Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-24
ALL NARROWING
DETAILS RETOLD
Climax of Day in Fairbanks Trial
Reached with Woman
Story.
LATE VISITS PAID NIECE
Mrs. Irout Had Agreed TO Go to New
Hampshire with Him-Nurdercr
Remains Indifferent and seems
on the Verge OF Collapse
Hns Rheumatisu,.

Bra,t"horo. oct 23.-7'he narrowing de-
tails Of the brutal murder OF Mary Grout.
who was morrllessly shot by her infuriat-
I'd uncle. William Fairbanks. were review
ed today in all their grucsome aspects BY
those who were first at the scene Of tho
crime Tho events that Immediately trans
pired were described and the details Of
the autopsy given by the physicians in
attendance. In addition to this the inter-
est was Intense when Mrs. Leon Law
renee who lived in the house with tho
dead girl for several months previous 10
the crime, testified as to what she knew
Of tho relations between tho murderer and
his victim.
There was a lttlo discrepancy in the
testimony OF Policeman Houghton ard
that Of Dr OsEood. who was the physlc-
ian in attendance directly after the shoot
ing Policeman IIoughton was the H-s,
witness called to tho stand. and hc gave
the relative position Of the dead girl a
she lay with her head and shoulders on
the second stair of the doorway and -rc
man beside her on the ground at tho right.
IIo also told If carrying Fairbanks and
Grout TO tae parlor and Of the positions
of tho dead rirl and Fairbanks In .ee
room.
DR.. OseooC, in his testimony told Of
the discriminating statements 10" had
ard Fairbanks mako to Deputy Sher-
If Alexander a few hours after the
shooting. when Alexander said VIII. why
did YOU do this" to which Fairbanks
replied "becauso she wrongcd me-" Then
again, when Alexander asked him if he
was not sorry. he only replied yes.
hat | fch -, oN
UNCONSCIOUS THREE HOURS.
DR. Osgood also told of the medical
assistance he rendered giving the m-
grediants of tin medicines administered,
and told of the condition of the man,
which he said was that of unconscious
ness up 10 about eleven o'clock which
was nearly three hours after the shoot
ing took place.
This latter testimony in part dscredit-
81 tho testimony of Policeman Hnugh-
ton. The oroes-"Xamination of Police
man Houghtou went To show that tho
answers Of Fair auss given in reply 70
questions propou0dod bv him Hough-
tom Were given under duross and that
Fairbanks had "vcrv reason to believe
that ne was under arrest The effect of
DR.. Osgood's testimony rendered To show
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The next witness called was DR.. p II
,'''"' vi h"i"nF'"H' VINO is director Of
'"'"'"'''H "i 4Fs'"no ana Is
"'' sou" P"'"''"N'S'' re r''atcu details
WI INV ""."PNI ''e poS''loh or the heart
"""H ~ 'Ht '"'S' ana lungs or the dead
So" /. '"" ' P'"'''H 'I 'he 'HeSt walls
'"''"s" N.'''" 'H' ""''e'S paSsed ana the
"e''' w''c" was pierced nc teStned that
'"' ""'iet WAS I""hd al 'ho hase OF tho
I"o'S u 'he Ill., lung ''4 that IL had
p'''reu the dot'd IN rea'hlng Its
"es'Ihauoh' II" SAID the huHot TOOK an
"P""'us course OF - degrees ana mat
"ea'H WIS ihS'ah'ahe"us' map was
S"o"h' P'eSeh'lh' u"ErNm OF the
mousse the oiHef'h' rooms the relative
p"slNoh OF ea'h person IN the room, the
uo"r way ana door steps ana the front
Id"h
TESTIMONY Or MRS. LAWRENCE.
Tho senso+iopa, ciin,ov of tho d,y ra.
ached when Mrs Too, raw-s,.a
testieod that vbilo eLo Iived with Nrs
Grout previous IN tho nurder Fsir-