Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-23

| want to see them again. If II
were not for that | should do some-
thing awful to her"
Il have shot the d and
l meant to. All l am sorry for is
my folks and they will get the let
ter | sent them"
did you ever hear him talking to him
self?'
yes, one day he was talking to him
self going by the window and he said he
would have revenge
Did Bosworth ever inquire about
hanging"
lie asked me one day If it was custom
airy to hang people in Vermont. I said it
was not.
The witness stated that she had never
seen anything on anyone's part. so far
as actions toward Bosworth were con-
cerned. to lead the man to think he
was abused. The witness asked tor
glass Of water shortly afterward and
soon tainted. She was not recalled to the
stand.
TRIED TO KISS GIRL.
That rosworth believed Mae Lahelle
told Mir. Johnson he had tried TO kiss
her was brought out by Hiram Gregory,
vino is employed at the hotel He said
he had a talk with Bosworth a week or
ten days before the shooting and that
BosWorth told him the girl had made
a complaint against him because he had
tried to kiss her Mr.. Gregory said Bos-
worth seemed worked up over it and
was considerably offended at the girls
action.
What else did he say about the girl?"
"He said his folks were far away and
he wanted to see them again and IL IT
were not for that he should do something
awful to her"
Ever hear him mutter to himself
while at work."
Il don't think / ever did"
the revolver and cartridges with which
Bosworth did the shooting We're sold 10
Bosworth by George H. Bacon et the
Smith sporting goods store in this city
according to the testimony offered by
Mr.. Bacon yesterday. Mr.. Bacon identi-
fed the revolver and box of cartridges
which he sold to the respondent.
IBID YOU sell the respondent a re-
volver?"
II did, about two days before the
shooting?"
What else did You sell him."
"A box of cartridges that had been
broken open"
Mr., Bacon said he had Identified Bos-
worth as the man he sold the revolver to
at the jail later by going among num-
her Of other prisoners and picking him
out. He pointed Bosworth out In the
courtroom as tho man.
The State made a particular point OF
having all their Witnesses identity Bos-
worth az he sat at the end OF the table
between his attorneys. The States at
torney placed his hand on the respondent s
shoulder in each case and asked the wit
nesses to identify him.
| Fred Demage, a swtchman in the en-
nloy OF the Central Vermont. said he
| noticed Bosworth about the station a
| number Of times on the day of the shoot
| Ing and that he heard him threaten the
| Labelle girl.
| What did he say?"
'Iie said IN fix her"
Was the Labelle girl passing when
! he made that remark"
YES, and Boswor;h was looking at her =
did you soc him again that day?"
Yes, I saw him going to the postoffics
with letter about one o'clock that day
HAD REVOLVER IN POCKET.
It appeared from the testimony thai
| Bosworth was around the station nearly
all day on the day of the shooting ant
that he weighed himself in the waiting
room John II. Demage. formerly tn,
baggagemaster at Essex. testified to this
What did Bosworth say about weigh
ing himself"
He got on the scales and weighed III
pounds. He said 4 wouldn't weigh s,
much if | didn't have so much heft II
! my pockets, Then he pulled out gun
and showed it to me. I have some NOR
| up here in my pocket. he said, and thel
he showed some bullets. He had beer
drinking some, for I could smell hi
| breath"
Sheriff Allen was called at this pon
TO testify concerning some experiment
he had made in fitting bullets into tn
shells In the gun.
BLAMED GIRL FOR LOSS OF JOB.
Mae Is al the bottom of my dsoharg
and only for her | wouldn't have go
through" These are the words that Ethe
Aldridge, formerly in charge of the depo
restaurant at Essex Junction, testified
that Bosworth used in talking to he
about the Labelle girl and his fancie
troubles Bosworth was employed, anon
other things, to carry supplies from tn
hotel to the depot restaurant. and Mis-
Aldridge testified that she talked to hir
more on the day of the shooting than sh
had at any previous time. He was eatln
his lunch and crying, she said, and aske
her to write letter to his mother In Eng
. land TO try and find his mothers ao
dress The witness said she wrote IN
letter as he requested and had JUST mn
ished II when she heard shots and sa'
Mae Labelle running past the lunch cour
ter with Bosworth behind her. hring. hi
revolver at her. The witness said she IA
out of the station through the kitche
and came around where the girl was
bench and helped to loosen her clothing
/ THE SHOOTING DESCRIBED.