The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-21
MUDGETT STORY.
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Thelma LaDuke and herself were walking
over the hill near the cemetery on Tues
day afternoon and discovered the body
! OF Miss ShoniO. She testified further that
Amy had been very respondent, saying
that she first noticed it early in the sum
mer or late i'll the spring.
Mrs. Foster, recalled by the state, iden-
titled a box found in Amy's room which
when found contained pieces OF cloth
with stains on them.
In direct examination by the attorney
general, John Sweet OF Johnson said
tnat he knew Mudgett and had known
hlm Ton nine or ten years and that he
knew Amy by sight, that on the night OF
July 81 he was in front of the Riddle
store about 1890 o'clock, that MudgeTu
spoke to him and wanted to know where
Charles Davis lived and that he told him.
The witness did not know from which di-
rectlon Mudgett came but SAID that he
went toward Depot street. Witness said
he LETT Tor home shortly after and walked
dow Depot street, but did not see Mud
gett again. Questioned by Porter of the
defense, witness said that Mudgett did
not start IN the direction of Charles -Da-
vlszs, but went toward the Foster house.
Edwin Tinker of johnson in answer to
questions by Attorney General Archibald
sand that he knew about the road leading
past the cemetery; also that he had
khoWn Mudgett four or five years, that
he had seen Mudgett on the side hill by
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ally on Sundays, lying down.
Charles Davis of johnson, in answer
TO questions by the attorney general. said
that he had known Mudgett for 20 years.
that Audget came to his house on the
sunday morning, after the state claims
that the crime was committed, about 6
o clock; that Audgett wanted him to take
him to North Hyde Park. The witness
and Nudgett, he said, left about 7.3O, and
Mudgett had a couple of small bottles.
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the witness said he told Mudgett that if
he wanted him to take him to North
Hyde Park he would have to take him
that morning. Asked whether he had
noticed anything unusual about Mudgett,
the witness said that he had not, that he
rode OH the same seat with him. The
witness did not remember whether Mud
gett talked on the ride up there or not.
He said he left Mudgett at the livery
stable at North Hyde Park.
Ithamer Sweet of johnson in answer to
questions by Archibald, said he was a
blacksmith, that he knew Amy Shonio by
sight, that he was sitting on the steps of
the Nye store on the night of July 81
about 8 O'Clock and saw Amy come out
and walk dOwn Railroad street; that he,
(witnessl left there a short time after
ward.
Mrs. la Atwell, questioned by Archi-
bald, testified that she worked at the Ev-
erett hotel in johnson; that she had
known Mudgett about Il year, that she
first heard OF Amy Shonio's disappearance
on the Tuesday that the body was found.
Witness testified that on the night of
July 81. she did not leave the hotel; that
she saw Mudgett from hrl room window
in front of the livery stable mid next saw
him under her window about 9.45; that
she went downstairs and let him in; that
he went up to her room and stayed about
an hour. She did not see from what di-
rection he came. She testified that some
one came into the adjoining room while
Mudgett was with her. Asked whether
she heard voices in the room, she said she
did not think she did.
Questioned by Attorney Porter of the
defense whether she noticed any dew or
dirt on Mudgett's shoes. she said she did
not. Asked whether he washed while in
her room. she said he did not. Asked
whether he acted as usual, she said he
did.