The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-07
JOHN BOULGER ON
STAND IN HIS
OWN BEHALF
Used AK to Ward off Blows of
a Stick
RAN AWAY FROM MICHAEL
Says Brother and Brothers Wife Both
Hit Him With a
Stick
RAN AWAY FROM MICHAEL

In the trial of John Boulger Of
Stamford, charged with an assault
upon his brother, Michael, which was
begun in county court at Manchester
Thursday. the examination Of Michael
was concluded early in the afternoon
and Mrs Michael Boulger was called
10 the stand She stated that her
husband came from the field before
Jhe serious trouble began and that
she went out to talk with John Boul-
ger. She could give little of the con
lyersation, but said that her husband
soon returned and when the respon'
dent started to- strike her with an AK
| her husband took the stick, which
she had carried with her, and struck
him as he turned to strike. No clear
account of what followed could be
lgiyen excepting that Michael Boulger
was cut on the left arm and wrist
and the right thumb nearly severed.
Michael ran out of the field, chased
10y John, and Mrs. Boulger followed.
Mrs. Boulger tried to tell something
about the heated conversation the
might before the affair, but was stop
ped by The attorneys
Mr. Middleton of Bennington eX-
planned the plans which he had made
of the house ana land adjoinig and
was followed on the stand by George
Davis who owned the team, which
was to do the blowing Mr. Davis
could not give a very full account OF
The affair nor could the next witness
Joe Tatro. who was on the scene
but much frightened at the time
Or. A. H. Wright, OF Stamford then
lt0ld of being called and finding Mich
lael B0ulgcr cut about as Mr.. and Mrs
| B0uleer had testified. The thumt
which was nearly severed was pul
back inlo position against the doc
tors advice, and the other cuts anC
bruises were attended to.
Or Wright was present when VIII
liam Seager the constable in STAN
ford, arrived and broke into the JohI
Boulger end OF the house Mr. Sea
lgar was the next witness. He told o
finding the bloody AK and loade,
shotgun 90 the part OF the house II
which the respondent lived and o
looking for the respondent whom h
did not find.
The state rested after Mr.. Seager'
Testimony and Michael Shannahan, o
North Adams. was called by the dc
Tense Mr. Shannahan is son-in-lay
lOf the respondent This witnes
said that the respondent came to hi
house TO dinner on the day Of tn
trouble and was later arrested on tn
street by officer Bowles Of the Mort
+, Adams police. The accused wa
turned over TO Sheriff Godfrey by tn
North Adams police that evening
The last witness had not been eros
examined when court adjourned.
, AZ the conclusion OF Michael ShaI
, ahan's testimony John Boulger wa
called to the stand In his own behal
The respndent testified that he LEI
the house for the purpose OF fixing
fence and went In the direction &
a Davis and Tatro who were plowinl
= He ordered them to stop and did sto
the horses Michael, the witness sal
. came out OF the house followed b
Mrs. Boulger Mrs Boulger firs
: struck the witness with the stlcl
I. Michael then took the stick from hi
+. wife who said That's right, wallo
{ him like hell" Witness said that h
! ran some distance aud that when b
used the as IL was TO ward OF N
i blows of the stick In the hands of NJ
!. chae A writing drawn up by N
=. brothers dividing the property Wa
I exhibited to show that the particul,
y section on which Tatro and Dav
= were blowing belonged to John
!, Edward Green. James Harrigan an
= Miss Gertrude French OF Clarksbul
a an testified that they saw John Boz
\ ger pass their homes on his way
" North Adams on the day Of the n
- sault.
y The attorneys for the defence sta
!. ed that theycXpcctcd one or two mo-
! witnesses on an afternoon train b
. that they would finish putting in &,
., l.mOuy today.