Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-01
WOMAN TEST|F|ES
TO SAVE HUSBAND
Mrs. Smith Tells Of Mundell's At
tack after He Was Discov-
cred with Her.

Newfane May 30.-Some very startling
evidence was introduced to-day in the
trial of Casper M Smith Of Wardsboro for
tho alleged murder OF Clarke c. Mundcll
April q. The attorneys for the prosecu-
ton appeared surprised at the story told
by Mrs. Smith. wife OF the respondent.
Self-defense will undoubtedly be the de-
Tense OF the respondent
The first witness to-day was Frank
Smead Of Wardsboro who was the photog-
rapher who took several pictures of the
interior and exterior of the Smith home
where the ARRAY took place in which
Mundell was fatally shot The photo
graphs were introduced as exhibits. Dr.
b. II. Stone Of Burlington. State patholo-
gist was called and he testified in re-
gard to the autopsy which he. assisted
by DR.. c. +. Dalton of the same city.
performed upon Mundell after his death
few days after the shooting. DR.. Stone
pointed out on clay model where the
bullet lodged in the orbit of the left eye
! and he also testified that he found other
bruises on Mundels skull. He also testi
fed that he was more than n normal man
| in height and weight. HIS testimony was
practically corroborated by DR., Dalton,
| the next witness.
DR.. George r. And of Brattleboro
| testified concerning an operation which he
! performed upon Mundell on the Goth Of
| April, and that he removed a piece OF
| bone from the brain, also found various
| other splnters. His testimony was cor
roborated by DIR. II. p. Greene Of Brattle-
boro who assisted him.
The next witness called by the state
was Mrs Amanda Smith. wife Of the re-
ham
came home late that night and the first
she saw of him he was standing In the
middle of the bedroom with his lantern
on his arm. That Mundell was in bed
with her, and that upon waking, he jump
ed up and grabbed Smith, struck him and
| pushed him out OF tho bedroom and
finally out Of the house. He then pushed
him into the separator room and came
| in himself.
She !.eard Smith coming into the house
through the bedroom window, whereupon
Mundell picked up two sticks OF wood and
started for the bedroom. They met near
the bedroom door and Mundell
struck Smith again and pushed him
through the bedroom door while Smith
was telling him to quit and ordering him
to dress and leave his house. She also
three times. the first time being into the
air on direct examination she was
asked II she did not tell States Attorney
Frank f. Barber on the morning after
the accident that her husband came home
di unk and pitched on to her and that
Mundell, who was sleeping in a nearby
room. interfered to protect her and had
nothing in his hands and that her hus-
band had a revolver in his hands. Mrs.
Smith admitted that she did tell Mr.. Bar
Der such a story. but that it was wrong
story.
Wallace Davidson and wife testified that
Mundell came to their house about three
o'clock in the morning and that they gave
him some peppermint and sent for a doc
tor. The last witness was Mr. Robinson,
| who took charge of the place after the
! alteration happened, He testified con-
corning broken glass being about the floor
and gun shot on cross examination he
testified that the cot bed was made ur
, and had not been used but that two peo-
pie had evidently occupied the other bed