St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-01-26


II was also charged that one juror
had been to the telephone in the court
house unaccompanied by an officer
and they had seen a Boston paper that
had something about the trial in it.
There was no evidence that anyone
had said anything to any of the jurors
nor done anything to influence the jur-
ors- 1t was simply an appeal on a
technical point, and the court refused
to grant the motion.
Monday Afternoons Witnesses.
Miss Mildred Delaney was the first
witness called and told the same story
as Miss Mccarthy about meeting
Hatch on Main street near the Mu-
scum the night of the shooting and his
trying to get Miss Mccarthy to take
his keys. She was not cross examined.
She was followed by John Brown
OF st. Johnsbury who said he was
coming up Eastern avenue the night
of the shooting and was opposite the
= M. G. A. when he saw a man come
out of the pool room and fall on the
sidewalk. He was not near enough to
hear the man cry or hear the shot.
He did not help carry Brown into the
pool room and did not know who be-
sides Mr.. Goodearl did carry him in.
He saw Hatch in the pool room and
saw him go out with Mr.. Goodearl.
He saw a jug of cider back of the
counter in the pool room and bottle
Of jamaica ginger about half full. He
did not see Brown move after he fell
on the sidewalk.
On cross examination he said he
saw some people attempt to pick up
Brown and let go of him but did not
see them let his head fall back on the
sidewalk. They turned him over on
his back before they carried him in.
There were five or six in the room
when he went in and he saw Hatch
go out with Goodearl after the doc
tor. He described again where he saw
the jug of cider and jamaica ginger
bottle. The first he saw of the bottle
was in Sheriff Worthen's hands.
Worthen was back of the counter
looking around. He did not touch
either the jug or the bottle. He de-
scribed the bottle and said he saw the
label on it. He had not told anybody
about it except States Attorney Nor
ton at the inquest and he had testified
before the grand jury.
Sheriffs Examined.
Sheriff w. H Worthen was called
and said he was called to the scene of
the shooting sometime between $50
and S:45. He found a gallon jug in
the room with about a quart of cider
in it. He then produced the jug
which was admitted as a state exhibit.
The counsel for respondent conceded
that the jug contained cider. He then
told of his search for Hatch whom he
did not know at that time. The first
he heard of him was at the dry bridge
on the road to the fair ground and
the next was in East Barnet on July
20. He was notified by G.. A. Rich
ardson, one of his deputies that he
was there. He and Deputy Hartman
went to the house of James Hatch in
East Barnet and found Harlow Hatch
there in the kitchen. He could not
remember finding a bottle of jamaica
ginger at the pool room but found the
jug in back of the counter. He had
had a talk with Hatch in December
in the office at the Jail about where
he secured the cider and Hatch said
he got it at Ed Thompson's in the
apple room.
On cross examination he said he
found the jug but not any bottle in
the pool room. Hatch was crying
when he found him at his uncle's
house but he was not informed that
Hatch had been crying all the time
before he came. He knew that Hatch
had worked for Thompson and after
denying several ways the attorney tried
to have him say Hatch told him
about getting the cider said Hatch
told me he went into the apple room
and got a jug and filled it with cider.
Mr.. Norton was with him when Hatch
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not talked with Hatch about it on any
other occasion.
He said on redirect examination
that he had instructed his deputy
Richardson to watch the house of
James Hatch.
Deputy Sheriff f. S. Hartman re-
peated the story of going to East Bar
net after Hatch, how he was called to
the scene of the shooting as deputy
sheriff and health officer and OF the
searching he did for Hatch.
On cross examination he said that
Harlow Hatch was in his uncle's kit
chen when he and Worthen reached
the place and that deputy Richardson
was there with him and Hatch was
CRYING at that time. He did not know
that Hatch was there when he and
Worthen left st. Johnsbury.
AS Drs. B. H. Stone and c. F. Whit
ney of Burlington had been delayed
in getting to st. Johnsbury on account
of train wreck, recess was taken un-
til Tuesday morning at nine O'Clock.
Tuesday Mornings Witnesses.
Tuesday morning Thomas G. Wal
lace was recalled and said that he saw
p Sanford's Jamaica ginger bottle on
the shelf under the counter. The bot
tie was about half full. On cross ex-
animation he said that he was looking
about the pool room for Intoxicating
drink, but did not think ut necessary
to keep the bottle. He found no 9TH
er fire arms there.
Sheriff w. H. Worthen was recalled
and said that he did not make any
search for fire arms, but he did look
in Mr.. Browns coat and clothing. He
found only letters in Browns pockets
DR.. c. F. Whitney of Burlington
was called to the stand and asked why
ne made the answer mo" in his for
ner cross examination to the questions
less smoke