St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-04
VERMONT NEWS.
Hanging Day Postponed.

has been postponed. DohertywaS convict
cd August, 1900, and was sentenced to
hpbanoed on the second Friday of March,
1oO1. On the ground of new evidence
and other important developments, petit
+;ons for a new trial have been brought
and bv the action of the court, Doherty
has escaped the death penalty, although
+ha last date set for his execution was
Nav 20. Previous to this time the ques,
ton of Doherty's sanity had been raised
and an appeal was taken to the United
States supreme court and stay granted
by the state court. Tuesday, November
l. is now fixed as the date for the execu.
ton by the supreme court Of Vermont.
Allen Will Settle for $4,000.
The receiver of the Farmers National
Bank Vergennes, has been made an offer
ofS16, 900 by Lieut.. Gov Martin F. Allen,
of North Ferrisburg, formerly vice-presi-
dent and director OF the institution, and
others in settlement of the claims of the
hank against Mr.. Allen and members of
his family. The total indebtedness is
SIG 2S5; in addition there is an appar-
ent overdraft by M. F. Allen of $40, 800.
OF this amount $6,1S9 is claimed to be
accounted for by the manipulations OF
Cashier Lewis and his clerk, Representa-
tive !. w. Ketchum, both of whom are
now serving sentences for wrecking the
hank. 1t is claimed that the balance is
offset by credits, which should have been
made but which were never made. The
offer of $4,000, it is thought, will be
accepted.
state Humane Society Meeting.
At the annual meeting Of the Vermont
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals at Manchester Wednesday, re-
ports Of the work done during the past
wear were read by the following agents
of the society John Fuller of Burlington,
". w. Tower of Rutland, E. H. Mills of
Newport, Mrs. ], B. Powers Of Brattle.
boro, c. D. Whitney OF Cavendish, A. P.
Crossett of Bellows Falls, Victor HurI-
bert of Grand Isle, and Miss Susie Rogers
OF Bennington. A committee was ap-
pointed to draft bill, to be presented at
the coming session of the legislature, re-
garding the prosecution of those abusing
animals and children.
Maj. Bond MAY be Alive.
1t is now thought that Maj E. l.. Bond,
who was supposed to have been burned
to death in his summer residence at
Philipsburg, P. g., just north of High
gate, on Missisquoi bay, last December,
is alive and well, and that the supposed
burning was a ruse to get the large
insurance carried on his life. Mai Bond
was very prominent in Quebec CONNER
cial and military circles and it is said
became deeply involved financially, one
obligation it is said falling due on the
day OF the fire. Insurance detectives
have been working on the case and claim
to have located Bond in Mexico. On the
night OF the fire he was at the house, and
the next day charred remains supposed
to be his were found to be in the ruins.
The Brattleboro Jelly Co., Of Brattle
boro, has made permanent contract to
handle the entire cucumber pickle output
of the Clyde Kraut Co. of Clyde, Ohio,
and also of a pickle factory at Canas-
tota, N. Y. The former produces about
5000 barrels.
The body of Miss Lulu Manley, age IA
years, who was drowned three weeks
before at North Hartland was found in
a log jam at Brattleboro Wednesday.
Miss Manley and a companion were in
boat on the Connecticut river when
the boat was capsized, drowning both.
The body OF the other gill was found
near the scene of the accident.
A consignment of California saddle
horses owned by W. Seward Webb has
been sold in New York. There were six
teen horses sold for $14,4S5, an average
Of S905 head.
A revolver and two files were found last
week in a cell in the Grand Isle county
Jail at North Hero, formerly occupied by
Antonio Colangelo, the Italian, who was
recently acquitted of the charge OF MUIR
derlng John Julien. Colangelo threat
ened to escape or commit suicide if con-
yicted.
By the will of Jacob H. Fairbanks, of
Fitchburg, Gushing Academy at Ash
Durham, Mass, will receive from $780,
600 to S4OO,O00 while the town of
Ashburnham is to receive $4,000 for the
erection of memorial town hall.
The Rouses Point express pulled into
the Central Vermont depot at St. Adams
last week with the almost unrecognza-
Bile body Of Henry D. Sabin, 20, of St.
Adams, on the pilot. He was struck by
the train at a crossing not far from the
depot while driving across, and the en-
gneer did not know that man was
killed until they reached the depot. The
crossing is dangerous one, three fatal
accidents having occurred there within
few years.
James E. Kimball of Randolph was
sentenced in supreme court, Friday, to
not less then two and one-hali years nor
more than three years in states prison
Tor adultery. He was convicted at the
june term of the Orange county court in
1901.
The cover design for Harper's Bazaar
tor June is the work of a Vermont artist,
George Tobin, formerly of Swanton.
E. L. Hartman was appointed post
master at East Craftsbury, Wednesday.
$. c. Cheney, of Rutland, a veteran of
me 18th Vermont regiment, was found
dead in bed at the home of his son, at
East Pittslord, on the morning OF Me-
mortal Day. He was a member of Rob-
erts Post, No. II, and this was the first
Decoratiau day in years he had not car
Hed the flag.
Prof. Adolf Kussmaul, who introduced
the stomach pump into medical practice,
Is dead in Germany. He was born in
1899.
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