The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-02
OF BLOODY FIN
GERS ON ETHEL MAJ
HANS BODY.

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looked for ii but without success. He
never gave Alfred Mahan leave to Dor
row the razor He talked with Alfred
Sunday morning and thought Alfred
appeared intoxicated. The witness
was away all day and when he saw AL
fred early in the evening he thought
he appeared wild and with his eyes
staring, Witness lighted the lantern
that Alfred took when he started out
supposedly to look for Ethel.
When Alfred sat on the steps crying
the witness asked him what he was
crying for and Alfred replied that he
was crying for fear they would lay il
TO him as he was last seen with her.
Cross-eXamined by Mr. Barber the
witness said he thought Alfred work
ed on Saturday, that he saw him about
I O'Clock Sunday morning when he
anne from the wagon shed and thought
he had been drin king because of re-
mark made about some pigs, that he
again saw him under the wagon which
he appeared to be fixing, saw him
again at o'clock on the way to Mr.
Humphreys and again at IL when he
looked dazed but did not stagger The
witness testified that he went to South
SALISBURY with DR.. Gleason and that
he did not see Alfred again until 1880
in the evening when he passed him
near the ice house. At that time he
looked dazed and was apparently gaz-
ing toward the pond. Saw him again
at Thomas Mahans house when he
asked for the lantern. Did not smell
liquor on him at that time.
Cross examined by the attorney gen.
eral the witness said Alfred might have
been drinking as he knew that he had
liquor.
|. V. Baker testified that he was one
of the searching party composed of
himself, James Humphrey and Alfred
Mahan that left the house of Thomas
look for the child, He described the
manner in which the three went to-
ward the pond, the tagging of the
train by Alfred, who carried the Ian
tern and told how he went up the hill
from the track ahead of the others and
found the body He did not notice
anything particular in relation to AL
freds condition or smell liquor on his
breath.
James Humphrey stated that he was
with Baker and Alfred Mahan and that
he, met George Elwell, another search
err He suggested to Alfred that he
swing the lantern and stop the train.
After Alfred had stopped the train he
went on down the track toward North
Bennington and he didn't see him
again at that time. Later he saw AL.
fred at the Elwell house.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Barber the
witness stated that he first saw Alfred
about O'Clock in the morning and
that he smelled liquor on him, al.
though he stood all right and under
stood what was said to him. He also
saw him again at 9 O'Clock. at II at =
and at 6 in the evening when he saw
him bring pail of milk from the barn
when he appeared all right
Thomas Mahan, father OF the prison
err, testified that his son had a pint of
whiskCy Saturday night and that he
advised him not to drink any more.
While he and his son occupied the
same room he did not see Alfred in
the morning and as he was away from
home did not see him during the day.
He did not return until after the
childs body had been found when he
saw Alfred on the steps and heard
him SAY they would blame it TO him as
he was the last one seen with her. So
far as he knew Alfred never had a raz-
or and did not shave himself.
On the cross examination the wit
ness stated that he poured out por-
ton of the whiskey in Alfreds bottle
and filed it nearly full with water.
George Elwel testified that he vas
the .owner of the land on which the
crime was committed. He learned
that the child was missing about 1880
O'Clock from German Mahan and join.
ed In the search He met Alfred near
the opening In the stone wall and knew
of his tagging the train. The last
he saw of him he was going toward
| North Bennington on the railroad
track. Alfred came to his house that
night and inquired If the child had
, been found. When told that she had
he replied, I'm glad of it." He did not
take notice of his condition. On cross
examination he testified that the land
near the Eastwood tree was cleared
and that there were no bushes except
along the line of the fence.
Mrs. George Elwell testified that AL
fred came to her house in the even
ing, raped at the door, said good even
ing and inquired if the child had been
found She did not notice whether he
was intoxicated or not
Fred Percy testified that he met AL
| fred Mahan on Mechanic street about