Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
SOLDIERS SEEN TO
BOARD FREIGHT GAR
Evidence introduced in st. AL
bans Murder Case to Support
Warns Story.

~. Adams, Sept. 1.-THE defense in
the trial Of Robert Warm for the murder
of Jennie Hemingway introduced evil
dence to-day to show that i've soldiers
took a freight train out Of the city the
night of the murder. Warm in his testi-
monv had asserted that five troopers
attacked him and the girl the night Of
the murder.
The defense asked leave to place on the
stand for a short time Postmaster Will
liam H. Finn, as he was obliged to leave
town to-day on government business.
Permission was granted by he court.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Firms testi-
mony Warn came to the stand for CROSS
examination which was begun yesterday
afternoon. Redirect examination was
begun shortly before noon, resumed at
two o'clock and completed at 2:0. There
was a recross- examination which con-
tinued until ESQ. The other witnesses
this afternoon we're Mrs. Ezra Loomis.
Miss Jessie Loomis, Mrs. Agnes c. Will
lette and Mrs. Winifred Ouellette. all Of
North Elm street. Miss Blanche Roberts,
John ]. Finn Of Newton street, George
Laroe Of Elm street, Ernest Hebert Of
Spruce street, C. w. MCGOWAN and
Floyd Potter, both of South Main street.
There was considerable sparring be-
tween counsel this morning and several
rulings were made and some exceptions
noted. During a little tilt this after
noon a large number OF spectators broke
out In h~andclapping. The sheriff was
ordered by the court to clear the room
II n further demonstration occurred.
Letters shown Warm were identified
by him as correspondence which had
passed between Jennie Hemingway and
himself. In some of the letters shown
him thio afternoon by his own counsel
attention was directed to underscoring
which the witness said was not there
when the letters were taken from him
at the Jail after his arrest.
Several witnesses testified regarding
seeing a soldier and girl on Elm street
at about the time and place Warm said
III was there, and j. ]. Finn testified
to seeing soldiers in that locality some-
where aroun the time Warm say he
was attacked. Evidence was introduced
that five soldiers took a freight train
out Of the city that night.
Warm under cross-examination stated
that in connection with talk about his
marrying Jennie he had told her he
would have part Of his pay made over
to her. 1t developed that of Warns
pay Of S36 a month an allotment of $50
was set aside at the time Of his enlist
ment for the support Of his twin babies.
The witness denied that he had yer told
anyone that II Jennie refused to marry
him he would do something to her.
When the witness was asked II he would
have left Jennie when they were chased
by soldiers IL she had not told him to do
SO he said he did not know, and that
he was afraid.
The witness under recross- examination
said that the reason he did not tell
Andrew Ibey n Joe Wiley about Jen-
ME when he saw them Sunday night
was because he did not wish to create
a disturbance and he thought the girl
was all right and would come home. For
the same reason he failed to notify her
parents and because he did not wish
to see Mr.. Hemingway. as he knew
he was cross from the fight that had
occurred outside the house the night be-
fore.