The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-20
OFFICERS SEARCHED
FOSTERS HOUSE
Decline to State Whether
the Desired Weapon Was
Found Interesting Foster
Circular

Inc pfaCtlcat certainty tlat Spe-
cial grand jury will be drawn late to
day or tomorrow to consider the ease
OF l.. \. Foster OF Halifax, held at
Newfane jail for the fatal shooting of
Ossie Prouty Of that town. the appear
ance here late Saturday OF the mother
of Mrs. Cumming to take with her to
her home in Fitehburg the young ehil-
dren of Mrs. Cumming, who is held ut
Newfaue as witness, the funeral YES
terday at West Halifax OF the victim
OF Foster 5 aim. and very thorough
search OF the Foster house late Satur-
/ day by Sheriff G. l.. Mann and depu-
I ties, constitute the latest developments
/ in this tragedy.
/ The county court has practically de
cided that Foster VIII be arraigued be
! fore a special grand jury this week
and has set tentatively the 2Sth as
! the date when the trial of the case Will
( be started. This VIII require the set
! ting backward OF the date for the triad
/ OF Almon Richards OF Bellows Falls.
! who * charged with the murder OF
4 George l.. Fields Of that town and
whose trial was originally set for the
2Hth. The fact that the state is hold
ling witness in the Foster case is un-
derStood TO be the reason for advancing
the date OF the Foster trial
Many people motored and drove to
Halifax yesterday. drawn there hv Gu.
riosity, and the funeral services OF Mr.
Prouty We're very largely attended at
the West Halifax church.
The fact that some person o.
persons had so thoroughly search
eel the Foster home in Halifax
either Saturday afternoon or early
sunday that they had forced an en-
trance by raising Il window which
had been nailed down, chopped dowf
an upstairs partition and smashe,
open Il trunk has called forth vigorou,
comment from Z. W. Gibson and vii
. liam Il. Daley of the counsel for tn,
2 defense Mr. Gibson, when lie wen
out to the Foster place yesterday af
: ternoon, to which he had the KEYS
discovered the results of the scared
: aud was indignant, notwithstandin.
the fact that the search was made l.,
! authority Of court.
This morning Judge Gibson an
= Judge Daley approved of the follow
:. ing statement:
:. IN view Of the attitude of the AT
:, torneys for the defense towards tn
!, officers in charge Of the prosecution
that from the first we have conceale
= nothing, but have, instead, aided theI
> in their search OF the prcmises-th
! refusal on the part Of a former stable
! man at Nevfane, who had been let
r in charge Of the Jail in which is heI
3. i man charged with murder, a ma
/. accused of jail breaking, another a,
|. cused Of burglary and other criminal
to permit counsel for the defense
: talk with their client, Mr.. Foster,
:, not only annoying, but a serious hand
= cap to us.
"1he court has seen fit to set tt
- date for this trial of our client f,
: the 2Sth and both of the counsel +,
IS his defense have other eases befoI
lg the county court which will take pra
e. ticallv all of our time in the intern
% The state leaves in charge of Il
tt county Jail a man who is not an Of
as Ger. and he quite naturally, in vie
IT. of a recent escape when another IN;
TX not an officer was left IN charge d
Sc clined to admit for consultation cou
sci for the defense of Mr.. Foster. Y
O* hope to he able to interview him
- day as there is a chance that sol
:, sheriff will be in Newfane and w
~ grant us that opportunity.
"a From the first we have been wi
!, ing to share with the officers anythi
a. we could find III the house. We we
= given charge of the case by Mr.. F.
ter and had the keys to the house.
were out there on the night of t
shooting at about the same time t
- - officers of the state-deputy sheriffs
IL reached there. We concealed nothi
fg0 from them, in fact aided them in tn
[rs search.
Vii .sJudge Daley, who was out tn
O the next day during the time of I
innnnst aud antonsy found Standi