The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-31
TO SAVE HUSBAND
SHE TOLD DISHON0R
Wife of Casper M. Smith, Charged with
Murder Of Clarke c. Mundell, Tes-
tifies Regarding Scene at
Time Of Shooting.

Newfane. May 81 Some very start
ling evidence was introduced yesterday
in the trial of Casper Nj. Smith Of
Wardsboro for the alleged murder Of
Clarke G. MuHdell April 27 The at-
torneys for the prosecution appeared
surprised at the story told by Mrs.
Smith, wife Of the respondent. Self
defense will undoubtedly be the defense
of the respondent.
The first witness yesterday was Frank
Smead Of Wardsboro, who was the pho
tographer that took several pictures of
the interior and exterior Of the Smith
home where the afTray took place in
which Mundell was fatally shot. The
photographs were introduced as exhibits.
DR. b. II. Stone Of Burlington state
pathologist. was called and he testified
in regard to the autopsy which he, as
sisted by DR. f. c. Dalton Of the same
city. performed upon Mundell after his
death few days aftep 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 Mum
delrs skull. He also testified that he
was more than normal man in height
and weight. His testimony was prac-
tically corroborated by Dir Dalton, the
next witness.
DR.. George r. Anderson of Brattle-
boro 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 splintere. lis testi-
mony was corroborated by DIR. II. 7.
Greene of Brattleboro, who assisted him.
The next witness called by the state
was Mrs. Amenada Smith, wife of the
respondent, who testified that her hus-
band 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 jumped up and grabbed Smith, struck
him and pushed him out of the bedroom
and finally out of the house. He then
pushed him into the separator room and
came in himself.
She heard Smith coming into the house
through the bedroom window. where
upon Mundell picked up two sticks of
wood and started for the bedroom. They
met near the bedroom door and that
Mmdell struck Smith again and pushed
him through the bedroom door while
Smith was telling him to quit and or
dering him to dress and leave his house.
She also testified that she saw her hus-
band shoot three times. the first time
being into the air On direct examina-
ton. she was asked if she did not tell
States Attorney Frank Z. Barber on
the morning after the accident that her
husband came home drunk 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 husband had re-
volver in his hands Mrs. Smith adj
mitted that she did tell Mr. Barber such
story. but that il 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 doctor. The last witness was
Mr.. Robinson. who took charge of the
place after the alteration happened.
lie testified concerning broken glass be-
ing about the floor and gun shot On
cross-examination he testified that the
cot bed was made up on the bedroom
floor and NIundell had evidently oecu-
pied the other bed.