Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-23
D0HERTY TRIAL.
The Evidence in Detail Given
Yesterday.
SAW MURPHY SHOT.
So Witnesses Testify, Also
to Bad Feeling Before
Shooting.

Tuesday night at about p. m. the
jury returned from visiting the places
of interest in this case at Bolton Falls,
Sheriff Charles Graves having provided
supper for the company at the Water
bury hotel.
At the opening of court Wednesday
morning the States Attorney madehis
opening statement to the jury, Which
embodied the facts which the state
expected to prove by the testimony of
It's witnesses.
There were but two of the state
witnesses present when called td be
sworn, the others having been delayed
by the trains. Later eight others ap-
peared and were sworn. The court
then directed that all witnesses for the
state and the respondent be excluded
from the court room and kept bysan
officer, so that when wanted there
would be no delay.
The first witness called wa Jane
McCale of Burlington, who testified
to working on the Bolton Falls dam
last winter with the respondent
Doherty and Fred Murphy and board
ed at j. e. Pixley's; that on she
Saturday morning, Feb. 18th, The
day of the shooting he walked part
way in going from PiXley's to his work
at the dam with Doherty, and that
Doherty said at night he was goingsto
call Murphy and Woodward down be-
fore Mrs. Pixley. He also described
the work on the dam done by himsalf
and both Doherty and Murphy vt
nothing of interest to the case cane
out till he described what took place
at the house of ]. E. Pixley's at night;
said he was near both as they went
onto the portico of the house and
heard Doherty say to Murphy "will
settle this tonight, to which Murphy
said all right. Doherty started for
the barn, followed by Murphy. The
witness went into the kitchen and did
not hear anything more till he heard
the shot in the direction of the barn;
that he then went to the door, heard
Murphy say, 90, God. l am shot Bes-
sie''; saw Pixley helping Murphy
towards the house; saw Murphy in the
house. Doherty came to the kitchen
and called for me, later asked about
Murphy. When told that he was very
bad, Doherty said he was sorry and
''would not have done it had he not
been imposed on" called for Mrs.
Pixley to get his money, sl0o, that
she was keeping for him. Doherty
went away that night but witness did
not see him 60. Julia Rock and
Woodward stayed with Murphy that
night.
This witness persisted in talking in
a low tone of voice, and had to be
called repeatedly by counsel and court
to keep his voice up.
jeremiah McCarty, now of Boston,
the next called, added nothing of in
terest, save that he heard Doherty
about one week before the shooting
say that Murphy was tramp, and
had no courage that he could lick
both Murphy and Woodward. His
evidence showed the feeling which at
the time existed.
William Sullivan, the first in the af
ternoon, testified that he worked at
the dam, saw Doherty at the dam the
night of the shooting, who appeared
much excited and perspiring freely {:
told him that he had shot Murphy
and asked the witness to send his,
Doherty's money and things to John
Doherty, Salmon Falls, N. H. Said
he shot Murphy because he followed
him up, and threatened him. A few
nights before the shooting Doherty
told the witness that Murphy had
been in room at Mr.. Pixley's, occu-
pied by Julia Rock; that next time he
was going to tie the door with rope
and then call her for PiXley and his
wife to see.
\ Joseph Mcintyre of North Duxbury
was engineer at the dam; said Doherty
came into the engine house, and told
him that Murphy was going toget the
colored man to lick him, but that he
was fixed for him, and showed witness
the butt of gun. The day of the
shooting Doherty and Murphy had
hard words.
Con. Daley, the last witness in the
afternoon, told of talks with Doherty