Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03
THE IEGIsLATIRE.


| ut Colnilllllccs on ClHliIls SIT uii tH' UNIV
they are not eating and sleeping consider
the innumerablc bills TO pay some one ''the
sum therein namcd". Last evening the claim
of +. II. Daniels of Ncrgennes was heard.
lie asks for the payment Of some $4,000,
which he claims Inc lost by a contract which
he took in 1881 to build the addition 10 the
Reform School. Judge Dunton appeared as
his counsel, and the Hon. f. j. Ormsbcc,
one the trustees of the school, appeared in be-
half of the Safe. 1t seems that Daniels took
the job for 1880, and was to finish IL by
Oct. list, 1881. lie did not finish it, how
ever, until the Spring of 1882. He admits
that the State treated him fairly, but
he says that the prices of labor and
material went up during the season of 1881
and caused the loss. He excuses his delay
In finishing the job; by saying that he was
obliged 10 earn money elsewhere in order
be able 10 do work upon the school He
was paid from time to time as he com
pletcd parts Of the work. The COM
mittces have not yet decided upon the case.
MIR. Daniels does not claim that the State
owes him any money, and pu's his case en-
tirey upon charitable grounds
The AInon Meaker case.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES sat in Reprcscn-
,a,ives' Hall, IN Tuesday evening, and heard
for the second time the counsel OF Lewis Al
mon Mcakcr, in behalf of the communication
of his sentence of death to Imprisonment for
life. As before Messrs. Charles H. Heath,
Hiram Carleton, and Edwin +. Palmer ap-
peared in behalf of Meakcr, and Mr.. Clarence
II. PItkin, Slate's Attorney of Washington
County, attended toguard the interests OF the
State. Mr. Palmer made statement of the
reasons which had induced him and his asso-
cates to make the application, and gave an
analysis of Amon's character,-its weakness
and docilty; his susceptibility to surround
ing Influences; his love and fear of
his mother, who dominated his weaker
character and moulded him TO her
wishes. MIR. Melville +. Smile, the
clerk of Washington county; Mr.. Henry
Ovlatt, the official stenographer Of Washing
ton county court Sheriff ID. W. Dudley,
the keeper of Washington county Jail MIR.
John Noodry, the janitOr of the courthouse !:
Mr.. II. {. Hayward of Berlin, one of the
jurors nponthc trial Of Mrs Meaker, and Mr.
Ira Stone, representative from Plaintield
also one of the jurors, testified Mr.. Smile
said that from what he saw of Almon and
his mother during the trial, he was of the
opinion that Almon was under the influence
| OF his mother and controlled by her TO an
unusual extent. Mr. Oviatt said that on the
day after the arrest he was sent by Mr.
Atkins TO DuNbuly, where he saw Almon
and his mother and obtained the facs for
writing up the murder for the irgus and
Pdtrot' that he reported the trials Ci Mrs.
Meaker and OF Almon as the official steno-
| graphcr OF the court from the time of
the arrcs, until the sentences. he
saw Amon occasionally and had
talks with him. lie constantly wrote
about the case in the newspapers and en-
deavorcd, us far as he could. to ascertain the
motives aud causes of the murder. From
all he could find Out, he had become con-
vncci that the mother was the contrivcr and
| lnstlgdtOr OF the murder, aud that Almon
was her tool, Almou was of very iIrcsoiute
| nature loved his mother plssonatcly, and
Almon seemed anxious 10 please her in
every respect, Mr.. Dudley and Mr.. Noodry
confirmed the domination of the mothers will
over Almnn and Mcssrs. IIpywari and
Stone said that the effect which the trial pro-
| duccd upon them was that Amun was sub
servicnt 10 his mothers will. Mr.. Dudley
also described the fierce and implacable
spirit of the mother.
Anew Jail for Chittendcn County.
| In the House this forenoon, Mr.. Thorp OF
Charlotte, Introduced a bill, II. 2l6, AN
act providing for the erection Of a Jail for the
county of Chitienden, and laying tax on
said county. 1t was referred TO special
committee OF the members from Chittcndeu
county, 1t makes Samuel NJ. Pope of Bur.
ling,on, Henry GIllctt of Richmond. Walter
/ \ nf nj,
Richmond, and James c. Pla,t of Colches
ter, commissioners, to select and purchase 0
site and build and furnish jail and dwell
lug Tor lis Keeper, which shall be located al
Burling'o on: and which shall not cost NOR
than $40, 600, beyond which they shall moi
| pledge the credit of the county exclusive oi
the sum received for the sale of the old ja
property. Toraise the funds tax Of six
cents is levici upon the county: and pend.
Ing its collection, the commissioners are au
thorlZrd Ia borrow sums net to exceed SEQ.
900. The commissioners are also empower.
ed to sell and convey the old Jail aud It's site
for not less ihau SO 600 or To Use such por.
ton of the old Jail, as may Lc deemed feast
bic in the construction of the new one. The
commissioners shall be paid three dollars 9
day apiece FOR their actual services. The bill
Is said to represent the sentlhtents oi ma
jority OF the Chtlenden county members
aud VIII undoubtedly bt passed with few, Il
any, modihcalons'
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The types made mt say, Yesterday, thai
the committees ot the Senators and Repre
sn.,.,,i,.a''',,, Cit. II .,l .
''"'"'''7 VI 'i''"''V'' ''"''l "o"'' 'o'e u
lay tax to raise $1,000. said S2O, 900
hat sum the members OF the committee hat
decided Shall he appropriated Tor The build
ing OF new court house at Middiebury. II
WI be raised by laying taN of ten cents II
1883 and OF seven cents in 1884. The com
missoners to handle the money will bt
Messrs Martin +, Allen of Felrsburgh, +,
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