Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-18


cigar stub found near the body as one he
had sold to the prisoner. He also found
bottle of liquid, but did not know what
was the nature of the contents.
G. M. Carr of Lincoln saw Davis leav-
ing the pasture about 4 40 p. m. that Sat
urday, walking very fast. William A.
Lee, also of Lincoln, corroborated the
testimony of the preceding witness.
Alva Hanks pointed out from the map in
the courtroom the various localities In
question. Howard Sargent testified that
/ Davis told him a few weeks previous to
the catastrophe that he had got in trou-
BILE with girl and asked him if he knew
of any way to get him out of 1t. Davis
also said he had bought some pills for
So and thought of seeing DR.. Jocelyn.
He also said that he had no intention Of
marrying anyone at just that time.
Luke Martins testimony was corrobo-
rative of his fathers, the sheriff's. He
said the sheriff held out no inducement
to the prisoner to confess. He said he
knew nothing against Davis up to the
time of his arrest.
Willis Clark, a newspaper reporter,
was next called. His testimony was OBJ
jected to by the defense, but was finally
admitted. Davis told the reporter of his
movements after leaving Lincoln; also
how he previously gave the girl pills and
secured a speculum from DR.. Jocelyn I;
that he stood about ten feet from the girl
when she died, and that he was so
frightened that ne fled at once.
Miss Lottie E. Carpenter of Cambridge,
VT, was the first witness Saturday, and
she was piled with questions by the
states attorney for over two hours. She
testified that she had taught in five or six
districts In and around Montgomery and
had boarded two or three terms with the
parents of Smith Davis, and used to see
the latter frequently and received atten-
tions from him. She further stated that
she received a visit from Davis last Au'
gust while in Cambridge; that they con.
versed together in the kitchen for about
half an hour; that the respondent told
her of the girls death and his presence
near her at that time, but did not give
particulars of the cause of death. The
witness reluctantly admitted that they
had talked together about the Klondkt
} and had discussed the probable cost OF
the trip. She said Davis was anxious tC
, go home before giving himself up.
, Fred Brown, the next witness, saw the
prisoner at the Bristol hotel the day o.
: the tragedy, but knew nothing further O.
} the matter. VIM. Smith of Lincoln testi
. fled to playing cards with party in thu
} hotel, and saw Brttell come in and TAX,
t Davis's place at the table. The mex
witness, Geo. w. Butterfield, is an uncl,
l of the prisoner and resides in Bedford
g n. II. He stated that Davis came to hi
house last summer and stayed with hin
: over night and in the morning confessed
D that he had had trouble with girl ant
e that she was dead that the girl had re
: fused to marry him. Mr.. Butterfielt
j., said that he adised him to go to Lincoll
at once and give himself up to the au
' thorities; that the defendant said h
wanted to earn some money for his fathe
e and send to him. Davis left this plac
e about a. m. to take the train north.
t In the afternoon Arthur E. Cushmal
was again upon the stand and was cross
s questioned by Mr.. McGettrick with re
a gard to the Identity of letters alleged t.
have been written by Davis. At about
> o'clock court was adjourned to await tn
t arrival of experts from Burlington an
Hanover, n. II.
= At 2 o'clock Monday afternoon Georg
fl Launier, a barber from Rutland, wa
O sworn and testified that the man Davi
was in his shop on the day in questio
# and had his hair cut and moustache re
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