The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-17
Told What He Said In
Campaign Speech.
PLAINTIFF RESTED CASE
Man Who Sues For $5O,OOO Went on
the Witness Stand and Told
Of HIS Business.

Rutland, Oct 1.-THE plaintiff rested
in the Wilson-Clement SANDER suit for
$50, GOO yesterday afternoon and the de-
Tense put on two witnesses.
The first witness called was Miss G.
Sadie Smith, professional stenographer
She stated that in the first speeches Mr.
Clement followed his notes closely, but af-
forwards did not use it much How close
" he followed his notes in his Brandon
speech she was not able to tell as she was
busy taking the speech. She did remem-
Der, however, seeing him pass to the table
where the manuscript was from time to
time. The witness had no idea where the
manuscript is now, as she left it in Mr..
Clements Office after she made news
paper copy from It for the Rutland Even
/ ing News.
Attorney johnson asked the witness II
| in Brandon Mr.. Clement used substantially
the words, "a crank prohibitionist will
90 to all lengths to enforce the law, even
inviting murder and defending the muir
deTer.n The question was objected to,
however.
On cross examination Miss Smith said
she went to Brandon as an employe Of The
Rutland Evening News During the
speech she sat BY the side Of Mr.. Clement
but in the seids, the speech being made ia
the theatre. The witness was accustomed
10 taking speeches for newspapers. On
the occasion III question the witness was
pressed for time and she used the speak
er's manuscript in addition to her short
hand notes ID making the newspaper re-
port. She compared her notes with the
/ manuscript to see that there was nothing
/ IN the manuscript that was not touched
upon Ia the speech. The witness often
heard Mr. Clement refer to the White
River Junction affair. She said he al
ways spoke OF the matter after his allu-
sion to the legislative blacklist. Mr.
/ Clement generally spoke Of the affair as a
| tragedy or shooting and was always very
earnestin that part Of his speech. She
CLEANED from Mr. Clements speeches that
be thought Mr.. Wilson guilty Of the charge
against him.
G. z. Tarbell OF South Royalton was the
next witness called He was states at
| torney OF Windsor county from December
| /, 1900, to December 1, 1902. Mr.. Tarbell
was authorized BY the governor OF Vermont
| TO employ detective to aid him In seeur-
/ ing evidence against Illicit liquor dealers.
He told how be had employed Wilson from
the faxon agency at Quincy, Mass, be-
cause he knew the agency had men who
we're experienced in obtaining information
Of the sort he needed.
Mr.. Wilson, the plaintiff, told the story
of the shooting at White River Junction.
He stated that while he was Iii jail await
| ing trial he first thought Of obtaining re-
dress from Mr.. Clement. Hebrought suit
last June. After his trial Mr.. Wilson did
not return to work for the Faxon agency
| for he had promised never to do any more
detective work. In preparing for his suit
the witness had obtained what he sup
posed to be an authenticated manuscript
eff Clements Brandon speech. Just before
he left the stand the witness said he did
not tvremember buying liquor to drink In
Vermont outside OF his line OF duty. He
had two or three times drunk liquor that
others had purchased. Theplaintitf rested
its case until $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Clement, the defendant, took the
stand He brought into court several
| typewriter manuscripts as directed yes
terday. Mr. Clement said he made his
first address of the campaign at Bethel,
April 21, 1909. He had prepared himself
for speaking by debating to stenegra-
pher, having a friend at hand to criticize.
The witness had never heard any particu-
lars of the Wilson shooting affray until he
was on his way to Bethel The witness
was questioned as to language he had used
under various conditions. He said he had
used the words "A spotter was brought
| into this State, 7 because be wised to aim
at the power THAT brought him here and
not the man Much Of the testimony Of
i yesterday concern ed Mr.. Clements Ian
| guage about the shooting affair and the
subsequent disposition Of the case by the
| Windsor county court
/ The witness had never seen the copy
Miss Smith told Of making Of his Brandon
I speech He knew the grand jury had
passed upon the shooting case and in face
OF this he had said that the man should
have been indicted for murder not for
manslaughtsr. not knowing that this
might be considered contempt Of court
He was asked about his language
wherein It Is claimed he said: "a crank
prohibltlonist viii stoop to any measure to
enforce the law, even to melting murder
and defending manslanghter Mr. Glenn
ent said this was about the language he
used on some occasions. When leaving
] the stand he said that the average attend
anee at his speeches had been about ! 900
! people.
| Charles A. Calderweod Of ST. Johns
/ bury was on the stand for few minutes
before court adjourned for the iay, he
had heard Mr.. Clements speech at St.
Johnsbury April rs, 1902 The White
River junction affair at that time was
much talked Of in st. Johnsbury. In the
speech Mr. Clement had referred to the
blacklist and also TO the shooting affair,
the witness said, substantially as former
other towns. Adjournment for the day was
taken at $50 'clock.