Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-07-26

concealed. Inc revolver mad been
there since he came to Brattleboro. 1t
was loaded with five bullets. He had
had the revolver three or four years.
He was stopped one night below the
corner, and his grandmother thought
it advisable for him to carry a revol-
yer. He carried one that year and the
| next whenever he happened to be
down the street late at night, but dur
ing the last two years had not carried
it about his person, and had always
kept it where it was that night. 81
| get little frightened up here some
! times" he said, "as we are away from
the electric lights and it is very dark
! around here" He said that he usually
had three blanks and two bullets in the
! revolver, and explained that he had
! loaded it with five bullets the Tuesday
| night previous when skunk had been
seen in the shed.
When questioned about what took
| place after he went to sleep. he said
the first thing that he remembered was
that someone had hold of his right
| wrist or arm just above the wrist, and
he was lying on his back. The other
body seemed to be partly over his
own, and the person seemed to be try
ing to get hold of his other hand. His
feet were on the floor as far as | can
tell, and it seemed as if this person
was on the floor and was trying to hold
me down on the bed" He said that he
called for help and struggled to get his
hand away while the person was try
ing to get his other hand, and finally
he got his hand free. He then reached
over and got the revolver which was
on the table, and as quick as he got
it fired. He said he called for help sew
eral times during the firing of the
shots. He got the revolver before he
went to the floor, and fired a shot as
he was going from the bed to the floor.
| He slipped off the bed. The other per-
son did not get hold of his left hand.
1t seemed to him that the other per-
sons arm was about him, not very
tight, but he was trying to get hold of
him. THAT is all | could think of, and
l was trying to get away from him."
When asked if he spoke when the
person was trying to get hold of him.
he replied, Never said a word" He
said he pushed him with his right hand
and hit him in the chest as he went off
the bed He did not discover that the
person with whom he was fighting was
undressed.
said that he thought Bristol was on
the back side of the bed sound asleep.
He made no effort to rouse him other
than to call for help.
When he got fairly on the floor and
seemed to have gotten away from him
he raised himself and went over
against the bureau. "Then he came
for me again, and | fired the three
shots in succession while | was over
there near the bureau" He said he
was partly on his back and partly on
his shoulders, and "he was coming for
me-"
The following colloquy took place at
this point:
Describe what he did.
Perhaps the best way to put it is
this. l thought l got away from him
and was trying to see who it was. He
went right for me; / felt his touch
and he hit aginst my foot, and he was
coming for me. 1t was then fired the
three shots in succession. AS the last
one was fired he was so near to me
that the powder stains were on his
night shirt. When l fired the fourth
one l called for help several times.
, Now, when he came down on you
how did he come; did he fall?
He seemed to be trying to grab me.
What did he do; did he fall on you
when you were on the floor?
No; he did not fall on me at all.
He just seemed to be trying to grab
me; he fell on his knees.
, When you fired the second shot you
were on the floor on your back. Was
: he standing up?
I think so.
What was his position when you
fired the third shot?
He was nearly down.
Had he fallen on his knees at that
time?
l cannot say definitely as to that.
Where were his knees in comparison
with yours at the time he came down
l think that his left knee was be-
tween my two legs.
How far away from the bed were
: you at that time?
+ Possibly five feet from where my
| head was to the bed. My feet were
? nearer to the bed than my head.
( Now, after you shot the fourth time
t what did he do?
' He reeled back and said, "Oh, I am
+ shot!" Then recognized that it was
: Bristol
That was the first time he spoke?
e Yes sir.
t That was after you fired the fourth
. shot?
D Yes sir.
e You say he reeled back. What do
1 you mean by that?
Y He raised up and broke away from
< me and he seemed to be standing up
!, when he said 81 am shot"
e Now where was he in relation to
a your feet?
1 He was about at my feet.
r What did he then do?
t He reeled back and fell on to the
e bed, so that his hips were right on the
: edge of the bed, but there was not
I enough of his body on the bed to pre-,
:. vent him from slipping off on to the
: floor. 1 rushed to him as quick as ]
r could and helped him on the bed and
y asked what was the matter. l was