Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-04-28
A LONG TRIAL.
GUILT OR INNOCENCE OF MIL
DIED BREWSTER IN QUESTION.

GUILT OR INNOCENCE Or MIL
DRIED BREWSTER IN QUESTION
The State Gives Way to the De-
fence. Numberiess Witnesses
Pronounce Respondent Irres-
ponsibIe. Medical Experts in
Her Behalf. State in RebuttaI.
Last week Monday, John Goode-
nough, recalled, testified further in
regard to Miss Brewster's remaining
in her room the greater part of the
time after she returned from Notrh-
field. Witness also testified that
about that time he began to notice q
cessation in Wheeler's attentions TO
her. At this time it was no secret
that Jack Wheeler was paving atfen-
tion to Anna Wheeler, and it was un-
derstood that the days Of the respond
ent's seclusion and melancholy were
caused by some slight she had received
from Wheeler or from her knowledge
that he was with Anna Wheeler.
Julia Mcmahon OF Burlington ties.
titled that the night before the TRACE
dy she saw Miss Brewster on the
street and noticed that she looked
frightened. While she was talking
with witness she kept looking over her
shoulder as though she thought
somebody WAS going to grab her. =
This was the night after the purchase
of the revolver. At that time the
witness had not thought Of the re-
spondent being insane.
Z. X. Coon, a police officer Of Bur-
lington, testified in regard TO Miss
Brewster's peculiar appearance and
manner while she was in Burlington.
He thought at the time that her mind
was unbalanced. Mrs. Alice Ross Of
Barre testified that she formerly lived
in Huntington and had been an init
mate friend OF Miss Brewster, who
visited her the week before the shoot
ing and wanted Mrs. Ross to go with
her to see fortune teller because she
wanted to know her future. Miss
Brewster said she was out of work
She told the witness that Jack Wheel
err was good enough for her and il she
dill not marry him she would never
marry. The respondent visited the
witness again the day before the
shooting. She was pale and had a
strange, wild look. She said she was
going away, but she did not know
where she was going and she did not
care. Mrs. Ross asked the respondent
il she was losing her mind, and she
said she guessed she was. She told
the witness she had talked with Jack
Wheeler about two hours the night
before. The witness did not remem-
Der telling States Attorney Rowland
that the fortune teller told the re-
spondcnt she loved man who cared
for another girl and she was jealous,
and the respondent said, '.Yes, that is
Just what ails me" The witness did
not remember telling Mr.. Rowland
that Miss Brewster had an awful dis
position, and il she once got mad she
could never get over it
Tuesday, the deposition Of Alex
ander Waycott was read. He testi-
fed that the night before the shooting
Miss Brewster came out OF doors
about o'clock and asked him if it
would do any harm il she fired shot
across the street at a tree or post
standing there. Upon being told she
had better go outside the city il she
wanted to do any shooting, she said
she guessed it was too wet to do much
shooting. The deposition OF Mrs.
Laura Waycott was read. She testi-
fed to seeing the respondent trying
to burn some underclothing in the
stove in her room a short time before
the tragedy. The room became filed
with smoke. She told the respond
ent to come out or she would smother,
and Mildred replied that she hoped
she would. The witness testified TO
the respondents peculiar manner the
evening before the shooting. The day
but one before the shooting Mildred
packed her trunk and told the wit
ness she was '.going home"
Mrs. Mcbride testified that the re-
spondent roomed in her hodse from
December, 1896, until the day of the
shooting. She ate but one meal day
after the first month she was there.
She said she could not afford to pay
for more than this one meal. Mrs
Mcbride told her she could not live in
that way and Mildred said she only
wished she could die. Near time of
the shooting the witness noticed that
Mildred's eyes had begun to glare and
she looked very wild. She had grown
thin and pale and the witness thought
her mind was unbalanced. Mrs. Rosa |
Chimney testified that the respondent
told her short time before the shoot
ing Il at she felt queer, forgot herself
and did not know what allied her. |
The witness thought she acted crazy.
At the time respondent burned her
Undertaking she told the witness she
would not need it any more. After
she came back from Barre on the day /