The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-30


him. n response Is the solemn oath the
witness said II do" IL a husky yoicc
hardly above a whisper
Ennumged by Attorney General naF.
Der o cell biz story Ia his own way,
Ar. Mahan told of biz family. lie said
that he had been married six years, and
that bis daughter was the only child.
Witness stale'i thai he and the prisoner
had h4eakiast together On tlie morning
II April vs. a the home Of the father,
Nhefe tie prisoner lived. Ne said be
noticed nothing unusual about the
psisoner, With the exception d slight in
toxlcation
IL then told Of going fishlng with
Alfred ilnui, while the prisoner lift tAe
house before him. About o'clock Wit
ness said he saN his brother snort
distance from whore he WAS hshing.
moving IA the diwction IL toe home, lie
asked him 10 bring aome lunch and
about An hour later the prisoner return
al, accompanied by the htile girl.
Mr. Mahan aid the little glfl was
shout % approach the pond when the
prisoner salli Don't a. there, Ethel,
fpu VIII b. dfoWacd.
Witness aid that Tie child asked 10
stay with him. but NJ sent Der hack
home and tho prisoner followed lie
lad guae bot short distance when the
fAiheF called - kim fnI somc matches,
and after 4 short wait, went after the
httie girl. who sas walking ieisufciy
np the road.
After a short rest Air. Mahan said ne
returned home about O'Clock, bat
could not end Ais daughter. he met the
prisoner and asked him where E1aei
was. lis bfother replied that &c had
left her going back ~ the fishing place
If voice that was haIeiy audible 20
the cpuFt stsnogaphcf. Mr.. Mahan told
81 bow be had gone searching for the
child and came aeross number 81
iriendk standing near thc gully. "They
aid. she II asleep. Go Wake her When
! picked Dor mp she was covered with
blood and ! knew she was dead. Taen
my wife tainted
Previous % this the witness stated
that he had met his brother and asked
him where he last saw Ethel and the
prisoner pointed in a direction out OF
= way from any placc AZ which the
murdered girl was located. With some
difficulty the witness described how ne
returned home and again met the pris.
oner. who asked him II he found Ethel
Yea ] replied. she Is dead. lie re-.
pcated dead and thea ut down and
cried.
after he was arrested saw him At
the jail aud aNekd him Why be did L
and he replied i don't know"
AZ this point the witness realized that
he was giving the testimony that might
SIND bis brother 20 The eallows, aud Ike
everyone in the courtroom he sobbcd
Cunching his hands 10 that the finger
nails drew blood. the witness told Of
the fniing Of the cbild's blood, stained
hat. After leaving the witness stand
Mr.. Mahan and 60 walk directly towards
his brother. who still kept his face
covered One sympathetic look dill the
father give and then went on 10 Join
his wife in the witness room.
She realized what a terrible ordeal
her husband had gone through. and did
her best 20 quiet HE nerves. Great fear
i expressed for the condition Of the
prisoner. At every mention Of the
finding q the body he broke down. and
i Il feared that before the trial Is end
ed he win collapse completely. As was
the case Saturday and the day previous.
he got no word Of coincidence from HIS
counsel nor did he speak TO anyone.
With the exception Of his brother,
none Of his relatives were in the court
room. IL Is the intention OF the state
70 show premeditation on the part Of
the prisoner BY the fact that he took
the razor from his fathers house AZ
10 O'Clock in the morning, seven hours
before the murier was committed, and
that later the same razor was found
covered with blood stains. The case was
continued until today, when Mr.. Manan
will again take the stand to complete
the REORGANIZATION.
The state viii also put on Mrs. Ma
han, sister.in.law Of the prisoner;
Steward Hall, brother.in-law; the |
prisoners father aud others
II Il feared that If conviction i /
made Sheriff Fred Godfrey viii have |
great difficulty in getting the prisoner 10 |
the jail. Some Of the farmers are az |
fever heat and the sheriff are keeping |
a close watch on the spectators in the /
court room.