The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-18
Witnesses Testified To-day
of Wound in Hand in Addi-
ton to One in Body
FACE WAS BRUISED,
ONE EYE BLACKENED
Trial of George Greenslit of
Warren Made Good
Progress To-day

The nature of the wounds sustained by
Oscar Heath of Warren one night last
summer was explained by witnesses in
Washington county court to-day in the
trial of the case of State VS.. George
Greenslit, who is charged with shooting
Heath, his neighbor.
Alex Downs, who resided in the build
ing which used TO be the Studson Hollow
schoolhouse, testified that Heath came to
his house the night of the fracas and
that he took Heath back home. He said
Heath's face bore marks, one eye was
blackened and his nose was lacerated as
If he had been hit by some heavy instru-
ment. He helped the physician care for
the injured man and saw a wound in the
right hand which looked like a bullet
wound. He saw wound over the right
hip and an incision in the abdominal re-
gion which had been made by the physi-
clan. He helped put Heath to bed and
cared for him during the night.
Leo Brown testified that Mr.. Downs
called upon him that night to 60 for a
doctor and that he went to Warren viii
lage, some three miles away, taking
about an hour and half TO make the
trip DR.. J. l.. Campbell responded. He
Brown saw the bullet removed from
Heath's abdomen.
After these two witnesses had conclud-
ed to-day they were advised not TO leave
Montpelier for they would be used by
the defense In presenting its case.
DIR. Campbell told Of Mr.. Browns call
ing him and that he went by automobile
to the house He found hole through
the right hand Of Heath, the hole being
small and the wound clean cut. The
hole was near the third finger The wit
ness could not say whether any bones
were broken. He also described the
wound in Heath's side, the hole being
over the right hip bone. He felt a lump
near the center line of the body. He
made an incision and removed the bullet,
which article he identified in court, it
having been marked with a cross. He
described bruises on the top of Heath's
head, as well as about the eye and nose ;
but he did not think the flesh on Heath's
nose was broken.
James Loyett of Warren was the first
witness heard in the case, he being on
the stand yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Low
EFT testified he owned the place on which
Greenslit lives and that Greenslit rented
the first floor of the house and one room
on the second floor and that the only
land he had possession of was the gar
den On cross-examination, it developed
that Greenslit and Lovett worked anoth-
er patch at halves and that Greenslit
fertilized the soil.
Fred G. Eaton of Barre explained about
the taking Of three photographs of the
location Of the alleged crime One of the
pictures showed the house in which
Greenslit lives and another where Heath
lived, the latter picture also showing the
road. The third picture gave another
view Of the Greenslit house and the land
nearby. THE houses are located near
the Studson Hollow bridge on the main
road from Warren TO Granville. The
Heath house is weather beaten struc-
ture with a ladder on the roof aud one
window boarded up, with other signs of
dilapidation, while the Greenslit house
looked fairly well kept
II. S. Morse of Barre testified relative
to a blueprint of the location made by
him at the request Of the state, showing
the distances between the houses, a beet
patch, brook and hole in the stone
wall, where it is alleged fight between
Greenslit and Heath took place. The
witness concluded to-day.
The jury which is hearing the evidence
is composed chiefly Of farmers and is as
follows: John Healy, Barre Town, quar-
ryman; Lewis d. Coburn, East Montpel-
Ter, farmer; p. II. KERN, Moretown, re-
tired farmer living this winter in Mont
pelier; II. J. Tuttle, Marshfeld, farmer;
Edmund Eddy, Woodbury., farmer; w.
II. Berdan, Waterbury, retired from New
York police department., +. d, Waldo,
Cabot, retired farmer; John Greenwood,
Northfeld, farmer; Fred Fuller, North
field, liveryman; H. L. Bell, Berlin, en-
ployed by f. w Bailey & Co. in Mont
peIier; David Ring, Montpelier, chore.
man in the Montpelier Argus office;
James S. Haley, Montpelier, granite man
ufacturer