Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-01-15
BEAN MURDER CASE.
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Some progress was made in disposng
of witnesses in the Bean murder trial
Tuesday, evidence being largely corro-
borative of other testimony as to Bean
and Boney Martell being seen on the
mountain road when it is alleged they
started out to find Root
Harley Dyer, who lives on the
Rochester road toward Bethel mountain,
said he had talk with Bean. Witness
referred to some i'll usage from Root and
Bean said he was a miserable little cuss
anyway.
Will II. Gould of West Rochesl err,
who formerly work for John Green, met
Bean and Boney Martell on the noun
tain October 3, the latter having gun.
He was a neighbor of Green's and on the
night of Roots death was one of the first
arrivals there. He found Root badly
hammered up and saw blood on the
ground and boards near by. In talk
some days previous Bean said something
was going to happen up there soon.
Emil F. Huntington of Rochester,
formerly employed by Root, went with
the latter to Brandon October 3. They
left Brandon together and met Boney
on their return. The latter had a gun
and discharged it, but not at any one.
Didn't know why he fired it.
George Laird of Brandon had a talk
with Bean about Root. Bean was inter-
ested to know about Green and Root.
In all about twenty-five witnesses
were examined, some of them having
been called to Green's on the night of
Roots death, and to several Bean had
shown dislike at Roots presence in
Green's household.
20 of wi 4
nesses have been examined and it now
looks as if the State would soon rest its
case Two witnesses testified that be-
fore Root was killed Boney Martell told
them Bean wanted him to kill Root and
had promised to pay him $50 for doing
so. This was admitted to meet the
impeachment of Martell's story made
apparent in the cross-eXamination,
which tended to show that he had been
induced to tell the story by threats.
The State has gone back now to the be-
ginning and is showing by its witnesses
the incidents of the evening on which
Root was killed. the finding of him, etc.
Joseph Green testified in the afternoon
His story is practically a repetition OF
that of the first witness, his brother
Peter.
The cross-eXamination of Green gives
the first indication of what will probably
be claimed by the defense as to the cause
of Roots death, namely that he was
kicked in the head by one of his own
horses, when he went to the barn that
evening to feed them.
Mrs. Della Green, the woman who is
alleged to have caused the trouble be
tween Bean and Root, was one of the
chief witnesses yesterday. She is stout
and plain of feature, but was radiant in
black picture hat, red silk waist and
black silk skirt She said Bean had
been member of the family for Is
years up to June last, when the part
nership between him and her husband
was dissolved. He continued to come
to the house occasionally and had more
or less to say about Root, who had sue
ceeded to Beans place in the household
He did not threaten Root or her and had
nothing more than reproaches for allow
ing Root to stay at her house.
Joseph Green, son of John and Della
was on the stand most of the forenoon
much of his evidence being a repetition
of other testimony as to the finding Of
Roots body. Other witnesses were
John Upper and Mrs. John Alexander
of Rochester.