Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-07-12
Windsor County Court.

ing OF Jury a special venire had been is
sued for the attendance OF about three
dozen extra jurors and when court opened
there we're over go jurymen from whom to
select a panel OF IL. When the recently
summoned jurors were called by the clerk
and had been sworn with the jurors oath
Judge MuDson said, "Mr. Sheriff,you may
bring in the respondent, Frank Shaw"
Deputy Sheriff Eugene A. Thomas brought
In his charge. He had been carefully
groomed, his face washed pale, and his
left arm was in sling. He walked IN
leaning on the arm OF Jailor Thomas and
took a seat at the liable by his cou nsel ,
Gilbert A. Davis. The five dozen odd
cards containing the names Of the jurors
were then mixed up and drawn one at a
| time until II had been selected and the
owners OF the names had taken their seats
| Then began the examination. Several
| were excused because they had formed
and expressed opinions on the case. AT
/ ter 10 mad been called a competent panel
was obtained and the ,.peremptory ehal-
/ lenges" we're begun. Each side mad six
of these When it came time to take the
usual recess each side had used i've such
challenges. Tuesday morning the re-
spondent exercised his one remaining
| challenge and the vacancy being filled the
state declared itself content with the pan.
ell as made up. The respondent had to be
content and the oath In criminal cases
was administered to the following jurors
composing the PANEL NJ. Tinkham,
Pomfret; Clarence S. Root, Baltimore; H.
f. Virgins, Andover; Geo. ID. Burnham,
Reading; VIM. b. Page, Weathersield;
Milo Burton, Romayne X. Taylor, Wes-
ton Henry A. Pond, Chester; John Still
son, Edmund W. Thomas, Foster l.. Ayers
and Chss. +. Price all OF West Windsor.
States Attorney Sargent outlined the
at 10 o'clock Tuesday, the Bird, was begun
the putting in OF the testimony. As dis
closed by the evidence the history OF the
case is as follows:-
On the 10th of last February
Dustin Shaw and his son, Frank,
were arrested on a charge OF killing deer
out OF season. The two men were brought
to county court then in session aud were
admitted 10 bail. On the 22nd their bail
delivered them up Ia court, they having
been arrested on the charge OF burglary.
Bail was fixed in each case at 600 aud Il
not being furnished they were taken In
custody by The sheriff and lodged IN the
county jail at Woodstock, where they re-
NAMED until the night of April 23rd. In
the early morning OF April oath Clinton
Mower, night Waterman OF Woodstock |
village, in going his rounds saw a line OF |
blankets hanging from one OF the jail 4
windows which was open and the iron /
bars removed. He awakened the keeper 4
OF the jail, Thomas, and the two commence I
ed to take stock OF the prisoners 20 see /
who, II any, were gone. The two Shaws, i
father and son, were missing.
About O'Clock that same morning the 4
family OF James Hatch OF Barnard was
awakened by knocking at their door,
Horace Hatch, father OF james, answered
he knocking and in walked two men,
Dustin and Frank Shaw. They said they
lad got bail and asked IL they might 20
Up To the room occupied by them before
heir first arrest. They had at that time
boarded at Hatch's. They went up 10 the
'hamber and on coming down had their
tties, which they loaded and took away
,lHce.
Meantime Deputy Thomas communi eat
q with his chief, Sheriff Spa ford, at
NJ bite River Junction and with Deputy
'aul Z. Tinkham az Rochester and Others,
Iotifying them OF the escape OF the two
Officers went at once In pur-
uit Of the iugitives but no trace was
ound OF them that day nor the next
% the morning OF Thursday, April 26th.
Information reached Sheriff Spafford In
Consequence OF which be organized a
msll force to search ia the region OF
tocRbridge mountain. party was
lade up consisting OF Sheriff Spanord,
deputies Geo. W. Hoffman, Paul Z. Tink-
am, Eugene A. Thomas, Constable Her.
II w. Whittaksr OF Rochester, Consta-
lie X. +. Wilson OF Stock bridge Search
-as made in the Stony Brook region with
at avail and that night the party went 10
ittstielc TO rest. The next morning al 1
clock the party renewed the search, ioin- ,
] by Deputy Sheriff Geo. A. Chedel OF
lat place. The seven men proceeded in
le direction OF Stockbridge south noun
in. On arriving at It's base the party
card shooting up on the top OF the noun
IN. The officers at once spread out into
itended order and advanced In line IN (
ie mountain. Sheriff Spaford was the ,
rst 10 see any sign OF the presence OF any :
srsons and discovered the tracks OF 4 I S
an IN the snow. Proceeding onward I
le sheriff saw smoke coming up from a 2
'ruce thicket Immediately in front Of !.
IN. de looked around to see IL any OF z
s force were in sight, and in the dis /
nee perceived Hoffman and beckCusd / e
m to come where he, SpaHord, stood. ?
ne two officers paused and listened and 3
on voice broke out from the silence / {
"a said Il guess had better 60 and oct /,
pplies for tomorrow Another voice
ID ~ les, but don't go near Locks, we've n
en- there once" The officers could not
ntlhue directly forward to the place the
ices came from onHccount Of the thicket =.
i had 10 skirt the brow OF the bill
us was done and suddenly the officers :
me upon the men they were seeking. .
ank and Dustin Shaw, who, Rrasping o
er TIies,sprang to their feet and facing .
le ofhcers, covered them with the rifles
le sheriff said, "Hello, boys - and Dus- =
shaw said, "Hello The sheriff said \
urrender nand at once Frank Sbaw 3
ok aim at Hoffman and Dustin shaw ~ D
snord, who said, "Hold on, bows. we are o
going to have any shooting here - .
istln said, "No, we don't want any -
ooting," and at once lowered his rife r
ank Kept his rifle aimed at Hoffman Z
70 called out, drop that gun, Frank. or
bore YOU" Frank kept his aim. Hon.
IN quickly repeated, drop that gun I an
YOU. The words were hardly ont Of
mouth when Franks rifle cracked and OF
orge Hoffman dropped his rife, threw i'm
arms up over his head, reeled aud feII. of
ms 'Oh, God he has killed me - spaf. ex
q al once fired at Frank, who returned Tt
hre and fed. Spafford followed. firing m,
other shots at Frank, who hailed in
night and turned twice to fire at the tn
.rlH. AT this time Hoffman called ont ties
the sheriff not to be left, and the sbsrif tn,
urned TO render assistance 10 tbe fsi
uhded man on the ground. he rad dr.
% shot few inches below the beaTt
Dali taking a downward eourss ana do
WING The hndH az h. -.