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

BY Three Witnesses Whom None hut
Crsssey Contradict-Mt Grady ahd
MIR aud Mrs Harris-Whst Miss Mackay,
Robert Field and Merchant and Mrs
Mann Heard-Chief Hall Determines
inc Point From, which the Bullets Were
Firsd-Msny Interesting Points.
Following the medical evidence
came that of neighbours who heard the
shooting or parts of it, Miss Jeanette
Fl Msckay, stopping at the home OF
Judge ii Fl Wheeler and sister of Mrs
Wheeler, roomed in the southeast
corner on the second floor, the side
next to Mrs STAIRS, and vas awakened
by pistol shot II or 20 minutes be-
fore 3 o'clock, followed by three more
shots later 1t was longer between
the first and second shots than be-
tween the later onel-perhaps three or
four seconds, while one or two be-
tween the others Also heard voice or
voices, might have been cries for help,
during the shooting, but couldn't
distinguish the words. she got up
and had taken only step or two
Shen she heard the next shots, two
close together. and another after a
little interval she heard voice say
uIsllUCilN. oH' ulf oot, WI &C
times, and thought it must be the
wounded man This was all she heard
except the groars Didn't hear the
words, Il AN gone, y or anything like
it. She heard another voice sa! ing
few words that she couldn't under
stand at all. She thought at first the
trouble WAS on the street ana started
TO, front and did not start for the
window looking towards Mrs Stars
house. When sac got there the room
whore the boys were was lighted. 1t
NAV have been half minute.
Miss Elizs Grady, domestic, in the
employ of Juuge Wheeler for 10 years
WIS awakened ny shot, as she sup
poses. Later, perhaps - minutes, she
looked at the clock when ii read > 30.
She went to the bath room which
was Opposite her door, and while
passing through there, a distance in
all of perhaps 8 or 10 feet from her
door, she teard three more shots and
as she locked out saw light in the
room occupied by the bo,s Ii was
art more tnan second. There was
TO light anywhere else at that time.
Later she saw one as if carried by
some one flying down stairs. She
heard an outcry hut could rot disting
ulsh worGs-Rs though in fright and
pain; after that orly hoariug. She
and Miss Maslay testified that it wss
a very dark night. At half past 4 in
the evening she cav the two young
men lying on the lawn talsipg ard
laughing like yer, good friends.
Geo II Harris living on the opposite
side of the street, WAS awakened
some where about 2 minutes to three,
got out of bed and ran to the window
at the first shot and saw light on
the seco'd floor, in the room occupied
by the young uen, saw it after the
first shot and before the second one,
and also saw light dowrstairs in the
lower corner of the house. Ths shoot
ing sounded to him as if it WAS out of
doors above or below the house: it
didn't occur to him then that the
trnnble wss in the Starr house. After
the first shot heard some one say,
You have killed me, or shot me-
or worus to thst effect. Attorney
Weston questioned him shsruly as to
p neither trees would not have CD,
structei his view as regards the
lights. but he issistsd that he saw
them as stated lis wife. Mrs Ara
Harris, supported him. said she was
a Sassnsd betweea $50 and 2 o'clock,
get to the window, raised me screen