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

| anu pusneu Opbu tle bIiuus, "Lleu >-o
said to her husband that there wasa-
| light in Mrs Stars house. She 60
| to the window and saw the light be
| fore she heard the second and third
shots; she heard the words, 'klled
me. 3" After the first shot and before
the second she heard nothing be-
tween the other shots. Groaniug wss
5oing on all the time Of the shooting;
after the fourth shot heard some low
voices 10 a few sentences. Her bus
Rand also testified to this. Then
everything was quiet. She sat by the
winuow until after o clock but heard
and saw nothing more, saw no change
in lights or moving, and no one go In
or out. She told her husband at first
that burglars we're at the Starr house.
but he thought the sound was out Of
doors.
Robert NJ Field, IT, living in the
same house as Harris, was abed il
the third story 90 the north side
fronting towards the street. He was
awakened by the first shot about -
minutes to three The first thing hs
heard hollerng, couldn't understand
words, but thought they were cries
for help. 10 about 40 seconds--w
later by tapping illustration he made
four--he heard the second shot and
then the others in quick succession,
the calling for help continuing. He
didn't get up vas 81 scared he lald
right there. The four windows 10 his
room ere all open.
X ] Earl Mann in the northeast cor
ner Of 80 Western avenue. 200 or 800
feet distance from the Starr house,
was aroused by the first shot a little
before 3 O'Clock, heard groaus and
screams but no cries for help. In
or 10 seconds another shot follow ed,
two almost together and in perhaps
FIVE seconds more another, the scream
ing and gronring all through. Heard
the WORDS, Il am gone. after the
fourth shot Then heard talking bot
nothing he could distinguish. After
the fourth shot, got up and wet 10
the winuow, could see the house bet
cot that part of it, supposed the
trouble was IN tue street,
Mrs Mann was awakened by the first
shot--Learn clock strike three little
after--and the first was Immediately
ollowei by. three other shots.
Thought there was a logger space be-
tween the first and second than the
Others. She heard one scream ard
moaning all through but no cry for
help Could distinguish the words,
Il am gone" after the fourth snot.
Then there wBs scream and sbriek,
but no talking that she heard; she
uiun't get Up.
Ernest S Hall, chief of police, tclt
of meetiog DR. NJ iller as be was going
"A 81 Il tnli
ing with Wellnsr, going after Law
yers Bacon and Fits and Selectnan
Viuton. and getting hsck to the house
about 5 30 He described the conui-
tion OF the room; To indications CT
struggles furniture not moved about,
saw spot over the bed, and marks Of
a bullet, and plasterirg ratified dow1
on pillow on the trout side of the bee
Saw also holes and powder stains on
night shirt Cfessey told him bis
story which Hall repeated in few
words and not differing from that ia
Cressey's testimony except that after
the last shot Cressey asked. Have /
killed your" and Bristol said, - Ii yoG
have, it is An accident " 'Cressey
was very rervous and broken up
couldn't say hysteriral but much
excited. -
Subsequently Hall looked for the
bullet. DIR Conland found that under
the he'd, which WIS much 6atteneu.
i3ll found a bullet hole four to six
inches from the ceiling about the
middle If the side of the room and ar
otrer Oh the south sioe near the door
easing am ths bullets themselves OF
tue floor below, having dropped dowa
between tHe iathes. These we're not
dattet ed bat. Juggling from the
slant a. ahicn the bullets vert IL
where they struck, he should think
they aere fired from about the SANE
place between the bed ard bureau,
except that the man firing might haTe
turnt round TITO bull taken from
the body was ffattaned very little
The hellets, ard the hloony night
shirt we're turred oser to the court,
and photographs tskel by Hove wers
also Offered.
1t was not brought out in the ties
timony but Chief Hall tells the Re
former that at the tune be was placed
in charge Friday morning he tol1
young Cressey he was under arrest
ard be has since teen in custody.