The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-24

moving about after she went to bed
When asked by Sheriff Gardner II
Fred had been drinking lately she
answered in the affirmative; said
Frank drank some but not to get
drunk. She didn't know where he OBJ
tanned the liquor, and didn't know
where he was intending to so Wen
he left the house Friday evening.
She never asked him where he was
going after dark.
The states attorney and the sheriff
made two attempts to obtain a state
ment from Squires. The wounded
man appeared to recognize the sheriff.
with whom ne had been acquainted
for a number of years, but did not
seem to fully gasp the questions that
were asked, although he occasionally
made affirmative mods with his head.
When the attorney general and the
states attorney visited the hospita
Sunday afternoon, Squires seemed tc
have regained strength but was not
in condition to furnish any details OF
the shooting.
The officers arrived in Bennington
with their prisoner shortly before six
o'clock Saturday evening. They
brought with them the revolver, d
nickle-plated center-tire weapon,
which the deputy had used in the
shooting, the single barrel shotgun
with which the deputy claimed the
hunter made HIS threats, and the rae
coon. Mears was especially anxious
that the "coon" should be turned over
to County Warden Harmon. Mears
said that he had had the revolver In
his possession but few days. He had
told his mother. he said, that he
thought he ought to have gun
when he was out looking for violators
Of the game laws and she had giyef
him the six-shooter,
The locality in which the shootinf
tooq place is one of the widest ant
most remote in Bennington county
Ire little hamlet Of three houses is
the largest collection of homes in the
long narrow valley through which
courses the Green river, famous
throughout southern Vermont as
trout stream.
Squires is generally considered one
OF the most progressive residents o
Sandgate. He has at times operated
milk route, has carried children 4
and from school in an auto truck anC
some time ago put in small stock o
groceries and needed articles for salt
TO people living in the vicinity. Bot
the store, which is in wing of th'
house, and the residence section lool
properous. The furnishings are gooS
and there is evidence everywhere 0
good housekeeping.
Mears home, however present
many appearances of Strengthened
circumstances. There are six children
and a mother who will soon be Il
need OF the little which they hay'
heretofore had to keep soul and bod,
4 together
I There are rumors that Squires am
I Mears had not been on the best 0
I terms recently, but in all of Mears
\ conversation following his arres
) there was no evidence of i'll feeling
z After each Of the visits of the officer
{ at l1e hospital in Cambridge he anx
ously inquired concerning the cond
I ton of the wounded man and 1t wa
apparent that he was suffering menta
torture over the outcome Of the tragi
night
1t is probable that there win be L
more than preliminary hearing i
the case at present. and perhaps n
hearing at all. While Squires, in tn
opinion of the surgeons, las receive
a mortal wound, men have bee
known to recover with bullet in tn
brain. Such may be the result In thi
case.