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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-01
COLUMBIA.

Fred Miller OF Ottumwa visited with
home folks here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cramblit and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Byrum visited Sun
day afternoon at the parental home.
Miss Nellie Stodghill visited her
grandparents Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Byrum and
daughter OF Bidwell visited Sunday
evening ct Frank Cramblit's.
Miss Mary Johnson has been visit
ing at the j. H. Olney home.
Mrs. J. r. Stodghill called 1T the G.
w. Olney home Wednesday afternoon.
Fred Grooms was transacting bust
ness in this neighborhood Wednesday.
Mr., Burlington and son Ray. Of New
Sharon. visited at the Charles Funk
home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Stodghill were
shoppers in Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stevens and
daughter Iva. visited Sunday at the
Ezra Stevens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Johnson OF Munter.
vile, visited home folks here Sunday.
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FUNE ERALS.

The last sad rites over the remains
AZ Mrs. Elmina Millisack, who passed
away Sunday In Des Moines, were held
this afternoon 1T 2 o'clock at the home
OF her sister, Mrs Maggie Hartman,
214 North washington street. John L.
Kendall OF the Christian Science
church OF Des MONIES, conducted the
services. The funeral WAS largely at
tended by friends Of the deceased,
who were we'll acquainted with her,
when she resided In Ottumwa. The
floral tributes, were many and beauti'
full. The remains were Inferred IN
the Ottumwa cemetery. The pail
bearers were Robert McMasters, Ira
McCrary. G. e. McDaniels, Matthew
Farrell. +. r. Walker and John 3
Dennis.
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CHARLTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Teas have re-
returned from few days visit with
relatives In Nevada.
Chas Roberts has returned from q
few days business and pleasure trip to
Des Moines.
Mrs. Mamie Baartley expects to leave
tomorrow for Riverside, Calf, where
she win make an extended visit with
her brother David Fluke and family.
|She may decide to make her future
home there.
MRS. Carl Anderson and Miss Cora
Williamson spent the day yesterday
with friends in Russell.
Mrs. Mary Maddy and Mrs. Tennent,
Of Pleasant township left yesterday for
airy convention of the M. e. church.
Relatives and friends here have been
appraised Of the marriage Of Walter G.:
Gookin Of this city and Miss Estella B.
Shook Of Shenandoah which occurred
at the NJ. e. parsonage In Creston on
Tuesday noon, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. DR.. Lathrop. formerly
OF this city. The bride was attired IN
her travelling costume, dark blue tail
ored suit. After the ceremony the
happy couple left for visit In Des
Moines and may go to Chicago before
coming to Charlton, where they will re-
side, and where they will be at home to
their friends at 615 .Armory avenue.
after April rs. The bride is not an en-
tire stranger here, having trimmed IN
Miss. Youtsey's millinery store last
season. She Is daughter of J. H.
Shook OF Shenandoah, and Is a charm
ing and intelligent young lady. The
groom IL a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos
Gookin Of this city and is member OF
the real estate firm Of A. B. Gookin &
Co. He 10 prosperous young business
man and IL held in, high esteem by all
who know him. He and his bride Will
receive the hearty congratulations OF
numerous friends here and all will join
in wishing them a long, happy and
prosperous welded life.
John Sharp, of this city, met with .
very serious accident Tuesday while
saving lumber In Benton township. He
was rolling logs, when one OF them, A
very large one, rolled onto him, crush.
ing him badly. and causing internal
zeal and It IL feared he cannot recover.
Mrs Laura Bryant has been spend
ing the past week IN Ottumwa with her
father, p: s.. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Primm OF !
shaw, Nebr.. are here Tor VISIT Win
his father T. N. Prir1m and other rela-
tiyes and old friends.
Miss Marea Boynton who 10 attend
ing Drake university at Des Moines,
returned 70 her studies last evenfhe
after spending a weeks vacation 81
her home here.
Miss Twila Smith Of Ottumwa 10 VS.
iting friends in this city
4 r. Terhune of WOODBURY., has &C:
cented a position as salesman in local
dry goods store.
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APPLICANTS FOR !.
POSTS INCREASE
g. II. HARPER WILL
HAVE TROUBLE APPOINTING 4
OFFICIALS.

The string Of applicants for the Of
flces which Mayor-elect 8. II. Harper
will appoint are multiplying. The post
OF chief OF police seems to be the one
on which several candidates have CEN
tered their efforts, and the supporters
OF each candidate are vigorously en-
deavoring to show the new chief exec
utive wherein their choice excels.
There are no less than five applicants
for the head Of the police department
and the post of street commissioner
has three aspirants. Current about the
]. g. Bromwell. B. w Van Der Veer,
william Evans and AL Wheeler for the
office OF police chief. while James King,
present Incumbent, are said to be hot
after the street commissioners Job.
Eber Dixon wants the sidewalk COM
named as one Of the candidates for city
Captain Harper has not yet an
nounced his appointments.
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Dr.B.D. ..a..Force
Eye, Ear, Ness and Throat
Once. 10S N. Court S.
Resic sncS 24S East Penn. Ava
Ottumwa, Iowa

1t his home in Hiteman last night
about 10 o'clock. He had completed q
days work % usual and had made no
mention Of feeling Ill until shortly be-
fore death came.
Rev. Allison, an evangelist of the
Christian church il spending few
days at home He has just closed q
series of meetings at Jefferson. .
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Willett, March 20, Weighing six
and half pounds. Mr.. Willett Is
principal of the Abba school.
The Abba Republican has moved In
to new quarters on South Main street.
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Morris Williams.
o1TUMWA HORSE MARKEr-AUc-
TION EVERY FRIDAY.
RETAIL EVERY THURSDAY. OUR
OWN HORSES SOLD ON
80 DAYS TRIAL
EXCEPTIONAL SALE FOR
sTRAGGL.ERs.

This weeks sale will be an unusually
good time for the scattering consign-
ments, and I'll tell you how figure 4:
In the first place have advertised T.
very widely among the buyers as a
special annual sale, and a lot of them
will be here, in fact four. different
buyers are already on hand-Henry
Gottscholk, Jake Stern, Jas. McPhilltp
and M. G. Frandsen.
In the second place we will not have
very many horses-that is, from the
shippers. No, we will have to depend
largely on the small consignors and
scattering horses, and as the market is
fairly good, certainly advise bringing
your stock of any class in for this
weeks sale.
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
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FOR SALE-240 ACRE RED LAKE
county, Mimi. farm with good build.
ings. 10 miles to town; telephone line
and an miles to creamery. $500 per
acre. Don't answer unless you want
a good rarm and mean business. G. A.
HOLLAND, Winger, MINI.
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FOR sALE-REGIsTERED FRENCH
draft stallion. 13 years old, gray.
good breeder, very heavy boned. 1900
lbs In shape. VIII trade for colts or
sheep. A. Westercamp. Box 1913. Os-.
kaloosa, Ia.
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FOR EXCHANGED GOOD 1867
acre farms, improved. unimprov-
ed at Fort Morgan, Colo. for good
gen. mise Give full particulars first
letter. A. F. Henderson, Clarinda. la.
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FOR SALE-20 GOOD EWES AND
20 March lambs. Thrifty and In COOL
shape. Price $40. Chas. Lasley,
Floris, Iowa.
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FOR SALE TWO REGISTERED
Aberdeen Angus bulls; recleaned
clover seed. John Dimmitt, r. No. /.
Highland phone.
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FOR sALE-TwO REGISTERED
Hereford bulls, I a year old. ! eigh-
teen months old. G. L.. Philippe,
Fremont, la. Fremont phone CT.
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FOR GENERAL
Homework. Mrs. w. II. Cooper, $50
N. Court st.
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Miscellaneous.

STANDING FOR SERVICE. AT. FAR
son. Ia. Kentucky bred 8 year old
stallion, also two full blooded Nof-
mans. / have sent to Kentucky Tor
mammoth Jack which will be here N
a short time Hawthorne at Farson.
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WANTED YOUR STABLING TO DO;
Acme Fuel Co., one block OF Hand
Bros. Hardware Store. South Ottum-
wa.
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wANTED-A CHESTER WHITE
male hog Address 0. 8. Hicks, Ot-
tumwa, r. r. D. No. 8.
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For Sale

FOR SALE-e40 ACRES. ONE
piece, suitable for stock farm; two
sets of buildings. good spring water
for cattle: mostly lenced; on R. F.
D. route; two telephones on place.
near school and church; ten miles
northwest of Window, MINI. Address
William Skellie, Window, MINI.
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FOR SALE - KULP, 2l2 Eco
strains. Rosc Comb Brown Leghotn
eggs, SO per 100: baby chicks, %
Ia, r. No. 2.
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Mrs L. t. Swenson OF Ottumwa vis-
tied with her sister Mrs. Sven Pear
son last week. .
Mrs. Stevenson and children spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Louisa
Pearson.
Charley Carlson who has been very
i'll. is recovering.
Mrs. Sven Pearson entertained the
Ladies' Aid society last Thursday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Anderson Of OF
tunwa visited at the Pete Pearson
home last week.
Otto Carlson, wife and daughter
spent Sunday at the Robert Kirfma1
home.
sven Pearson and wife were recent
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FOR SALE BIG BLACK LANGsHAN
and r. G. r. !. tied cockersls, also
eggs. Indian Runner duck eggs Pure
bred and good hatch guaranteed
Mrs. H. Osterfoss, Hedrick, Iowa.
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wlLLARD.

Mrs. Jacob Peterson of Blakesburg
visited with Mrs. Louisa Pearson on
MorA1V.
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FOR SALE-FULLY DEVELOPED
rice farm. Bargain. Box 174. Ottum-
wa.
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FOR sALE-EGGs FOR MATCHING
from best s. G. B. Leghorns, 30 cents
per IL: $500 per 100. Mrs Harvey
Marts, r. No. 6 or new phone 1000,
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He Saved The Train.

brakeman had not been long employed going
steep grade his first With unusual dcuty the
engineer succeeded in reaching the At the station looking
out Of his cab the engineer the brakeman and said
with sigh Of relief !,
you what my lad, job get up here didn't
! we?"
certainly said the brakeman, "and II
the brakes we'd have slipped ackLppncotts Magazine.
DnerWate this knife is blunt and the
Waer-Yessr, do nicely for sropping the knife sir
TitBits.
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wANTED-A MAN TO OPEN COAL
mine and to lease same. G. Warner,
Agency.
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COR sALE-EGGs FROM RoeM
Comb Reds exclusively. Come with
me to gather the eggs and will con-
vince you of their heavy laying
quality. Red eye, red surface and
under color. and red legs. 1 court In
spection. They are from some OF the
best Eastern strains. including stock
from Rhode Island .$1.00 per Is,
$3.50 per 100. Mrs. w. b. Yost. Lib
ertyville,. Iowa. Willow Brook Farm.
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wANTED-TO EXCHANGE FINE
Percheron Stallion for Clyde or Sn1re
Stallion. Must deal soon. Geo. Lent
ner, Bladensburg phone. Ottumwa'
r. No. /.
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FOR SALE GOOD QUALITY EARLY
Champion oats. 4. NJ. Creath, Agency
Iowa or telephone Eldon, Farmers
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WHY NOT DERIVE PLEASURE
and profit by breeding 8. c. B. Min
orcas. Famous for beauty. size ana
Is. w. A. Fulmer, Eddyville, lows.
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WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCK sE0Gs
from exhibition and utility stock
combined. Two carefully mated pens.
1925 for Is: 50 for 80. Cocherels
good enough to ship G. o. D. 81 to -.
A few Buff Orpington eggs. $50 for
Is. j. T. Perry, Selma. Iowa.
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WE BUY AND SELL NEW AND
second hand furniture. We have q
fine line Of sacred pictures and new
furniture that we seel cheaper than
any one in Ottumwa. II. Rosen, All
East Main. Ottumwa, Second Hand
Bargain Furniture Store
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ALBA.

Henry Luke, ! miner died suddenly
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FO RSALE-s. G. r. I. RED DG0o.
Selected eggs from splendid birds
with free, range. The kind that
hatch. s1.00 per IL. Mrs. w. d. Nys.
Agency, Iowa. N \
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FOR SALE EGGS FOR MATCHING.
Barred Rocks, 75c per Is; White
Wyando.tes, 81 per 15. Bun Cochin
Bantam eggs soc for s. Mrs w. g.
McMichael, 400 N, Clay st. 4. New
phone 771-K.
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YOU CAN GET WATERS ~ ! WANT AD IN The COURIER.
Wanted

wANTED-HoUsE MOVING AND
raising foundations, concrete work,
pile driving, and heavy hauling.
Ream Bros. New phone 975.
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FOR sALE-RosE COMB BROWN
Leghorn eggs. $3.50 per hundred.
Write for prices in young chicks.
Mrs. Chas Lasley, F1oris, Iowa.
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FOR sALE-BUFT ORPIN0TON
eggs-F'rom winter laying hens. l30
eggs from our % hens in the month
Of January. 800 per setting. Fred
Hardsocg, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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FOR sALE-PURE FRED EGGS FOR
Matching. Bradley Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Is cents per Is; $500 per 100.
Rhode Island Reds, 800 per il. Mrs.
Jacob Schlotter, Selma. Iowa. Phone
Leando.
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For Sale
Poultry and Eggs

FOR .sALE-MAMMOTH PEKfN
Duck eggs, $l.00 per IL. Mrs VIM. II.
Reinier, R. No, i,
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FOR sALE-sTOCK AND EGGS.
White Rock Partridge WyandotSss
and Buff Cochin, Bantams, chickens.
Pekin' Duck and Mammoth Toulouse
geese. r. e. Mowery. Hedricl. Iowa.
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FOR SAILS. c. RHODE ISLAND
Red eggs. Is cents per setting; q psr
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FOR sALEGO GOD RESIDENCE
property In South Ottumwa. Good
I room story and half house. good
barn, six lots. good neighborhood.
cheap for cash or partly on time.
n. C.. Leach, Bloomfield. la.
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FOR SALE HAVE ELEVEN ONE
and two year old recorded Angus
bulls, also some cows and heifers.
Extra good ones. Prices reasonable.
VIM. Caylor, Unionville. la.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-09
TOO MANY WIVES
IS THE CHARGE
Edward Lawless Arrested This Morn
ing by Chief Jerry Donahue Of
Northfeld In This City.

Chief of Police Jerry Donahue Of
Northfeld arrested Edward Lawless in
this city this morning on warrant
charging him with bigamy 1t is al
legged that Lawless has wives in diff
ferent parts Of the country and was
living in this city with young wife
whom he married only recently in
Northheld
Officer Donahue came to this city
last evening to look for Lawless and
it was not until an early hour this
morning that he learned that his man
was employed as a night watehman at
the gravel pit in the south end Of the
city where Varnum & Gilfllan are get
ting sand for the filling of the river
bed. A 8 o'clock this morning Officer
Gamble accompanied Officer Donahue to
the gravel pit and arrested Lawless
Lawless had been living in Barre only
few weeks
Officer Donahue took the prisoner to
Mortified this forenoon where he was
arraigned before Justice S H Kent
and bound over to county court States
Attorney j. Ward Carver appeared for
the state. Bail was fixed at $1,000,
which he was unable to furnish IL is
said that another of Lawless' wives re-
sides in the west
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-09
JOHN c. MERCER
Died This Morning After Two Weeks
Illness. Was Native of Scotland.

The death Of John G. Mercer oc-
cured at his home, Currier street,
this morning ut 4;30 o'clock, after an
illness of two weeks Although he had
been in poor health for nearly year,
he had attended to his labors at Bar
clay Bros stone shed until within the
last three weeks Death resulted from
hemorrhage Of the stomach, following
a general breakdown
Besides his wife, he leaves two daugh-
ters, Mrs William Barclay and Miss
Alice Mercer Of Barre, and five sons as
follows, all Of whom reside here; David
d Mercer, Thomas J Mercer, John
Mercer, Robert Mercer, and William
Mercer One sister, Mrs Francis Smith
OF Winnipeg, Man, also survives.
John Christie Mercer was born in
Aberdeen, Scotland, February Is, 1854,
and was therefore 81 years old at the
time Of hts death His marriage to
Miss Anne Couston took place in Dun
fermline, Scotland. February l6, 1879
In 1881 he family moved Canada,
where they resided in Montreal for a
period of five years Later they moved
to Barre, where Mr. Mercer has fol-
lowed his occupation of stone cutting.
He was member Of the Barre Con-
gregational church and for twenty
years he had been actively interested
III its welfare His fifteen years Of
service with Barclay Bros is rec
ord Of conscientious endeayor and hard
labor Among his fellows he was
known as an Industrious and patient
companion and during his last illness
his life was marked BY suffering borne
with courage and fortitude
IN his younger days, he acquired con-
siderable fame as gymnast in some Of
the leading British cities and he always
retained an interest in such work. From
time to time be has assisted the boys
here in gymnastics and physical cul-
ture; even as late as last winter, he
was active in this work with the boy
scout organizations.
For some time he did contracting
work, during which period he erected
the granite Church OF the Good Shep-
herd and several granite engine houses
at the guarries. OF an inventive turn of
mind, he devised and patented, a few
years ago. the Mercer ehannaling tool,
a tool which cuts channels and grooves
in granite and other hard materials,
without drilling holes.
His life was one of ceaseless indus
try and he took the utmost pleasure
in working around his home and gar
den. The granite walls of the home on
Currier street were cut and built by him
after his days work in the stoneshed
Last summer he enjoyed visit to
visiting the scenes of his boy
hood days, some of which he had not
seen for over thirty years, His genial
disposition and unfailing good humor
made friends of all his aequaintanees
and shopmates. They all liked john
ME as he was affectionately called.
The funeral will be held from the
house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-09
To Reply to Line Of Argument
Which was a Surprise
NOW SAY HER ATTORNEYS
They Petition for New Trial for Mrs
Josephine Avenll, Now Serving
10 Years Term for Kill
ing Her Husband.

Arguments for new trial for Mrs.
years sentence in the state prison for
killing her husband, Frank, We're made
in Vermont sup.eme cellrt at Mont
pelier to-day the respondents attorneys
presenting the petition ON the ground
of a surprise in the trial held in Frank
lin county court, where the woman was
convicted
In presenting theire"laim to-day, At
torneys NJ. H. Alexander and Warren
r. Austin asserted that at the time Of
lower court trial they went on with the
trial and arguments on the belief that
the nature of the charge was volun-
tary homicide and that the attorneys for
the state departed from that and that
Attorney General Sargent argued on the
ground of involuntary manslaughter in
that the respondent performed q law
ful act in an unlawful manner.
The womans attorneys stated to the
court to-day that they had no chance
to reply to this line of argument as
their arguments had been presented and
that they had presented them on the
basis that the charge was voluntary
manslaughter. The states side of the
case was represented to-day BY fomer
States Attorney Elmer i. Johnson and
States Attorney George NJ Hogan The
entire time at the reopening OF the
court was taken up this forenoon, and
the case continued into this afternoon
During the course of the proceedings,
the door, through which Mrs. Averill
shot her husband, according to the tes-
timony, was introduced. together with
plans Of the house in which the tragedy
took place near st. Adams.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-09
TARGET SHOOTING
AT DODGE PLACE
Witnesses Testify to 1t, But Declare
That Mrs. Dodge Did Not Par
ticipate In II.

Gnildhall May 9.--Target shooting
with a revolver, that has figured as one
Of the exhibits sE the case, was described
BY three witnesses to-day at the trial
Of Mrs. Florence Dodge for alleged mur-
der of William Heath. The target prac-
tice. the witnesses said, took place in
an orchard behind the Dodge home four
or five years ago, and Mrs. Dodge
watched it, although, it was testified,
she did not herself fire the weapon The
testimony concerning the target shoot
ing was given By Alfred Morrow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Curtis.
At the reopening of the trial yester-
day afternoon it was testified that Heath
might have been shot by person stand
ing in front of bay window on tine
west side Of the bedroom This pos
sibility was voiced for the first time by
Guy Watson, St Johnsbury civil en-
gineer.
w. +. Balch Of Lunenburg testified
that he sold the revolver IN the case
to High Sheriff ] Marshall Dodge, hus-
baud OF the defendant, more than fif-
teen years ago The weapon, Baleh said,
was one Of the first OF its kind ever
made. and was not entirely practical
He stated that the revolver would not
stay cooked ami that ii would so off
very easily.
The witness testified that he had ex-
amined the cartridges which were found
in the bedroom in which Heath met his
death, and which were identical to those
in the revolver. His examination had
shown, he said, that the primers were
made of copper, which explodes much
more easily than brass When Balch
was asked If he had ever made an ex-
animation of the weapon, he said that
he did about four or fiys years ago and
found the revolver to be in normal
When this question was
asked the witness, Mrs. Dodge paled per
ceptibly.
During his testimony Balch said that
when the revolver was dropped on the
floor, it would strike either on the ham
mer or on the butt. The attorney gen
eral asked the witness to demonstrate
this fact to the jury On majority
Of his attempts the weapon landed on
the muzZle or otherwise