Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16

/ The star witness Of the day was Frank
/ r. Lamb, who gave his residence as 2lU
1 West Canton street, Boston. He testified
/ that last spring Kim ball telephoned him
to meet him at Lebanon, y. H., and there
/ told MIN that the formula he was using
was given him by Mrs. Reed, and that
be wanted Lamb to see II he could not
arrange with Mr.. and Mrs. Reed to settle
this litigation. The witness was then
taken in hand by Mr.. Darling, and few
/ interesting facts dropped out, not reluc.
/ tantly, bat as though the witness enjoyed
the recital. ..
/ The witness was asked IL be had told all
( the conversation with Bimbsu. On re-
plying in the negative he was asked TO
I tell anything that he remembered.
/ Quick as g fash came the reply: kim
/ ball took from his hip pocket large roll
I of bills, offered 900 cash IN hand II l
would 90 and get his wife into team, or
/ in any way I saw 1T, and get her into his
clutches. He proposed TO me to meet him
at Woodsville, y. H., and there be and l
would get a team, drive TO the Page farm
/ in Peth, and there dig glass jar con-
tanning q GOO that was buried In the
/ ground there
Being pressed to tell more OF the talk,
Lamb said "He explained that be had
two women detectives in the town OF Ran
dolph, and that II / could learn anything
through one OF them he had no objections
to my talking TO them
Kimball and his counsel here consulted
togeth her earnestly, and as a result this
question was fired at the witness with a
very confident air, as though II meant his
total collapse:
"Did you not then tell Mr.. Kimball
that you we're walking on the street al
Randolph with a claiTvOyant, and that
Mrs. Reed came along, and that you bow,
ed TO her, whereup0n the clairvoint asked
you 10 you knew that woman, and that
upon your answering yes, she said she
{ Mrs. Reed is a murderessi ana atter
Mrs. Reed got past Gid you say that she
was bad enough for that; and didn't you
say she was trying TO rob John kimball OF
his business 2"
ssNo.sir.u answered Lamb energetieally,
whereat Kimball cast his eyes heaven
ward, as IL invoking that the witness be
forthwith struck by divine Wrath tor
Wilful perjury. Providence not seeing nj
TO interpose, the examination continued
''Did you not take some woman or girl
at Randolph, snd go up into Mr.. Wilson.s s
office, and talk over John r. hlmpalls 5
matters %
u did. She called herself Miss Lee,
and one OF his detectives. out OF human
ity's sake thought / would try and 1nd
out what was going on; had heard they
me to give her an introduction to some OF
the business men OF Randolph, she claim
ed for the purpose OF sscertaining the true
character OF John 4. himbal. She had
heard that be was a very bad man."
The most amusing feature OF Lambs
testimony came up in this wise: Mr.
Darling drew from him that after KIM
ball had told him about the 5000 hid in
the glass jar on the Page farm, the wit
ness and MIR. Reed went up there to hunt
for II, and looked under both barns. On
being asked 10 tell when this was, the
witness answered, at was previous to the
time hat Judge Nichols, Mr.. Wing ana
Charley Kimball WENT Everybody
/ laughed, and looked at Judge Nichols,
who seemed TO appreciate the sally as
much as anybody.
Mrs. Streeter OF Fitchburg, Massi VINO
had previously testified, was recalled by
Klmbsll for cross-examination. hlmball
whispered to Mr.. Darling that the wit
ness name was. Wallace, and the latter so
addressed her. This aroused that lady s
ire, and she retorted, My husbands name
is Streeter aud be is q gentleman" There
seemed to be some doubt as to whether
this was intended as a dig at kimbail or az
his dignified attorney.
The taking Of testimony was not closed,
and an adjournment was taken TO some
time when Mr.. Wing can attend.