The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-29
GERMANS WENT
TO THIRD LINE
OF THE FRENCH
SMALL SIGNED HIS
WIFE'S NAME TO
INSURANCE PAPER
Testimony Brought Out in Murder Trial
Was to the Effect That Small Got
$4,000 Policy After Repeat
ed Requests.
ed Requests.

Ossipee, n. H., Dec. 29.--The joint in
surance policy for $4,000, which became
PAYABLE to Frederick l.. Small on the
death of his wife, was obtained at his
repeated request and after application in
which he signed his wife's name, 1t was
developed by the testimony to-day at
Smalls trial for the murder OF his wife.
The prosecution at the forenoon ses-
sion also introduced further evidence OF
an alleged threat by Small to Kill his
wife. George kennett, who drove Small
to the railroad station several hours be-
fore the fire in the Small cottage was
discovered, testified that the defendant
turned toward the house and said Good
bye" as they were about to drive away,
although Kennett saw no one. Small has
contended that his wife was alive when
he left home.
George ID. Emerson of Norfolk Downs,
Mass, testified he has summer place at
Lake Ossipee. In the spring of 1914 he
met Small. "Ile came to my shop and
inquired about the Smith cottage. Lat
er that season he came to live there and
made his acquaintance. went to
Small's house frequently"
What was Small's manner towards
his wifeg"
Il should say he was a good deal in
the nature of master"
Atty. Mathews objected to the char
acterization of the witness and Judge
Kivel instructed Atty. Gen. Tuttle, the
questioner, to copfne the witness to
what he saw and heard.
The answer was ordered stricken from
the record on further objection. The
witness had supper at Small's house Sept.
23 last. He remained till 10 p. m. and
played cards.
"What occurred that evening that at
tracted your attention." 1.-The first thing
| noticed was Mrs. Small coughing and
sobbing."
'How did he speak to herr" 81 don't
remember what he said but he said it in
a rough, ugly way. She was very much
distressed, trying to control her sobbing
as best she could. Her face showed she
had been crying"
"Did you ever notice SmalPs shop?'
eyes"
"What did he have there?" "A general
line of mechanical tools"
"Have you ever seen him working
there" s'Yes."
'Did Small own motor boat? ?" "Yes."
"When did he take it out of the water
last fall?" about week before | left
on Sept. 81"
Witness said Small purchased fivegal-
Ion lots of gasoline four times last sum-
mer.
Cross examined by Atty. Mathews, Mr..
II. ..:l L. IL,
Small's house at Lake 0ssipee.
you and Small had some trouble?"
eyes"
"Some difference?" Eyes"
whether he went to you and apollo
gized? Il don't remember any abject |
apologies"
"Bnt he went to you and talked it over
with your" eyes"
"And it was in the nature of an apol- |
ogy?" "Yes."
"There was time when he went to
you and talked matters over with your
eyes, we had trouble the first of the |
summer. and when | went away in the |
late fall we spoke together for the first |
time"
"That was in l0l6?" mo, think it
was in 1914; I'm not sure"
Mrs. Carrie j. Emerson followed her |
husband as a witness. She did not ac-
cept Small's invitation to take supper at !
his house Sept. %, 1916. Later she went
in response to an invitation from Mrs. |
Small. They played cards.
During the evening Mr.. Small spoke
to his wife in an ugly way, saying,
You played the queen She cried, and
went sobbing to the kitchen. She stayed
three or four minutes. Later when |
went to my room in our cottage l heard
a yell from the Small cottage. 1t sound
ed like q woman's voice.
did you mention the fact to your
husband? ?" 81 did"