Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-03
DRIP IN HUMAN BLOOD"
Clement So Characterized the
Hands of Prohibition.
Defendant In Islander suit Explains
Mat lie NcRnt III His Political
Speeches Of -Four Years Ago
--I'InIutiH's Testimony.

|
N"'' VI '"'i"'c' ~ NISoN vs. L. W. Glenn
"' WIRE po'h on mo stand in United
S,''cS courts Yesterday. inc feature of
~ N'''t"' testimony was MS state
"'o''' VI VIVA nc actually SAID III ms cam
'pc,cn'S III reference l" inc shoot
",s az N"I'o olVor junction. Whilc he
~" i'ot ''ai'n 70 give me exact language
! Nv use" OIL every OCCASION nc made Il
III W''Ich nc Sald was as near ono
o "',i iS TIC couIu rehernper lie spoke
',""E """ very 'HreiullE ana had
I vi us "'''" '''' Sh'''c p'ach HSt ne used
/ a., ~ wa" '""Ni"s '""r OF inc H'it'c'
.,o" 'o'u J." .'''HI' OF now inc shooting
~" "'u VI ''''' 'h''urh's III con
''' W." ''' Pl'''"Nc !" Vermont tic
Ia nv ""' '"'p,oS l" NY INC ANU
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Rraudo, 70 l., c,rioa ,or ,ho pr,l.nd
News and ho said lao co,,id mn,
4 p,rnpr.nb from, his ,,anr.cr;n+ con.
thinning the words ..vjIl ircite ,,urdor and
dc rend thc murderer" voe road and Nr
Clement was asked If hc used those
words.
Il presume did. The words arc in the
u1anijsCript" rcnlied Mr. Clement
Mr.. Clement was asked what hc meant
by those words and he said.
"rho pcnalties mt into tho sts,utcs
all over tLe country arc very severe and
various crimes have boon committed m
order. to onrorc, tho law and arc CHARGE
able 70 the crank nrohjbitionis.
"piJ vou havo orv rnferorcc "a tbc
White Rivor function orfo;rn'. WAS asked
"No " was tho r,nly
"Nou. Mr.. ,v.uont 7 wish vou uouId
state inst villa, Won sail about ,bc shoot.
;nr,
- snoLo or I, diffor,rtl,. ~ a;,.o,,
occasions bayo IN mind - GENERA, state
mont" ,rhie VIC f,,,orod h., cam. AZ
cuesio, oe ,ho r,e,,or Al, ,,ar,o,. s,,u,.
maLir, ,bo +o,,on.;,r ..s,or,,r, a.. euh-
s,srti,ll,, ,ho orc he -orcra,,. wade in
| his enoc,bce.
"so,,o ,i,tIe ,i,,o ,ro ~, armed sno4,o-
was b,or-h, ir,o .ho s,.to AVID ,ha,
ma, a., 1,hf.o pt,.or t,n,.ia, :, .t, So
s,i, o- lit, h,,in,ss srn, .,, in,,o,,,,.
man IN d.,,,, rrho ,,.r o,h,, Ala ,h,,
.bo,,d h,,, hoo,, i,,,,i,,,l f,r ,,,,rdor i,
,ho urst door,o ,o.,uso ,,,d,r ,,,,. ,,,.
ar indictr,o,,, .or ,,,,.,,,r i,.,,,,i.s ,ho
ird,,,,nor, ro,. nonslo,,aht.r and tbo
ouce,ior If ,bo ,ro,.,,ro of cuil+ should
have hoe, l.ft IN tho i,rv. ,,r, instead NO
was indic,od ror ,,ars,aurh,.r and .o will,
cecanc n,,uisbnopt ror tho cri,,,o az ,o,,,-
der If tb,, vas committed proh;bi-ior
&c rcsnonsibIc for tho doath or = man ana
| ,rohibi,,o, i. r,sroryihlo Gov "a. ;,a,c,
n,out for r,or.l,,,htor instead or ,,ur.
! der"
| Mr. Clement, also said ho ueod ,bc
words. "Ir Wow Of tho, shoo,inr whose
fingers is +, tina, drin in human bloodo.,
lie said he mean, h,. -bat that +. wa,
+bo hands Of ,rob;,i,i,, ,h,, dr;,, u;,,,
lhlood
On, h,i,r ~sl,od - ,,s,i ,l,, ,,.,>,., ,,,,,.
dor THO y,i,ros. ,,i,, H., did no, h,, .,,,
t-o ,iI ,.a .ha ,,',,.a ,,,,.i. i.t,f;,a
shou,inc tIc said ,l,,, tho ,vord ,,,,,r,le,
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In., al 1.,,,
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1.nrd !, ,roi, rono,., i1.,noL -, -.
l.,u,,oo,, ,,s,.I b, hin,
! WHEN Eve c,oss- o,.o,,,i,,.,o,, ,,-,- .o,.,.
,,n A., ,ro,,,ou, all ,ba, ,,.h.,, ro ,,,od
1.-Two ,or,u.co .h,u, hand. drinrirr ,.i,h
human L,ood he uas rororring "a nro.
hibition. NOT ia Wilson and ma, ho aid
no, think Of Wilson in thai connection
IIo further said that he ucvcr formed any
onir;on az to Wilson'S u,iit mr. iuuocorcc
hut sinnlv know of the shouting.
| The witness WAS asked if he would
positiyclv testify that he did not use tbc
word murder and he said he would not.
| common way but he believed the word
was nut into his mouth by the report crs.
| Charles T. Walter, secretary of civil
and military affairs and owner of the st.
Johnsbury Republican, was the next wit
| ness He heard Clement speak at Lyn-
donvillc, the speaker at that time being
| closely confined to his manuscript In that
speech he referred to the White River
Junction shooting and Mr. Walter testified
| that Clement used the words: Murder
| of an innocent man"
| Upon discrimination tho witness
| said he understood that Mr.. Clement was
making the prohibitory law responsible
said Mr.. Clement did not go into details
| about tn" shooting but referred TO 1t as
an incident with Which people were famil-