The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21

where was the hatchet?" Attor-
Eey Porter asked. Under Taylor, y
ne witness replied.
Z. 1t was under the attic stairs,
wasn't it2 A. 1t might have been.
q, Did Taylor go part way down
the stairs after you? A. don't re-
member 1t all happened so quickly.
! didn't think he would strike me-
Mr.. Falnum said he took the stick
away from Mr. Taylor and declared
his first thought was 10 smash Tay-
loI in the face.
Q. You got the notion he didn't
want you and his wife to go into the
tenement didn't you. A. Yes.
Q. You pursued him into the
house? A. He was striking me SO
fast as he could until | choked the
wind out Of him,
The witness declared he used d low
tone in refuting Taylor's charge that
he had stolen his wallet and added
that Taylor acted like a gentleman"
after he had subdued him.
Sheriff Worthcn testified that he
went to the scene of the trouble on
the Sunday following the fracas and
interviewed Farnum. He told of the
condition CT Farnum when he saw
him. He also tested that he served
warrant on Taylor the following
Wednesday on breach of peace
charge.
There we're only two witnesses
called by the defense; Leroy Berry,
who is employed in the Drown garage
and Frank Taylor the respondent
Berry who claimed to be a dis
Interested party, testified that he hap
pened to be in Thompson's grocery,
across the street from the scene OF
trouble, when Mrs. Taylor ran in and
asked eXcitedly for help. He got
across the street in season to see Mr..
Farnum coming down stairs Said he
had stick in his hand and that mis-
face was marked up On cross-eX-
animation, Berry said he asked Mr..
Taylor what he was doing and Taylor
said he wouldn't have done it if
Farnum hadn't tried to fo.ce Mrs,
TAYLOR into the he 4se. Berry saw no
mark, of injury on Taylor's face, nor
finger prints on his neck. "When
met Farnum on the stairs he had a
handkerchief in his hand and there
was blood running down his face,
said Berry.
Frank Taylor, the respondent, te>-
titled, in substance, that he was mar
l.ed, Jan. 20, 1919; had been married
once before; no children except by
last wife, who left me about five years
ago. 81 told Farnum, and he knew,
that | had paid her attorneys be-
tween $500 and 800 toward her sup
port and showed him the receipts
l had talked with Farnum about this
when he was overseer before, and
also with Secretary Jeffrey of the
state board Of charities Farnum
never requested me to 90 and get my
wife and live with her | always told
him | was ready to take back the
children, but not the wife. Saturday
afternoon he telephoned me that he
was going to bring over Mrs. Taylor
and the children. | said, Don't bring
my wife. I'll take the children, but
not her
When Fernum appeared with Mrs.
Taylor and the children Taylor test-
fed that he said: "Annie, I'm sorry,
but l can't let you in" Farnum said
to her GO right along in" held out
my hand to prevent her Farnum said,
Frank Taylor, I'm an officer of the
law and we're going in there, and
added the witness, "He says in the
Lyndonville Journal that he got hit.
Taylor testified that since he was
six years old when he had infantile
paralysis which left one side
crippled, leaving him only one good