had asse NJ bled w. A. Lord,
acting for the defense, moved that the
Indictment be set aside, on the ground
that it was improperly found, because
stenogrspher was III the grand jury
room while the government WITNESSES
were testifving The court ruled that
the supreme court would have TO set
tie that question and the case was con-
tinued till the March term of county
court to allow the question of the pro-
priety of the Indictment TO be argued
before the supreme court in January.
/ If the supreme court rules that the
Indictment is valid the case will go
before the county court in March. If
the court rules otherwise it will have
TO 90 before the grand jury again.
| Miss Brewster was taken several
weeks ago from lleaton hospital,
where she had been since the day Of
the tragedy, and inearccratcd in the
icounty jail on Elm street. She has
found that life IN a large, new and
lcommodious hospital, watched over
/ and cared for by kind and sympa-
thizing nurses, is radically different
from existence in dingy old Jail.
Mrs. George Marsh, who is doomed
TO the gallows for the murder Of her
husband, occupies a double cell with
Miss Brewster. This cell, which is on
the second floor, in the northwest
corner OF the building, is lighted by
two windows and is comfortable and
pleasant room. In il there are two
beds, wood stove and settee. The
walls are hung with pictures and on
the table are books, papers and fancy
work. How much these two crimi-
nails enjoy one anothel's company is
not known. In some characteristics
these two women are very much alike,
but in many ways they are almost OPP
posites. Both have raven black hair,
deep, penetrating eyes, well-rounded,
expressiOnless features; both from
early yonth have been willful, AFRO
giant and obstinate; both are passion
ate and impulsiye. While Mrs
Marsh is coarse OF speech and igno
rant, Miss Brewster is refined and
well educated; the former gay,
thoughtless and flippant, and the lat
ter morose, sullen and detected.
Miss Brewster is a brunette, 2l
years of age. She weighs not far from
l2A pounds. A reporter saw her at
Heaton hospital few days before she
was incarcerated in the Jail She was
dressed in black, and appeared sad
and gloomy. There was scar on her
face where the bullet entered. TIL,
wound contracted the muscles SO thai
her mouth is twisted out OF shape.
Miss Brewster was born at Hunt.
ington, on her fathers farm, and lived
a contented and happy life until he
father sent her to Burlington to at
tend school few years ago. She
studied there two or three years, and
then returned TO her home. She be-
gan teaching school in ncighboring
district and taught several terms, but
that monotonous life had no charms
for her. She was DISCONTINUED. She
had always been a willful girl and |
her par nts never had much contru
over her. Her mother died five year,
ago and since that time her father has
lived with his sons families on the
old farm. Her sisters -in-law always |
treated her with kindness, but she |
could not endure the dreary and un- |
happy life on the farm, and about one
year ago she came TO Montpelier and |
commenced work in the tailor shop
of Ladd & Campbell, where she was
until last Memorial day.
Miss Annie Wheeler, who was
cruelty murdered on that day by Mil
dred Brewster, was II years of age,
a pretty, winning maiden, who was
born in East Montpelier, where her
parents still live. a few weeks before
ler death she took charge Of the
household of c. +. Bugbee on East
Liberty street.
John, or Jack" Wheeler lives with
lis m Their in a pretty little house on
,ibley avenue. Jack is a stone-cntter
~ trade, in the employ of Fraser q
}roadfoot. He is a member of Com ,
amy +, and the Y NJ. G. 4. lie is +.
popular and gentlcmanly young
nan, Of spotless character. The sud.
len death of his liancce, Miss Wheel ;
+, and the circumstances connected
With the murder hang over his life :
Ike a dark cloud.
Il was during the last year that {
liss Brewster met Jack Wheeler, and
on a time the two boarded ut the !
lme place. As Mildred gradually
ecame acquainted with Jack there {
prung up in her heart deep-rooted 4
I'VE for him. Whether or not he re-
al = .