The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-05
BULLET MYSTERY.
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toward the house, the left arm extend :
ed and the right arm across the pei
Wis. The clothing was not torn and
the examination revealed no holes IN
the clothing. There was a bullet hole
in the forehead an inch above the
right eve. The bullet did not make an
exit. The cap was about Il foot near
CT the house than the feet Of the body.
DR.. Anderson said he was at the house
p minutes and made n certificate that
death was caused by gunshot wound /
in the brain. He thought the body +
had been dead 80 minutes when he ar
rived. He was not examined.
Mr.. Piper then summoned Constable !
Green l.. Worden OF Marlboro. Wit
ness said Foster came to his house, /
three and quarter miles away, on
horseback about $50 'ciocI, went
down cellar where the officer was ut
work and said he had had trouble with
! Prouty, that the latter hit him and
that he shot Prouty, and that he want
ed to be turned over to the sheriff.
They started ON l0-mile ride to Rrat-
tleboro and on the way Foster handed
the officer, ut his request. his revolver,
which was fully loaded Mr.. Piper in
troducea in evidence a revolver which
Mr.. Worden identified as the one Eos
ter gave him.
Constable Worden said either W. h.
IIoughton Of Marlboro or Chief-of-Po-
lice Wilson of BrattIeboro took out the
shells and that both the weapon and
shells were turned over to Deputy
Sheriff John Mcdonald of Newfane
He said Foster told him the revolver
was the one with which he shot Prou
~ The constable said Foster told
him that he and Prouty had trouble
because he asked Prouty to keep his
dog tied ~. Mr.. Wordcn said that
next day he found that his clock was
slow and that the time Foster came
was 6.45 or little later.
On cross-cxamination by Judge Glib
son Mr.. Worden said he told Foster to
90 down the old road ways and wait
while lie hitchcd up. On the way to
Brattleboro they stopped at Maj. I. ".
Chids : house on Ames Hill to tele-
phone for DR.. Anderson which was
done at Foster 5 request, and Major
Childs telephoned for Mr. Eou9hton
to carry the officer and prisoner TO
Brattleboro in his automobile. Major
Childs and daughter did up Foster )
head, * his left eve was black and
swollen so it was nearly closed. Foster
asked both Major Childs and Mr..
IIoughton to 90 over and look after
proutys family At MIR. Worden :
house Foster appeared shatv and trcm-
bling and between Major Childs 5 and
, Brattlehoro he vomited. witness testi-
fed.
Dana II. Gilman of Brattleboro,
civil engineer was called and question
ed by Mr. Piper He showed a plan of
> al b.,.l
= made and gave various measurements.
2 The house is on the north side Of tine
| road ana runs east and west. On the
= opposite side, slightly east. is a barn.
: and directly opposite the house * an
. open field walled in. The house is -
Q feet back from the road and tine ward
= slopes down four feet. From the road
! to the south wall OF the open field was
I about 2oo feet
. 1t was brought out on cross eXamina-
tion by Mr.. Gibson that 4 stone in the
north wall OF the field bore Il mark
which undoubtedly was made by a
: bullet. That wall was in a tumble
down condition and the stone in ques-
4 tion was about 10 inches above the
highway level. When he made the plans
;, his attention was called to the fact
u that stone had been taken from the
south wall.
Vt this point MIR Piper introduced
various photographs of the Foster
house and of Mr. Prouty : wagon.
Mrs Mabel Cumming, Foster :
" housekecpcr, was next called, and At
tornev General Brown conducted tn,
examination. She had lived at Foster :,
n house year with the exception OF
!. two weeks. She said she saw Prouts
y pass the place going west about
It clock on the fatal afternoon. He h,
IN two horses and 4 heavy wagon. N
e that time Foster was coming from thu
barn toward the shed door. At e..
IA Prouty came from the opposite diree
4 ton, going toward his home, which wa
: in sight Of Foster 5. About 20 minute
: before that Foster went through tn
! kitchen toward the west room to q
= down cellar with 4 lantern, haNin}
;, picked apples to take into the cellar
:, After while she heard loud word,
! but couldn t say who spoke first, an
then Proutv 5 team stopped in the roa
Il in front of the house She saw Fostc
Is coming from the direction Of the ives
st end Of the house, where the hatchwa
lie, was. and saw him 90 diagonally acroa
es the lawn toward the rear of the Wa
on. which had passed him. Mr.. Brow
tried to have her recall that she sal
before the grand jury that FostC
spoke first, but she was positive thg
she did not know who started the tai
-, The team stopped near the barn.
Witness said Foster paused twice Q
the lawn and then kept on toward II
rv edge of the lawn, stopping a few fee
i. back from the wagon. She said 81
of heard Foster tell Prouty that the Ia
o5 ter 5 dog had bitten Marguerite, one
a Mrs. Cumming s children, and h;
20. chased the cows and if he did not ket
cd the dog At home he, Foster. would l
80 the law take its course. Foster al
accused Prouty of wilfully drivil
over doll.
Proutv jumped out from the rear