The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-13

wife on the SUNDAY morning when Wal
dron said "to hell with patriotism.
Witness said he bore Waldron no malice.
but that the words did not set well on
his stomach since their utterance. -
Miss Williams, recalled to the stand
by the defense, admitted writing q let
ter in which she stated that the Pente-
costals were getting control of the
church and that Waldron should be
voted out
Sensational testimony from govern
ment witnesses was given yesterday aft
ernoon in direct, cross and redirect ex-
animation of Charles Lawton, Sherman
Evarts, Mrs. Alice Skinner and Rev.
Bertram p. Hanscom, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church. all of
Windsor. The testimony showed the at
titude of Waldron toward the prosccu-
tion of the war, towards the success of
Germany and German arms and towards
| Cnlistmcnts in Vermont and the opera
| tions of the selective draft.
| Mrs. skinner, a resident of Windsor
r~orc than % years and who had known
| Waldron the past three years, offered
the most sensational testimony of the
day, She told of being present at a
Sunday evening service when Waldron
said in the course of his sermon: {" 1t S a
shame that all these young men have
to 90 over there and to shed thciT
precious life blood If that is what you
call patriotism, then | say to hell with
| patriotism. Witness further testified
that she was present at a prayer meet
ing at which Waldron stated that enc
Christian could or should take part il
this war; that Germany was TO win The
war and that the kaiser had been or
dained of God to rule the world. These
statements, witness declared, were IL
answer to a question she asked o
Waldron, it being: "Why does not Coo
strike the kaiser dcad?' Witness statet
that she and a number of others wer
aghast at the answer of the pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Hanscom, 25, said that h
had known Waldron year and half
On Oct. %, he said, he and Waldron ha
n private conversation on the war an
Waldron said: - No Christian could pan
ticipate in the war. A week later
Rev. Mr. Hanscom testified, he was me
on the street by Waldron and wa
handed one of the pamphlets, The Wor
c Of the Cross. at the same time Waldro
> saying: IF YOU want to know wher
d | stand, read this. At a meeting c
I the ministers of Windsor, who used t
o meet at regular intervals, Waldron d.
i clarcd, witness said, that the Red Gro,
n would not have his support for it a
e sisted the war by healing the soldie
l. so that many of them would be able
e go back and fight again.
e. Sherman Evarts testified that in Wa
d dron s garden last summer Waldron e
u planned passage in Revelations whe
Z it is.mentioned that beast would cru
t the earth and told him that that 7
a ferred to the kaiser and that the kais
Il was ordained of God to rule the worl
or Evarts disagreed with him and Waldr
- got so heated that he ran into the hou
H. and brought out the pamphlet, T
IN Word of the Cross, and said, Hel
NJ read that. As he left the gardC
Waldron said: Germany I hope W
II, win this war On eross-examinati
at Evarts stated that Waldron said
nj would not go to war no matter if tn
to shot him for it.
re- A pamphlet also was received by NJ
Margaret Evarts, niece of Sherm
of Evarts, and it was entitled The We
MS of the Cross. This pamphlet came