The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-05-05
MURDER CHARGED ON
MUNDELL'S DEATH
Case of Caspar Smith Considered
by Grand Jury
BOYD CASE WILL BEGIN MAY 10
Manager of Putney Hotel Pleads Not
Guilty to 23 Counts for Illegal Sell
ing of Liquor Criminal Docket Of
County Court Growing Longer.
Manager of T

County Court Growing Longer.
With the death of Clark c. Mundall
Monday at West Warlsboro the charge
against Caspar Smith OF that town, held
for assault with the intent TO kill Mundell
with dangerous weapon April Is, was
changed to murder. A special grand jury
met at Newfane yesterday afternoon TO IN.
yestgate the shooting which smith al.
legged was justified by Mundells relations
with MTs. Smith. States Attorney Frank
l.. Barber summoned the state patholo-
gist, DIR. H. III. Stone OF Burlington, Mon.
day morning as soon AS word was received
in Brattlehoro that Mundell had died. Dr.
Stone and his assistant DIR. @. +. Dalton,
accompanied the states attorney TO West
Wardsboro Monday afternoon and an au.
topsy was held that evening. The special
grand Jury was summoned Tuesday to APP
pear al Newfane Thursday. The following
men were drawn: James Brown, Athens;
:. W. Edgett. Brattleboro; X, +. Marsh,
Newfane; j. j. Snow, West Dover; i. e.
Tenney, Dummerston; l.. j Hanley, Gull,
ford; r. II Niles. Halifax; IL. j. Wheeler,
Jamaica; NJ J Howard, South London
derry; l.. NJ. flames, Marlboro; f.; l..
parmelee Putney; c. r. Howard, Bellows
Falls. II. c. StrattOn, West Iownshend;
l.. W Brown, Vernon; 5; NJ: Nuttng'
Westminster; ). Murdoch, Nottingham; >,
II. Kidder, Wilmington; W. G, Adams,
Windham.
The case of State VS.. Frank J. Boyd OF
Wilmington. charged with killing John
Potter Of Wilmington April l3, has been
set for trial Tuesday, May 10. Boyd VIII
be defended by Charles S. Chase of Brat
tleboro and States Attorney Frank i.
Barber will have charge of the prosecu-
ton. The criminal docket at the opening
of the present term of court gave evidence
OF being short but with two murder trials
and several other important state matters
/ in prospect the chances are that the state
! cases will run over into June.
! The arrest and placing under bonds OF
! Eugene Howe hcensee and John Patterson
bartender of the Kendrick House at Put
ney, last week Thursday did not end tht
states attempt to regulate the sale OF M
nor in that town. When these two meI
were taken into custody Deputy Sheriff
ID Z. Thompson was ordered to keel
watch of G.. F. Shumway, manager OF tht
hotel. Mr.. Shumway, who has been con
fined to his room with illness much OF th'
time during the winter claimed that h
was in such physical condition that I
would be dangerous for him to make trlI
TO Newfane, but on Monday he decided e
take the Journey and did so. He appeared
before Judge f. l.. Waterman Tuesday
and answered not guilty to ~ counts ioi
selling liquor illegally, the complaints GOV
ering sales alleged to have been made OF
Sundays. holidays and to minors, Mt
Howe furnished Mr. Shumway,s bail Q
81 400 and the case against the latter vii
probably not be brought on for trial unit
! toward the end of the term. W. ID. Smlti
az Brattleboro is attorney for Shumway
Patterson and Howe Mr. Shumway l
manager of the Kendrlck House and be
cause of that position he was, arrested
being responsible for the sale OF llquo
contrary to law.
The settlement and discontinuance o
several cases on the jury calendar and tn
uncertainty attached to the possible trla
Of several other cases have rather broker
up the week in Windham county, cour!
The petit jury was excused Wedilesu!a
evening until Tuesday and the specla
grand jury investigating the death OF Gar
G. Mundell of West Wards;boro went INT
session at Newfane yesterday,
When the Reformer went to press las
week the Guilford case of Ethel Nj. Has
inps. claimant, apt, against FRANK NJ
smith. administrator Of the estate OF Mar
q Waite was with the jury. Friday aftei
noon the iury returned a verdict for tn
nIaintiff Of $1,000. The amount sued TO
was So. 600, H. G. & +. f. Barber repre-
sented the plaintiff and Gibson x water
man and Kittredge Haskins appeared. 10
the defendant. The case grew out OF a
appeal taken from the award OF the con
missioners in the estate. =, ~
A verdict of 1887 was awarded Tn
plaintiff in the case of Charles ). weston
trustee, of Springfield, ,Vt.,, aagalns. Er1es
T.. Burbee Of Springfield, Mass, Monday
Th;s case arose over the title to certal
saw mill machinery. The defendant w, wa
formerly a resident of Windham, IN
case Of the late Eugene Fl. Akley aga gan,
Frank O. Carpenter was continued :, l n
;s an action in which the plaintiff allege
breach of contract in the sale OF catti'
The case of Joseph G. Martin of BROOKLYN
against Henry j. Stewart of Chester arr
inc over the sale of real estate by TN
njaintif as agent for the defendant wa
settled The Cambridgeport case a..: OF Al |
drew Anderson, apt, against William
Prouty was discontinued. Ihls was an a
ton arising over an alleged decelt W. ~ w VI
sale of pair of oxen; Gl9soh % c 49,
man for plaintiff and Ryder u Grahaii
!. fnr defendant. A settlement was. made
: Tho case of Thomas Flavin, admlnstTato
enainst tbe Bellows Falls 4 Saxtonss Rive
S sfreni' Railway company. The suit wa
brought to recover damages for the ln'u'
and death of small boy. - o,.,,
Yesterday was devoted to hearing arg
ments for a change of venue in the ra lI "a
damaoe suits of Isle NJ Carpenter, Mar
r. Tpbnson, Noble N. johnson and IRE
Ellis against the Central Vermont y VIZ ~ 81
e Schwenk, Loren R. Pierce and H. w. ui
0 son argued against the charge OF H EN-,
s and G. G G. Fits appeared for the petltlo1
e e,, The petitioners introduced copies
the Brattleboro Reformer and Vernon
Phoenix from s . 1sGss 1ga op the s ass on
Re eHey road as showing the feeling Of IL
neople of this county toward the deie "a
ant The petitioners claimed aod t not be I ha
IN Y Windham county at this time : ~ IL
nIaintiffs introduced copies of the be-. BELOW o
Halls Times and Londonderry, Sitter a al
a COPY Of the charter bill for the so9 9riae
" Ee ratber than an antagonistic feeling cling, pr
Walls in the county toward the railroad ros vi
vans - +baf divorce cases WI