The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
DENIED IMPLICATION IN TRAGEDY
Mrs. Eugene Deyette Of Burlington Was
Sharply Cross Examined.

on the witness stand again yehtetua
and was submitted 10 severe cross e,
animation in county court at the hand
of John j. Enright, counsel for her hus
band, who with her Is seeking diyorc
and the custody of Eugene Deyett'
their pretty little daughter.
Mrs, Dcyette was released Wednesda
afternoon after day and half of con
slant cross questioning, and she wa
evidently feeling better yesterday thong
she was much distressed when the sttor
ney asked her questions relating TO tn
time of the tragedy when Rose Willetts
her sister, attempted the life of Johi
Deyette and then killed herself.
Mr. Enright, by series of questions
yesterday, sought to implicate her in
directly in the shooting of her husband
She denied that she had any knowledge
of the gun which Rose used at the time
Mr.. Deyette's revolver was with them
at the camp at Malletts bay the week
before the shooting occurred she said
and ii was brought back to the house
when they returned the day before the
shooting. Whether or not Rose secured
this gun from the house or whether II
was the same one used by her, witness
did not know.
Neither did she know how the girl got
into the house that morning. Mrs. Dey-
cite stated that Rose came in about 7
that morning and spoke to her when she
was dressing and then went out.
Mr.. Deyette went out the morning of
the shooting before Rose came in and
witness didn't see or speak to him.
Mrs. Deyette was questioned closely as
to whether or not she knew of certain
insurance on the life of her husband
some time previous to the shooting.
She said that at that time she believed
all the insurance had been allowed to
apse by Mr.. Beyette, though she didn't
ask him about it.
Much of the cross examination yester-
lay was directed to bring out the fact
hat domestic trouble between the Dey-
ittes was caused to large extent by
he presence in the house of Mrs. Dey-
ties mother and her sisters, so much
# the time.
Witness denied that she ever had told
er husband that she wanted to go on
he stage, but admitted that she had de-
ired to go to the exposition at San Fran.
isco, but that they could not afford to
o.
To the question If she had told her
usband that if they went to the exposi-
ion they might put the baby in an insti-
ltion at Denver, she made emphatic de-
ial.
Asked about Mr.. Clark who came to
he Deyette house occasionally she said
hat he was a representative of CORE
Dondence school and came to collect
ues. She said her husband invited him
, go with them at one time in motor
pat.
She explained that the motor boat was
wen her by Mr.. Deyette to pay for
,rvices which she had rendered him in
lie business.
Much was asked by the attorneys
bout the fact that Mr.. Deyette often
'ok his dinners elsewhere than at home,
illness explaining that fact by stating
, told her he was SO busy at noon that
, had not time to go home. She her
If had breakfast about o in the morn 4
G, dinner at 2 and supper between
Id o'clock at this time. !
did you keep $50 paid you for coal t
the house, and give it to your moth s
- {
mo, I did not give the money to my
other. / spent it for clothes for the
by and for myself and supplies for the q
use" was the reply. t
Witness denied that she had mail come t
her in care of her mother so that Mr.. ?
eyette would not see with whom she
as corresponding.
did you ask John for $50 to give
your mother because she said Rose ]
ok that sum from her and did John say
you at the time, You can't pull that
int on me'?"
Most emphatically no." =
And did you hit John over the head !,
tn Moxie bottle when he was sitting
chair with the baby, and he said q
you, Hit me, but don't kill the
by'?" =
NO, no, nothing of the kind" said
, witness, as she placed her handker- :
eff to her eyes.
Mrs. Deyette was asked as to how the ="
tie girl came by some black and blue 7,
rks, which the attorney insinuated "
re caused by the maid beating her. p
tness stated that the marks were re- VI
we'd when the child fell down the o.
mt steps at the home.
Did you tell your daughter that her Ut
her shot Rose and that he was bad,
mani" A
No, never" said Mrs. Deyette. ecu
lie does not know to-day, to my