Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-17

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thought the instrument must have
pierced something. He indicated to
the witness that the result of the use
of this instrument was the death oil
Dora Cushman. He indicated to
witness that the instrument was used
by Dora Cushman herself, who took
it out of his pocket. Davis walked
away from her and was about 20 feet
away when she used the instrument.
lie heard noise and turning around
saw the girl fall. He ran to her,
thought she had tainted and famed
her. She did not speak again. His
impression was that she had died al
most instantly. All this line of evil
dence was objected to by the defense,
but the objections were overruled and
the testimony was admitted subject
to exception. Smith told the witness
that he had offered to marry Dora,
but that she had refused.
Friday morning Deputy Sheriff
Martin of Montgomery took the stand
and told how he arrested Davis on
the Thursday following the tragedy.
He said he swore that he furnished
instruments to Miss Cushman, and
that he broke one of these instru-
ments against stone.
This statement was important as
corroborating the evidence of Charles
Davis yesterday and establishing
guilt.
A. E. Barnard, a Lincoln merchant,
swore that when the body was found
a hat lay over the face and cigar by
the side, indicating that somebody
was present when death came. Mr..
Barnard was certain he sold Davis
one of the cigars found by the side of
the body.
The next witness was &. M. Carr,
who swore that he saw Davis running
out of the woods just after the tragedy
and that he appeared to be under
great mental excitement.
At the afternoon session Luke p.
Martin of Montgomery, son of
Deputy Sheriff Martin, was the first
witness, and he corroborated the
testimony of his father in regard to
what took place on the night of Davis
arrest.
Willis Clark, a reporter, was next
called, and testified that he talked
with Davis on the train when he was
on his way to Vergennes, and also
three times in the Jail at Vergennes
the same day.
Davis told the witness that he got
some pills at drug store in Bristol,
and got an instrument from a doc
tor on the Thursday PRIOR to Dora's
death.
He further said that Dora took the
instrument from his pocket while
they were in the pasture, and while
within about 10 feet of Dora he saw
her use it.
Saturday morning the first witness
was Miss Lottie Carpenter of Cam
bridge, and she testified in a general
way that Davis called on her on the
Wednesday following the tragedy and
admitted to her that he had tried to
assist Miss Cushman in producing a
criminal abortion. Miss Carpenter
was a very unwilling witness, but the
states attorney finally brought out
the material fact that Davis bought
an instrument described as a catheter
and delivered it to Dora.
William Smith of Lincoln testified to
playing cards with Davis and he
knew of the meeting arranged De-
tween Davis and Dora.
Then George III. Butterfield, of
Manchester, n. H., very important
witness, was called and gave long
account of confession Davis made to
him when be ran away. Davis told
him that he was actually responsible
for Miss Cushman's condition; that
she asked him to buy her speculum;
that he did so and took il TO the pas
ture for her; that she stepped few
feet away; used the instrument, fell to
the ground, and soon died.
William w. Wilson, Town Clerk
of Bristol, who also keeps drug
store, testified that last summer DIR.
Joclyn came to him for certain in
struments, similar to the ones in the
court room, which were shown witness.
George Farr of New Haven testified
that he was employed in the New
Haven Railroad Station last summer,
and the night that Davis went away
he sold him a ticket to Rutland.
Davis at first asked for ticket to
New York, then Boston, and finally
took one for Rutland.
DIR. Hiram S. Joclyn of Lincoln
was called, by the advice of counsel,
the witness, who is under Indictment
as accessory to the crime, declined to
testify and was excused.
Norman Henry, who is in the same
position, was called, but was not pres
ent in the court room.