Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-01

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The next witness was Mr.. Chase o
Brookfield. Witness testified that h
went to the Marsh place after the deatf
of Marsh and Mrs. Marsh said sh'
had bought arsenic twice and hel
husband had once.
Thursday morning the first item Of
testimony was letter alleged to have
been written by Mrs. Marsh TO q
woman with whom Buzzell was init
mate. 1t was of threatening char
acter and asked if the woman knew
that Buzzell had promised to marry
another person.
After recalling two or three wit
nesses on minor details the state rested
its case, retaining the right to intro
duce testimony and documents later
For the defence, the first witness
was Miss Florence ID. Hill, stenogra-
pher for Gov. Dillinghams law firm,
who testified as to the testimony
given at the preliminary hearing at
Mortified by DIR. j. II. Mayo.
Cornelius Diemer of Randolph tes-
titled that he knew Marsh in Brook
field in 1892. Marsh complained of
intestinal trouble. Afterward, at
Mortified, Marsh was i'll and was TAX
ing medicine as before. lie told wit
ness that he frequently got medi-
cine at the drug store instead
Of calling on doctor. Never
knew any trouble of any consequence
between Mr.. Marsh and his wife.
f. j. Eastman had known Marsh
for twenty years. In 1892 Marsh
compl ined of stomach and bowel
trouble.
The first witness called by the de-
fence i'm the afternoon was DIR. w. b.
Mayo OF Mortified. Witness attend
ed George Marsh in 1880. This was
at the time of an injury received from
the explosion Of a gun which he was
handling. Part of the brain oozed
from fracture in the skull. Witness
testified that lac was present at part
of autopsy and saw brain removed.
The brain was very soft, especially
near where the injury was received
and also a small growth Of the bone.
Witness saw Marsh before his death
and observed marked pallor in his
complexion. Marsh asked witness
what he could do for his terrible dis
tress spells. Witness at one time told
Marsh that his heart was all right.
The next witness was V. &. Good
rich, NJ. d., of Randolph. Witness
treated Marsh in November, 1892, for
pains in his stomach and heart, called
the trouble nervous dyspepsia and the
heart sympathetic.
DIR. +. G.. Fletcher of Roxbury was
next called and testified that he was
present at the autopsy. As the opera
tor severed the lungs witness saw the
point Of his knife hit the perecardium
and fluid gushed forth and hit the
hand OF the operator, entering the
chest cavity. Witness thought the
kidneys were large, but other than
that noticed nothing abnormal.
The next witness was Dr.John Jud.
kins Of Mortified, who testified that
he knew Marsh and prescribed for
him about a week before his death.
Marsh made the same sort of COM
plant TO the witness as previous wit
ness had stated. Witness corroborated
the testimony of DIR. Fletcher in re-
gard to the cutting of the heart when
the lungs were being removed. Wit
ness described the manner in which
DIR. Linsley examined the heart of
Marsh. The witness was exceedingly
uncertain in regard to the occurrences
at the time of the autopsy and was
nonplussed by some of the
questions asked of him in the cross ex-
animation.
Friday morning the first witness
was Henry w. Buzzell, father of the
Buzzell on trial. lie testified that his
son had worked for him off and on
for the last three years. The young
man was often present when Marsh
called at the shop. They seemed to
be on friendly terms. Buzzell was
frequently invited by Marsh to spend
the evening. Before his last illness he
asked witness To his house to help him
and he went. When Marsh was sick
the last time Mrs. Marsh said that
George wanted VIII to come to the
house and help take care of him."
Will came home to stay the morning
after Marsh's funeral, but having re-
ceived letter from Mrs. Marsh he
went back that evening. Mr. Marsh
often complained OF his stomach and
heart, and at one time said that il il
were not for his little boy he wouldn't
care how soon he died. lie said that
he had some medicine of his own, at
the same time showing a little vial.
Mrs. Chauncey Royte of Mortified
testified to intimacy with the Marshes. |
Marsh told her that'he was taking very
poisonous medicine for his heart.
Chauncey ROyte testified in corrob-
Grafton of his wife's testimony. He
had never noticed any material differ
enees between Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh. |
Marsh told witness that he had taken
a good deal of very poisonous medi-
cine.
The first witness at the afternoon |
session was the mother of the respond.
ent. Buzzell. Testified to Marsh conn |