State v. Glynn
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment for poisoning hogs. Plea, not guilty, and trial by jury, May Term, 1877, Barrett, J., presiding. On cross-examination of Rose Glynn, a witness introduced on the part of the State, she was asked, referring to the respondent, and answered, as follows: Q. Have you ever told Samuel Stewart or his wife that you would get the old man into State prison, if you could ? A. No, sir, I never did.
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Indictment for poisoning hogs. Plea, not guilty, and trial by jury, May Term, 1877, Barrett, J., presiding. On cross-examination of Rose Glynn, a witness introduced on the part of the State, she was asked, referring to the respondent, and answered, as follows: Q. Have you ever told Samuel Stewart or his wife that you would get the old man into State prison, if you could ? A. No, sir, I never did. Robert Glynn, a witness called in behalf of the respondent, was asked what, if anything, he had heard Rose Glynn say on the subject of having the respondent shut up. The counsel for the State…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
Rose Glynn was a witness for the State, and was asked on cross-examination if she ever told Samuel Stewart or his wife, that she would get the respondent into State prison if she could. And the witness answered in the negative.
Mrs. Stewart was called by respondent, and asked what she had heard Rose Glynn say about respondent. The court refused to allow the question to be answered, on the ground that the question to Rose Glynn did not properly lay the foundation for such inquiry — and that the question did not state time, place, and…
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