Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-21
BEAN TRIAL
FOR MURDER.

Mrs. Maggie Carter was the first witness
called " hen the case commenced its sec
ond week OF trial. She related converse.
lions with Bean about detective watch
ing Mrs. Green and Epb. Root, as othel
witnesses had related.
Grace Poro, Allen Smith, Chas. Jones
Grace Allard, John Babbitt, Lenors Wash
burn. Corlyn Washburn, Geo. y. Holden
Edward Holden, Ned Lyon, Chas. Nancy,
Fred Goodell, Win Ash, Arthur Frye, Mrs
r. ID. Morse. r. ID. Morse, John Duffney,
Mrs Emily Allsrd and Chas. Pinney all
told about meeting "BOney" Martell and
Joe Bean on the occasion IN September
when they were out together, rs had al
ready appeared By Martellis testimony
and that OF other witnesses.
Thad Markham told about hiring Chat
field to work for Bean at his request, also
about letting Bean have gan.
Bruno Green testified to Beans visit to
the Green mill and house after the dissolu-
tion OF the partnership and particularly as
TO his being there on the day OF the killing
OF Root.
Anna A. Smith saw Bean at the Green
house Oct 18th and related a talk between
him and Mrs. Green. He seemed to ''aet
kind OF mad" She also testified tooecur-
rences OF that evening, as had already APP
peared in regard TO Roots condition, etc.
viii II. Gould, who works for Green, al
so related the same facts On the night of
Oct II, he found a silver OF wood near
where Root was found by the barn. Later
witness found a club from which the silver
had evidently come. The state will argue
this club was the weapon used TO assault
Root. At the time it was found witness
was looking on the highway for a chain he
had lost, and found this stick over the
fence. II was few miles from Green's.
viii f. Huntington told Of the visit of
Chattield 10 Green's and Mrs. Wiley's as
related by him.
Frank kennedy testified to the fact that
Joe Bean came to work with Belden Aug.
Geo. Laird and his wife, Cora, related a
talk with Bean at Brandon 10 the effect
that Green would not do as well having
Root at work for him-Green.
Seymour Simons told of meeting Bean
at Joe Carter's and talking about a horse
swap matter.
Mrs. Edith Hartman. daughter Of Car
ter, was called 10 testify to the same Incl
dent, as was Mrs. Nelly Swan.
Frank Tyler OF FOrestdale testified as to
"Boney" Martell working for him up to
Sept. Is, when Bean came and talked
about hiring "Boney." Later the witness
told Of "Boneyp stating to him that Bean
wanted -"Boney kill Epb. Root /
and offered bin $50 TO do H. Bean told /
the Green boys, and that was why Bean /
left the Greens.
Henry Martell testified 10 the fact Of his
brother, .Boney, land Bean being together 4
a good deal also about "Boney" telling |
him that Bean wanted to hire him
"Boney"-to kill Root.
VIM. II. Carrier and Ethel Burroughs /
told Of going TO Brandon Oct 18th and of 1
''Boneyp Martell being at Brandon that
day. This was to show the whereabouts
Of Boney on the day of the killing OF Root.
That evening the two witnesses were at
Chester Smiths, and he was called TO cor
roborate them in regard thereto.
Then several more witnesses were called
70 testify as to seeing Bean and "Boney"
Martell together.
Joseph Green, brother OF the first wit
ness, then went all over the same evidence
given by "Pete" Green on the first day OF
the trial He related as to visits TO his
home by Bean after he had left the Greens.
Mrs. Della Green was then called. She
said she had known Joe Bean since child
hood; they had lived in the same place in
Canada, where John Green, her husband,
had also lived. Bean had lived in the
family is years while he and her husband