Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-07-07
FRANK SHAW ON TRIAL.

Jail here in April last and who, after
the shooting of DR.. George W. Hot-
man in Stockbridge April eth led
the officers of two counties in a ten
DAYS chase through the Green noun
tains, began before Judge Loveland
Munson in Windsor county court
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock In
anticipation of some difficulty in
getting jurors panel of 60 had been
called, and s. Of those summoned
were examined before twelve men
were accepted and npanelled. All
the afternoon was occupied in sitting
out 4 jury, and the work was com.
plctcd Tuesday morning.
The members of the jury are:
John Stillson, West Windsor.
Edmond ". Tho mas, West Wind
Sor.
Foster l.. Ayers, West Windsor.
Charles +. Price, West Windsor.
Romaync X. Tal lor, Weston.
Henry y. Pond, Chester.
Mike Burton, Weston.
George ID. Burnham, Reading.
William b, Paige, Weatherstield.
II. F. Virgins, Andover.
Clarence 5. Root, Baltimore.
O. M. Tinkham, Pomfret.
Frank Shaw, who still walks with
some apparent weakness, watched
the proceedings unmoved, sitting
quietly beside his counsel, Gilbert
A. Davis of Windsor.
States Attorney John 6. Sargent
of Ludlow and ". Is. {. Stickney
of Bethel are prosecuting.
Tuesday morning, after the EN-
panelling of the jury, States Attor-
ney Sargent called his witnesses and
about IS We're sworn, including MIR.
and Mrs. George Flanders, the Rip.
ton mountaineers who gained some
publicity during the exciting chase
of the Shaws. In the list of wit
nesses, too, wss John Boseley, who
handled Il gun in the fight in which
the Shaws were captured and the
younger man wounded.
As Sheriff Spatford and Deputy
Shcriffs Thomas and Tinkham We're
among the witnesses and were with
the others cXclll died from the court
room the hail of justice was left
without brass buttons, and in the
emergency Janitor Chase was de-
tailed to look after the witnesses.
Mr.. Sargent outlined briefly the
case for the prosecution, reviewing
the story of the former arrest OF
young Shaw, his confinement in Jail
here, the discovery that he was
wanted for Il crime committed in
New York state, his escape in Apii
last. the shooting of DR.. Hoffman
and the subsequent chase and cap
turc of respondent.
DR.. F. l.. Brigham of Pittsfelc
was the first witness. He was CALLED
to attend DR.. Hoffman, at Charlie!
Neff's house on South hill in Stock
bridge, after the shooting and he de
scribed the condition OF the patient
position of the wound, etc. Mad
an examination of DR.. Hoffman
injuries and stated that his dealt
was caused by gunshot wound.
DR.. "A. NJ. Allen OF Stockbridge
DR.. O. w. Daley and DR.. Stanle,
of White River Junction were thu
next witnesses. They all ATTENDED
DR.. Hoffman and their evidence II
to the wound was substantially tn
same as that of DR.. Brigham's ant
all gave the same testimony as to tn
cause of his death.
Deputy Sheriff Eugene n. Thoma
was the first witness Tuesday after
noon. He told of the escape of tn
Shaws from Jail and of tracing tn
fugitives to barnard and to Sout
hill in Stockbridge. He was nea
the scene at the time of the shootin;
and heard Hoffman say to tn
Shaws, "Drop that gun, or I'll Dor
vouw An instant later he hear'
two or three shots at intervals OF
few seconds. Then coming on tn
scene he saw Sheriff Spafford sup
porting Hoffman's head.
Clinton Mower, night watchna
in Woodstock. testified to first dis
coverering the escape of the Shaw
from Jail.
lanes Hatch of Barnard, q
whose house the Shaws first stoppe
after breaking Jail, said the rifle can
ried by yonng Shaw was OF large
calibrc than that of his fathers gun
both of which they got at his house
The testimony of Silas Catfin @
Stockbridge, who found the hulle
which is supposed to have kille
Hoffman, DR.. Z. J. Fish of Sout
Royalton, and of one or two othe
witnesses followed.
J. II Edison, a photographer c
Bethel, testified "Wednesday mornin
that he went to the scene of the tras
edy in company with Sheriff Spa
ford and there took several pictures
and they were put in evidence.
Respondents counsel raised
question as to whether at the tim
the Shaws escaped from Jail the
were lawfully detained there.
was urged that there was no rccor
of any commitment, either b' tn
docket or with Jailer Thomas, an
that therefore they had right to e.
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