The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11

detail and facility OF reference il cannot be
surpassed. Mr.. Keech is a faithful and con-
scientious representative Of any work to
which he asks attention and we cordially
commend him to the interested attei ton of
any upon whom he may call.
THE Boston Journal proved its superior
ity over the other Boston papers by tho adj
mirable manner in which the news OF the
presidential election was given on the
morning after the great contest. The
journal did not Issue small sheet, giving
fragmentary reports, but gave the largest
paper printed in Boston that morning.
Every state in the Union was covered by
means OF the Journals special correspond
ents, and the news from the crucial points
was complete and accurate in every detail.
In spite of the rush of election news the
Journal did not omit any Of its regular de.
partments, and nothing was slighted, as
was the case in other papers One thing
which enabled the Journal to print the
earliest and most accurate news of the
election was the fact that 1t was the only
morniDg paper connected with tue Asso-
ciated Press, which has all the morning
papers in the parts OF the great West, where
the chief interest centered.
THERE are many vigorous p -otests against
the decision of the local committee in the
matter OF celebrating the election of Major
Kinley to the presidency. 1t is hoped that
the committee will reconsider its decision
and arrange for demonstration that shall
adequately celebrate the great triu nph Of
patriotism over tho forces of disorder and
national dis s,redit Is the capital apathetic?
o he communii les, by proper sigus of pub
lie rejoicing, have celebrated or arelprep lring
celebrate the signal civic victory of the
third of November. Montpelier should be-
stir herself and give expression to the pop
ular satisfac ion. The men, without dis
inc ion of politics, who contributed to Yer
III 5 share in the great triumph of right
rlrin pir,1a nf plr trnif
grand demonstration, by day or by night,
and our fellow teens OF the neghboring
towns should be invited in 10 swell the cell
ebration of the happy p ,ssing OF great ma
tional crisis. Take the time needed for ad-
equate preparation, but let the celebration
be held , No one had believed for a mo-
mept that the jubilee would be passed by.
THE defence in the state asylum case
opened at the grand jury room Monday even
ing that is, the commission has stopped bring
ing in witnesses and they are being furnished
by DR.. Giddings and his counsel. The first
one called was E. j Grout of Waterbury,
who has been an attendant at the asylum
Mr.. Grout was the one accused by eX-
Supe visor Tuthill Of scalding a patient
named Somarvill9 in a bath-tub GrOut
said scading was caused by patient, who
was nearly helpless, falling into tub so that
the hot-water ran against his back. Wit
ness said he was scared and reported cir
gated the case, but did not blame attend
ant. The cross-examinstion failed to alter
CIRCUITS story in any respect The other
witnesses examined last night were o. A.
Bridges and Patrick Carver. Bridges is the
chief engineer at the asylum and was an
expert engineer when he went there several
years ago. He testified in regard to heat at
asyl1m which he said was maintained al
WAYS with reference to weather, and said
that when he first went there the heating
apparatus did not work properly, but was
at erward r'medied under the direction of
an expert and after that gave no trouble.
Witness said he boarded at asylum table
and had no fault to find with food; never
objected to it save on one unimpor ant oC-
casion; was often in the halls and saw DR..
Giddings with patients; never knew him to
abuse one. Carver's testimony was con
cerning Fitzsimmons, the patient who is
said to have died just few days after re-
ceiving severe pounding; said he and his
wife were with Fitzsimmons when he died,
but did not know or hear anything concern
ing the pounding testified to b. ex-Super-
visor Tuthill; said the patient in question
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