The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-04-27
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warmth than Wulf Fries, the wizard of the
Cello Although in the vicinity of Z" three
score and ten" he is still able to please, to
charm, to enchant. Mr.. Fries was quite
touched by his hearty reception. "Ah,
well" he said with sigh, they think they
will not hear me much longer" Mr.. ID. NJ.
Babcock, basso profundo, was simply de-
lightful. 1.-THE Two Grenadiers and " The
Mariners Home s the Sea evoked the
most hearty applause, graciously acknowl-
edged by two humorous songs. G.. b. Van
Santvoord plays fine flute, but his selections
were OF kind that inclined to bore an or
binary audience. There was a trihe too
much etUde about them. Lucen Howe was
the accompanist-an excellent one and
thorough musician. The concert was under
the management of II. l.. Averill.
JOSIE LEwARE was arrested at Water
bury, last Saturday morning, by Deputy
Sheriff Charles w. Nichols and Sheriff E.
w. Howe, charged with infanticide. jose
phine is half-sister or whole sister of
Henry Leware, who for long time worked
in the meat market of G. s. Whittier, under
the name of Henry l.. Smith, and is also
sister or portion OF sister of Stephen b.
Smith, who inhabited the local ial on &C.
count of a distressing inclination toward
selling liquor. About year ago Henry
went to Baldwinsville, Mass, to work. and
later Josephine located there. She was
seen leaving her boarding house, March II
ldSU, WIFI II uUubT 0er arm. she
was on her way to Waterbury, and in a
short time she and the bundle passed from
the recollection of the good people of Bald
winsville. When the ice went out of the
sylvan stream that meanders through Bald
winsville and the frogs began to herald the
approach of spring, a strengthening bun
die was seen amid the debris One man
watched it at odd intervals for three days,
and finally his curiosity impelled him TO
investigate. He found the remains of an
infant child, wrapped in small wardrobe
of old garments. Physicians who were
summoned declared positively that the
child had been born alive. Now to find
the unnatural mother. A detective was
put on the case, but he abandoned it for
want of clues. Then Deputy Sheriff Mich
OILS took hold. Gradually the memory of
Baldwinsville people connected Josie Le-
ware with the bundle and more and more
evidence was gathered Deputy Nichols
came to Vermont looking for a Miss Smith.
IL was known that she was sister of Isaac
Henry Smith, as he calls himself in Bald
winsville. After Deputy Nichols reached
Montpelier, last Friday night, he struck the
correct TRAIL and Josephine was arrested at
| her home in Waterbury, the next morning,
and taken Immediately to Baldwinsvile.
| Josephine was tried at Gardner, Mass.
Monday. She claimed that early in April
she received letter from Ella Goodwin of
Plainfield, VT, asking her to meet Ella at
the train, April or 9, at Baldwinsvile. She
did so. Ella handed her pasteboard box,
and upon opening it she found the body OF
child. She hastily wrapped the remains
in some old garments and threw the bundle
in the river. Soon afterward she left for
Waterbury, vt. The judge considered her
| story long ways ahead of any of Grimm s
| fairy tales and bound her over in 81 800 to
the supreme court at Worcester, May 9.