The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-13
COURT HOLDS
JAMESON
For Examination BY Grand
Jury
AFTER HEARING TODAY
Charge Was Manslaugbter in connec-
tion With the Death Of Fred A.
Ainsworth at Williams
town.

Williamstown, July 13.-- Following a
hearing today Thomas Jameson was
bound over 10 the Orange county grand
jury on the charge Of manslaughter in
connection with the death Of Fred Aims.
WORTH who was fatally shot on the
Jameson farm shortly after midnight
Thursday morning. July 5, being mis-
taken f0r i burglar. Bail was fixed BY
Judge G y. Lathrop at ST 800 and was
furnished by Robert Mitchell and Alex
andeF J. Young, the respondent being
then released. The defense admits that
Jameson shot Ainsworth, but argued
that the act was accidental.
The hearing was held ia the town hall
and there was a large attendance, the
case having aroused great interest be-
cause Of the strangeness of the circum-
stances, the victim OF the shooting being
~ prominent citizen Of this place and
whose presence in the Jameson barn is
only accounted for BY the fact that the
man was demented and wandered there
to commit suicide. Only three witnesses
were heard, John Jameson, brother III
the respondent, Dr. e. b. Watson, who
was first To respond To the cali for phy-
sicians, and G. ~ Seaver. Their testi.
inony and the Questioning Of the attor.
neys occupied the greater part OF the
forenoon.
John Jameson detailed the story Of
the shooting beginning with the time
be and his brother reached home on
the night Of July 4, how they saw d
light in the barn and when they called
i strange man rushed out and Thomas,
on the mans refusal TO stop when or
dered, shot; the man dropped and they
then discovered that the victim Of the
shooting was Fred Ainsworth, the drug
gist. In response 20 questions the wit
ness told how he had marked the yari-
ous points Of the immediate territory
was pegs so as to fix the exact location
of the affair. He eorroborated map
Of the place as presented by States At.
torney Wilson.
Dr. Watson testified as to being The
first physician to arrived the Jamie
son farm. shortly after two o'clock.
Soon after the arrival of Or. ~. D..
Reid Of Barre they held consultation
and decided that Ainsworth was too
weak to permit Of an operation, They
declared that il was a fatal ease. The
patient was removed TO MilIiamstown in
the morning.
The testimony Of c. M. Seaver related
chiefly to the clothing Of the deceased
The clothes had been taken from the
body by Dir Watson and placed in
sack. This sack was taken BY Mr. Seay
er aud George Ainsworth, brother OF the
victim, and placed in their team. They
then started for Nilliamstown, two
miles away. On the way they met Mr..
Edison, who asked Mr.. SeaSer to 20 back
with him. This Mr.. Seayer did, leay-
ing George Ainsworth to drive home
with the clothes OF his brother, Fred.
This clothing was kept for few
days and then a part Of it was burned
the uHderelethes and trousers. MIR.
George Ainsworth had said he had burn
ed these and told why he did. The
witness, Mr.. Sewer, was told by the
respondents attorney. S. Hollister Jack
son, not to state the reason for the burn
ing Of the pieces of the clothing What
there was left OF the clothing was eN.
hibited in court today
The respondent, Thomas Jameson,
wis ~ Abt tNAhb tNptHf Will MS NlJtH-
err father and other relatives.
Following the testimony States Al
torney Wilson argued for the state and
Mr.. Jackson for the defense, after which
Justice Lathrop gave his decision, jus
tice Lathrop said
"Ihe case has been nicely and finely
argued There seems to be no doubt
that the shooting occurred and that
death resulted. Looking at the case
from ell phases. the court can hardly
feel that respondent would be justified /
in taking such action under those cir.
eumstances as to cause death The
court in view of these facts feels in duty |
bound 10 bind over the respondent for
further examination"
Justice Lathrop then announced that
he would hold the respondent for the
grand Jury, with bail Of 81 800.