The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-23
MUDGETT CASE NEAR END.
Continued from Page IL

ploded in court yesterday by Attorney Da-
y vid Porter of st. ,Johnsbury in connection
with the trial of Arthur Mudgett, charged
with murder.
Il have been told So" was the suave
reply of the unrufled witness, Mrs. Mary
Bradford of johnson, who, it is intimated
by the defense, is the mysterious woman
in black who was seen with Amy Shonio
Oh the death night of July 81.
Mrs. Bradford, calm and unperturbed,
was testifying for the prosecution. Attor-
ney Porter, on REORGANIZATION, after
firing a veritable barrage of interrogations
at her, sprung the question which startled
the spectators and made the jury and court
tense with eXpectant revelations.
Testimony during the day tended to
show that Mrs. Bradford had taken a
mattress and bed into her back yard for
the purpose of renovation. She cleaned
the mattress and painted the bed. She
asserted on the stand that little red ants
were in the mattress and the bed needed
cleaning up She also said that she had
never crossed from the gulf road to
Railroad street by the path over the hill.
She asserted that her house had been
searched and that the states attorney had
advised her to put the mattres and bed
in a safe place"
Homer Holmes of Johnson was the first
witness yesterday. In answer to Attor-
ney Porter for the defense. he said he saw
Mudgett the night of the alleged muir
der coming out of the livery stable or
hotel, that he talked with respondent a
few moments, sat on the steps of the Rid
die store, but saw nothing unusual about
Midget.
George W. Burleson of johnson. exam
med by Attorney Porter. said he knew |
Erwin Fletcher that he saw him on the
night of July 81 in a fruit store about 10
o'clock and went home with him.
NJ. {. Garfield of st. Johnsbury oues-
toned by Mr.. Porter, testified that he had
interviewed Erwin Fletcher at the r~eouest |
of Attorney Porter that Fletcher had told
him he went to the picture show with
George Burleson on the night of July 81
and that BurlesOn stayed with him
throughout the entire performance.
Bert Scrlbner of Johnson, questioned bv
Judge button, said he worked around the
hotel and the livery stable. and that he
did not see MIDGET on the night of july
81 but had seen him the previous Satur-
day night at the livery stable and talked |
with him that it was Mudgett's custom
to occasionally spend evenings at the liv-
cry stable. as he formerly worked there
r.. +. Jose of Johnson said that there
was something unusual about the aDpear- |
ance of Amy Shonio. just before the crime
vas committed, which was a subject for
CONVERSATION /
Rev. J. r. Kunze said that he had soon
Il mattress and a bed out on the ground
near his garden between his house and ono
occupied by Mrs. Mary Bradford that
TINS was after the crime was committed
anu Mrs. bradford was painting the bed
CIoSs-examined by Attorney General
Archibald he said that there was no apnar-
ent conceaiment of the mattress being
there. ''
Mrs. r. J. Kunze testified practically
the same as her husband.
Elva Scott of johnson said that sono
ImG on the night of July 81 she was awak-
ahed out OF her sleep by a piercing scream
mat she sat NJ In bed that her home is
ON the Gulf road near where the BODY
found. Witness swore the screams
she heard were before , o'clock because
she heard the clock strike two.
MIS-. Ethe Miller was recalled and
questioned by the attorney general Sbo
said that when States Attorney Trocy
at her home with a man she thought
Mr.. Jones she told them she had
been introduced to Amy Shonio.
MIS- Louise NewcOmb of johnson said
she was working at the hotel in Johnson
July 81; that Mrs. lila AtweH worked
win her until 5 O'Clock that night.
Herman Spring of Craftsburv said at
me time Amy ShOnio was i'll Nudgett
paid the doctors bill and that NTndgett
borrowed so cents from witness that
Amy paid Mudgett back the next dav
mat ne remembered Amy's paying the
money to Audgett on two different occa-
,iOns. va
Russell S. Page of Hyde Park said he
had had business dealings with Mudgett
Mrs. Ernest Mulgett. sister-in-IaW of
he respondent, testified tina Mudgett had
given her a pair of mittens around Christ