Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-12-12
PREFERS CHARGE
OF MANSlAUGHTER
State Has Cecil J. Snow Of
Townshend Arrested
Alleges He Shot Sawyer-Responden
Gives Bail Of $500 Denies He Shot
at Object Under Tree.


at Object Under Tree.
Evidence in the possession of States
Attorney f. W. Gibson resulted late
Monday afternoon in the arrest of
Cccll Joe Snow of Townshcnd. who *
commonly called doc" Snow. on tbo
charge OF manslaughter the charge grow
ing out of the death of Sarrel SAWYER
OF loWnshend. who was SHOT and in
stantly Killed while hunting deer on Mon
day morning of last week. Snow was ar.
rested by Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman on
the states attorneys complaint.
Snow waived examination when ar
raigned before Judge A. e. Cudworth of
the municipal court, who was in Town
ehcnd to act in the case, and was placed
under bonds Of $500 to insure his mn.
pcaranee at the next April term OF the
Nindham county court at Newfanc. His
mother, Mrs Inez Moore. wife of Wal
lace Moore, and his grandmother. Mrs.
Frances Snow, became surety for him and
he was released. The AIoorcs five in tho
Lowe ncighborhood and Mr.. Moore is
sawyer in W. H. Tafts mill in West
Townshend. Mrs. Snow lives in Town
,hcnd village.
Mr. Sawyer, who was SO years old and
lived with his daughter and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. FEED Watson left home
about ESQ o'clock the morning of the
first day of the deer hunting season, 90
ing about Il mile on to West hill. be.
tween Townshend and West Townshcnd.
About an hour later lie was shot through
the heart and Killed Mr.. Snow. who
also WAS hunting in that locality. re-
ported 70 the stlcctnlcn about 8 o'clock
that he had found the body of Mr.. Saw.
yer, and after seeing the body the select
men gave permission for its removal to
the Watson Home. 1t was still warm,
and according to the selectmcn Mr.. Snow
said h. moved it somewhat from the pc.
sition in which hc found it,
That afternoon states Attorney Glib
son and Sheriff Wclman visited the
premises and Attorney General +. g.
Archibald ordered an autopsy and an in.
quest. The autopsy was performed next
day by Dr.. i. II. Stone OF the state
laboratory in Burlington and on the
same day some photographs of the sur
roundings were made by Benjamin A.
Crown of Brattleboro.
The autopsy showed that the bullet
struck Mr.. Sawyer in the heart, passed
through that organ in IL downward
con, and went through the stomach.
''r :rd riehj kidney and imbedded it
i III ,h2 right hip bone. IT was IL
1890 bullet. the same calibrc as those
used by Snow. whose rifle is in the pos
session of States Attorney Gibson.
Parts of Friday and Saturday were
taken up with an inquest before Assist
ant Judge F. d. Pier Of tho county court
but the results of the inquest are pri-
vatc Several persons who hunted deer
in Townshcnd the day Of the shooting
were examined.
On Sunday night Mr.. Snow, who has
been canvassing in Rutland, came TO
States Attorney Gibson and wished to
tell him about his experiences the morn
ing OF the shooting. The Rutland police
dcpartm had been in touch with Mr..
Snow few day so that he would not
leave without reporting to the chief, rs
il was anticipated that there would bo
further proceedings in The matter. This
was the first time that State's Attorney
Gibson and Mr.. Snow had had any talk
about the case.
Mr.. Snow told of finding the body of
Mr.. Sawyer under spruce tree. Mt
Sawyer had arranged some branches
against the already low hanging branches
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