Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-03-25
The Marsh Murder Case.
The Progress Made in the SECOND
Week OF the Trial. Women Excluded
from Court Room.

ton, including the experts, who nave
not as VET been heard. The case ex-
cites considerable interest and the
lcourt room is filled every day.
The testimony so far has seemed to
be mostly to prove illegal relations
between Mrs. Marsh and Buzzell and
their actions during the two years be-
fore their arrest, also to show motive
for the alleged crime and their actions
during Marsh's sickness, death and
funeral.
On Monday morning Joseph
Trochky, Russian jew, was the
first witness. He told of being at
Marsh's house on the Thursday
previous to Marsh's death and of the
| improper actions of Mrs. Marsh and
Buzzell.
In the afternoon James Pine, a
partner of the former witness, testi-
fed in substance 10 evidence given by
Trochky.
George Bailey testified TO being a
neighbor of the Marsh family. Was
called to 90 to the house at a. IN. on
the night that Marsh died. Witness
and Buzzell laid out the body.
Gerard BoaIdman testified TO con.
veying letter from Mrs. Marsh 70
Buzzell about two weeks before Marsh
died. She gave the witness - cents
to take ii to the postofiice.
Joseph Carney testified to being at
the Marsh place on the night that
Marsh died and gave particulars in
regard to his death as other witnesses
had done.
Most of Tuesday was occupied in
taking the testimony of Marsh's sons,
Eug, ne and Harry, aged respectively
l6 and Ia years. Their testimony,
which seemed 10 agree, testified to
Mrs. Marsh and Buzzell occupying
the same room before and after the
death of Marsh, TO carrying notes be-
tween the respondents and, in general,
Il stified to much Of the previous testi-
mony.
f. +. White, who works in Fletch-
er's undertaking rooms, testified that
Mrs. Marsh and BuZzeli came TO
Fletcher's on the day of Marsh's death
and she stated that she wished TO buy
a coffin. While selecting the casket
they talked and laughed between
themselves. When they came TO settle
for the funeral expenses Buzzell paid
the bill in money and checks. Fletcher
asked Mrs. Marsh what caused her
husbands death and she replied she
did not know; he had been dump
irg" around for several weeks and
died in great agony.
Mr.. Fletcher testified in regard to
he purchase of the casket, etc, SUBJ
slantially the same as the preceding
witness. Went TO the house on the
afternoon of the dav Of the purchase.
o, erheard Mrs. Marsh's answer
to IA query from Mrs. Hill as TO why
the mother of Marsh had not been
summoned, in which she said that
there were no cOnveniences. Witness
took up the body and arranged il in
his store for dissection and il was
under his personal supervision up TO
the time OF the autopsy. Saw moth
ing to indicate that the body had been
disturbed since its burial.
On cross examination witness stated
that on the day that Mrs. Marsh came
for the casket he sent to the store TO
get some embalmiDg fluid. Supposed
it to have been an arsenic preparation.
Testified that she did get about two |
gills of the fluid. Gave her directions |
in regard to using the fluid but did |
not examine the body to ascertain as
TO whether it had been used.
p. =. Davis testified to having seen
Mrs. Marsh go for the doctor during
the winter when Marsh was i'll. +.
II. Bloss testified TO the above instance.
McCarty testified to being at
the Marsh house several times during
the winter that Marsh died. Saw
BuZZell there on a number of occa-
sions.
On Wednesday the first witness was
Mrs. William McCarty, who testified
10 being at the Marsh place and as
,isting in the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Marsh said she could not bear to
have Mr.. Marsh cut up and objected
10 post-mortem for that reason.
Mrs. Minnie Thresher testified to
hearing Marsh complain of Buzzell's
visits to his house in his absence, and
to Mrs. Marsh's intimacy with Buz-
,ell.
Frank Thresher corroborated his
vife's testimony. He also testified to
hearing Mrs. Marsh say that il
Marsh's body were exhumed arsenic
would probably be found in it rs Mr..
Marsh had prepared and taken some
lrsenical medicine the day before his
Heath.
Charles w. Nichols of Brookfield
testified that he had visited the
both at Mortified and
Buzzell married his sister,
now dead. He testified as TO famil-
arities between Mrs. Marsh and Buz-
lell.
Mrs. Nichols testified that Mrs.
Marsh said that her husband would
not ALWAYS live and IL he did she
would get out of there, and let Buz-
zell know. Exceptions taken BY .