Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-22

HE ACCIDENT RECORD. james Ryan, of
Mendcn, while driving from that village to
Rutland, Friday, with two horse load Of
wood, was thrown from the load under the
wheels of the wagon and crushed to death.
Ryan was about thirty years Of age and
leaves q vile and two children in reduced
circumstances.
Joseph Matthews, man about forty
years old, was killed, at Whitehall, Friday
evening, in the railroad yard. while at
tempting to pass under a train, which was
being switched in the yard. The body was
a mass Of Jelly the limbs, both arms and
the head being severed from it, and scat
tered distance Of forty feet along the
track. Matthews leaves a wife and three
children.
At St. Johnsbury the other day, there was
a sad case of death by sOslding, in the fam
ily Of Mr.. James Rogers, a workman 10 the
granite shops. Mrs. Rogers, while doing
her washing. placed her two little children
in another room, but Just as she had fin
ishei she yielded TO their entreaties and let
them in, but before she mad removed the
last pail of hot water. which restedIon the
stove hearth. On reaching to remove a
boiler the pail by some means got knocked
off, emptying the hot liquid partially upon
little Lila. fifteen months old. who had tod
died up to see mamma "wass," 50 scalding
her that in twenty-four hours she died.
The CRIMINAL REcoRD.-A. B. Parker,
Jr, alias Sellers, alias Walworth. who
passed forged checks on the Faneuil Hall
Bank of Boston at 81. Adams, and on the
First National OF Philadelphia at Derby
Line, and who was subsequently arrested
and lodged in jail at Irasburg. but broke
jail on the 5th inst, and escaped to Canada,
was arrested at Mansonville. P. O.. on the
9th, but refusing to return to this side vO.-
unfairly, was taken to Sweetsburg Jail for
eight days to await extradition. Sheriff
Pickle had him placed in cell with two
insane persons, and Friday morning, he
consented to 90 back without the formality
Of extradition.
the jury trials Henry Rivers and John
Carson were found guilty of grand larceny,
but have not been sentenced. Rivers when
arrested was living with a woman, who
rumor alleges to be his eighth wife and he
Is young man not over 30. lie has also
served one term in the New Hampshire State
Prison for bigsmy, having then five wives.
The prisoner Steiner, the ring leader IN
the attempt to overpower the jailer and
break Jail at Woodstock, the other day,
sawed off his irons, Friday morning, with
an cid knife, but did not get out of his cell.
Both he and Sprout are very desperate, the
latter declaring he will never be taken to
Windsor prison alive. Owing to the des-
perate character Of these prisoners the
| States Attorney has made arrangements to
| have their trial come of at once.
John C. Reeves was arraigned in the
Bennington county court, Friday. upon
three Indictments: One for blowing up the
dwelling of L. NJ. Holton, with 25 pounds
of gunpowder on the 2Sth of June last. the
charge being with intent to commit the
crime of murder one for arson, and one
for mutilating Sheriff Powers's horse. lie
pleaded not guilty to each, and was repre-
scented by Messrs. Charles n. Davenport Of
Brattleboro, and John W .Bebee of Manches-
ter,as counsel His bail was fixed at s. 500
for attempted murder, So 500 for arson and
81 600 for mutilating dumb beast. 1t
was furnished Saturday, and the case will
be carried over to the June term of the
court.