The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-02-15

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lev Richardson, the younger brother OF
Elwyn Richardson, next took the
stand. After being sworn he testified
that the accused had attempted TO have
/ improper relations with him, aud fhat
he had repulsed these attempts. Mrs
/ Richardson, the assaulted boys moth
or, testified that Shepard had called ut
her home the Monday morning follow
| ing the crime aud asked what was the
matter with Elwyn 10 which she re-
Piled that he knew all right, or words
TO that effect. She then stated that
Immediately following this Shepard
had asked IL they suspected him and
then went down on his knees and
begged with tears that they not ae'
euse him Of the crime.
DR.. Tucker was then recalled and
testified to the properties Of lysol and
It's effect upon the human skin. After
his testimony the court was adjourned
until evening.
In the evening Policeman William
/ Warren took the stand and testified
TO bringing Shepard into the Office OF
DIR. Tucker and making the arrest The
members of the family were called in
and testified that they knew shepard
Benjamin Richardson, Elwyn Richard.
son : father. testified that Shepard
had offered him IS to chastise Elwyn,
al the same time stating that he him
self was unable 20 do so notwithstand.
ing that he was older and supposedly
stronger. Alice, the little sister OF
Elwyn Richardson, stated that she no.
1 ticed that il was 725 when Elwyn
came home with the acid in his face
and eye, that she went for the doctor
two minutes later, that she crossed the
Milestone brook bridge twice and did
not see Shepard at either time. She
stated that she was looking for him
but was not allowed to state why The
reason. as later developed outside of
court, was that Elwyn had stated when
he came home and was asked what
was the matter that Shepard had been
up to his dirty tricks again, or words
/ to that effect.
Allen p. Metcalf was the next wit
ness called and he stated that he cross
ed the Milestone brook bridge twice
on the evening in question and did not
see Shepard. II. ID. Weld, foreman
of that part Of the Estey Organ fac
tory in which Shepard was employed,
stated that he allowed Shepard to
leave the shop Monday morning to see
what was the matter with Elwyn Rich.
ardson and that Shepard appeared
slightly nervous.
Here the state rested its case and
the defense entered large number of
witnesses and had them sworn together.
They were Henry Belanger, Frank
RYAN, Henry Ryan, Walter Timson,
Leslie Walker, Frank Powers, Fred
Holmes, Charles Cleveland, Guy Pre-
fontaine. and the accused, Frank Shep-
ard.
The first witness placed on the stand
was Shepard in his own defense. lie
stated that he was q years old and
! that he had known Richardson for
about two wears. He denied ever hav-
/ ing had improper relations with Rich
ardson or anyone else. His testimony
was exactly opposite in the important
details to that given by Richardson.
/ He was cross.examined at length by
| Attorney Bacon and became slightly
mixed in several of his statements, but
stuck to the same story in the main.
| Walter Timson stated that he walked
down town with the accused the even
| ing of the assault but left him at the
corner of Flat street. Frank Ryan and
his brother, Henry Ryan, stated that
they met Shepard on the Main street
bridge that evening but slightly dis
agreed in regard to the time Charles
Colt. Leslie Walker and Frank Pow
ers were called in the order named but
failed to throw any new light on the
ease. Henry Belanger, who works in
Hall s cafe, stated that he saw the ae'
cused walking towards the bridge at
! 7.l5. Other witnesses were introduced
who told of seeing Shepard at other
times during the evening but no one
appeared who saw the accused between
7'l5 and 730. Myron p. Davis stated
| that he had walked the distance which
! Shepard had testified to walking the
night of the crime and had covered 1T
in about % minutes. Charles Cleve-
land testified that the accused entered
his place of business the evening OF
the crime at about 7.35. Mr.. and Mrs,
Henry Allen testified to the fact that
the accused was at their house the
evening of the crime from about 5
o clock until $50. G. F. Thomas, the
druggist, testified to the effects of lysol
and carbolic acid. He stated that car
bolic was much more severe in its eff
feets. Mr.. Thomas was the last wit
ness called in the evening and as the
hour was 11.30 Judge Gibson adjourned
the court until Tuesday morning at
$50.
Harold E. Whitney was the first wit,
ness called Tuesday. He testified that
he had that morning gone to Greene s
drug store and asked for bottle of
100 per cent. pure lysol. The bottle
was produced and Attorney Barber af'
ter a long debate with Attorney Bacon
as to the admission of the bottle of ly,
sol as evidence, poured quantity OF
the lysol into his hand and then laved
both hands in the mixture to show that
the effect would not be escharotic
Judge Gibson excluded this evidence on
the ground that it was irrelevant and
that the effect on the skins of two diff
ferent persons might not be the same
w. F. Root stated that he had sold the
lysol to Mr.. Whitney that morning and
also testified to the chemical properties
of lysol, and that it was used by sur
geons as an antiseptic in mild solu
tion. Carl Schorling testified that he