Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-10


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knees previous to the shooting and he re
pliod that he did not but that he stood
erect throughout the affair this being
= direct contradiction Of tho testimony
, given bv Wilson Wednesday.
Charles n. White. who represented
| Woodstock in tho Legislature in 1@n2,
| testified that he heard clements speech
| at Woodstock and followed his remarks
! very closely. Ho repeated, as nearly as
| me could remember, tho words used by
! Mr.. Clement when he referred to the
| White River Junction sfair and did not
| use tho word murder hut did use tho
! words "Situtnc an innocent man" Tho
! M ! tosSior nc gained WIS thai Cienei'
was trraisnnS the prohihitorv law and
| not any man. The remarks of tho speaker
! We're imrc sonal
rho witness said Wilson acquired n bad
| reputation during tho short time he was
| in Woodstock as 10 his moral character
and was frequently referred to a muir
dcror
| Upon DISCRIMINATION, in reply to
question as 10 whether Wilson was an
| efficient and active detective, he said that
nc WAS "artiVc." With reference to Will
sons standing in the community tho wit
against him after the gambling raid by
| the gamblers and their friends.
| when asked if Clement. in his speech
at Woodstock. used the words will in
tito murder and defend the murderer
tho witness said he should not he sur
| prised if such words were used. Quota
tions from tho alleged Brandon speech
| winch had reference to the White River
junction AFFAIR and which contained the
| word murder were read by Attorney
| Powell and the witness said Clement used
substantially the same language at Wood
stock.
| John T.. Eaton. former town clerk ia,
Woodstock, testified that Wilson had a
bad reputation in Woodstock. The shoot
ing was much talked about in Woodstoc"
and was commonly called murder. The
witness heard Clements address at Wood
stock and hc gathered the impression
that the speaker was not charging Will
son with crime but was arraigning the
prohibitory law.
| on cross-cxamination tho witness said
there was not any more feeling against
Wilson than there was before, his general
rcputatioa being bad before the shoot
ing. Tho witness said he never saw Will
son until the present case was first tried
at Rutland Abstracts from the Bran
don speech were read, which had refer
"ncc to tho shooting, and the witness
said tho speaker might have used IN.
same language at Woodstock,
Joseph H. Fuller. n contractor and
builder of Hartford testified that no had
employed Goshea and said he was q
quiet pcaceablc fellow sickly and slim
lie thought ne was taller than Wilson
but Of about tho same weight. Tho wit
uose said he heard Clement speak at
White River Junction and that tho speak
81. referred to tho shooting as n tragedy
and tho killing of an innocent man. He
clargcd the shooting to prohibition and
did not mention Wilson'S name. The
witness said Wilson had the rcputatia
of being a gambler, that his reputation
was had at tho time Clement made his
speech and that It was no worse after
tho speech.
During tho cross examination the wit
ross said Wilson was called a spotte'
and that tho feeling against him was il
part due to the fact that he was spot
ltcr.
pr. Finer A. Rarrows Of Hartford tos-
tiled to making an examination OF
Goshca after the shooting. Nothing OF
general interest was developed.
cara Jameson ~ WINE i'N'I '"''u"'
testified IN hcnc IN III" motor on thH nlSh'
Of the shooting Alter INC Sh"'s mac
loon fred and NilF"n was IN Inc cnarS'
of sheriff Peck. some one SAD
'l'd you MI nun
II hone dd. "tond'd '"' WAS WI
sons reply, according 10 inc testimony
Of the witness
| T.. &. Rundy Of 81. Johnshury repre-
sentative in the Legislature ana boo
and shoe dealer, tesuilcd mat Wiisoh
reputation in st. JohnShhfy was DAD III
heard Clements speech m 81. Johhsn'r9
and said the speaker ala not refer 10 !
as a murder.
II. II. Peek, Shcrlf or N"oSo
county, who was deputy at 'he tihi'
of the shooting al fosh"a' 'cStineu ~
| regard to the circumstances OF 'ie ~
fair. lie arrested w llSoh after roShe'
| was shot and said thal inc prlSohc
- WAS apparently not IN n daZco cohdl
ton. lie said that he mad" an eNalhiha
zion OF the Veranda hoor AFTER TN
shooting and failed to discover an
evidence that bullet mad passe'
through the wood. This was offered be
cause of the fact that wilson tcstIhc'
be shot downward.
Mr. Bundy was recalled Tor cross
examination and in reply to cues
81 g.,iJ bp did not remember that