The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-12-18

g.Il and frequently was noticed cry
ing during tnc winter months at hei
work
Unde. crosa-cXaminalion by Atty
Porter she lid she understood Amy
and Fletcher wore engaged at one
time.
Mrs. Selma McClarcn Of East Fair
field, formerly Of Johnson, said she
had worked Z. the Foster home. Tell
ing of the relations Of Miss Shonio
and Midget she said he was lying on
the couch in the sitting room one
evening AMI asked Amy to lie down
beside him. She did 50 and he Rugged
Mudrett also asked he to lie down
on the couch with the mbut sire re-
used to do so.
She said tina. one day when She
and Amy came out of the back dooI
OF the Foster home Midget whist
led to them from the hill in back Of
the house. She said another fellow
was with him. They refused to 20
to The hill as Mudgett asked them to
do.
MIS-. Eta ". Miller, 81, OF John
son, said She had known Mudgett
since childhood. She aid one day
while hanging cut clothes Midget
came th~ou n the yard - took out
a box candy and ofFeGcd Ter some.
She d net Ike any. He pointed
to 6 p&th beck Of the house and
said at was a pretty good path to
the h.ll and a rood place to spoon.
Wouldn't you like TO go UP there
some time with ne" The witness said
she tuancd and walked into the house.
Mr.. Susan c. Nye of Johnson tcs-
tiled that Amy Shonio came into
her store and purchased three yards
of gingham on the night of Saturday
July 81. Her daughter, Miss Mary
Nye. 1G. cor'oboratcd this testimony
Miss Rena Emery Of Johnson testi-
fed to seeing Amy going toward the
Foster home on Saturday night, July
3lst.
MIS-. Edith Adams Mudgett, wife
Of the accused man, identified letter
she had received from her husband
on May al, 1920 She said she
couldn't identity the handwriting OF
the envelope. She declared she had
been separated from hcl husband fol
sever years.
Court was then adjourned to 2 p
N. Monday when w. c. Jones OF
Johnson viii be the first witness.
Attorney General Archibald wounc
up his direct examination Of Mrs
Foster shortly after the Court recon
,.npnd E1;d"v afternoon
Mrs. Foster was asked how many
times Miss Shonio had been ava!
from the Foster boarding house Owe
night and she replied that to he
knowledge It was not more thar
thee or four times. One Of these oc'
caeions was at Thanksgiving time
when .hc Shonio girl went away OF
the preceding Wednesday and di(
not return until the following Mon
dan Asked who of the other board
err were thcle at the house during
her absence, Mrs. Foster declare,
al Of them were there. She added
however, that Midget was not Il
ways there while Miss Shonio VIZ
4 away.
/ NJ. Foster profcssed ignorance Z
to where 2ties Shonio went on thcs'
occa ion. Intcrrogated q TO III
operation Of the Ouija board WltneS
said She .evcr saw Nudrctt use
VITA anyone except Miss Shonio.
Tic Gro examination was con
! Quoted hr Walter A. button, the Sc
nior council for the defense. Inter
rogatod by M, Dutton as to tn
4 ownership Of the ouija board Mrs
. Fostcr aid it was the propelt,
Of Mudgett; that it was kept in tn
sitting room where all the boarder
congrcgatei Many others, she de
clared operated it, including herself
The testimony developed that Mis-
!. Shonio when she first came to John
son from Stowe was keeping com
pany with Irwin Fletcher, son 0
Dan Fletcher OF Johnson, with whom
She had corro5ponded while he wa
overseas. At first, the witness SAID
Miss Shonio saw Fletcher up street
later he came home with her. From
then on his visits were once or tWc
a week
/ Asked where Miss Shonio enter
ldlucU HcI Rut9lo vi o. O'NCI '~-.
they remained on the veranda i
the warm weather and when it grey
cold they visited in the sitting roor
or kitchen. They were most Away
alone. She did not know how lon
Fletcher was in the habit of remain
ing. She herself retired early.
In answer to a question as t
whether she had ever observed an
acts Of affection between them sh
declared she had. Mr.. Dutton aske
her to state what acts she had seer
She answered that Miss Shcnio al
ways waited anXiously for him o
the nights that he was due to ca
and that she always appeared dc
lighted when he arrived.
Q. Did you ever see him kiss ne
or have his arms around her?
A. "No."
Mn Eoctn, said that Flet he