The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-28
ALMON RICHARDS
PLACED ON TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE

Those who were drawn but excused for T
cause were II. l.. Gould OF Windham,
George w Plumb of Whltingham, l.. L. |
French Of GuiIford, f. o. Gould of |
Wardsboro, w. +. Styles Of Jamaica
and A. l.. Haynes Of Wilmington.
Several were challenged bv the par
ties ana excused. They were Frank
Landon of Bellows Falls, David Savage
Of Bellows Fails, W. j. Hawkins Of
Brattleboro, l.. c. Bratton of Athens,
| l.. L. Grout Of jamaica, T. s. Chase
OF Brattleboro, Leon A. Aldrich of
! Londonderry, Everett c. Palmer of
! Grafton, &, f. Lazelle Of Dover, Harry
Sage Of Wardsboro and H. T. Sparks Of
| Newfanc.
The death Of Mr. Field, for which
| Richards is now on trial charged with
murder, took place at ) p m Thurs
/ day Aug. H. IN the hospital in Bel
/ lows Fails. Tie alteration between
the two men took place in Field 5
restaurant ON Rockingham street sat
urday evening, Aug. 9, when it is
claimed that Richards, who has been
4 wcli-known meatman, had words
over Richards ) action in raising
the rent and that Richards knocked
Field down The defense, on the other
manu. ttSRiulA tfitlt T ltltt = AitsitIi WIS
not due to any alteration with Rich
ards, and testimony was introduced
by the defense at hearing in Bellows
Fails tending TO show that Mr. and
Mrs. Field had row early Sunday
morning.
On Sundav afternoon Field was taken
, to the hospital in an unconscious con
dition and did not regain conscious
ness Richards was arrested Tuesday
} afternoon by sheriff G. f. Mann of
: BrattIehoro ON warrant issued 10y
; State = Attorney A. Y. y. Piper OF
Bruttleboro. They went to Bellows
; Fails aud found Richards at 2 bah
r game Before Justice Zina H. Allbee,
/ who presided III the absence of Mum
7 cipal Judge Thomas +. o Brian,
5 Richards was charged with assault
with the intent to kill and was re
; leased on 5000 bail, his surety being
r Thomas F. kiniry. proprietor Of Il
: moving picture theatre, and Pasquale
! Baldasaro, Il contractor and fruit deal
= Cr.
+ After Fields death sheriff Mann ar
rested Richards on 4 murder charge
i. aud on the day following, Friday, Aug
I l3 Richards was given preliminary
=, hearing before Judge O 'Brien, which
e Lasted from ; to II .. IN, after which
+ Ire was released on bail Of $4,000 fol
O his appearance in county court, re
naming ut liberty until the time d
> the trial. The witnesses for the stat,
II were Mrs. Mary Field, wife Of tn,
|. dead man; George Lawrence, Alfre,
}. Grow, John Slattery. DR.. j. s. Hill an,
L. Dr. j H. Blodgctt.
i; State 5 Attorney T. V. d. Piper o
!. Brattlehoro introduced through thes
:. witnesses evidence which was intende,
y to show that because Of blows admins
J. tered by Richards in an altercatiol
3. Saturday night in the restaurant, Fiel
Y. sustained a fractured skull, which rc
\. suited in his death. 1t was also claim
- ed that Richards struck and hit Mrs
Field
The respondent was represented b
- Attorneys W. r. Graham and 6. Il
D Thompson, and the witnesses We're ID
J. B. II. Stone OF the state laboratory a
Burlington, who had charge of the AZ
: topsy; 4. Nj. Richards, the respondent
= Police officer Angus Mckinnon, Mis-
: Eva Riley and Dr. J. F. O Brien.
= The defense tried to show that tn
$, blows which resulted in the fracture
IS skull were not struck by Richards, bu
tt that Field and Mrs. Field had Il quarre
r. early Sunday morning. Officer MckiI
: non testified to hearing what he SUI
or poses was 4 quarrel between the tw
If about | a. M. Sunday, and to hearin
= two blows struck In testifying the II
ne spondent admitted pushing Mrs. Fiel
lg away from him, but denied hitting ht
I'D husband
O., Mrs. Field was placed under bonds {
u $500, but was placed in her own r
lg eognizance. She was represented b
1g Attorney Harrie B. Chase of Brattl
e. boro, who entered a suit of $4,000 f
O5 Mrs. Field against Richards for dar
If ages because Of the assault on he
- Richard s real estate and person
- property were attached anu Constab
~ W. s. Severance was appointed keep
II Of the market.
To- DR.. Blodgett, the first witness, test
- fled that he was called at noon Sunda
= and again about 3 0 clock, but did nc
arrive until ) clock. Mr.. Field W
seated in chair and, although h
could not speak, appeared to unde
on stand what was said to him by the Wi
ness He was able with the assstanc
- Of the physician to walk to the ambl
% % lance and from that vehicle to til
hospital, again with the assistance {
= DR.. Blodgett.
He testified that DR.. Hill and late
Dr. Rudden were called in eonsultatio
and that they operated on Mr.. Fiel
M at II clock Monday morning. The
be found a fracture of the skull brui.
ay. on the left arm ana one of the le
c. hip. His condition improved Thursd
but he grew worse "Wednesday and sa
oId until his death.
lay Mrs. leld testiiied tha' hicharas Sc
2p up a note TO the restauIaht 0aturda
night to the effect that they must g