Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-03

poor farm. the authorities agreeing with
Horace Mcahcr Tor their support. Since the
murder Elmer has been taken lay MS mother
On tho 2}d Of last April Almon procured Il
team at Waterbury, and, as he confessed To
the sheriff, but which cannot now be- used in
court, his mother and Nice accompanied
him. They drove through Waterbury about
10 O'Clock in The evening When outside of
the village AlmGn to"i, Il bottle of swcctcncd
water, in whr!, was quantity of strychninc,
and n mug ton spring by the side of the
road, and lhcc prepared it returning the
mus to his mother, who held il to the lips of
little Alice, she telling her it was swcctencd
water. Slowly the team proceeded up Lit
tie River rs it is called, on very lonely
road and the OCCUPANTS of the wagon waited
for the terrible consequences. So much
siryclininc was given tlIc sufferer that one
tenth Of grain was cound in the stomach hy
the chemical analysis after death
For an hour of that drive the scene was
agoniZing beyond the power of pen to por
tray The terrible shricks of Mother" as
witnesses now testify, were heard. At on,
point the team was stopped in a covered
bridge and the mouth was covered 10 prevent
cutlery The spasms. when it was almost
impossible to keep her in the wagon, all are
so impressed upon Alm1ns mind that, as he
expresses it, Il shall be glad when | an
dead The next Monday after the murder
Amon went with the sheriff and told hin
where the body was concealed IN a swamp.
1t was removed and Almon carried it I,
the wagon. While the sheriff was unhiicll
ing the horse, AlmOn cndcavOrcd to put the
body under the seat hut as the wagon was
Il piano box il was not long enough, 81
the sheriff made Almon support the head
the body being placed upright hrtwccr
them, and in This position, with the auburn
hair of the little victim floating over Amon',
arm, the return ride was made. Almor
claims that the body was not put into tho
swamp till the last breath vas drawn. Aic,
died during a spasm.
Lewis Almon Meckcr, who pleaded guilty
10 the charge of murder, il Is Years of age
weighs about 100 pounds, has large features
round, full faCc-light eyes and hair and
evidently knows what he is about. lie il
reported around Waterbury rs being sharT
II t!i'N', 50 nl1'h 50 li!at MS ialhcr nu
MN forward on All suth OCCASIONS III
neroH C'h'i'i'' III s''cIlnS'iiS hii'seii 10 S;N'
MS hio,hoi II ',iihl',i; io' "c ll'"' ,"iu IL
court 'ir SAINT ne l"ii tHc si'rlIi Wich Ui
tiic i'I'i "lit' 'iI D'TN' ne ui'io'!"'c' ny
Wouii nave cs'iPci WIN MS ne nut VIII
cnihlhu'eu sentence lie fciii'eS ms silu;i
ticn' Tor lhc attorneys OF The state cNplhnet
II IN inll !" MN While waiting IN The ante
room. lie l"id lelIow-prlsonor III jail
II shall plead gully l" save my mother
Lucy f:mclinc Mcehcr, The principal IN INT
CRIME, IS about 10 years OF age. S:e Is lncdi-
UNI III size with lar@e,iull eyes. She IS very
deaf ami cannot understand the struggle tina
Is being made 10 save her lie only as The
daughter Nellie Meaker writes on the sla;'
anu SHOWS |" hcr MntEcr Nellie Is 10 ycar'
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NcyLrr who sit ON tho rirb, nj his w;fr i
also very deaf At the time Of the murder
Neilic was away from nome teaching, ana 1
''',a,S or',''tT .''', i'''noc NleH no''
The indictments was removed 10 hi, Tb,
attorneys for the State are confident of the
convection OF Mrs. Mcakcr II she IL toun'