The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-18

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He had never seen Harris in the COM
PAM Of others when he had teen
drink rs.
Ednurd NJ. Pratt testified that he
was in the hotel at Pownal on the eve
> .ng eff April II about $50 o'clock and
remained there about 20 minutes. He
slw Cs ar Turner and several ac-
- trees there. Turner was drink
irg. locked at the witness end said
that he cyuld whip him. Had seen
him on ether oc asicns and at one
time he called the witness son of a
bitch
He told Turner if iae did 1t again
he would cuff h m and he didn't do 1t
any more. Turner was in the habit
of calling persons that name and had
been heard to do so by the witness.
The witness also testified to an occa-
sion when Turner had trouble on an
electric car with the conductor There
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Turner in his seat and held him there.
He had not seen Turner drinking at
| this time.
The witne SIS had known Thon as
Harris for years and that he always
seemed quiet and pc, ceable whether
he had been drinking or not.
The witness testified to a quarrel
in the pool room between Turner and
a man named Daley in August. Tur-
ner took Daley down and was going to
punch him when they were separated.
Cross examined the witness testi-
fed that he was related to Mrs. Thorn
as Harris and James Pratt.
DIR. ]. Il. Cochran of East Dorset tes-
tilted that he had been practicing for
I ten years and that ne had been pres
ent during the trial. The witness tes-
tilted that the immediate effect of such
a blow as had been delivered in the
case would be Inconsistencies and
| that the period might be long or short.
I
| The hemorrhage might nave continued
| for hours. II person who received
such a blow drew himself against a
fence it would indicate that he had
recovered consciousness.
1t would have been possible for a
person who had received such an in
jury to get upon his feet and walk
away. Such periods Of consciousness
in cases of the kind sometimes occur
and are not at all strange. There
would be practically no hemorrhage in
a case of the kind after death From
an examination of the skull the wit
ness said that it was impossible to
state whether the blow was struck
from in front or behind.
Cross examined by the attorney gen.
eral the witness stated that the inyol
untary movements Of an injured man
would not Indicate that he was con
scious. The immediate result of such
a blow would be Inconsistencies from
shock. In some instances such an in
Jury would result in death. In the
case of those who recover the period
of unconsciousness might be of few
minutes or hours. In case of fracture
that produces hemorThage on both
sides of the brain the blow would nat
urally have been severe. Judging
from the amount of blood found in the
brain of Turner it was the opinion OF
the witness that the man lived at least
an hour. Such blood clots as were
found in Turner's brain would effect
the powers of locomotion and as the
clots increased the unsteadiness of mo
ton would increase. Control OF tdt
muscles would be Immediately affect
ed by the blow
The defence this afternoon put OF
three employees of the electric road
Frank A. Goldtnwaite of Adams, Moses
Dudley of North Adams and Chris
Jennings of Adams, all of whom test
| ned or having lIOuDle WIN turner vi
the cars when he had been drinking
and having to put him off.
Harry Grady, Edward Beals and Ed
ward Alcombright of Pownal testified
to seeing Turner at the hotel the nigh
ne was killed. All agreed that he haC
been drinking and was quarrelsom'
and ugly and called several persons
the epithet he was in the habit of us
ing on such occasions.
1t is now thought that the evidence
will be all in tonight and that the cas-
will go to the jury tomorrow after
noon.
When court adjourned at o'clocl
Thursday evening there were goo
prospects that the submission of evt
dence would be completed by the EN-
of the week. The state completed tn
putting in of direct evidence shortl
after o'clock and the defence bega
putting on witnesses.
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