St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
VERMONT NEWS.
a New Trial for Charles Doher.y.

snOOIlnB vi TlSu vi uTpuy, mas new
lease OF life. Through his counsel, Hon
Frank Plumley and D. H. Deavitt, be has
brought petition for new trial on the
ground OF new evidence of INSANITY
found since the The recent trial in Wash
ington County court. and since the dis
missal OF petition for new trial at the
May term OF Supreme court, 1900.
Doherty was committed to the state
prison at Windsor the middle OF last
August, and since December has been
kept in solitary confinement. Commu-
tation OF his sentence was denied by the
legislature at it's recent session, the
house tavoring and the senate opposing
Communication. This, the second petition
for a new trial, was presented to Judge
Watson and Judge Rowell just two years
to day from the date of the shooting.
A petition % the May term of the su
preme court in 1900 for a new trial was
dismissed because the evidence inttoduc.
ed did not raise a reasonable doubt as to
Doherty's sanity. The second petition
embraces all the evidence contained in
the first and the atfidavits Of several per
sons, including DR.. Frank w. Page, for
mer superintendent OF the Waterbury
ASYLUM who states, that from the evi.
dence at the trial, he thinks Dohertywas
insane at the time OF the shooting.
RuGland Railroad Notes.
The Ru land railroad has closed a con.
tract with the Pullman Car company
for 600 box cars and $50 coal cars to be
delivered during the months OF May and
and June. The box cars will have
capacity of 60 900 pounds each. They
will have steel trucks and galvanized
IRON roofs, and will be equipped with
modern air brakes, metal brake beams
and automatic couplers. The capacity
Of the coal cars will he $4,000 pounds
each. They will be used to bring the
company's coal direct from the mines
and will be OF the heaviest modern make
They will have steel trucks, metal brake
beams, air brakes, automatic couplers
and metal draft rigging. The railroad
has found its present equipment not sui
fcient to handle the increased business
which has come since the Rutland
Canadian railroad was completed.
Library Commissioners.
Charlotte {. Gibson, of Ludlow, has
been appointed by Gov. W. w. Stickney
to be a member of the state board of
library commissioners for the term end
ing November 80, 1901, to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of Miss
Mary L. Titcomb, formerly of Rutland,
who has accepted position as librarian
in the new public library at Hagerstowu,
Md. The iul board of library commits
sioners now consists of:
Charlotte c. Gibson, term expires 1901.
Fred A. Rowland, term expires 1902
Harry 3. Rustedt, term exires 1908
Leland W. Landon, term expires 1904
Susan II. Smith, term expires 1905.
Sells SHARE i'm RardweII Hsuse.
Henry o. Carpenter, Tor 81 years con.
nected with the Bardwell house, Rutland.
and one Of the best known hotel men in
New England, sold his interest in the
house Thursday to Mrs John w. Cram
ton, widow OF Mr.. Carpenters former
partner. Mr.. Carpenter started in 1864
as a bell boy WREN Mr.. Cramton took
the house. For 20 years he practically
had entire charge. The burden has been
a great strain and the necessity OF at
tending other interests Influenced this
DECISION to leave the hotel. Mrs. Cram
ton will run the house.
Woman Burned 10 Death.
Mrs. (harles Percy, residing near
North Bennington, was so badly burn.
ed Thursday morning that size died in
the afternoon after terrible suffering.
She was getting breakfast by kerosene
lamp and IN lifting it up it exploded
The oil set fire to her clothes and she
started to secure a quilt to guench the
flames. Instead she went to an out shed
her scrsams attracting the attention OF
her husband who was in the barn
When he reached her she was all on fire
and so badly burned as to be almost un
recognizable Her clothes were burning
IN the y ard when the doctor, who was
summoned reached her. A 10 year old
son was badly burned while trying to
pull the clothes from his mother.
The International Granite Cutters I'm
ION has appropriated $4,000 to be USED
IN erecting suitable building in Barre |
tor the needs OF the local union. A plot |
OF land on Jefferson street has been pur.
CHASE Tor site for $500 and on this a
building will be erected during the com.
ing season suitab tor the ordinary bus
mess of the union and will contain a
large hall for public meetings.
Wesley Brewster, father OF Mildred
Brews er died last week at his home in
huntington. This kindly old gentleman
made many fitnds during his enforced
stay at Montpelier during the trial OF his
daughter TOR murder, says the Montpel
ler Daily journal, who deeply sympathiz
cd with i'm in the sorrow that clouded
the last ytars OF his life.
Mrs. c. A. Beach of Cambridge. N Y,
formerly Mrs, James H. White of Ben
nlngton, was recently elected historian OF
Ofms bee chapter, Daughters OF the AM
eflcan Revolution, OF Man, hester, and
ttepI esented it at the national congress at
Washington last week.
John Turner, the last of the children of
the Turner family in Salisbury, died
Feb. is. He is the seventh one to die
VII, win The measles since January IA
ihey were the father. five sons and Que
daughter He leaves wi and one
child, who have both been i'll with the
same disease. The MOI her of the six
children is living and has not been down
as she had the disease before. The NOR.
taIlty is unprecedented in that section.
Col Merritt Barber, for some months
adJutant general OF the United States
army in the Philippines, arrived at his
nome in Pownal last week. Mrs. Bar.
Der was with him, He has been ordered