Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-10
Is Charged With Murder of
Franklin Fem.
jury Secured Without Much Diff
fculty after Examination of Forty
two of Panels-State Begins Intro
ductiOn of Evidence.

teams of him Sat different times. On
night of shooting Eastwood came to him
about o'clock and asked for team and
was given good road horse and buggy.
The team came back alone between 3 and
o'clock next morning, with buggy
broken and lap-rObe and whip gone; had
been driven hard. Saw Eastwood next
in Jail week after and asked for pay
meut. Respondent said witness need not
worry; he would get his pay all right.
Cross-examlnatl N was relative to wit
ness's knowledge of EastwOOd's ante
cedents.
Mary Eta Brown of East Middleburv,
mother of Mrs. Fred Eastwood. was an
interesting witness as being first TO tes-
tifv directly on the subject of the shoot
ing. After some testimony as to East
woods treatment of her daughter. she
said she last saw him on the night of
Aug. II last. She had retired for the
night as had also Mrs. Eastwood. She
heard a loud rap at the door, dressed and
went down. Eastwood stood in the
middle of the room and his wife was
there also. She asked him. "Where did
! you come from" He replied that he
had come to break up the family. She
went towards the front door and he
stepped between them He then shot at
/ his wife and she fell to the floor Turn
ing upon witness. he fired twice and the
bullets passed through her wrist and
breast. She cried Murder" She saw
him run down the road after that. The
time was about O'Clock.
Cross-examined, she said that resporSi-
ent did not appear to be excited. He
had had some conversation with his wife
before witness came downstairs. He had
not been drinking; she thought his con
duet was the result of pure ugliness; he
appeared the same as usual to her.
Redirect examination was in reference
t. me shooting of Mrs. Eastwood. Wit
ness said shot had passed through Mrs
Eastwood's breast
Alvin +. Brown. son of preceding wit
ness, aged % years, was called. He wa;
at the barn when the shooting tool
place. lie heard three shots and hi.
mothers scream. He took his mother Il
Days store a quarter of a mile away
His mother told him his sister had beer
shot and killed. He saw Eastwood g
out of the yard. He found a bullet IL
the door casing and another on the floor
of the kitchen.
Cross examination. Witness neVeI
saw Fem and Eastwood together: neve
not friendly.
Charles Seelev. first constable of tn,
town, testified that he was on his way Il
Salisbury at about 6 o'clock on the even
ing of Aug. II. On his return he wa
overtaken and passed by horse anC
buggy being driven at furious pace
When he got home at about 9 o'clock h,
heard two shots in direction of Fem
house. Deputy Cobb had told him o
shooting in East Middlebury and he haC
gone to Edgar Browns on Seymour
street, where he was when he hearC
shots. He went up to Fenn's and founC
Frank Fem lying on his face about l.
feet from his doorstep. Other people
were there.
Ira II. LaFleur, attorney. was will
Seeley in carriage and his testimony cor
robOrated that of latter in regard It
team passing them on road,
Chas. Hooker, farmer, also passe'
team on road. and farther on picked up
lap robe, which lie later delivered TO /
O. Allen.
W. y. tadv's testimony was similar I,
above, he having driven behind Hooker.
, Edgar c. Brown. brother of Mrs. Fred
! Eastwood. was called. Chas. Seeley hat
! told him of the shooting about or /
o'clock in the evening. He was in bed
T A few minutes later he heard shots il
e direction of Fenn's. After shots Fran
Stone came 10 his house. and he tele
e phoned for Or. Noble.
( After Browns testimony court was ad
/ iOurned for the day.
t The morning session of the cour
r Thursday did not bring ont the crowd O
2 the previous day. Many ladies wer
/ present, however.
r Frank Il Stone was the first witnes,
, lie told of Eastwood's coming to hi
; house on the night of the TRACED
2 and asking for Frank Fem. Wtnes
o showed him TO Fenn's house, abou
7 ten rods away. aud returned homD
- He heard three shots. and on going !
=. the dire elton from which sound proceed
G ed found Fem under Danvew's window
d lie got a lantern and saw Fenu's fac
l. and recognized him. Did not think h
/. was alive; heard him groan. Witne'
j. gave alarm to Edgar Brown.
e Cross.examined, Stone said Eastwoo
u seemed to be perfectly coOl was ne
e covered with dust or mud, nor wa
clothing disarranged.
l. Miss Holman was the next wltnes
s The Fenns lived in the same house 6
J. herself and sister. on the night
!. question Eastwood came to her door an
II asked FOR the Fenns, whom she called
u After they went out of house she hear
l. two shots. Mrs. Fem rushed into ii
( hall and shut the door Someone trie
to break ii In. Mrs. Fem said "Iie h'
Il shot and killed Frank" She notice
e blood dripping from behind Mrs, Fem
:. ear. She found bullet hole in doc
and bullet was discovered under boo
IS case across the room. Witness describe
d man who called, but was at first unab
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