Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

first" He then explained that tht
Tuesday night before he put three
bullets 10 piece of the blanks to slioo
skunk, and Continued ~
After | dropped off to sleep th'
first thing that | remember WAS tina
some one mad hold OF my right wis
or my arm Just above my wrist am
twas living on my back. The othe
body seemed to be partly over my
own and the person seemed to Dt
irving to get hold Of my other hand
His feet we're on the floor as TAR as
can tell and it seemed as II this per
son was on the floor and was trying q
hold me down on the he1--o tht
front side. | was very close to tnt
edge Of the bed and | called for hell
and struggled to get my hand away
while he was trying to get my othel
hand and finally | did get 1T free,
reached over and got this revolver
which was on the table and as QUICK
as got it | fired kuow | called
for help several times during the tir-
ing of the shots. Left hand was loose
ali this time. | slipped off to tbs
floor. and fred shot as ! was going.
His body vasI over me but did not
touch. Why, it seems to me that ms
arm was about me, not very tight,
hut he was trying to get hold OF me
that is all could think Of, ana !
was irving to get away from nm. !
reser saiu word When be was trying
to get hold. IDid not grab him, only
lin trying to get away. Think !
pushed him WITH my right hand ard
think | hit him in the chest as be
went off the bed. did not discover
that be was undressed.
Replying to the question where he
thought bristol was during this tune,
he said, when | wet 70 sleep Bristol
was on the further eoge OF the bed
and it did not seem as trough ! could
reach him with my other hand, 1t is
an ordinary double bed. though
be was on the back side of the bed
sound asleep,
Q-"Why did you not call him by
rame?'
Al canrot say When | called !
said help. ] cannot tell why did
DOT say help, Sid, y
Q-"You maze no effort to rouse
him"
A--"No. Nothing but called for
help.
"When | struck the floor and got
fairly on the floor | seemed u have
gotten away from him, and then sort
OF raised myself and then | went over
against the bureau. Then he came
for me again and ! fired the tbree
shots in succession while ! was over
there near tue bureau, was partly
on my back and partly on my shout
der. He was coming for me. FER
haps the best way to put it is this
/ thought | got away from him and
was trying TO ses who 1T vas, lie
vent right FIR me. | felt his tnuch
and be hit against my foot and be
was coming for me. 1t was then l
fired the tore shots in succession.
As the last one was fired be was so
near to me that the ponder staius are
on his night shirt. When ! fired the
fourth ole | called for help several
times
Q-"Now when be came down on
you, how did he come, did he tallf
Ale seemed TO be trying to grab
me-.
Q-"Whst did be DO; did he fall
on you sheo you were 90 the hoor!'
A. NO: he ala rot fall on me at
all. He just seemed to be trying TO
geab me: he fell on his knees. y
Q-"When you fred the second
shot, YOU were on the floor on your
back, was he standing upi'
Al think so.
Q-"What vas his position when
you fired the third shot?'
Al He was nearly down..
Q-"Had he fallen on his knees at
the time?'
Al canpot say definitely as to
that
Q-"Where were his knees in com
parison with yours at the time he
came down."
Al think his left knee was be-
tween my tao legs.
O." How far away from the bed
we're you at that time?'
A" Possibly five feet from whore
my head was to the bed, Ny feet wire
nearer to the bed than my head y
Q-"Now after you shot the fourth
time what did he dos'
Ale reeled back and said, oh,
| am shot. Then | recognized it was
Bristol. "
@" That was the first time he
spokes"
Ayes. sir. lie raised up
and broke away from me and he
seemed to be standing up when he
said, i am suot. He was about ut
my feet. lie reelet back and fell on
to the bel so that his hips were right
on the edge of the red bit there was
not enough of his body on the bed to
prevent him from slipping of and
onto the floor. | rushed to him as
quick as | could and helped him on
the bed and asked what was the mat
ter. was pretty we'll ratified about
this time and cannot repeat all ssid.
| asked him if be blamed ms and he
said, No, Mort, you carelessly shot
me. | said, 'lon do not think |
meant to shoot you. | said that a
of times ard asked him to
speak and finally be said those worus
and these were the only wofds he
said, although he graaned.
Q-"Now YOU say he got away from
YOU when you shot the fourth time.
Were was your left baad at that
timer
At was on the floor, think.
Q-"Did re have hold of yoI at ell
when you shot tie fourth time?"
Al do rot think he had hold of
me. But he was 81 rear that his leg
touched mine "
Q-"Did his body touch yours?"
Al cannot say as to that.
q Why did you not get up if he
was holding You DOWN.
A-"Well, it was SO dark | could
rot see anything"