Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-11

Dodge did not know the pistol was loaded
and as proof of that 1t will be shown that
for n very long time she had kept tho
weapon in tho bottom of lower drawer
OF tho bureau, where her little grand
daughter kept her dolls dresses, and to
which the child frequently went.
ACCOUNTING; FOR THE BULLETS
FOUND
II u,,,, bo oortonaoa THAT NJ, r,e>,,.o
world mt le,,,. ro,o,vcr sho tnon, .,
ha ,,ado1 ,,.ho.o boz ,;,u. ,,u,,.,,-,
tor could rot bo,d Of II
The defense will also orfer to.,,roor,, 60
the effect that a vear mr. eo haforo H.
tragedy two men were n. or NAM th,
Dodge rlace one dav shoot,ng s+ n .,ru,,
and that they asked Nrs bod,,o =, g..
., the mark with n revolver but thai sh..
refused. saving she was afraid 70 do ca
The defense theory with resnec, 70 Tho
shooting of Heath &c that oftar NJ.
Dodue had told him abop, bo,.,rr - 49,
volver of her own. and had pona fror, tho
room. his curiositv cot tho hot,or 10 ht,,
and he went 10 the huroau Il, w.
hallway. took the revoIvar on, =, tie coso
and standing near the door ,o,d,n,, e.,
the front hall into the bedroom, began
The dofonso,s thoorv continue, Tho, ,.
ing TO the fac, that tho ro,.o,,.or y.o,,i,i
stay cooked only IN ono ~ tho o,.,indars
the weapon was DISCHARGED when H.atb
took his thumb off tho trip,or and thu,
the bullet made ono of tho tndonto,iors in
the floor on the opposite side Of tho room,
Then he Cooked tho pistol again and the
came thing happened. the second hulIet in
the floor and wall being, TINS accounted
for.
knowing that the shots vould alarm
Mrs. Dodge and that she would be coming
III from the kitchen to soc what the trou-
lie was, Heath, according to the theory of
the defense. started to cross the bedroom
on his way to the kitchen to reassure Mrs.
Dodge, and had not got across the room
md In close proximity to the places where
the two bullets previously discharged and
struck. when he accidently dropped the
revolver, which must have struck handle
Gown and muzzle upward, discharglng as
It landed on the hard floor and the bullet,
SONG upward, struck Heath four inches
below the left arnpit and went through
his heart and killed him
pptSrNct, rr, no,,-rrD cr,I~c
IN lis cr"sS-eNamination of the
state path"IoSlSI Or. - H. stone,
ana pr. BreitlinE, Or. Dalton and the
other witnesses. thu, defense has not
seriously taken issue with them as 10
tho angle Mt which Heath rnu.t have
hcpo shot h,,t has cortroyor,od So
Fl, &c nose,h1. tee,i,nor,. 10 ,bo at
fe,t thai no no. ~, r,...ss,,,. -, tt,
kroos rostiro ~, ht. ~. na 49,,
nod. oro,.t..u,. .r., ,i,, 49,,
49, 49,
or,to,,,a =.
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'''' '"'' ,,"' '.'''' S"'' "E
person S'"ii"'nS '''ee ItcI OF ''"le
away from h''" ana SHS"UE neh'hN
ana TO MS iei''
Fne or the states premises Tor TINS
reasoning was mat the muzzle OF the
revolver must have been at least
three feet away from the wound Of
ingr ess else there would have been
traces OF powder on Heath's clothing
or in the wound.
The defense now admits there were
no powder stains or burns on Heath'r
garments or in hrs wound and IL gets
tho muzzlo Of the revolver at a sum .
Ic,ent distance from the wound of in -
oress ia nreven, powder burning h,.
/ having tn. ,nuzzlo near the floor
uroro !, n,n.. b,vo boep Of co,yso
e. - u.,e di.ch.rg., ~. he,r, dronnod
trc,, r1o,tb.s hand
rh. aota,so soorad ,,oir+ Er,d,,,
In s,,n,or, of ire tbecr,. vbon mr. Holm