The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-17

afternoon. He was quite little intoxicated,
had to brace up good deal to walk Saw
Frank Miller that day in the crowd. He
was sober.
Winnie Van Orman OF Mortified corrob-
GRATED his mothers story Was with her
circus day.
E. B. Van Ormans testimony was along
the same line as that Of Mrs. Van Orman
and their son.
John Cotter OF North field testified Thurs
day afternoon that the respondent talked
with him at Mortified the day Johnson's
body was found. Witness told him OF the
| drowning. He appeared cool and in no
way excited. Miller worked for witness
| three weeks after June II. The johnson
drowning was never mentioned by the re-
| spondent after the witness told him about 1t.
III. g. johnson OF West Fairlee a brother
OF Major Seth johnson, came to Montpelier
| with his brother Frank, when they were no.
tilted OF the death OF their brother. Exam
ined the place where the body was found.
saw what looked like blood on stone In
| the water
HFrank johnson OF Copperfield, another
brother OF Seth johnson, corrobor Ated thu
testimony OF his brother.
j. G.. Csyhue OF Goshen, N. Y, saw Mil
Ter and a heavily built man come across the
Red Arch bridge circus day. Both intoxi-
Gated Talked with Miller and advised
both to get off the street before they were
arrested. When he attempted to to go
through the Central Vermont railroad
bridge to circus grounds about eight o'clock
in the evening witness was stopped by two
fagmen. He turned to 90 back and noticed
Miller having an argument with one Of the
flsgmen and saw Miller strike the man who
called for help. Two railroad men answer
ed the call and walked up the track toward
the station with Miller. This was the last
witness saw of Miller that evening.
Samuel Parady OF Barre testified to being
with Csyhue on circus day and witnessing
the affair with the fagman at the bridge.
Did not know Miller or johnson.
William Noonan OF Barre testified along
the same lines as the preceding witness.
John NJ. Murray testified to seeing Miller
and johnson near the Pecue shed on the
evening OF June 8, 1900. Saw Johnson come
from the direction of the Taylor street
bridge and go into the Pecue yard. Wit
ness watched him for a moment as he was
drunk and then witness started across the
bridge. Miller overlook witness and asked
him II he didn't owe him for paper. Wit
ness said no but Miller gave him five cents
and asked him II he had seen Johnson.
Witness replied In the affirmative and Mil.
ler asked him to show johnson to him and
the witness complied. The last hs saw Of
the two men was Johnson near q Car and
Miller on a rock q few feet behind John
son. Fixed the time at little past eight as
he had Just noticed the tins as he passed
the court house clock on his way to the
Taylor street bridge. Saw Miller at North
field few months after the death OF John
son but witness did not speak to Miller nor
Miller to him about the occurrence at the
Pecue shed on the night OF the circus.
When witness saw johnson at the Pecue
yard the latter was drunk and no converse.
ton was passed. Witness did not hear Mil
Ter or Johnson converse with each other.
When johnson went into the Pecue yard
he was very drunk and had hard time
getting in staggering from one side to the
other aiding himself by placing his hands
on the blocks of granite.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Ezra Wedge, superintendent of the Con
solidated Lighting, was first called. He
testified that the electric light al the Berlin
end OF the Taylor street bridge was burn
ing on the night OF June last.
g. W. Corse, photographer. was recalled
and testified further as to the photographs
taken by him of the location where John
sons body was found.
Joseph Peoue, recall d., stated that he
saw johnson on the morning OF June 9 in
the barber shop of Jesse King. Walked as
far as Locklin's store with him, where john
son met party and went on Nicholas hill.
Witness went on the hill later, saw John
son there.
John Ewing, Jr., was flagman at the
Central Vermont bridge below the Montpe-
Ter station the night of circus day, June 9.
He identified the respondent as a man who
struck him that night because he would not
t him through the bridge The blow
staggered him, and the respondent ran
tn rough the bridge
Barney Carney, foreman of the Central
Vermont yard trackmen, testified to seeing
E wing struck and knocked down by per-
son on the evening OF June 8, 1900. Gould
not identify the person, who did the strik-
ing II he should see him now.
Henry Garapee, an engineer on the Gen.
tral Vermont road, testified that he was in
the city on the evening OF June 9, 1900.
Was on his engine at the local station and
heard an cutlery for help from someone near
the bridge and caught man who was run
ming from the bridge. Sat down on the
platform with hand on the mans collar.
The man jerked away from him and ran
around the station and down State street
toward the Riverside. Saw the man at
North6eld two months later and jollied
him about the incident. Identified Miller
as the man.
Will Shepard, fireman on one of the cir
Gus trains June last, saw the fracss at the