The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-29
MRS. FELCH WAS
AGAIN ON STAND
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an interval when the spectators and Jury
no longer noted every little movement OF
the witness. 1t happened when Attor-
ney General Barber had partially sue
ceeded in bringing out the fact that the
accused's husband was not acquainted
with Harold Weeks, through whom the
witness had previously testified she had
correspondent at the instance of Joseph
Felch and apropos the visit of Otis Will
liams in Meredith, n. H., where Weeks
resided. There was hush in the court
room, and it was evident to all that the
prosecutor was bringing his inquiries up
| to a climax. Counsel for the defense
was disposed in different parts of the
room, Attorney Fay having seated him
self at the left of the witness stand near
the county clerks desk, while Attorney
Hoar was over near the jury box and
Attorneys Darling and Harvey were sit
ting in their accustomed seats alongside
the rear rail of the enclosure.
Evidently the witness was wording her
answers rather confusedly, and aus the
testimony regarding Fech's alleged non
acquaintance with Weeks came to a head
the defense continued contentious objec-
tions. Attorney Darling was on his feet
and trying to lodge an objection with the
court, but the judge, apparently hearing
the attorney had ignored it, and the
prosecutor was proceeding with his in
quiry when Mr.. Darling walked up to
the attorney general and prodded him
sharply in the side with a pencil As
the prosecutor turned about, Attorney
Darling stood up to him in posture
which might be described as threatening,
whereupon the attorney general inter
cepted further advance by pushing the
woman's counsel none too gently back
toward his seat,
Almost Immediately the situation
cleared, and Mr.. Darling was apologizing
to the court, but it was noticed that he
ignored Mr.. Barber in assuming partial
blame for the interruption.
Scarcely half an hour after court re-
convened at 2 o'clock the defense had
finished its examination of Mrs. Felch,
and the witness was turned over to the
state for cross examination. Much of the
time before the mid -afternoon recess was
aiken up by the state in establishing |
the relation or absence thereof of the |
murdered man and Harold Weeks, to |
whom the witness had testified in the |
direct examination she had mailed /
letter enclosed to Otis Williams and at |
the instance of her husband The prose
cution had pinned her down to decla-
ration that she didn't know that her
husband was acquainted with Weeks and |
was trying to ascertain whether she had |
any knowledge at all OF any acquaint-
anceship when the interruption came as
related already
After recess, Attorney Barber, in con
tinuing his cross questions, brought out
an admission that the witness, having
overheard Williams statement, at the
time of the boot incident, that he didn't
want 10 kill another man, did not men
ton it to anyone until many days after
ward when she told former States At
.orney F. S. Williams about it, Asked if
.he>remark made any impression on her,
he witness said she thought it funny at
he time, but admitted that she made
10 comment when it was uttered by Will
Jams.
Mrs. Felch's Memory Failed.
Thereafter the state produced series
II questions and answers alleged to have
,een asked by former States Attorney
Williams and answered by the respon-
ent on the Sunday following the death
f Felch. The witness admitted recol-
ection of the time when she talked in I
he presence of Williams and a stenog-