Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-28

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brief PAUSE two moro shots we're fred
Then the stranger ran but eftergoing
about rs feet he turned and fred the
fourth shot. He then ran into the lun-
der yard ard disappeared. Mr.. 1a.i'urge
said he could not identify Williams as
the man who was with McCiratn. He said
the stranger was about the size Of Will
;on,s, would weigh about Jas pounds and
was about nee feet six inches tall ana
was dressed in dark suit of clothes. Mr..
LaI3arge said he thought the man had Il
medal or something white at his neck,
which flashed us he ran.
DIR. M'swEyNEy.
Dr. II. T.. insolvency said he was at
home when notified of the shooting Of
McGrath. He jumped into his team and
drove as rapidly as possible to the scene
" the shooting. McGrath laid on Battery
street lust of from Main. As soon as
lie arrived the witness said he called for
| water and then gave McGrath Il heart
s,imuant in the form of an injection, in
the meantime calling for the ambulance.
| lie said that McGrath opened his eyes
| hut did not speak. The ambulance arrived
| and McGratl was placed inside and the
team started at once for the Mary
| Fletcher hospital.
| rhe ambulance was driven up Main
| street tn Pine and thence toward Pearl.
| McC;rath was alive on Main street but
| died shortly after Pine was reached and
| Dr. McSOccrcv directed the driver to go
| to McGrath's home instead of tC the hos
| p;tal. DR.. insolvency said he made a hur-
| lied examination CT McC;rnth on Battery
| street but made more complete exam
! nation at his home. Tho witness told of
the autopsy that WAS held the following
| day and described the wounds received
| bv McCrath. He said one bullet alone
was responsible for death. This was the
one on The right side, which severed
| large arteries.
JOHN RICHARDS.
| John Richards of Rutland, a oontluc-
tor on freight train, said that he had
charge OF a freight train which left Bur
| lingtun at about $50 on the morning of
May u, 1904 He said a stop was made
just this SIDE cf Shelturne because the
train had parted At that time he saw
Williams near the track walking SOUTH
| Williams wanted to ride and the witness
said he made arrangements for him to
do so. then going to the station at Shell
"'fne and sending Il telegram TO ver-
gcnnes to have an officer there 10 arrest
him. He said he did this because he had
been furnished with description of the
man who was supposed to have shot Nc
Grath.
When Nergennes was reached Officer
MNette was there and he, with the wit
ness and the Vergennes station agent.
went to the car where Williams was
| concealed. This car, the witness said.
was New York Central freight car with
doors on the end instead of on the sides
tie said that when the party entered the
| car Williams was standing behind the
! door and that he was arrested without
difficulty, being taken away immediate-
~.
Conductor Richards said he again en-.
tered the car where Williams had been
when the train reached New Haven June.
ton. At that time he found an army
revolver and several cartridges. the lat
ter being done up in a handkerchief
These. he said. he delivered to the rail
road office at Rutland. The revolver
which it is alleged Williams used, wa.
shown to the witness and he sa | it was
like the one he found. He was alsc
shown the cartridges and handkerchief
and said they were like the ones found
GEORGE BADDEN.
George Baden an employe in
the Rutland railroad office. said that
Conductor Richards gave him an
army Colts revolver and som.
| Cqr fri TIec 7,
ceived a telegram from Chief Russell O,
Burlington, when they were sent to him
He was shown the revolver and cartridge.
, which were shown Conductor Richard.
and said they were like the ones deliver
ed TO him in Rutland.
A. HOL1.ERAN.
| A. Holleran, a passenger conductor q,
Tfhe Rutland road. said a package wa
delivered to him at Rutland for Chic
Russell at Burlington. This he delvere,
TO special officer at the Burlington sta
, ton He said he delivered the package
l exactly as 1t was given to him.
WILLIAM PENDEGAsT.
William Pendcgast. n brakeman on tn
Rutland railroad said he was on the trai,
which parted at Shelburne on septembe
IL. lie said man came along while tn
train was standing there and asked 10
a ride. lie told him he could have it
he would get out of sight. The witnes
said he thought the man was the one VIII
shot McGrath. lie could not swear tina
the man was Williams.
a GEORGE w. DURRAY.
George W. Dubray, another brakeman
.,1, 1,
3. liams got into n car ana tho witness di
) not see him again until the train reache
Vergennes. whore the arrest occurred. Tn
WITNESS said he accompanied Conducto
Richards into the car at New Have
o Junction where the revolver and cart
I ridges were found.
= OFFICER BROTHERS.
J. ]. Brothers. a Burlington police OF
I Ger, testified that he met Conductor Io
r. !oran at the train and received the pack
+, age sent from Rutland. He took tn
4 package to the police office, opened it an
J.. found a revolver handkerchief and cart
{. ridges. Hc took the number of the revo
. vcr and later turned the lot over to Chic
-, | Russell. The revolver in court was show