Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-23
LA7INER CASE INQUEST
Murdered Mans Widow Attempts to
Describe His Slayer.
W. H. TUTHILL A WITNESS.
Denies That His Meetings with Mrs.
Lntimer Interrupted the Friend
ship Long Existing Between
Himself and Dead Man.

| New York, July 23.-Willinm ii. Tut
| hill. whose meetings with Mrs. Albert
| {. Latimer led to a disagreement be-
! tween her and her husband, according
| to her own testimony. was Il principal
| witness during the days session of the
coroner's inquest into the Latilncr muir
| der. Tuthill manifested considerable
| nervousness ON the stand and gave his
answers in low tone, but they were
! as Il rule direct and given without hes
| itatOn.
| Tuthill is Il tall, Sparely built man.
with black hair and a heavy black mus
| tncl,e. He was neatly attir"d in suit
| of black clothing. relieved Ivy a fawn
colorcl wastcuat He wore a black
necktir. Tnthill deiucd that his meet,
n~S with Mrs. Iatim"r We're other
than accidental and said they did not
interrupt the friendship that had long
existed between himself and l.atimrr.
At the conclusion of his direct exam
nation rrthill said that he desired to
make an independent statement In
this ne said that G.. HyI0n lAtlmer had
rctllcted his statement made on the
witness stand that his brother had ask
ed him, is Tuthill being watched|
He contradicted G.. Byron Latimer's
statement that he had been put out of
the house and declared that during the
time which had elapsed since the shoot
inc of I.atimer he had not seen Byron
until after his return to the city last
week
Tuthill declared that he had re
manned at the Latimcr house all night
on the night following the shooting at
the request of Walter Latmer. The
latter had been asked by DR.. Morrison
to 90 to the hospital. the witness said.
and had requested him to remain ut the
house. Two weeks before the shooting.
Tuthill said he had called at the Lati-
mer house and did not 60 there again
until lie went in the patrol wagon on
the morning of the tragedy.
Frank TAYLOR testified during the
morning session that Oh the morning of
the tragedy he heard screams, followed
by two shots and tire exclamation.
"Waltcr, Waltcr."
Mrs. Lntimer's Examinations.
Mrs. Albert G.. Latmer was called to
the stand at the conclusion of Tuthilfs
testimony. Her examination follows
verbatim:
@. Give as good description as you
can. Mrs. Latimer, of the man who en-
tDrtI 4 cunnnt lnScrilp
the person | saw.
@. Was he we'll built? A. no; me-
dunn.
g. Was he tall! A. No: of medium
height.
Q. What kind of clothing did he have
ON: 4. Black clothng
q. What kind q Il oat-cut;lwuy o.
sack: 4. cannot tell.
.. Did he have Il vest on! a. Hi
coat vas h1tonr,l / could not see.
q. Did he have a collar on? \.
cant say as to that.
Q. Did you see his eyes! \. No. he
had a mask on. | could simply see the
white.
Q. Did the mask cover the face com
pletely? A. 1t came down below the
chin. 1t appeared to me to come down
that far.
Q. Did you see the face? A. did
not.
Q. DO you know what kind of voice
he had? A. He did not speak.
q. DO you mean that the mask had
eyes cut it in and that it came down be |
low the nose? A. do.
@. What else did he have on? A. He
had a cap. The peak came down over
his face.
O. Have you seen the cap that was
found? A. | have not
Mrs. Latimer was then shown the |
cap that was found in the kitchen and !
she said it looked like the one the |
burglar had on.
@. Did you 90 through into the bath |
room: a. Yes | went in the bath |
room. got match and lit the gas.
Q. Did YOU know all that time that
some body was in the closet? A. Yes.
Q. What happened then? A. He
opened the door and rushed ont at me
with his lamp in his hand.
Adjournment was then taken for the
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