The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-26
STATE NEWS.

moving its property from brandon 10
its new works at Rutland.
Ex-Gov. Smith Of st. Adams, with
his wife and three daughters, has sail
ed for the Paris exposition.
ANorth Bennington woman, named
Bnrke, walked into the river while IN
fit the other day and was drowned.
Rutland will celebrate Fourth of
July with a fireman's muster and a
hand engine contest for prizes Of $500,
$50 and S75.
Forrest Fisk, Pittsdeld lumber
dealer, has suddenly disappeared at
ter visiting Rutland TO make some
collections, and foul play is feared.
The editor of the Barton Monitor,
who zealously advanced the passage OF
the present fish and game law, has
been fined $40 and costs for violating
the act.
The grand jury for the present term
Of the Bennington county court at
Manchester Is a somewhat notable
body, its foreman being eX-Lieut.
Gov. Leonard, while John Siblcy OF
Bennington, aged 20, and Giles b.
Bacon of Sunderland, who has been a
grand juror for 20 out of the last 20
years, were also members.
Katy Shay, ii years old girl and
not very bright, of st Adams, claims
that she was outraged the other day
while berrying in the woods, by
Thomas Murphy, farmer, and her
younger sister and another little girl
who were EitIr~her, confirm the story.
Murphy, who is charged with insult
ING women and is said to have settled
one case by paying money, has disap-
peared, but will probably be soon
found, as he cannot go to Canada on
account Of having aided in a Fenian
raid some years ago.
Middlcbury has been in an uproar
over the scandalous performances Of
Orville {. Barnes, the village pho
tographer, and Mrs. Goodenough,
who assisted him in his saloon. For
some time their guilty intimacy has
been the talk Of the town, and last
week they were expelled from the
Congregational church, which they
joined on the same day several years
ago. Mrs. GoOdenough then left her
husband and went to live at Barnes's
house, though his wife still remains
with him, and while there the guilty
couplereceived a calithumpian serenade
Barnes retaliated by sprinkling the
serenaders with nitrate Of silver, ru-
ming the clothes Of many Of them
lie has now been arrested for adul-
terry, and his paramourh has gone toher
parents, well-to-do farmers in the Vi
cinity.
The trial of Dea. Ezra p. Smith, the
Vergennes wife-poisoner, began in the
Addison county court at Middlcbury
on Tuesday of week before last, the
prisoner appearing pale and anxious
as he was brought into the courtroom.
After some trouble jury was empan-
eled, and States Attorney Wood
bridge reviewed the case, speaking Of
Smiths infatuation for Mrs. Champlin,
his desire to get rid Of his wife, the
administration of poison for this pur-
pose during her illness, his success,
and finally his criminal intercourse
with Mrs. Champlin in a room adjoin-
ing that in which his dead wife lay.
lie also spoke Of the elimination of
the body, Prof. Golfers analysis of
certain portions, the discovery Of poi
son, and Smiths offer of money to
have the examination stopped. Henry
Ballard Of Burlington followed for the
defense, saying that he had no theories
to advance, but was willing to rest the
defense on Dca. Smiths former repu-
tation, and the fact that there was no
sufficient motive for the deed charged,
on the fact that the four doctors and
many relatives and friends who had
been with Mrs. Smith during her i'll
ness had not suspected poisoning, and
on the indiscretions into which a man
charged with murder might be led by
a "friend" who sought only his de-
struction. He also claimed that all
Smiths correspondence with Prof.
Collier could be accounted for salts
factorily. The trial ended June 18th.
He was acquitted but was at once ar
rested on the charge of adultery with
Mrs. Champlin and will very likely
take trip to Windsor in consequence.