Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-21
STATE AFFAIRS.
DEATH or PLINS WHITE, THE NOTORIOUS CON
FIDRNCR MAN.

DEATH or PLINS WHITE, THE NOTORIOUS CON
FIDENCR MAN.
The dc ath Of Plymouth white, alias Franz Parke,
alias Plnn White the notorious confidence man, Is
announced He died Sunday, from carbnnce on the
neck, At bis brothers house Ia Reading VT II is es
tmated that during bis % years OF swindng he took
IN more than 81 500 OO0 all Of which, however be al
forwards spent in gambling expensive tastes Dur
ing the California gold fever he perpetrated swnds
10 gold dust that brought him 10 S40O &C., with which
ne escaped to Europe Sixteen times he has crossed
the water TO escape arrest Once when 10 Jail tu New
York he swindled the sheriff in whose charge be
at the time out OF $4,000 His Cuisines" operations
extended all over the country, and in very mAnJbf
them the swindles amounted to tens Of Thousands Of
dollars. While in Boston at time be swinded cit
liens here out Of $4,000. White was also birami.t
two Of bis wives having lived here at the same time
He was venerable appearing man dressed with good
TASTE, aud was highly Standardization journal.
THE MASON HEARING AT RUTLAND.
The evidence In Mrs. Nason's examination at Rut.
And was completed last Saturday the state resting ts
case and me defense announcing that it would pre-
the stand herself. Mrs. Harriet Mussey testified that
sue had Tor year lived In the block With Mrs.
slated TO her that when her husband died she had
poison under her pillow that her feelings were such
thAt she Intended To take H. but prevented from
doing II. Mrs. Mason said to her that no man shnud
come between her aud her daughter: II he aid she
would hiii MIN. Miss Bertha Mussey lived with her
mother, the previous witness who with herself had
frequent conversations with Mrs. Mason Mrs Mason
told her no man should come between her aud Maud.
sue asked Mrs Mason how she could prevent IL, aud
Mrs Mason replied 81 will Hill him She hea I'd her
make this statement on several occasions aud Maud
heard the conversation She repeated 10 this witness
about having poison about her At the time of Mr. Ma
sons death and being prevented from taking H. 9th
er witnesses destined to Mrs. HasonS uDeasiuess at
that poisoning wonld be suspected special to the
Boston Globe says; some one has caused guardian
70 ue App1hted over tue young widow OF. Don C. Par
ker, IN the person Of E. H. ellison to whom the lie
insurance Of $1,000 has been paid. This lie peculiar
proceeding, and Que that exctes much comment In
various quarters This together win The fr.onsut
postponements OF the hearing aud the failure OF the
20 proceed and the Information conveyed
to the puoe that the defense are not ready with their
evidence as well as the anxiety Of Dr. John Mead
he attending physician, aud other inhue ntaI parties
III tue matter lead tue people tn say that thugs are
being unnecessarily deAyedn
heard. W ~
Rutland 10 open for travel.
a Rutland Amazon, Mrs. Mary d. Smith, celebrat-
her release from the house Of correction the other
gay oy knocking her husband down dragging him
from the mill where be was working and bruisiug
nm oadly with her feet and fists. She was returned
-Thomas Bailey of New York ci,v u.u.tnouu
hGrsem3n, walked on the Ticonderoga bridge at Lar.
rAoee Point, Thursday, aud was drowned.
Ns Po%itet man recently sold 26O skunk skins in
sun OF tue winters hunt In his neighborhood.
-; ~ Hazens saw-mill at Miles Pond with con.
hnsa lumber, three loaded freight cars aud
tured eA' A'sa "iO'V0O' ~
The veteran empoye Of the Vermont Central rail.
tton snt ~ y - samuel u smith, who has been sta
u1n assht AZ Hartford for 81 years. employed by the
aoaa ever since 1t was built, and is now the oldest
servant OF the company both In years and In length
service, lie celebrated his sOlh birthday recently.
brandon dedicates it's soldiers, mopumept the
zsu. zen, l. A. Grant will be the orator, aud the
governor aud his stan will be present.
,-Mlddleoury people hanged st. John 10 efhgyat the
VlIse o. she ast presidential election Now ST. Johu
W ne Que OF the principal participants In big pro.
hlnitioh camp-meeting to be held there from June
ers. ~ ~ w wv " '"s'F
~ mrs, James s. Peck has presented to the Montpe-
ner Grand Army post noe portrait of her husband,
the late Gen. James S. Peck.
The result OF the listers work At St Albaps shows
thIt there are in the town 1884 polls the real estate
uaton ,SOl lOl IA, aud the persona estate $685.
'''''-maAins grand list amounting to $40, 9seOi.