Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-16

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volvers.
She used to get Up in the middle Of tha
night when her mother was alive, get
breakfast and round up the membert Of
the family for the meal ard many times
was forced back to bed by her mother. size
had another stunt Of sitting up ell nignt
on her veranda rocking In great arm
chair and singing at the top Of her lunss.
Mrs. Cora Hazen, sister of Maud and the
witness used to have epileptc FITS. SO J'hr
declared, and would froth at the mouth.
become rigid all over and then her bo6y
would be linn like rag.
Because of the request of the two Nit.
nesses Daniel G. Furman ana Eugene
A. Ayers. the cross-exarhination Of Joi1n
was suspended and their testimony t9i@n.
Witness Furman was attorney Tor ne
town of North Hero in the suit brought
by Maud TO recover her teaching money
after the school episode there. lie said
she acted queer in court and seemed tc
have an abnormal mind On cross exam
ination he could not tell the difference
between an abnormal mind and The lain1
of person insnne.
Mr.. Ayers brought out that It vns his
suggestion TO Maud that she leave ner
property to the Mary Fletcher aospita..
the idea being TO establish a room ard
| have It bear the family name This wss
done by himself after Maud can .old him
that she did not wish to leave her property
To either Ger sista' Cora Iazen ~ hcr
brother. John Howricon or their families,
as they we're enemies If her He further
testified about the D-sking of the will
! Mrs. Matte Tddhope, -gife If the coun-
, ty clerk. testified of meeting Maud at
socials and 81 their respective homes.
no baI n
dress and would otter come 10 church
with an old dirty skirt. holes IN ne
stockings and an automobile cap FOR 3
ha:. on several occasions she had no.
lticcd Maud wore blank look on her
face and her eyes staring into space Ore
time she met Maud on train. Maud
had taken the only two remaining seats
in the car, one for herself and the other
for her baggage She spoke to Maud. bit
got no answer. The conductor came and
removed Mauds baggage and the Wit
ness sat down. Maud declined to enter
into 4 conversation during the trip Size
was cross-examined on each new bit IF
evidence submitted by Judge Daring
and she said that she thought Mauds
mind unsound.
Barney Lewis of Alburs Center pupil
At the Aburg school under Maud told
year-old boy pupil on tie floor kicking
him about. The witness and churl had
set of boxing gloves and used to spar
at noon one time Maud made his part
ner drop the gloves and she put them
on and ordered the witness to put up
his dukes and she whaled him until he
was exhausted. He saw her pull boz
around the room by his hair because lie
did not take off his cap the minute ne
crossed the school threshold. He knew
about her leaving the horses from Mon
dav TO Friday locked UP in her barn.
and about her shooting at ina ginary men
behind a tree in front of her house. He
thought she had always been crazy
Judge Darling applied the cross-exarlina-
ton in such manner as TO
reach every minute detail Of the Incl
dents.
Miss Molly Clark Of North Hero. met
Maud once when the latter stopped her
in her buggy as she was driving by 10
ask her If she had some seed buckwhea at
to sell The witness replied that she did
not whereupon Maud said What DO you
want to lie like that to ME for when you
know you have more than 100 bushels in
your cellar" The witness replied that
she did not lie and Maud came back
with DO you know who am, well 7 ar,
Maud Howricon." She was cross-exs
amined only briefly
Matthew Dodds of North Hero. testi-
fed to have known Maud's Aunt Har-
riet. She lived in house across from this
county court house which s now occu-
pied by the Hon. Warren Clark He said
that the aunt was insane. This was TO
show hereditary insanity. The witness did
not know. so he testified. on cross-exani-
nation that Aunt Harrie, ever conducted
a millinery store Al Oshkosh. He will be
recalled to the stand later By the propon-
ents of the will.
George Cruller If Alburg Center told
Of visiting the Howricon home to try and
buy some hay. Maud saw the wagon
stop and ran and pulled dow a.! the
shades in the house and locked TIE doors,
Y was long time before ne corld get
her to come out TO see what was wanted
: They had an argument over the price Of
the hay, Maud wanted soc rer ton more
! than he wanted to give They tossed III
a cent and Maud won and he bought the
, hay
Dr. George + King of Isle La Motto. a
graduate OF the University of Vermont and
practiclng physician for six pears. tes-
lied that Maud used TO 60 Gu. IN the
middle ot the road and throw Oh, both
give her an automobile ride Maud came
70 him one day and told INN about the
lump on her breast. II told her he would
examine IL at his office or 81 her home
and she said that she did not want him TO-
Mrs. Cora Hazen. sister of Maud. called
DR.. King to attend Maud and he testified
that she asked him TO take a revolver and
medica book which AIfud had and whlct
she was studying always. Mrs Hazen OF
J the stand denied asking the doctor TO- dc
u this) re called a the home of Maud
: with Allen Buchanan an old friend %
Mauds and when they came near the
house they saw Maud drawing all the
curtains and locking the doors. They rap.
ped and finally Maud came to the window
her face. her hair down her back and
with funny look in her eyes. The doc
tor asked her 70 open the door TO which
3 she replied: - know wha: you two iave
come for you are COINS - take me % a
crazy house.
The doctor explained that he just cams
on friendly call, but Maud woald moi
3 he went away. He declared that sac wa.
insane Cross-examinatton had 'us,
started when the noon recess was taken
The frst question asked the doctor wa,
II at the time that he went there wasn''
Just the time Maud needed medical AZ
tendance and he replied that il was bur
: he was not COINS to attend 4 Graz,