The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01

The cross examination OF Richards
began ut few minutes after ciock
and was completed al 80. In re-teli-
ing the story OF his entrance into tue
Field restaurant the witness said he
did not know whether or not tho door
was locked, but that If he hal testi
fed at the preliminary hearing thar
Field had hooked the screen do,# Il
was probably true. Asked why he went
into the restaurant Richards said.
For no particular purpose unless it
was because Field called me the name
tHat hc did. ic admitted that he
went back more ON account Of George
Field than anyone else, but said he cx-
pected 30 sec Field run because he WIS
afraid. Richards said that he WASH Z
mad when he pulled the door open and
that Field was out Of sight by the time
he (Richards) GOT through the door
lie SAID Mrs. Field was n sight al Of
the time and that lie did not have a
chance to turn around before she was
at him. Richards said hc was not pos
itiNe whether he took hold Of Mrs
Field, and thought she might have not
the black eye later In the evening. lie
admitted that She might have gous
down some when nc pushed her, hu5
noor He was not positive that she did
not 90 to her knees and acknowledged
that his right hand might have hit Acr
in the face when he pushed her.
Questioned further in regard to his
mental condition 1T the time Of the
quarrel, Richards admitted that he WIS
somewhat excited, used some rou 1h
| language and threatened to put the pc-
| cupantS of the restaurant out bodily.
| lie said he stood directly iii front OF
! the door all the time and that the~c
was considerable disturbance going on
/ while he was inside He didn ( he
member seeing Mrs Daniel DOYLE on
/ the street when he came out. He ad-
mitted that he might have testified nj
the preliminary hearing that he said
to Lawrence, 81 I'll trim YOU the same
way if get the chance. and that i
he did so the testimony was probably
Itrue In answer to a question by Mr.
Moloney Richards reiterated his us
Isertlon that while in the restaurant 10
did nothing except to push Mrs. Field
Miss Jennie HAYES. the stenographe1
who made the notes at the preliminar,
Hearing WAS then recalled TO read por
tions Of Richards 5 testimony at tina
time.
iii 0lFitt ItSbttl ~ SBoitt --..t fAlif
IA brief recess was taken before Mr.
: Piper began the argument for th
state.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Pipe
spoke Of the gravity Of the crime VIII
, which the respondent was charged aM'
the duty Of the Jury with relation t
the weight of evidence. He then Is
scribed the four principal actors in th
tragedy which had taken place in til
: Field restaurant the night Of Au%. -
: Mr.. and Mrs. George Field, Aimon
Richards and George Lawrence. Nj
Piper said that whatever the .iur
: might think Of Lawrence outside thi
!. particular ease, his attempt to protec
! Mrs. Field was an act to be admire,
, The state 5 attorney then called after
, tion to the number of witnesses VIII
!, had testified that Richards made
: grab for or grabbed Field and spob
9 Of the imprints on Field 5 arm. II
: said the respondent admitted ever.
e thing the state claimed except the IA,
}, that he had grabbed Field, even to a.
T mitting that he had gone into the re
/ taurant for that purpose
= Mr., Piper then took up the test
lmony of the physicians and called a