Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23

articles of womans apparel. covered
with blood stains, five bull
let's, and photographs showing
nine bullet wounds, all grim evidence
Of the fatal tragedy at Essex Junction
June last. were displayed on the wit
ness stand in Chittenden county court
Tuesday. when Arthur Bosworth was
placed on trial for his life for the MUIR
der of Mae Labelle.
The trial moved swiftly TUESDAY.
The State res cd its case at -four O'Clock.
after placing IS witnesses on the stand
and the defcuse began putting in evil
dence shortly before the hour of adjourn
ment arrived.
That insanity is to be the defense Of
fered by the attorneys for Bosworth be-
came evident late Tuesday afternoon.
The first Witnesses called by the de-
Tense were attendants from the state
hospital 1T Waterbury where Bosworth
has been under observation since Aug
ust 1.
The trial was not devoid of dramatic
inCiIents at times. Bosworth himself
furnished some little stir in the court
room. when he suddenly burst forth with
rapid mut,erings against the hospital
attendant when the later was offering
his testimony He was speedily quieted
10y Judge Hall. but not until he had ut
tered several sentences in rapid success
sion, the purport of which vas not quite
clear. Another touching incident of the
day was The identification by George
Labelle and Mrs. Blanche Nanderhoof,
father and sister OF the victim, of the
clothing worn by Mae Labclle at the
time of her death, Another witness faint
cd on the stand and was carried into
the adjoining chamber. and drama tic
recital of the shooting WAS given by
Walter Z. Fiske. station agent at Essex
Junction, who was the star witness for
the State. A notable feature of the tes-
timony was the fact that many OF the
witnesses related threats made by Bos-
worth against the Labelle girls life.
There was no hitch in the testimony
brought ont by the State under examina-
ton by states Attorney II. b. Shaw
The witnesses We're either witnesses
TO the shooting or people who had heard
Bosworth threaten the girls life.
WHAT THE AUTOPSY REVEALED.
DR.. p. II. Stone, director Of the Stat,
laboratory, who performed the autopsy
on the Labelle girl at the Fanny Aller
hospital, was the first witness called. II,
stated that the body of the girl containet
nine punctured bullet wounds. Their,
were two on the left forearm below tn,
elbow one in the chest and one on thu
jaw and chin: two on the back of the lef
shoulder; and two in the back Of III,
neck. The bullet that entered the ches
and passed through the lung caused al
internal hemorrhage and was the cause
of the girls death, according to DR.
Stone.
DR.. Stone produced the clothing worr
by the Labele girl at the time of the
shooting and turned over to him at the
hospital at the time of the autopsy
There were bullet holes in the raincoa
corresponding with the wounds on tn,
girls body and the undergarments above
the waist were heavily stained witt
blood.
The next witness was Dr. c. F. Dalton
who assisted at the autopsy. He testified
as to the examination of the WOUNDS
their nature and location. and gave il a.
his opinion that death was due to a gun
shot wound which caused hemorrhage
Dir. Lyman Allen described the wound
as he found them when he arrived at thu
hospital and explained the nature of tn
tempt to save the girls life. DR.. DAME
Shea and DIR. ]. w. Courtney, who assist
ed at the autopsy, both testified that tn
girl died from bullet wound in tn
chest.
WHY BOSWORTH LOST POSITION.
Walter p. johnson of Essex Juncuo
testified that Bosworth came to his hotc
to work about April "a last and worke
there until the following June rs a por
ter. He left for various reasons. Nj
Johnson said, chief among which wa
some trouble he had with the Labelle gil
and his discharge by Mr.. Johnson on &C
count Of this trouble. Mr.. Johnson sal
he told Bosworth he would have to &c
through and that Bosworth had sal
everybody was down on him.
"W hat reason did you give Boswort
for lis discharged"
"Quarrelng with the Labelle girl"
'tiad the girl made a complaint to 70
about Bosworth before that"
YES she had made a complaint" NJ
Johnson did not say what the nature
the complaint was. He stated that h
never saw anything about Bosworth +
lead him to think the man hadn't ordir
ary intelligence.
THREATS AGAINST GIRLS LIFE.
The first testimony concerning threat
made by Bosvorth against the Label
girls life was given by George w Mile
formerly of Essex Junction
Did you see Bosworth the Monda
night before the shooting took place." II
witness was asked.
Yes, at the hotel about ten o'clock"
"Did YOU talk with him?"
Eyes"
"What did he say"
He said he was getting through
the hotel Just then the Labelo 81
came out of the hotel and Bosworth sa
On her I'll get even with her If l la,
to kill her"
did Bosworth point to the girl az "
Just pointed" the witness was asked.
Yes"
Whom did he point at when he sa
that
Mae Labelle,"
WITNESS TAINTED.
Margaret Daley, housekeeper at job
sons hotel, proved a good witness un
she tainted away and had to be CARR
out of the courtroom She said she HI
noticed that Bosworth and Mae Labe
disagreed a great deal at the table a.
that toward the last of Bosworth's st
at the hotel Mae took her meals by ht
self at another table
Did Bosworth talk about Mae"
He said she was mean and hateful