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The Waterbury Horror.
| THE PRELIMINARY HEARING TESTIMONY ED-
DUCED.

WArEnnreY, Vt, Monday, May 1

"ltncss the tfldl OF -hlmOn Meaker anu his
mother, Lucy Mcaker, for one of the most
culd-blooded murders known in history or
iiclion-that of the girl Alice.
The team for the tragical journey was en-
gagged at the livery stable at noon Friday,
aud the strychnine was bought at the tho
drug store, nj s o'clock the same evening. At
Il little before nine Almon took the team and
drove to the top of the hill near Nleaker's
house. DuXbury. Alice was taken out of the
bedroom window and led by Lucy to the
wagon. The three then took the fatal ride,
going through Waterbury village. On the
top of Henry's hill mile below. they stop
ped the team, took the sweetened water pre-
pared beforehand in bottle, poured it into
the little mug "a gift from the little girls
own mother and on ii the words ''Remem-
Der Me- and stirring it up with the poison
told Alice TO ''be sure and drink the settings
at the bottom" They drove four miles up
Waterbury river. then stopped the team and
waited for the little girl TO die. When her
last spasm was overland Almon described
how she Strengthened herself back in her
death struggles-they brought the little Cir
cular cape over her head, and put her
into place where muck had
~ -, l.; ~, 60, IS -, - a,.aroI
her with brush and old fence posts. Satur-
day. Sunday, and Monday, the murderers
were going quietly about their business as
if nothing had happened When the neigh
bors inquired for Alice they said, ''she has
run away" but seemed to have no concern
about it. And even Horace Meaker, who is
generally supposed TO be innocent, when
the selectmen offered to pay the expenses
!, Tharo ,,,rst ho,e neon son,o s,rn9,, NO
tive for coffin, riJ Of AIico ord Tho ,noe,
,,a,nraI ono is ihat tho ,,irI had Lnou,lod,e
of com. fac, which tiny ,y;shod m toen
sr,cr,,
Iucv NooL,r 10 a s,r,,,r or,rr,,i VIZ,
man Of fo,tv viii nrn,nincnt f,.Siurcs ami
ANYTHING but an alnial,lc EXPRESSION. She is
known To be Il virago. and her will was the
law Oh inc iousehoiu' Horace being ieeDie
n,o,e ,hare has bcap r,,mor ononSr tho
neiphbors that I.ucv Meaker was entity of
the revolting crimc of Iivinr in incrst,ious
intercourse with her own son Almon and
if il now said thot Alice b,vinp observed
that they two occunicd the bedroom while
JJor.ca clan, nm lt.;rs Joolorod tba+ sho
wo,ld toll and tb., tb;s mode the little
cir The vir,;n, of Terrible o,,rsa ever aftor
IN she was t;n.,1I,, L;Ilod
Whor ALL ,;rs, toId Sto-;e Albanian
tho s,nrv ne thav, won't Love ,occ,har on
H., ,,,',,oraiJa ,,,;.in;,rh, III, % o., ,I'a
II. 81 ,ha ,r;rI ba s'';d IT,, - ,,Io. 80
viii linn In, ,ha nnxt daH. ho s'iJ La All
NOT ,v,nt ..to min, lii nn~,har ;nt";, anJ
Jucv DENIES ali t9owIsJ1ro 81 H. ,,o,,s.o
tin, Tho main evidence o,ra;ns, har !.
r;va, h,, Cbarlas Thon,nSon vi, - ,h,,,
he was returning frnn, the v;IIo,re af,er a
o'clock Friday NIGHT and, that a team missed
lin, Of Thorn,,yl,:'s Uo vas ,.aIL;,,r IL
tna,v ma, !, VS. H.,as.s ,a,r, and lr.,v
,hat ,hmor Wc,kcr was driv;ns AMI ,Lo,
there was a woman and n little nirl with
hin, in Tho vacnn When IN. ont ~ Tho ton
ns Uanrr's iii ha o,,ar,ont ,bo,, mi ,he,,
e.a,,,ad - - s,o,,nad ~ a. - ~
Sse;nr hin, tno,, ,ir|,1i aIara,
TIE HEARING TO-DAY
was held before Georrc II Lease and I X
Fullerton iustices of The peace An eycited
croyvd mot Tho nrisoners q, the danot "a they
can,a in on III. n o,cIocl, train
hImo, Nooter wayaJ axanoiro,;o, and
~. IL -, lie.
NJ ,as,in,or,, -, -, ,ho bsor;r,r ,,as
s,,t,st o,,,;au,- ,s foilr,rs
Dr U"nry, J,ncs n,ale a., most ,,or,e,,, ox-
.n,;nat;on Fund no n,arts NJ yialcnce ex.
crnt a hl,ct and. hlne snot ON one hin
Prof Witth,us of Rnrlinrton colIere was
80, &C., 81; IT, ,,a,-or,i -,
Frank ii. Atheiton, deputy sheriff, went
TO Meakers house Monday night; talked to
Lucy about Alice; she said at frst that
Alice went to bed at seven anu she knew
nothing about her till next morning. \ short
time after he talked with Lucy and told her
that he feared there was foul play, and she
SAID the SIrl was IN Canadl- Anterior
learned from Almon that the glrl
had been poisoned He went with
him to his house TO get an overcoat
ley's with Almon. Lucy and Ellen came
into the room and | and Almon both told
them 10 20 out They told Almon not to
say anythlnS-to walt anu Tell II on Inc
stand Alter mat we went 10 gel the over
coat and Lucy put her arm around his neck
and Almon SAID, mother l. nave tod inc
whole truth and Kept nothing back She
oant 'inu o3,, ,ha ,r,,;I, ' "ra athar,,, ana
Ilmon then went and found the hndv The
cInthing on the hodv consisted of a wooIlen
shirt and cotton skirt, drawers, shoes and
stockings, calico dress and circular cape
Atherton, directed by Almon, found the lit
tie mug that they used to mix the poison, in
the butterv, over the door.
LtCf ANp ALNuN MkAhEk HELD ZOE lhiAl-
WATEIBrEY, VI, May H. Crowds of
men and women filled the hall to attend the
trial OF Lucy Meaker, for the murder OF
Alice, until The staircase settled Jour inches
and the sheriff proclaimed that the hall was
IN danger OF preaklns DOWN Inc proceed
lnss were oitch interrupted pycries OF hang
her, etc seven Witnesses were on the stann
and Their testimony was so important That II
scs'.ile', III LUCY anu -Aiiiion peinH o'unu up
i'i '''a' '' 'nc county eouit-
Cu,r,orrr fine and needed shower
Monday, has added much TO the greeuness of
field and forest.
May od the collection in the Concreca-
81 clmroh e.. ,I s'h,ro,, I-,,;o,, a,,7n,,,,,
ed 10 about liftv dclIarsNto be used in as.
sistinsr ferbl, saf,ctips in erecting church
oul''''"ss.
Kew. ii. H. Putnam commenced his second
year as pastor OF The congregational church,
The I'll inst.
Mrs f. :. Pease was buried April 30th
after brief Illness She was sister OF Kew
j. n Williams, West Rutland
WilsonJ. Williams of Nincennes, Ind, II
son oil James w. Williams OF ms place. Is
leading hepuoiican cahuidale lor otale
treasurer.
+. F. Brady buys butter, Saturdays and
Mondays, paying Nergennes prices.
JJ,r,, n n,otb of Forrishurr boa about
two thnus,nd logs in the ..souih slan,r of
IS E,,l, or,or Crc,.L which arr. IN lao r,fted
into The L,tr ond tbcn nm the bir Ottrr IN
Verrannas ,yhcre ,hcx- y.iII bn s.yvod into
lumber They were cut on land burned over
hy the forest fires last Fall.
N O. Taller has f,,oJ nm a sbon -, tho
..Car,,,,. >, - L. :, - - ,;no
hnr~v ,nd carri.s, n,ir,in~ ~ INV
W D.v.,,. hoe o,orod , bloclsr,itb
,I',,,to.," coI,,ars i, ,,,' hniI,j;rIr
fIrn,orl,, occ,,,,iod b,, SLeve,ett,.
intr pr,,, has c,n,nanccJ rbeelvright-
;., ~ 49, tln"tsr,i,h sbcn N the Four
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