Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-07

| its testimony and the defense put on sew.
eral witnesses. II Is expected tho defense
will complete its testimony In the morning
and the arguments begun by noon.
Joseph Mears. the principal in tho al.
tempt to poison Philander Moffatt now
, serving a term in state prison. was brough,
here to-day to testify for the prosecution
! Tie testified that he bought whiskcy. cor.
rosivc sublmate and Rough on Rats.
| for Mrs. Mofatt at Shushan. n. v, and
had seen Mrs. Moffatt put the poison int,
u bottle of whiskcy which she expected
her husband TO drink. Once Mrs. Moffat,
asked the witness If he would marry her if
her husband were out Of the way and he
he replied that he would. He said that "a,
| another time Mrs. Moflatt told him sh,
had put poison in the pancake dough. Moi
fate ate tho pancakes and became i'll. lie
was confused and contracted himself re-
pcntcdly on croSs-cXaninatiou.
Ray Bentley. deputy sncittr of SYNDICATE
was the first witness foi the respondent
The witness said Mears told him that Moi
fart had a spite against him on accoun,
of his wife but hc would not get his wife
back any quicker. He said that M.ars
came into the poStofiicc two hours after
mailing letter to- II druggist in ShushaI
and called COR the letter which he de.
stroycd
Mcars was then recalled ana said Ii,
won't to ShGghan alone and had only 81
with him.
Henry DcMorcs was called ana said he
went to s>hushan with Mcars ANA the man
lad So with him. He told tn" witness
that Monatt drank whi>kcy and did not
81 ON +" notice what was in ii.
Aaron lIovcy testified that Near. tolo
him that Mr-. Munatt had a spite against
him hut he would get even with her.
Frank VI ats told of tuc bad feeling he
twecr M,s Mulia,t aud Mcnrs and that
the lattcr had said he would have re-
vouSc.
I Mnntpolior Doe II The case Of Stat.
W G.urg" W. Freeman of Calais. char /;
ed with II fcpiiIuuS assault ON Maroi.
Goodrich. agod sin wears. was called il
Washington county court this Afternoon
and jury Whs cinpan"l.,i. Freeman was
ariHi@ncd and pleaded not guilty. Th,
I mother "i TIE little .,irl ana the phy sicar
VIII" ATTENDED hrr after tho alleged in
inrN were on the stand nearly all tn.
afternoon. II Is expected tn" trial of TIN.
Gus" viii lo concluded tomorrow.
! In the east Of D. -. Bruce vs.. lIclOr
lieror in which bill of intcrplol adler IN,
hccu irtcipOsod. the hill WIS dismissal.
IT, IT," ease of .. y. Bonbard. admin
istrator W.. r. w. tagan. judgment 81
s1a73 was asked hv John " tior,lon
counsel Toy the plaintiff ON the report ="
4. :. stanton, referee. T.. l.. Laird Co,in
sci for the defendant, asked that Sli2. {
which the riaintif claimed due under con
tract for GuHriyiu- granite be deducted
judge Stafford withheld his decision unit
nc cam have time to examine TIN, con
tracts.
Resent Indications arc that the Sep
tenlher term of Washington County Cour
will reach final adjournment this week
The ease now on trial is the last stat
case tn he tried this term 10y jury. sly
orHl civil cases .tro ready for trill tn
Judge stafford will be unahl" to i,t,irl
to Montpelier after this week hrcauS" %
other engagements. Unless Judge Star
finishes tn" work of Lamoilc County
Court this week ana can com" to Mont
pclior for two or three weeks. the torn
will be finally adjourned tomorrow ol