The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-20

tne stove lew days before the shooting.
The room was so full OF smoke that respond
ent was told to come out or she would be
smothered. She replied she did not care II
she was. The night before the shooting
Mrs. Waycott noticed respondents peculiar
manner in crossing the street. She kept
looking back as though she expected some
one was going to grab her. Respondent
packed her trunk the day before the shoot
ing and told witness she was going home.
Mrs. Patrick Mcbride was then called.
She testified in regard to respondent eating
only one meal a day after the first month
she was at her house. Said she could not
afford more. When witness told her she
could not live in that way respondent said
she wanted to die. Jack Wheeler frequent
ly visited respondent there, but seldom saw
her alone. Near the time OF the tragedy
witness noticed change in respondent.
She looked wild, had grown thin and pale,
and witness thought her mind unbalanced.
Mrs Rose Glenney testified that respon-
dent had told her that she felt queer, often
forgot herself and did not know what allied
her. Witness thought she acted crazy.
When respondent burned her underclothes
she told witness she should not need them
any more. Respondent told witness that
she had always been good to Jack Wheeler
but that he had not used her right. Res
pendent offered witness husband some
cartridges the night before the tragedy.
Said she had box full up stairs. She
respondent looked 80 wild witness was
afraid of her and would not look at it. In
Cross examination witness said respondent
had often told her that she wanted to 60 on
the stage but witness could not remember
testifying before the grand jury that re-
spondent told her she had her picture taken
lying fat on the ground with her hat turned
up because she wanted to look tough"
Minnie Mahan Of Burlington testified to
seeing respondent in Barre the day before
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1t would rain the next day. Said she had
her Trunk packed to go somewhere, she did
not know or care where Witness did not
think OF insanity at the time.
Mrs Matte Ross of Hinesburg was the
first witness called Tuesday afternoon.
She is an aunt Of Mildred Brewster and q
daughter of Arnold Sherman. She testified
that her father committed suicide by cut
ting his throat. Witness had often heard
her father threaten to take his own life.
Thought he was insane on that subject.
Witness knew Eunice Chaffee and thought
her of unsound mind.
Henry Brewster Of Huntington, double
cousin Of Wesley Brewster, father of re-
spondent, was called. He testified that
Anna Fargo was his aunt She lived q
half mile from him and often visited at his
house. Witness carried on her place at one
time and lived in the house with her all
winter. She was melancholy and strange.
Would stand at the window an hour at q
time and look out. Witness did not think
Of it then, but now he thinks she was in
sane.
Levi e, Scafield of Charlotte, a grandson
of Anna Fargo, thought the old lady was
under the influence Of chloroform at times.
He thought she was insane.
Jack Wheeler was recalled. He denied
that he had said to Juane De Collaines that
he would as soon marry Mildred as not II 1t
was not for Anna Wheeler. He acknowl-
laHr ta1l nn1I nd hot hn hnd q
| doctor in regard to Mildred, that she was in
q delicate condition, and that it would cost
| her ten dollars. He also acknowledged
| that he told Collaines that he had given
| Mildred five dollars and was to give her
| five more.
Juane De Collaines testified that he be-
came acquainted with respondent in 1896 at
| Goodenough's. Jack Wheeler acted very
| freely towards her, they were very intimate.
| Jack Wheeler once told him that he had
just as soon marry Mildred If it was not for
Anna Wheeler.
| Jones Brothers, swore that he knew Mil
| dred Brewster. The day before the shoot
| ing he saw her at his home in Barre. Dur
| ing that evening she talked almost inces-
| sanity about one person, although no name
was mentioned. He thought she must be
| in love with some one. She said she would
marry q stone cutter or no one. AT times
she seemed cheerful during that evening
and again she would pay no attention to
what was going on. She appeared despon'
dent. He thought her mind was unbal'
anced. In CROSS examination by States At.
| torney Rowland the witness acknowledged
that he had changed his mind regarding
| Miss Brewster's mental condition since he
| testified before the grand jury.
John l.. futile, deputy sheriff, testified
that he had that day served subpoena or
Mrs. Sweeney that she appeared very much
| excited. She said she was suffering from
heart trouble.
Carl Brewster Of Huntington, brother O.
| the respondent was next sworn. He livei
numbering, about a half mile from the home
place. From 1894 to 1896, he carried on tn,
| home farm. His mother died in 1892 Mil
remained at home until the next February
She first went to Shirley, Mass, to work II
a suspender factory, and three weeks later
came home and went to Burlington to worh
for Shattuck. When she was a child she
had peculiar spells, would turn black in the
face, and witness would think she was
dead. Mildred came home to attend his
wedding in 1896. She was then attending
school in Burlington. After that she LIVED
| at his home until she came to Montpelier
At times she would be jolly, and at othel
times she would not speak, and would q
without her meals. He thought her mine
was not right
| Frank Brewster Of Huntington corrobo
rated the testimony of his brother. At fiv,
o'clock recess was taken to nine O'CLOCK
this morning.