Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-10

PARDON OF WALwoRTH THE PARRICIDE.
Governor Robinson has pardoned young
Walworth, the Saratoga parricide. The Gov
ernor says that after a thorough examina-
| ton of the entire proceedings of the trial,
while believing the conviction technically
proper, he considers Walworth morally en-
titled to his release. lie alludes to Wal
| worth's youth. his frequent epileptic par
| oxyms, his dread that his father would
murder his mother. and his visit to New
York to see his father. The Governor goes
on to say the circumstances of his visit, of
| the morbid mental condition of the prisoner,
force me to say the murder was caused by
insanity or the impression, possibly mis-
taken one. that his fathers silent approach
towards himself was with murderous intent,
and his own action necessary to save his
life. In either event be is not legally re-
sponsible for it.
The statement of the Burlington Sentinel
that the Trustees of the University refused
to let Prof. Collier be /" heard in his own
Defence we understand to be wholly in
correct. We are reliably Informed that the
Trustees heard Prof. Collier in his own de-
fence, for an hour or more; and that he was
invited to make as full statement as he
chose. on all matters concerning his official
duties and relations in the University. The
corporation not being constituted for gen
eral court of private grievances or as a con-
idant of purely personal animosities, the
Trustees did not encourage Prof. Collier to
60 into purely personal matters-leayng it
to him, however. to decide what rds purely
personal, and what had relation to the
matters in hand. As regarded the latter,
we understand that Prof. Collier had ample
and courteous invitation to speak-an in
vitation of which he awaited himself quite
fully.
The statement above corrected is but one
of many inaccuracies-to use no stronger
term-in the Senfiners article
Centennial Notes.
The Centennisl celebration procession at
Bennington will form about as follows
Platoon of police, CHEZ marshal, Brandon
band, Gov. Fairbanks and staff. president of
the day, President of the United States and
foreign ministers. First division: Mar
shals, band, officers and members of the
State Commission, United States Senators.
Representatives and Judiciary, Generals of
the Army, Governors of States. Legislature
and Judiciary of Vermont Second divis-
ion: Vermont's civic and military organi-
cations. The third division will include
Gov. Prescott, sta fl and escort. and the New
Hampshire Legislature. One or two add
tional divisions will embrace visiting civic
and military organizations
The following Governors promise to be
present: Selden Common. of Maine Alex
ander Ii. Rice. of Massachusetts, Benjamin
+. Prescott, of New Hampshire Charles c.
Van Zandt. of Rhode Island; Joseph d:
Bedle, of New Jersey; George +. Drew, of
Florida; Shelby NJ. Cullom. of Illinois;
Harrison Ludington, of Wisconsin.
The President is expected to review the |
procession on the 10th, and the torch-light |
evening of the 10Th, Instead of the 18th.
The selectmen have sworn into service 100 |
special constables, and efficient members of |
Troy's police force will assist in the organi-
ration. Sew arsl New York and Boston de-
tectives are also to be called into service.
New Hampshire will send the following
companies OF State militia to accompany the
Governor to the celebration The Amos
keag Veterans and the War Veterans of
Manchester. the Portsmouth Heavy Artil-
lery of Portsmouth, the Governor Cheney
Guards of Peterboro, the Stratford Guards
of Dover, the Iiinsdale Guards Of Hinsdale
and the State Capital Guards of Concord.
The battalion will number some 400 men
1t will leave Concord under command of
Col. d. NJ. White. Of Peterboro, Tuesday
morning, August IA, on special train over
the Concord and Claremont railroad. and
will 60 into camp at Bennington for two
days, returning Friday, August 18th.
Col. UARD's ACCOUNTS The Manchester