Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-30
State Continues to Give Evil
dence That Doherty
Shot Murphy.
EYE WITNESSES OF DEED
All Toll Practically the Same story
workmen at Bolton Falls Tells of
Threats Made by Doherty and MUIR
phy-They Had Ouarrcled on
tho Day of the Crime.

Montpelier, Nov 2S-To-day The State
.Cnunucd to put in evidence in the Boil
on Falls murder case which is now on
rial in Washington County Court. The
irst witness called was Jerry Lyman of
Waterbury. Witness worked at the Boil
JON Falls dam with DohCrty and Murphy
Dn the day of the tragedy he overheard u
Heated conversation between the TWO men
II which they threatened to take each
others hearts blood. Both appeared an
cry and excited. Doherty began the con-
ycrsatiOn by saying: Il understand you
laH you will have my hearts hiood,' to
which Murphy replied with an oath that
II was lie and that on the other hand
lie understood Doherty was after his life
Policemen Wood and Demeritt of this
lily testified to having captured Doherty
OH the night of the shooting. TO AN in
qUiry made by the officers, DohcrLy said
ne was employed i'm a woollen mill at
Montpelier Doherty appeared surprise
It mis- arrest and asked the officers why
ne was detained. He was told that the
police had orders to look out for a man
who had shot another man at Bolton Falls
hat evening. To this DOherty made no
-.ply He was searched and a revolver
with two empty chambers was taken from
rim. Sheriff Graves arrived at the juno
ion on the midnight train and DOhcrty was
edged iu Jail here, where he was again
jearched. This time sum of money, u
On of cartridges and knife were taken
from him. Doherty was rcticent when ar
rested and refused to talk about anything
that night.
sheriff Graves testified that he drove
= ON Waterbury to the piXey housc short
~ after the tragedy occurred Murphy
was very weak put recognized him.
frank Town accompanied the sheriff to
Montpelier on the midnight train and
Identified Dohcrty as the man who shot
> .r,,-
md cartridges taken from Dohcrty had
been purchased of G. y. Robinson, Il hard
ware merchant in Waterbury. Witness
identified the blood stained shirts shown
him in court as those taken from Muir
phys body after the shooting and given
b. the officer by J. L. PiXley at the pre-
liminary hearing at Waterbury since
which lime they and the weapon and car
iridscs have been in the custody Of the
witness.
John II. Carroll, clerk in the hardware
store of G. D. Robinson in Waterbury, tes-
thed to having sold Dohorty a revolver
and box of cartridges the night before the
shooting and thought those shown him in
court were the same. Witness believed
The respondent was the man to whom he
made the sale but stated that at present
Doherty's clothes were different and his
face much whittier than when he came to
the store.
William +. McGrau of Waterbury,
fellow workman of the respondent and
Murphy testified to having met Dohcrty
in The road on the night of the shooting
after the tragedy. Doherty said 10 wit
ness: I've shot Murphy for you, Bill"
Although McGrau had worked with Do
herty he refused 10 positively Identity him
~ court as the man who had told him that
hy had shot Murphy.
Wick Woodward of Waterbury, a fell
low workman ana hoarder with the two