The Newtown bee., 1903-04-03

defendant, lives in Summerville, Ct,
and was in Hattertown the 23d day of
March. Brother told Thorpe to Stop
striking cattle, and team was on high
way. The building erected that day
is 15x20 feet and was put up in sec
tions. Heard no swearing or abusive
language by any one but Mr. Thorpe"
Louis Richards, now residing i'm Hat
tertown, saw Thorpe with club an inch
or inch and quarter in diameter,
striking cattle over head. Cattle were
standing in middle of road. Am
brother-in-law of defendant, and de-
PENDANT took hold of Mr. Thorpe very
gently. Thorpe was in middle of road
and team in middle of road. Boards
were pitched off on ground where
shanty now stands. William Morrow
was driving the team.
Frederick Lovejoy, brick mason,
lives in Monroe. Was in Hattertown
March % and saw all parties inter-
ested in the case. Was asked
by M. D. Morgan to load shanty on
| wagon to move it to the disputed ter
ritory. Mrs Thorpe said "You can't
put this here unless you put it over
me-" Thorpe was hollering and Isaac
Sherman lifted piece off from Mrs
| Thorpe'S foot. Dupliez demonstrated
with Thorpe about abusing oxen and
| load.
Mrs Thorpe struck M. D. Morgan
with 12-foot board on back and
shoulder. Was employed by Morgan
to help move shanty. Thorpe and
wife objected to putting building and
we stopped. l was on the highway.
| Thorpe threatened to arrest everyone
of us. Testified in Bridgeport in case of
Thorpe VS. Morgan that property was
| in xu1,a r
Cannot swear that Thorpe struck the
oxen or Dupliez.
Frank Morrow lived in Monroe and
is a woodchopper. Helped get first load
OF the shanty Thorpe ordered us not to
unload lumber. We unloaded on high
way and got another load. DupHez
held Thorpe and we put it on the old
cellar way.
Dupliez demonstrated andsThorpe
struck Dupliez. was paid $3.50 by NJ.
| d. Morgan for my work. Part of the
disputed territory. Ormel Morgan's
oxen and wagon were used to move the
four loads of the shanty. Thorpe had
stick II to- inches in diameter and hit
oxen over the head. Heard no one
swear or use abusive language except
TEorpes" WilliamsMorro lives in Hat
tertown; saw all hands concerned in
this affair March %. Drove the cattle
to move shanty that day. Thorpe said
"Keep your cattle off here or I'll kill
you" Thorpe struck cattle over the
horns and head, and struck Dupliez
over shoulder with club. Struck
cattle and heard that 1t loosened the
horn. Mr. Thorpe did some loud swear
ing at me and swore to keep cattle in
the road.
No one did any swearing except
Thorpe and myself. Was only one
who drove cattle in connection with
the job. Thorpe and his wife both OBJ
jected to our unloading the shanty on
his premises. Put all the stuff on
Thorpe's premises. Harry G. Morgan
is son of Henry Morgan of HIATT
town. Thorpe threw rock at the cat
tie and hit them. He also struck the
oxen with club. Duplies forbid
Thorpe pounding cattle on the high
way and took Thorpe by shoulders.
Mrs Thorpe struck M. D. Morgan
with board eight foot long by four
inches wide. Thorpe was doing all the
talking, and swearing very loud.
Thorpe forbid the parties with team
from going on the disputed property,
but they went on several times.
The case is still on trial as THE BEE
goes to press.