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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
JAIL BREAKERS CAUGHT
Dick Ccllcy Shot in the Leg before He
Observation-Disclosures Davis Found
Mt Wnitsfeld Common.

Montpelier Dec. 7-Eugene Davis and
Dick Celley who broke Jail last Saturday
night were both captured this evening
Davis was located at the home of William
Greene at Waitsheld Common by Deputy
Shcrifs NJ j. Waterman of Waitsfield
and Harry Moseley of Northfleld The
house was surrounded by "A posse of 20
men and after some negotiation Davis
came out He made no resistance when
the officers handcuffed him. lie will be
brought over the mountain to Northiield
and to Montpelier by the a. m. train
Ccllcy was located at the homo of his
mother on North street in this city where
he had rounded up for square meal after
a fast of 36 hours. Chief of Police Nc
Mahon got word at six o'clock tonight
that Celley had been seen in that neigh
borhood and went there to arrest him.
Cellcy showed fight and refused to sur
render. After shooting wild three times
to frighten Celley chief Nom hon shot him
in the right leg after which he captu-
lated. lie was brought to county Jail and
DR.. c. f.. Chandler removed the ball. 1t
struck the main bone of the leg and was
nattened. After his wounds were dressed
Celley was in consultation with II. c.
Shurtleff his attorney.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
But Little Ceremony Necessary to
Get the House Ready
for Business
TWO PRAYERS IN SENATE
Upper Branch of Congress Showed Some
Symptoms of Methodist Prayer
Observation-Disclosures of the Gu
ban Reciprocity Begun by
Senator CullOnL

Washington. Dec, 7.-Congress convened
to-day in regular session, and listened to
the reading of the Presidents annual mes
sage. The House having organized four
weeks ago the ceremony of opening to-
day comprised merely roll call and the
customary notifications to the President
and to the Senate.
No reference was made to the special
session.
More than an hour and n half were
consumed in the reading OF the Pres
dents message.A considerable amount of
routine matters necessary to facilitate the
work of committees was transacted prior
to the reception of the message in the
House, which adjourned at $3.50 o'clock
out Of respect to Henry Burke Pennsyl-
Vania) Il member who died Saturday,
The Senate to-day closed the extraor
binary session and entered on the duties
of the regular session. but the transition
was 50 natural as to be scarcely notice
able. The unusual features were the close
Of the called session by announcement
from the chair and the offering of two
prayers in the Senate within half an hour
of each other. After the reading of the
Presidents message the Senate began
the discussion of the Cuban reciprocity
bill. Mr. Cullom, who has charge of the
Cuban bill, made a speech advocating it's
passage in the interest of American
trade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
JAP BREAKING.
Three Criminals Saw on n Bnr md
Escape from Washington
County Jail

Montpelier Dec. ga daring and sue
cessful Jail breaking occurred here last
night when Dick Celly of Montpelier,
Nell Knapp of East Montpelier and
Eugene Davis of Mortified gained their
freedom by saving off bar in a
window in the Jail corridor. The hole
through which they escaped was seven
by IA inches and from there they dropped
IL feet to the ground. The saving was
neatly done, showing that saw used
for such purposes must have been SNUG
gled in. The men We're allowed to go out
in the corridor to do some washing and
during the half hour they were there they
made good their escape.
Celley was committed to jail yesterday
in default of $500 bail in case of alleged
grand larceny against him. Knapp and
Davis pleaded guilty in county court last
week to burglari2ing the store of Fred
Coburn at Northneld several weeks ago
and were awaiting sentence.
knarp was captured this afternoon In
n swamp in Calais by Deputy Sheriff Il.
S. Putney ard f. H. Tracy None of the
men who escaped had any overCoats or
vests Davis and Celley are still at large
but Il dozen or more deputy sheriffs and
special officers are on their trail and their
capture is expected any hour. Celley has
wooden leg, which will make his idcnu-
Ecaton easy.
Knapp was hard looking citizen when
he reached the jail this evening. his
shoes and stockings were worn out with
his long tramp on frozen ground He had
not tasted food since he left the jail
and he expressed himself as glad TO get
back to his old quarters. A severe sweat
ing process failed to bring out any in.
formation regarding his companions.
The Jury in the assault case of state vs.
Chester Wood failed to agree up to niuo
o'clock Saturday night and were locked
up over Sunday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
NOMINATIONS SENT IN
President Has Reappointed All officials
who Failed OF Conformation Mt the
Special Session.

Washington, Dec The President sent
to the Senate to-day the nomination of
Brigadier- General Leonard Wood to he
ma jor- general and those of 167 other OIL
GERS dependent on General Woods promo
ton. lie also sent in the nominations of
about % civilian appointces who failed
of confirmation including Or. Crum to be
collector of the port Of Charleston.
The nomination OF General Wood and
other officers who failed OF action in the
extra session, are sent to the Senate as
having been commissioned on August S
and subsequent days. The Senate clerks
have found that there are no CompliCa-
tons regarding these army nominations
for presidents show that no matter when
army and navy appointments are CON
nrnCd they arc commissioned from the
date Of the original appointment.
While the nominations are dated to take
effect from the time the commissions
were first issued it is tho general opinion
of senator's that the nominees will retain
their old rank until the nominations are
confirmed, despite the fact that all Off
GERS affected have been serving under ad-
VanCed ranks, On this theory General
Wood will resume his rank of brigader
general. When he is confirmed. however,
he will receive a commission dated Aug
ust s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
NJ Aagement and Expenses of State
Institution.

The announcement that the appropria-
ton for the insane asylum Will not suffice
to meet expenses of that institution is
provoking no little comment. not all Of
which is favorable to the manner i'm
which those having extra supervision
are attending to the duties Of their pos.-
tom individuals who formerly served
as supervisors or visitors are wondering
how the expenses of the institution could
have been so increased
In this connection it may be well 10
note that there is a marked complaint ON
the part of some OF our wholesale deal
ers in supplies such as are used in our
various State institutions because they
do not have an opportunity to bio for
the contract to supply provision aud
other commodities. While the United
States government has some eXuayag;ut
features it is worthy of mention that
there is opportunity for all to bid for
contracts who may so desire, and no
one gets better supplies or better work
under contract than Uncle Sam.
There Is probably no one in Vermont
who would have our State institutions
nav more 1OT supplies IA OANNA w 4''' ~
the contracts go TO some taxpayer or
group Of taxpayers within our borders.
on the other hand. there is no good rea-
son why, Vermont houses should not be
awarded contracts, if they Will III them
as satisfactorily as outsiders CO. IheN
should at least be given an opportunity
t hid for The contracts and To demon
stratc whether they can not assure a-
satisfactory results as are secured 1i'm
houses outside Of Vermont.
Thore can not be too nuch p"pn''y
about the affairs of our S'aI' msl'iu-
tons. and IL there is extraNasahce or Lack
of good business methods IN 1heF man
apement the taxpayers should be IL a
uosjlion TO know 1t; and we Shau be
pleased to publish communications that
Nill shed light on the subject
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Crews of Both Engines Jumped TO Save
Themsclvcs-Accidc Caused Sew
ernl Hours Dclny-MaiI Train
Was Attempting to Get on
Siding to Allow Other to Pass.

Montpelier. Dec. THE mail train over
way had a hard time to-day. 1t was two
hours late leaving White River junction
caused by wreck on the Boston e.
Maine at Danbury, n. II. 1t reached
Montpelier about six o'clock and at Mid
dlesex was in a head-on collision with
the accommodation train leaving st. AL
bans at four o'clock. Both engines were
badly wrecked and the passengers got
a severe shaking up. No one was so badly
injured, however. as to require the serv-
ices Of doctor.
The engineers and hrcmen OF both
trains escaped injury by jumping. The
collision occurred just beyond Middlesex
station, where the mail train was at
tempting to take a side track to let the
accommodation pass.
Both trains were delayed at MiddleseX
several hours Most Of the passengers on
the south-bound train for Montpelier and
Barre drove in reaching here about eight
o'clock.
George II. Almon of this city. electrician
at the Bolton Falls plant, had ono hip
badly bruised. Among the other Mont
pcher passengers who escaped injury were
f. 7. Seguin, l.. II. BiXby. cashier Of the
Montpelier National bank, and Mrs G. l..
BXby. his mother They escaped with a
severe jOltrg.
1t Is reported that the mail clerks on the
trains were quite severely bruised and
are likely to be disabled a few days. The
railroad authorities deny that anyone was
seriously hurt and do not give out the
names OF the clerks serving on the trains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
SESSION OF THE SENATE,
Matters of Postal Investigation Dis
cusscd--Debntc on Cuban Bill.

Washington, Dec S.--The first regular
session of the 5Sth Congress began at
noon to-day but the Senate met half an
hour previous to that time in accordance
with adjournment Saturday for the pur-
pose of permitting an orderly termina-
ton of the special session. The major
portion of the half hour sitting of the
extra session Was devoted to executive
business. a motion for an executive ses-
sion was made by Mr.. Allison who stated
that some business was necessary to be
transacted behind closed doors before the
termination of the called session.
At 11;4O o'clock the executive session
began. At 1910 O'Clock the Senate took
a recess for one hour.
The reading of the Presidents message
was concluded at 1926 p. m.
The Senate took up the resolution call
ing on the postmaster-general to send
to the Senate committee on postofiiCes
and post roads the papers bearing on
the recent postofiice investigation.
Mr.. German suggested a number of
amendments to make an investigation
by the committee mandatory. Mr.. Plat
ConneCtiCuD objected saying the original
resolution left the investigation with the
committee which he believed right. The
resolution was laid over until tomorrow,
and Mr.. Cullom began a speech on the
Cuban reciprocity bill. He said that, sit
uatcd as we were within few miles
of the Cuban coast we should control
the Cuban market, but as a matter of
fact this country supplies less than ono
half of the Cuban imports. Mr.. Cullom
conceded that an increased production
Of Cuban sugar was probable, but he did
not believe there was danger to the
American sugar industry.
Mr.. Teller took the floor but without
proceeding, yielded to a motion to ad-
journ out of respect to the memory of
the late Representative Burke of Penn
sylVania.
The Senate thereupon at AIS p. m. ad-
journed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
Police of Springfield. Mass, Arrest II
Man and Woman for Forgery.

Springfield Mass, Dec. S.-Inspector
John H. Boyle arrested a man and a
woman here tonight on forgery charges
who are believed to be unusually import
ant captivcs. They passed a check on r.
f. Hoyt, a furricr, and upon investigation
Boyle learned that this check was one
of a half dozen aggregating sl,00 which
have in the past few days disappeared in
the ostofiice somewhere between the mail
box and the cancelling machine.
The missing letters containing checks
of several business firms, were then
found in the room occupied by the
couple. They gave their names as
George +. and Hattie Gibbs. The man
is As years old, six feet in height,
weighs TO pounds, and is smooth shay
en-. The woman is good looking and
handsomely gowned She is % years
old five feet, five inches in height. and
weighs AS pounds Thus far the police
have not been able to get any clue as
TO the identity of the pair
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
WES1FORD MAN ROBBED
Austin Brisscttc of Essex Junction Ar
rested Charged with Committing
the Crimc-ShOwcd His Spells.

Eddie Golden, aged about % years, son
OF John Golden of Westford met with quite
a thrilling experience in ESSEX Junction
Saturday evening. That day he came
across the lake from New York State,
where he had been working and was on
the way to his home in Westford where
he was called by the illness of his moth
En- Upon boarding an electric car in Bur
lingtOn he was Joined by man a stranger
to him. who asked him TO pay his fare for
him as he was without money. This Gold
en- did and upon reaching the village at
about nine o'clock the stranger told him
that as it was too late for him Golden
to go home that night. he had better go
and stay with him as he lived in this town
Golden accepted the invitation and they
started by back way and were soon
walking on the railway track north out of
the village
After going about a quarter of a mile
the would-bc host demanded that Golden
should give him his watch and money and
threatened his life If he did not. This at
FIRST Golden refused to do but after n
short struggle III which the man knocked
him down he thought it best TO let him
take the watch and a dollar in money
which was not all he had but was all that
the stranger was aware of. Upon leaving
him then the stranger told him it is said
not to mention the affair or he would get
his brains blown out.
AS soon as possible Golden returned to
this village and meeting a young Noonan
fellow told him the story and he began
to look for an officer Deputy Sheriff
James II. Allen was found and he in turn
found Officer David Demag. The latter had
been to burlington and had noticed a
man in the city who when he saw him was
about ready to come home and from past
experiences had an idea that he might be
the one. So Allen ana Demag drove TO
the home Of Mrs. Emily Brissette, who
| lives on the road to Colchester about a
mile from this place. rney left their
team before reaching the house and walk
| Ing up were able to sec Austin Bris-
settle, who makes his home there the
man whom Officer Demag had in mind.
exhibiting his spoils and heard him tell
| his story. They demanded entrance and
| Brissctte was requested to give up the
watch which he refused to do but was
! finally made to do So lie was arrested
and taken to the jail in Burlington.
! BrIssettc win be remembered as the man
who one evening few months ago pre-
| tended to be drunk and was going TO Edo
up" officer Demag and whom the officer
arrested for a breach Of the peace and for
which he served a sentence in jail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHs-

1t isn't always the best cook who pre-
pares the most fancy dishes.
Much of the pens boosted mightiness is
due to the lowlY inkWeu
Better a small piece Of pumpkin pic
than whole humble pic,
Thermometers, like base ball players
are now left out in the cold.
Summer brings leaves of absence and
autumn brings absence Of leaves
hobo's idea OF a nightmare is to dream
of working.
\ woman is seldom able to see the point
to her husbands jokes.
If man is not vain he is apt TO suffer
from the vanity Of others.
When man is too accommodating he
is apt to become a nuisance.
Time works fewer wonders than the
dime museum manager exhibits.
Many of the so-calod problems Of life
are the iimsiest kind of Illusions
Some Of the heaven made matches seem
to have been tipped in the other place
When girl is chummy with her mother
she can manage to get along pretty well
without a Chaperon.
After arguing with a man for half an
hour a woman invariably says: Now. why
can't you be sensible. Chicago News
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
POLICE AFTER GHOULS.
Gang Decorating Graves and RObbing
Bodies of Their Covering.

Newport News, Va, Dec. s.-The To-
cal police are on the trail of an organ
lied band of shouls, who for many
weeks nave been engaged in desecrat-
ing the graves in Green Lawn cemetery
and robbing the newly inferred bodies
of their jewelry, shrouds and clothing.
Two bodies that were exhumed for the
purpose of removal to other lots, were
discovered to be in n completely nude
condition. notwithstanding the fact that
both bodies had been inferred in hand
some and costly clothing
The bodies were those OF Mrs. Edwin
Thompson and her father, John Nicolas,
and the discovery was made by the
husband of Mrs. Thompson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
OLD MILL AND Old MILLER.

oxford in the town Of Fairlee IS noted
for its historical buildings ana famous
,,,,, of olden time, and ii the good people
viii excuse the liberty that the writer IS
taling he would refer to the old s1st
mil. owned and operated hy Il man "i
H'"n winters but who stil retains his
,'n,tbful WAYS. Mr., Wyman tells MS
that the mill was bulit and operated
NV capt. James Dayton ana his ancos-
$50 for one hundred years and has
been operated by its present owner owner
,'.antv-three years. During this time
u" has sold It's products to I'VE genera
lions who were his I'd door nelghoors'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
WOMAN LION tanner TORN TO
PIECES IN GERMAN MENAGARIE.

Dessau, Germany, Dec. S.-Frau
Fischer, a lion tanner, was torn to
pieces to-day by four lions in a men
agerie cage. She was trying to make
a lion spring through hoop and struck
him with a whip, whereupon he leaped
upon her and disemboweled her at one
stroke. The woman shrieked, and the
three other lions Joined in the attack
ON her and fought among themselves
for fragments Of her flesh. There was
a desperate panic among the spectators
and many persons were injured. Fin
ally the assistants, armed with iron
rods and hooks, succeeded in dragging
the animals from the woman's man
gled body. The children of Frau
Fischer we're in box witnessing the
performance when their mother was
Killed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS
II. l.. Ingalls,, n Much Wanted Man in
Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, Dec. 7.-B. l.. ingalls, for
mery of this city, who cut a pretty wide
swath here Thanksgiving week, giving
personal checks for numerous bills con-
tracted is wanted by Grand Juror W. n
Theriault on the charge of issuing bogus
checks. The victims are Rivers Brothers
$50; j. Edward Bailey. manager Of the
Pavilion Hotel, s25; and Harry Brooks,
bartender at the Pavilion. s.. The check
to Mr.. Brooks was given in settlement Of
an old account. Ingalls, left Montpelier
November - on the paper train and the
checks he drew on a Providence bank
came back to-day marked mo funds"
DEATH OF REV. s. f. DREW.
Waterbury, Dec. 6.--rhe Rev S F.
Drew, a retired Congregational clergy
man. died from the effects of apopleXy
at his home here early this morning He
was 50 years of age having been born in
Cambridge October IL, 1921 He graduated
frohm Dartmouth College in the class
in Cincinnati Ohio. He had been in tho
ministry for 90 years, His first passionate
was in Cabot. where he preached II
years. He went from there to the West
and later came to stowe. He resSne
there six years ago and since that tine
has made his residence here.
He is survived by a wife and four
children, the Rev E. p Drew of keene
n. H.. Dwight c. and Herbert S. of
Toston. and Miss Mary Drew, who rcsid-
ed at home.
The funeral will he held Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock The Officiating
clergymcn will be the Rev +. b. Kellogg
and the Rev, /. II. Elliott of this place.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Babies are not what they are nursed up
10 do.
The way 10 be a good host is 10 he good
listener.
When a man capitalizes his friends it
is pretty nearly all waterel stock.
Family trees arc mostly hollow trunks
Politics is a splendid thing TO train men
up to bear dsappointments
One good thing about an engaged couple
IS they cut down the family gas bills
The Lord put man on this earth 10 hunt
for trouble and woman to be found by
him.
When n man loses his temper his VIII"
cries before his face SO she can laugh he
hind his back over the new hat he Will
have to buy her before she can forgive
him.
When a woman can add up her grocer
account and make It come within So
of what he does she hasn't any doubt that
# she were a man she would be John
u. Rockefeller New York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10

We are not yet through talking about
the wonderful qualities of radium, but the
attention of scientists is now directed to
A still rarer and more puzzlng metal
called actinium. pound Of the metal
is declared to be worth 500, 0p) 900,
probably because it would be utterly i'm.
possible to get together a pound Of tho
substance. The new metal is said to look
very much like common salt. but when
placed near a diamond, for instance. it
causes the precious stone to phosphor-
esce with resulting glow Of intense
character. 1t was discovered by Dem
icrnc, a Partisan scientist and. like
radium, it is obtained from pitch blcnde.
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LOG CABIN PHILOSOPHY.

It's might hard ter turn over de new
leaf, kazr some er de New Year books
comes uncut.
Folks dat always lookn' fer hushcl or
happiness never stops ter think doy might
er got long wild a pint measure
DE Wort is gtttn' better, but human
natur' is stil wild Us, en- won't pay dc gas
hill 'twel de last day er grace. Atlanta
Constitution
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
CALLS FOR $624,502,146.
Secretary of the Treasury Believes This
Amount Necessary for Fiscal Year.

Washington Dec. THE secretary of
the treasury has transmitted to Con-
gross estimates OF the appropriations re-
CURED by the government for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1905. The appropria-
lions asked for aggregate 1924 5n2 1i6, as
against $3.50, 1S9, l12 asked for the year 1904
and sC05, 800 the actual amount of the
appropriations for that year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-10
H. G. TRUMBULL DEAD.
Was Editor of sunday School Times
and Well-KnOwn Author.

philadelphia, Dec, S.-The Rev. Henry
CLAY Trumbull, editor OF the Sunday
School Times, and known throughout the
world as an author, died to-day, aged 73
years. Dr. Trumbul was stricken with
apoplexy yesterday and remained uncon-
scious until the hour of death. Among his
hest known works are Teachers and
Teachings" "War Memories of an Army
chaplain" Friendship the Master Pas
sion" and "Kadesh Barnea"