The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-29

10. and the man was still sitting ia
the kitchen. Lawrence said he spoke /
TO him. but that Field didn t answer
Between - and ! clock, at the re
quest Of Mrs. Field. the witness said
he called up Or. John II. Blodgett. At
about 4 clock he called the doctor 4
again and was at the restaurant when
the physician arrived Field was taken
to the hospital at about o clock, and
Lawrence said he stayed at the res
taurant until Mrs. Field returned at
about 10 p. m. He didn I see Field
again alive.
AR Moloney opened the cross-exam-
ination BY questioning Lawrence par
ticularly about where Field 5 head
struck when he was knocked down. He
then injured if the witness had not
told his employer f. 6. Rand, that
Field "ran like shepherd pup, and
read what were apparently transcripts
Of testimony given by Lawrence at the
Justice caring when Richards was
bound over Lawrence denied that ne
had ever made the statement to Mr..
Rand, also denied some Of the state
ments which he evidently had made ut
the first hearing He said he had never
talked with Mr.. Rand 5 son about the
matter. had never told anyone that
- George STAYED behind the door dur
ing the quarrel or that George
didn t interfere IN file alteration be-
tween his wife and Richards.
Questioned If length about state
ments which he was claimed to haze
made to a certain stranger with wnom
he had visited North Walpole. Law
irence strenuously denied having made
such statements and also refused to adj
/ nit that he knew the stranger by
name After i l0-miuute recess Mr..
Molonev produced one Z. J. Adams,
whom the witness identified rs the
stranger with whom he had visited. lie
denied. however, that he knew the
man : name or that he had ever talk
ed with him about the case, or that he
had ever told Adams how much he
thought Of Mrs Field on that he bad
ever said in the presence of Adams:
L. We have rot to convict Richards or
they viii convict Mrs. Field. Law
renee said that Adams once offered him
a drink at the stable, but that he re-
fused because he knew the stuff was
doctOred.
Asked about the number of times he
had seen Mrs. Field since the death Of
her husband, Lawrence admitted that
he met her once and carried her suit
ease from the Rockingham hotel Ia
the station but denied that he had
taken her to Walk NJ the mountain
road lie admitted having talked with
her about the assault, but added that
he had done so only in the presence
of officers. He said he had been told
not to talk about the caSt'. but had e%
tremc difficulty in remembering hN
whom lie WAS given these instructions
: finally saving that he thought Sheriff
Mann had told him not to.
Lawrence admitted that he had help
ed about the restaurant previous TO tht
assault on Field and that he had ped
died bills for Mrs. Field : auction, hut
said he did the latter work on the al
vice OF his employer He denied thai
he had ever held Mrs Field 5 hau.i
he considered himself her friend, bu
not close friend Lawrence said II,
: was married, but had not lived witt
) his wife for 10 wears. IN conclusion
! he demonstrated to Mr.. Moloney how
! Richards i alleged assault On Fiel
took place. saving that Richards grab
2 bed Field s left arm with his lef
: hand. swung Field around. and strucl
. him ON the left side OF the head will
+ his right hand while still holding Fill
. arm.
i state Attorney Piper then askc,
s Lawrence if he had not received let
ter warning him against Adams an.
. the witness replied that he had. Nh
AIolonry spent some time irving Il
(. make Lawrence admit that he liza,
/. known Adam 5 name hv reason a
i the signature on the letter. but TIL
= witness WAS unable TO tell whether tn
i missiye was signed NV name or sim
il ply by initials.
i TIL third witness was George M,
;, ADAMS. teamster. who was a hoarde
4 at he Field restaurant at the time o
:, 1he alleged assault. He said he WA
>. standing on tile sidewalk arros. tn
. street from the restaurant She cvcnin
;, of Aug. 9. when he a;lsv Richards pas,
! ing He saw Field stop him and the
r heard the two discussing Somethin
Il about thc rent. He then saw Ricl
4 ards omen the restaurant door IN
u either catch or push Field TO the lei
, 4 Tot of noise cnsHcd. and the WitUc.
IN said he stepped into tho middle Of I'll
i street; From that point he said i
p saw Richards holding Mrs. Field m
, hammerin9 Her on the face. 4 momcr
or two later. he said. he saw Riel
! ards back ont Of the restaurant dot
"a and heard him threaten Lawrence ali
!. Mrs Field
- McAdams said he went to the re
~ taurant twice after the assault too
i, place, the first time about 8 p M, m
m the second about l0.45. The first tin
i. Field was sitting in chair and Ger
i. ing like kid. Field asked the vi
IL ness to feel of his head ana he did :
- There was a lump on the back of
ii ATcAdams said he saw Field again Il
10 next morning and he appeared 10
very sick, acting As if he were slee
u ing. Witness said he felt of his hef
m more to please him than anything el
NJ ana that there were no indications
* blood.
II Attorney g. H. Thompson cross
sn amined McAdams at considerab
~ length, but the witness stuck TO il
Ia story He admitted, however, that Il
J bunch on Field 5 head was not Z lar;