Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-14

BENNINGTON, Sept. 10.-Ths remains o
full grown child apparently few days
old were found in a well In that portion OF
The town known as Shirkshire about ~
o'clock this morning. The authorities were
notified and with physician went to the
place. The child had been taken out of the
well and laid on the grass. DR.. Putnam,
who examined it, found no marks of exter-
nal violence. The child probably was born
alive.
The mother, Mrs. Allen, is about 40 and
is widow with two boys, IA and IL. Since
The death OF her husband her reputation has
been bad. She has lived several years with
u man by the name of Frank Hill.
She told FREE PRESS correspondent
that the child rss born five days ago. She
was unconscious and did not know whether
1t ever breathad or not. She did UP the
body last night, took it to the we'll and
threw it in herself. The story ia not be-
lisved and Hill has been arrested and
brought to jail. Mrs. Allen is in a broken
down condition. An examination Is to be
held Monday.
InvestigAting the Bennington Crime.
BENNINGTON, Sept. 11.-An autopsy
was held on the body OF the infant found
In the well yesterday by local physicians
this afternoon. They found 1t to be fully
formed male and that 1t was born alive
and must have lived several hours. The
PAUSE of death was probably exposure and
1t must have been dead two days before be-
Ing thrown into the vol.
Frank Hill who was arrested charged
with the crime, had q hearing this after
noon and there being no evidence against
him, he was discharged.
The mother still says that she threw the
)hild into the well.
Supposed Horse Thief Captured.
BARRE Sept. 10.-On Saturday mornin g
a young man drove into the yard of w. w.
BELLEVUE at Grantevils, and offered to ex-
change a horse, carriage and harness for a
cheap horse and to give SO in addition.
BELLEVUE accepted and the stranger gave
his note for $l5 on the horse. About noon
he came back to Bellivue's barn, took the
horse just secured harnessed him in the
carriage previously exchanged and drove
off in spite of Mrs. Belivue'g protests.
Shoriff Camp was notified and at once
ytarted for the thief, who was arrested by
D. n. Jones in South Royalton last night.
Camp returned with the prisoner this after
noon and he is in jail here.
BELLEVUE has both horses and the harness
and carriage are at Officer Camps. There
Is no doubt that the first team was stolen,
as the carriage is almost new ana worth
800, while Bellivus's horse was a very
nheap one 1t is thought the team was
stolen in Brandon.
The prisoner refuses to give MS name,
although he signed w. N. Powell, Lowell,
Vt, to the note.
Resignation of Rev. william Bogart
walker.
BENNINGTON, Sept. 10. Considerable ex
itement has prevailed here to-day since i
vas announced that Rev. William Bogar
Walker had resigned the rectorship of st
Peters Episcopal church, with q reques
that it be enacted upon at once. More sur
prise was felt when it became known thai
lis resignation w8J made at the demand o
1 committee of the vestrymen. A meeting
was held this afternoon and the resignation
was accepted.
Mr.. Walker has been the rector of st
Peters Church noarly six years. He ha
been one OF the leading clergymen in thu
State, and has held high positions in all tn
Masonic bodies In Vermont. He ia chair
man of the committee to notify Father Hal
Of his election to the bishopric of Vermont
Mr.. Walker left for Brooklyn Saturday