Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-08-16

he be elected 20 rcpr, sent the Second District
in Congress he could only assure his friends
that hc should diligently use whatever Of tai
eut or ability be might POSSESS in the inter
ests OF his district aud Htate. At the conclu-
sion OF lis address the carriage conveyed Mr..
Tyler and his wife to their house on Oak
street where, n It'll, later. large number Of
friends called to tender their congratulations
The evenings ovation GO Mr. Tyler was 80
general and so evidently sincere and sponta-
Il, Gus, as 20 give it u double significance as
showing the qualification tclt by the whole
community in the honor conferred upon him
nor were these expressions, by any means,
confined exclusively to members Of the Re
publican party.
The funeral of Engineer Myron J. Pattee,
who was killed at the recent accident on the
New London Northern road. took place Thurs
day, Ht Colchester Centre, and he was buried
in the family lot beside his father and mother.
Rev. Mr. Robbins, Baptist. Of Colchester,
conducted the services. His only two broth
crs. Douglass L. and Harmon J. Pattee New
man Weeks. S. g. Putnam. brothers-in-law,
and Carlos Onion, nephew, acted rs pail bear
crs. lie had been in the employ Of the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad as fireman and ongin-
Ger Tor ten years, and served in the Vermont
cavalry three years during the war without in
jury Huntington Fra Press.
SATURDAY EvENISG's Caucus.
The Republican caucus for the election
Of delegates to the District convention, which
was held at the town hall Saturday evening,
was well attended. and the proceedings were
animated, not to say exciting, throughout
Not less than 800 persons were in the hail. al
though reference to the proceedings shows
that less than 200 took part in the baoting
at any one time. The meeting organized by
the choice Of Il. w. Clarke as chairman and
/ o. L. French secretary. A motion was
made that the ten delegates to be chosen be
voted for on one general ballot. This motion
was seconded and. after two or three trials
| by rird coce vote, was declared carried. The
decision Of the chairman was doubted and a
division Of the house called for. A division
was attempted, but the tellers appointed de-
! clared it impossible TO make a satisfactory
count Of the voters, and the decision was fl
nally mnde by ballot-the motion being lost
&c TO Il. This decision Of course called for
the election Of the delegates sngly For the
first delegate Jacob Estey was nominated. and
there being no other person in nomination,
Mr.. Estey was elected by reclamation. For
second delegate Royal Tyler. Farley Starr
and DR.. Holton were placed in nomination.
On the first ballot Judge Tyler had ~ votes,
Mr.. Starr 50, and DIR. Holton :, with scat
tering- there being no choice. On the an
nouncement Of the result DIR. Holton took the
platform and said that he did not wish to be
a delegate. and unqualifedly withdrew his
name. On the second ballot Judge Tyler had
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two tering-and there was again no choice
On the third ballot Tyler had -, Starr u,
Holton 81 with scattering-and there still
being no choice Nj Starts name was with
drawn in favor Of Dr. Holton. On the fourth
ballot Tyler had &C. Holton 1913, with scat
tering-and DR.. .Holton was elected. For
third delegate J. NJ. Tyler was chosen by ac-
camation. For fourth delegate DIR. Gale and
J. ;. Cutting were nominated. On the first
ballot there was no choice; on the second bal
lot Cutting had 80 ballots and Gale 67-and
Cutting elected. For fifth delegate W. w.
Lyude elected by vote of %, against
for Dr. Gale, II for Farley Starr and scat
tering For sixth dele gate j. H. Holden had
GO votes against lG for W. II. Bigelow and
scattering-and Mr.. Holden was elected For
against - for A. J. Simouds and , scattering
and Mr.. Fairbanks WAS elected. For eighth,
ninth and tenth delegates S. n. Helrick,
". II. Bigelow and W F. Richardson were
respectively elected, each on a single ballot.
vote was passed authorizing each delegate
TO name his own substitute and at half-past
ten O'clock after very lively. though entire
ly good-natur,d three hours work the meet
Ing adjourned.
coAEEToRD. THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS sUs-
IEcTED II TIE OUTRAGE CASH. rEoyEs HIS
INNOCENCE.
Our record Of the action taken by the au-
tlUrties aud citizens in attempting to ferretout
the outrage case, closed last week with the an
uouncemeut Of the names of the committee
appointed to drive with Comerford, the sus-
pected perpetrator of the crime, to North
Adams, TO give him chance TO show his
Whereabouts on the forenoon Of Saturday
Aug. 3. the day on which the crime was COM
mitted. This committee, which consisted of
d. S. Pratt and W. w. Lynde, with deputy
sheriff Estabrook of Guilford in charge of
the prisoner, left for No Adams, by way of
jacksonville and ReadsborO, very soon after
dinner on Thursday. Within a short time
after they left, n new development came up
in the shape of letter to sheriff Starkey,
from the No. Adams lawyer who drew the
depositiOns Of the two women affirming that
It WAS on the Wednesday or Thursday pre-
ceeding the commission of the crime that
ComeTfoId had his breakfast at their house.
aud not on Saturday morning as the prisoner
said it was, This letter stated that after Dr.
Gale and Mr.. Hall left these women yolun-
tarily came to him, the lawyer, and said that
upon thinking the matter over by themselves.
after the gentleman Il, and taking into ac-
count the po,itiy assertions Of third person
who had cooked some of the food which Com
erford ate they had become satisfied it was
on saturday morning that they gave hln his
breakfast at their table. OF course this state
meut WAS enough .: Ise!f, if reliable. to prove
the prisoners inuCe nee, but ii was neyeriLe-
less telt to be- wei that the committee had
gone to No. Adams 20 sill further establish
the truth Of Com ori's story. if possible.
This committee dro 90 SadaWga Thursday.
and Friday morning he'd on to Reudsboro
= and No Adams. u Heir return to Brat
uehoro ON Saturday. IN. Lynde submitted
an explicit statement what they lad done,
and of the facts VIII hey had established.
% OF this statement it lough to say that on
, the way TO Eeadsbor. they re-verihed many
Of The prisoners Stat meuts as made 10
2 Alrssrs. lleTick and il..A on their trip with
hiIn. and proved true 'hom. On the road
rou' A'"ds5oro to \ Adams, several per-
T SOILS were met by tho. 40 recognized Com
orf1rd as "a man WHOM y lad seen on that
road on Saturday, the Gay Of the preparation
. of the crime. Among these persons were the
stage-drlver from Bea8sboro city to No.