Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11
EXACT TIME OF
MURDER SETTLED.
Heath Met His Death in Mrs.
Dodge's Home at II 40 a. m.
September II.
us WIDOW HEARD AT TRIAL
Says Defendant Told Her They
Were Alone with Doors
Locked-No Trace of
Putty on Revolver.
us WIDOW HEARD AT TRIAL

Gulldhall, May 4.-The appearance on
Me witness stan. of the widow of the VIC
tim, and the fixing OF the approximate
minute of the tragedy by a railroad con-
iuctor and a train despatchers sheet as
approximately II :49 O'Clock the forenoon
Of September II, were interesting incidents
of the days proceedings In the trial of
Mrs Florence NJ. Dodge, who is charged
with the murder of William Heath. a
painter. The exact time that Heath met
his death seems to he a question OF some
importance in the view of counsel and a
large part of the afternoon session was
devoted to the fixing of this point.
The day was intensely cold and fur
coats and listers were in evidence when
the trial was resumed Mrs Dodge was
in good spirits and remained uhperturbed
throughout the proceedings Her COM
panion. Mrs. Ida Bell. was the first wit
ness called to-day. She said she went to
Ter mothers home short time after
Iieath's death and Mrs. Dodge told her
that Heath had shot himself.
The Rev. Albert Gregory, pastor Of the
Lunenburg Methodist Church, testified
that Mrs Dodge told him the day of the
shooting that she was in the kitchen
when the shots were fired She went into
the bedroom and found Heath lying on
The floor and tried to give him the
brandy Mrs. Dodge, he said. told him
here was no one else in the house, and
hat all the doors were locked
NO PUTTY ON REVOLVER.
DR.. A. C. Breitlnr. who testified yes
,erday. was recalled. He said he ex-
AHMED the revolver shortly after the
shooting and found blood on it, but no
races of putty. This fact was brought
gut by the prosecuting attorneys to con-
rovert the testimony that Heath com
nitted suicide. Heath was working with
putty. and the government attorneys
rely on the absence of traces Of putty on
he revolver to show that the victim Of
he shooting did not handle the weapon
On cross examination, Dr. Breitling said
that at the time of the autopsy he told
N~S Dodge he would do what he could
ner
SlDmc little stir was caused when Irving
deiby testified that on the day of Heath y
rfth, Mrs. Dodge said "Tll have to go
fi FOR this ! know I'll have to go up
nr this"
Either Mrs. Howker or Mrs Dodge
sked n o." Silsby said, "if the third
G.Nl4t| Lal Oecn IOunu. ! tod them that
# had not. Then Mrs. Dodge began to
cry I'm have to 70 up for this I know
1ll have 10 20 up for this. Oh that poor
mans wife How could he have done
IT,"
Cross-examined Sisby said that he
went to Mrs, Dodge's house out of
curiosity
WIDOW TAKES THE STAND.
The attention Of every person in the
rourt room was then centered upon Mrs.
Heath, the widow, as she took the stand.
Mrs. Heath testified that when she re-
ceived word Of the shooting she drove
to Lunenhurg She did not see the de-
PENDANT that day but on the following
day visited Mrs. Dodge's home and had
long conversation with her about the
shooting, Mrs, Heath said Mrs. Dodge
told her the revolver belonged to her
that there was no one in the house at the
time of the shooting besides Heath and
herself and that all the outside doors OF
the house We're fastened.