The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-06
HALE HEARD
OF THREATS
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Morse was from him but thought
Morse was fright on him.
Hale testified he called the jail, then
Deputies Lawson and Emery, Attorney
Wilcox and then Mrs. Tracy again,
and explained to her that he had shot
a man. He then telephoned Selectman
CORY from Donald Monroe's house,
where he was then.
There was stiffness about the court
room as he told the story of the trag-
edy. The witness identified the rifle
and said he fired one shot. He did not
find the she'll He explained in a very
quiet, vet perfectly distinct, voice what
occurred at the time of the shooting
and afterward, including notifying the
authorities.
Hale said he took his rife because he
was afraid to go without some pro.
lection because of the attitude OF
Morse toward him.
Mr.. Carver said, Did You take that
rife with any intent to do Mr.. Morse
any injury!"
Hale said, "The thought never en-
tered my mind
In reply to question about having
any i'll will toward Morse, the witness
replied he did not have any.
ibid you have any other purpose
when you exploded that gun, than to
protect yourself when Mr.. Morse was
coming toward youy"
Hale said. 81 did not" Hale consid-
cred Morse az the time Of the shooting
a dangerous man. He did not have
time or opportunity to turn his horse
around and get away. He had heavy
coat on all the time. He thought Morse
was going to put the pitchfork through
him HALE when he saw Morse coming
toward him.
Hale's Attorney Recites Defense's Yer
sion Of Crime.
An effort was made Monday after
noon TO bring out that Hale was afraid
of Morse but little success was secured
and is subject TO objections made by
the state TO the evidence. Judge Chase
did not permit much of the evidence TO
be introduced.
+. +. Gleason opened the case for the
defense by making statement that
occupied 30 minutes, relative to what
the defense would try to show. lie
rehearsed a part of the civil case trial
that took place last fall and then stat
ed that Hale had put up signs TO pre-
vent trespassing but that these had
been torn down. 1t was claimed that
Morse had made statements relative to
going onto Hale's land, that hired men
accompanied Hale when he put up the
signs and that Morse stopped them
with a revolver when they were cross
ing his land and that on other occa-
sions revolver had been seen in
Morse's possession. Mr.. Gleason said
that Morse had stated that sugaring
would not occur again in that sugar
house. meaning Hale's, that Morse had
threatened Hale with a pitehfork and
that Hale was afraid of Morse, so
whenever he went to the sugar place
he carried his rife with him as protec-
ton.
Hale went to the sugar house, said
the attorney, and he saw Morse go into
the barn the day of the shooting. Hale
went into the sugar house TO see II
everything was all right there and then
returned 70 his team. Then he saw
Morse coming towards him and Morse
told him TO Get TO HI out of there,
but Hale replied III You come any fur
Their | shall shoot Morse kept com
ing and Hale did not dare TO turn his
back on Morse. and shot at him TO pro
tect himself from bodily harm and per
hans death. Morse fell and Hale got
into his sleigh and went to the Monroe
house. where he telephoned first TO the
iail. then TO the seleetmen and then TO
his attorney and then the jail second
time. this time asking that a physician
be brought. When he got 10 the Mon
roe house he asked the boys to go to
the place. to see If Morse was injured.
Percy Smith, a civil engineer. was
the first witness on the stand. he eN.
planned 20 the jury map that he had
made 81 the grounds surrounding the
site Of the tragedy. He took up about
an hour. His testimony was ~ ma
teriaIlv different from that Or r. A
Walker. only that he gave details that
Mr.. Walker did not have in his map OF
the grounds
FH Houston. who testified for the
state. also testified for the defense, not
materially differing from the evidence
given hv him before. except that u
brought out points favoring the de-
fepss more clearly than i did when he
testified for the state
". e. Lamphier ii Montpelier VS.
recently appointed administrator of X
7 r-se- 'Norea's estate. lie went Go the
Nfo-sr house Feb. :. accompanied bE
Carlo. Dudley and =. p jerome lie
5.seril,sf the strfk aud where the hay
ves kent. He conversed with james
Portal The state objected relative To
a. rnsterislitv of the evidence. 4
r~-,fe-erre or,5lrrc5 ~ she beach and
Mr. Lamrhier vas excused
Robert 7. Gordon q Montpelier said