Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-14

tion ~ this barn and asked Pete to go ana
zee where Root was. Pete did moi go
right away, but finally went; 1t was ABOUT
an hour after Root had left the p ace.
pete went over to the Wiley barn and near
the door saw Root OF his hands and Knee,
with his head on or near the GROUND IN
nool of blood. Pete called his Drotner,
Joe, and together they got ho9t " 'Ie
Green house. He was unconscious a
doctor was sent for. Root never regainea
consciousness and died about 3 O'CLOCK
DR.. William D.. Huntington of Roches-
ter was the next witness and testined 20
call at 9 D. m, Oct. II, TO Green's arrived
there about II p. m; found Root uncohs
scious, suffering with a fractured skullanu
bleeding al the nose and ears. The opln-
ion OF the witness was that the wounds IN
| Roots head we're caused by blows from
some blunt instrument. Death was
caused by a fractured skull and hemor-
image into the brain, which produced
paralysis and death. The witness gave the
results found at the autopsy as 10 injury
to the head. In cross-examlnatloh me
said the condition might be produced py
the head striking something, as well as by
being struck.
Mrs. Victoria Huntley of Brandon, wife
of Albert Huntley, testified that IN July
and August she was at her uncles IN
Hancock. Henry Be den's, whose wlie
was her aunt. While at her auDts Joe
Bean was there a good deal as ne had a
lumber lob with Henry Beldon. witness
heard Joe 9ean say il it was not for Eph
Root he BEAM would be back at Mrs.
Green's; that it was the only home he
had. Bean further told the witness he
would hate to be in Roots shoes that
there would be trouble up there. Inc
witness related several such conversations.
ON October 18th, the day Root met ms
death. and in the forenoon OF that day
witness and her husband stopped at
Green's. The husband stayed outside
while Mrs. Huntley went in. When she
knocked at the kitchen door 1t was
opened by Bean, who was IN his snlrl
sleeves. Witness asked for Mrs. Green;
Bean said she was sick in bed, SO witness
went to see her. She was on the Ded
weeping. Witness was only there a lew
minutes. No one else was in the mousse
at the time.
Albert Huntley, husband OF preceding
witness, told about stopping at the
Green's as stated by his wife. lie also
testified to statements made to him by
Bean about Root; that he was up at
Green's at work and they would not get
on very well or prosper fthey kept Eph
Root there.
Joseph Grape of Goshen Four Corners
told about a certain Saturday night Joe
] Bean came to his (witness) house ana
had supper there. After supper Bean
took a lantera and won't back up The
road, saying he had lost a blanket he
wanted to look for. He took a lantern
when he went and was gone about an
hour and a half He had no blanket
when he returned. II was two or three
weeks before Foot was killed. sunday
morning Grape and wife went TO church.
and on the road met Bean in his wagon.
Mrs. Mary Grape, wife of last witness,
J told about the same story as her husband.
Leroy Simons and Louis A. Carter, two
lads, testified to being in the lumber camp
OF Louis Carter. On a certain Tuesday
night in August Joe Bean came to the
camp at night and wanted to see Louis
Carter, who was gone to Brandon and was
to return that night. He did return next
morning. Bean had a gun with him. lie
wanted to engage the two boys TO go and
watch Mrs. Green and Eph. Root.
Louis Carter testified about the boys
being left In his camp while he went TO
Brandon. On the way back to camp ne
stayed all night at Ferd Capen's ! n
Goshen on the Brandon road. When wit
ness got back to his camp he saw Joe
Bean there.
Mrs. Ida Capen testified to the fact OF
Louis Carter staying at her house on the
J invitation Of her husband one Monday