The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
\ STUDENT DYNAMfTEH,
Barre, Sensation Fire at Goddard Semi
mary and Arrest Ofa Student FOR the
Dastnrdy Crime.

Barre, Sensation Fire at Goddard Sem
mary and Arrest ola student for tn
Dostardy Crime.
Friday noon flames were discovered pourin
out of tho front windows OF the top story o
Goddard seminary at Barre The students AM
faculty, who were ut dinner, quickly reSponde,
with pals OF water and the fire was well undo
control when theIiremen arrived. Thetotal dam
age will probably not exceed $500 andis chieil!
TO the ceiling of the chapel and the small stort
room next to the library where the fire caught
Several trunks and carpets were DauIy damaged
and The water damage was cons'derabc. The
building is insured for S25,oW. There were
| some who thought the fire was OF inccndnrv ori
| gin, but the faculty didnot at first credit this
theory believing the fire to have been caused en-
tirely by accident. On ono side of the room was
u pile of boxes. From the top of the lower box q
strip of board had been torn away. The outside
of the box was charred and the contcnts,thc stu
dents base ball suits were smoking Policeman
Nichols and Deputy Sheriff Camp were clear
ing ont the crowd of sghtseers and doing gen,
| era! police duty. one of the students reached
| into the opening In the top of the lower box and
thrusting ahand!between the base ban suits
| pulled ont stick of dynamite. The officers i'm.
| mediatcy took IN the situation ana further in.
vestigntion revealed the presence Of four more
| sticks of the explosive, enough TO blow ont the
walls of the building. On the floor was found q
bottle containing n very small portion Of kero.
scne and there was con siderable of the oil on
the base bail suits. The dynamite sticks were
OF peculiar DTanu, KNOWN as rOysytH powder
and Investigation showed that no barre dealer
and only one in the vicinity, BANCROFT at
Montpelier, dealtin them. There 1t was learned
from the clerk, Orvis Norris, that only one sale
had been made recently and that TO 4 young
man who said that he wanted the stun TO split
wood with. The seminary authorities who at
first had made every effort TO suppress the dy.
Mantle feature of the fire, now turned their 1T.
tenlion to the work OF solving the mystery of
such dangerous discovery. Tho clerk, Nor is,
was taken to the seminary and shown a group
picture. of al. the students now IN attendance AZ
the institution, and he at once picked out Charles
Wales as the person to whom he sold three
pounds of dynamite less than as many weeks
ago. Norris was next taken through the build.
ing and shown the 60 BOYS who room In the sem
mary proper, but said the young man wanted
was not among them. Wales rooms in a separ
ate building. He was called into the principals
room and was Immediately identified. There.
upon a warrantwa made out for his arrest ana
q hearing was held in the city court room.
Grand Juror Bsbce and Mayor Goracn APP.
peared for the state, and w Bisbse for the
RESPONDENT. Young Wales was held In $1,000
bonds, which was furnished by his father, and
the hearing was adjourned until Tuesday.
Then several other witnesses were examined,
showing that there was no dynamite about the
place shortly before the fire, and that Wales was
bad student and reader OF cheap novels and
had been notified that he couldn't graduate this
year. He was hed in $1,000 bail which his father
furnished.
Mrs Marsh interviewed and STRONGLY
Protests Her Innocence.
A Rutland Herald reporter Monday had an
interview in the Montpelier jail with Mrs lsa-
bella Marsh, who, with William Buzzell Is
charged with poisoning her husband at North.
Held. Are you n married MANI she asked,
Upon receiving an affirmative answer she re.
Piled. would YOU carry your "ifc's picture in
your bosom nine years and then poison her
No, Wei, have carried my husbands for that
time" and she produced Il worn and faded tin
type in confirmation of her words. She said that
before the inquest was held and before any Ar
rests were made she was oiiereda sum of money
by u citizen of Mortified with which she could
leave town, but she knew she was not guilty.
and had no desire to run away. In speak
ing OF the witnesses who testified against
her she used very strong and bitter language.
calling several by name, AMI said at least tWn OF
them had periured themselves because hey
were jealous of Buzzelr7 attentions TO her. She
alternately wept ami laughed in speaking of her
children. She sad the farm and livestock be
longed to her and that 1t would be sold, and she
proposed 10 use the proceeds the support and
care of her children. She expressed the utmost
confidence In exGov W = Dillingham;, her com
sell and apparently has no doubt that he VIII Sc.
cure her acquital. When questioned in regard
to the arsenic. she replied that she never knew
Of any arsenic being in the house, except as her
husband used II 10 mix condition powders for
his horse She said that BuZzel first came to
their house last IA, At the request OF Mr. Marsh
that she went after him the first time he came
and after that came at different tunes TO ASSIST
in the farm work. She expressed her belief that
the people of Northiieli among whom she had
lived so long. were confident of her innocence,
that many had given testimony
against her.
Liquor Raids AT Remington.
Upon information furnished TO the states at.
torncy nine places in Bennington village were
searched Tuesday for intoxicating liquors. In
eight of them liquor was found. The prophet rs
were before The Municipal court and hearings
were adjourned until Monday. The saloons
here have not been troubled much OF late. |
l.
morrow.
BuxzeII and Mrs. Marsh Held.
Justice u Thayer at Nolthfeld Friday, after /
tour. days trial of the Marsh case, decided TO /
iold William Buzzcll ami Mrs George Marsh, /
,harged with causing the death OF George /
Marsh by poisoning with arsenic, and the pris \
,ners were taken that evening to Montpelier
all to await trial nj the September term of .
'ourt at Montpelier. The testimony of the last I
Law showed a motive for the deed in the wife's /
affections for Buzzel and their criminal init.
macy before Marsh'- death.
Accident Near Ranaolph.
Fourteen cars and the saloon car OF a south
FOUND freight were dclal ii about two miles
outh Of Randolph ~ 3 Tuesday morning. cause
broken rail- Conductor kimbail and the
brakeman were injured and the track torn mp
or half a mite. Al is now clear kimball was
n t cCAbousc aud rece we'd serious injuries,
h &c ribs were broken. lie was taken 20 Beth
=, where he ircctCved medidal treatment, the
car ~ uktlIih Dtln- on 10Y 81 tlc 'ttlN luHl'1H
mi was not seriously injured.
More Money 10 Waste.
The Burlington News saws. Gov. Woodbury.
las received word from Washington that Yer
nont's claim against the government for cNpen'
es ncurredlin raising troops in the war Tor the
Union that were never mustered into service
las been adjusted Ut $40 jt3 .13rhis allowance
e has been reported to Congress ana l. now
lnder consideration by the senate committee on
military affairs. Congress by an act OF July p,
sol, dircctedt the secretary of the treasury to re
mburs Sc the several states for the expense incur
ed for raising troOps.A long controversy eneued
,etwccn the states and the department and 1t
vas not until 1858 that an agreement was arfiv.
ID at. Two years more rolled away, and in 1888
he secretary of the treasury was directed too
sceitan the claims of the states aud report
hem to Congress. This has now been done, and
only remains TO be seen whether or not Con
ress will make the necessary appropriation.
Aseyere and curious accident lJesscking
t Montpelier last Sunday, Thinking that he
would chop the ice from his roof, he climbed
adder and was clearing it away when the rung
n which he was standing broke and precipitated
i'm TO the gruu d. Upon examination II was
ound that one of his ribs was cracked and
lumber OF bruises were found He Will prob.
bly, be confined to the house for some time.