Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-04-27
THE NEwsIN BRIEF.
HORRIBLE SCHEME TO DETRAUD AN 1NsURAN,
cnMnANY Ar nANNIIIE- Va

HORRIBLE SCHEME TO DErBAuD AN INSURANCE
COMPANY AT DANyfLLE, VA.
w. II. Dodson, who is under arrest for
murder and arson, has confessed, aud states
that he hired two negroes to bring a dead
body to his house on Sunday night They
came to his house that night with third ne.
gro, whom they killed, and he paid them $50
for the job. He then poured kerosene over
the body and over the bedding Of his house.
leaving burning pieces of candle to ignite the
kerosene This scheme was only partially
successful as the fire was extjnguished by
neighbors and the dead negro found. bod
son escaped, but was tracked and captured.
He had sent his wife and children away. His
plan was to have the dead negro passed of
for his own body, on the superstition that the
house would burn down. lie had recently
insured his life for S5OOO which he wanted
his family to have.
james Barrett who shot and killed r. A.
Savage at Renfrew (Adams), Mass, fort.
night ago, has been held without bail to await
the action Of the grand jury, which meets in
July. Senator Dawes appears as one of the
counsel for the defence
Among the creditors Of the insolvont firm
of williston, Knight a. Co. Of New York city
are the First National bank Of Greenfield,
Mass, for 1924, 600, the First National bank
of Northampton for S35, 900, the First Nation
al of Easthampton, $40, 200, the Conway Ma
tonal for $4,000, and other banks for various
sums. The company's liabilities are stated to
be $780, 7i3 nominal assets, $ll5,2iS.
ELLA RounseviIle, aged IS, Minnie L.
Phipps, 23 and three children, were drowned
last Saturday at Rochester, Mass, by the up.
setting of boat young brother Of Miss
Housewife was also in the boat, but sue
-. bo orls
In search of Mayhowers and tried TO reach
small island in Shows pond in skill, which
capsized about 40 feet from shore.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad company has bought of Jay Gould
and others the Hannibal and st. Joseph rail
road concerning which there has been more
or less controversy Of late.
The state geologist has left Raleigh, N.
c., to investigate the reported discovery Of
mound in BERTHE county near the coast filed
with human skeletons each from seven to nine
feet long and ranged round the walls in sit
ting posture.
Tho family of Josephus Root in Carroll
county, Ga. was drowned in the Chattahoochie
by freshet Sunday night
Considerable excitement prevails at
Myerstown, Lebanon county, Pa, owing to
supposed discovery of a gold vein. Farmers
nave gwen up tnblr Duslutb5 anu COmWeuCeu
digging on their premises. Over $4,000 have
already been spent in experimenting.
-OBrien's circus and menagere exhibited
in Dover, Del, last Saturday, and was attack
ed after the evening performance by mob,
which opened fire on the wagons as they were
being taken to the depot for embarkation by
a guard of showmen. Eight or 10 circus en-
poycs were shot, some seriously. Chas. Hen
derson, proprietor, is believed to be fatally
injured The mob didn't like the perform.
ance.
The case of Kelly, the alleged Phoenix
park a. sassiu, on which one jury has disc
greed, was again given to a jury at Dublin
Wednesday after strong charge by the judge
directed against the prisoners attempt to
prove an albi. The jury, however failed 10
agree though sent back to deliberate three
times They were then discharged, and the
trial of Michael Pagan, another Of the alleged
assassns was begun. There was great diff
Guilty in getting jury, and 10 of the panel
were fined 600 each for non appearance.
A London despatch says that the pope
has issued a manifesto on Irish affairs direct
ed to the Irish clergy in which he declares it
to be their pressing duty TO exert themselves
toward suppressing disloyalty, both from a
sense of good policy and for the sake of the
interests of the church.
There was gas explosion in a mine at
Bessges, in the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of Alais,
France, Wednesday, and upon a roll call to
ken Immediately afterwhrd l27 miners were
found to be missing, Several bodies have
been recovered.