The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-21

passing any tl4N VI w 80 ~~NNAAAS cay ~
on his way.
In cross-examination by MI. Porter
Sweet admitted that MIDGET would
have had plenty of time to get home
before he started himself
Miss Flossie Demerritt, a, school
teacher of Johnson, who was former
~ employed in a mercantile estab-
lishment there testified that she knew
both MIDGET and Miss Shonio. She
said that Mudgett came into the store
/ short time before Christmas and
purchased pair of undressed kid,
fleece lined rittens with clasps. The
witness identified the mittens when
they were produced in court She
said that Mu4gett told her at the
time that he was buying them for his
mother but that ne would have 10
come in again and get a pair "for the
! other one" The witness did not
/ known to whom he referred.
/ Edwin Tinker Of Johnson, who
lives near the road that leads to the
cemetery. testified that he had seen
MIDGET on the side hill just above
h.s house on several Sunday fore
moons during last summer He said
he had known Midget for FIVE years
o. more.
Under discrimination, the
witness admitted he could not remem-
Der having talked with Neil Clawson,
member of the counsel for the res
pondent, about other people going up
on that hill. He said that he had
seen many other people in that Wei
nifty but had seen very few persons
on the side hill,
CHARLES Davis of Johnson asked BY
Attorney General Archibald where he
lived the witness replied:
DO you know where Homer Cas-
well livcs?' The Encouragement
allowed that he didn't know This
caused considerable laughter. He
declared he had known Mudgett for
more than 20 years. He said he saw
Mudgett on the Sunday morning fol-
lowing the night Miss Shon;o is al
legged to have been murdered. Davis,
who conducted a jitney business at
that time. declared that Mudgett
came TO his house on Sunday morn
ing and asked him if he was engaged
for the day and if not that he would
ike to have him drive him to North
Hyde Park He said they started
about T.30 from the livery stable in
the rear Of the hotel Asked if Mud
gett carried anything with him, the
witness said he saw two little
bundles in his hands.
Gro examined By Attorney Por-
ter, MI. Davis admitted that Mud
gc;t appeared in no hurry TO go TO
North Hyde Park but that he
Davis told him they would have
to 60 carly as his boy wanted the ma
chine in the afternoon.
Ithamer Sweet of Johnson, 4
blacksmith, testified that he knew
Miss Shoa.o by sight and That he
was sitting on the steps CT the Nye
store in Johnson when Amy went IN
10 the store on the night Of July 81
and made purchase. He said she
went in the direction of Railroad St.
Mrs. Tia Atwell, q kitchen girl,
employed At the Everett House III
johnson. was the last and most IN
portant W .uess Of the dly.
The witness testified that she first
heard OF Amy's disappearance on
Tuesday afternoon. She said that
she was at the hotel ON the Saturday
evening previous and that she did
not 20 out 4. all, having worked un-
I'll after s 0 o'clock. She admitted IN
der direct exam nation that she had
seen Midget on that night about Z
o'clock acrose from the livery stable
back Of the hotel and that she had
seen him again about 945 in her
room 1T the hotel. Asked where
Nudcett was when She first saw him
the second time, she said he was IN
der her window On the side of the
hotel. He was facing the street. She
sad he STAYED in her room for about
an hour. He left the hotel by the
side door, the same one by which he
entered. She did not 90 to the door
with him, She said. and could not tell
in which direction he went.
Under cross-eXlmination Of Nj.
Porter Mrs. Atwell denied that there
was any dew, or dirt on Mudgett's
noes or clothing. She also denied
that he acted anything unusual,
strange or out of the ordinary.
Attorney General Archibald said
that his next witness was i'll and that
Mrs. Katherine Nichols testimony
was so lengthy that he thought it best
to postpone it until Tuesday. Adj !
jouInment was taken until 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning.