Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-08
Great Throng Hear the Allyn
Family Tell of Death of
Harry Sampson.
WIDOWED MOTHER PRESENT
Expected She VIII Appear an a Wit
ness To-day-'rhe Defense Gained
as Much as the Prose cutiou
in Yesterdays Evidence
Smckclrss Cartridges.


Sampson charged with the killing of her
husband, Harry Sampson, were called to
the witness stand to-day by District At
torney Gilbert to give evidence on which
the state is depending to convict Mrs.
Georgia Sampson of murder
The testimony of the four members
Of the Allyn family was listened to with
interest by a great throng that packed
the court room all day sad figure in
the court room was the widowed mother
of Harry Sampson, Mrs. George Sampson.
who will probably be called as a witness
tomorrow.
The defense scored several material
points to-day through the testimony Of
tho members Of the Allyn family. 1t was
established notably, that shortly before
Harry Sampson staggered into the
Allyn dining room and fell dead Mrs.
Sampson was seen on the second floor Of
hor Nome.
Through Mrs. Allyn. the states at
toineys brought out the fact that Robert
Mnson Of Niagara Falls had written
to Georgia inviting her and a friend. Miss
Mildred Cervoss. to spend few days
in Niagara Falls.
Harry quarrelled with his wife over the
letter. Mrs. SIMPSONS lawyers state that
Manson had written asking Mrs Sampson
to act as a chaperon.
A sensational bit of testimony was
offered by John Ebert n neighbor. who
declared that Harry Sampson had smoke
less powder cartridges in his possession
on the day of the shooting.
The defense contend that this explains
why no powder marks were visible on
Sampson's shirt
! Carl Allyn, brother NJ Georgia.
testified that he had burned tho outer
shirt that Harry had worn when he was
shot and that the black shirt in the dis
trict attorneys possession was probably
| another shirt OF the dead man.
Mrs. Allyn said she saw no powder
marks on the body or the shirt. She
could not identify the shirts, which
the distrik attorney showed her but
said they looked like the shirts that
Harry wore. The mother said that
Georgia and Harry had some words
the night before the shooting.
THAT Sunday morning" said Mrs.
Allyn. II went into their kitchen. |
said to them that they ought to try
to fix up. Harry said there was no
use of talking about it,
She said that Harry gave her n 1T
tie trouble the day before the shoot
ing. She read the letter TO her hus-
band and told Georgia that Harry had
said that he would not live with her
any more.
Mrs. Allyn said the father told
| Georgia that Harry said the reason he
would not 1--we with Georgia was be-
cause Of the letter. Georgia said to
me- said Mrs, Allyn. that harry
knew all about the letter and knew
where 1t was all the time. Harry
said he did not know about the letter
and Georgia broke IN saying:
| Why. Harry You knew all the
time where the letter was Harry
said we could believe what we might"
ROBERT MANSON THE MAN.
Mrs Allyn wept and testified that she
told them they ought to make up and
| live together. She said she had burned
the letter up. The letter was postmarked
| Niagara Falls she said and was signed
| Robert Manson"
Mrs. Allyn said she would give to the
best of her recollection the contents Of
the letter. In it. she said. the writer
asked Georgia Sampson and friend
named Mildred to come to Niagara Falls
and spend few DAYS and have a good
|
| husband had frequent quarrels. Mrs
| Allyn said she always thought we'll of
| Harry She added that she had under
stood Harry and his wife had qlarrels
| over the wife's absence from home.
Referring to the shooting. Mrs. Allyn
said she had an impression that when
| Harry staggered In the room, he had a
| piece OF cheese wrapped in a paper in his
hand.
ibid you state to different persons that
Harry had in his hands piece of
cheese?"
II can't say that did or did not.
don't know whether did or not" was
Mrs. Alyn's answer
The state contended that Harry
Sampson was shot down while eating a
piece OF cheese and that since he was
| eating he is most unlikely to have been
the one who fired the shot.
| Mrs. Allyn finally said she thought
Harry had something IN his hand when
| he staggered In the room.
This closed the direct testimony Of
| Mrs. Allyn.
On cross examination Mrs. Allyn said
| that Georgia threw herself across
| Harrys body and cried for some time
| Robert Manson, the witness said. was
In poor health and had been visiting re-
latives OF the Allyn's named Cervioe
near Macedon and Miss Mildred Cervice
and Mr.. Manson visited Georgia Samp-
SON
Mrs. Allyn was then excused from
the stand Frank Allyn. brother of
the defendant testified that Georgia
told him she was upstairs when the
shooting took place. she told me
she heard no shot" said Frank, "but
heard the screaming and came down
stairs"
| Frank Allyn said he had never seen
his sister Georgia shoot rife at any
other time.
THE FATHERS TESTIMONY.
| Frank j. Allyn, father of Georgia,
was the next witness. He said tho
morning of the shooting he went to
| see Harry at Georgias request ana
! Harry said There is no use talking
| | won't live with her; / will take my
| life first"
Allyn told Harry he would try to fix
| me matter up.
| Mr.. Allyn said that when he drove
| away from the house that morning he
| saw Mrs, Sampson in the window of the
| second story, of their home.
"What did you do with Harry's
clothes?"
| II told Carl 10 take them out and
burn thAna," rAaiiAd Mr. Allyn,