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EmersOn's Lecture Fee.

George Francis Train tells this story
Of Mr.. Emerson's lecturnG II shows,
hy comparing SO and four quarts Of
oats" with $500, how much the public
was willing to pay for the lecturer y
fame.
The lecture eight was always great
event in Waltham. One day n man
came TO me and said, Here is re-
markable letter" He read il to me,
and it was as follows
To the Library Committee. Waltham.
| Will come TO lecture for 81 for myself
bur ask YOU for four quarts OF oats Tor
my horse.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
The lecture that Mr.. Emerson de-
livered for us boys Of the library COM
mittee in Waltham was entitled Ma
ture." We paid him So and four quarts
of oats for it, lie delivered II many
times afterward, when his name was
on every lip in the civilized world, ana
he received from $50 10 5000 for each
delivery. He was just rs great 'hen III
that hour In the little old town OF Wal
than. IL was the same lecture with
the same exquisite thought and mar
Vicious wisdom. but II took years for
the world TO recognize the greatness
and the beauty and the wisdom of him
and to value them AT their higher
worth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
SUNDAY IN OLD ENGLAND.
A Day of FcstIvity Under the Sane
tion of the King.

For a considerable period prior to the
English revolution sunday was a day
of great fcstivity and high revelry in
the old country. incredible though it
may appear, its observance was gov
crnod and ordered by paradoxical
royal declaration issued by Js.1cs I.
This document is generally known rs
the Book of SpOrts.' In ITS preamble
it rccitcs n royal rebuke administered
10 some Puritancs and precise people
for prohibiting o unlawful furnishing
of our good people for using their law
full Rccrcations and honest exercises
upon Sundaycs and other holy days
after the afternoons sermon or service,
and then he refers to the gcnerall)
complaint of our people, that they were.
barred from all lawful Recreation and)
exercise upon the Sundayes afternoons.
which cannot but produce two evils,
the one the hindering of the conversion
of many. whom tl.eir priests will takc
occasion hereby to veXe, perSuading
them that no honest mirth or recrea-,
ton is lawful or tolorable in our Re-,
Al
assortment In our peoples hearts.
The other Inconvenience is that this
prohibition barreth the common and
meaner sort of people from using such
exercises as may make their bodies
more able for Ware when we or our
Successors shall have occasion to use
them"
H., o1 do 70 u n
no lawful Recreation shall be barred to
our good People and the Bishop
and all other inferior Churchmen and
Churchwardcns'' and enjoined 10 "bce
CAREFUL and diliGent, both to instruct
the ignorant and convince and reforme
them that are misled in religion
sour pleasure likewise is that the Blsh-
op of the Diocese take the like straight
order with all the Puritans and Preci-
slams within the same, either contrain-
ing them to conforIne themselves or tn
leave the country, according 10 tho
Lawee Of Our Kngdome and Canons
of our C.lurch.' This declaration pro-
ceeds to debue lawful Recreation as
dancing. either men or women; arch
erie for men, leaping. vaulting or any
other such harmless Recreation. includ-
ing May games, Witsun- Ales and Nor
ris-dauces and the setting up of May
poles and other sports Herewith used.
But withal wee doe here accompt still
MS prohibited all unlawful games 10
be used upon sundays onely. as Beare
and Bull baitings, Interludcs and at all
/ times in the meaner sort of People by
/ Law prohibited. Bowling" A penalty
was inflicted upon those who dld not
join in the Sunday sports, and no one
could take part in them without first
having attended divine service in the
parish church. which was also enforced
under pain of penalty.
In those days the clergyman would, IL
obedience 70 the royal decree, publicly
recite the Book of sports from the
pulpit. After divine service he witt
! his churchwardeps would proceed
with the congregation to the village
green, there to indulge in all kinds OF
"lawfull recreation." While the sports
were going on il was the custom fol-
the parson and his churchwardens tC
retire to the adjoining inn.-Baltimor'
/ American.
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TOOK PARIS GREEN.

.,, =, -,
hu,''"u' May -''-N'rS iorc"Ce Ncsc".t
VIZ """uEHt mere t"-hlSit anu pIaceu III
INV '"""'E ia" l" await 'H' "'''" " '"t
Sr""u jury OF Il '!afEo Oh HSSault anu
"i'"Nl'S uP I'e'H l".T Iu'"'ture, i'eioto
W. "iu,'lS ~ "ci "'i' S"e 'iieu 10 mn
"'IS'H ny '"Nih@ PArlS green MIS- w eS-
V"'t N"t i''" re-" VIII" NiS' Jay New
Jon an" II i "II'3'd aSSault"d hcr' She
Sl""Sh'u IN" WINDOWS ana broke up the
t"iiI'ui'' p'i"r' p'lIe arrested She was
'"N'h "'l"r' Il "Fl''" ana ho"ilH over 10
county court. III ""I""t oi pan Sfe was
sem 'r th' county JAN rms afternoon
I 'lStdhlc Johnson accompanied inc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
ANOTHER INSURANCE CASE
Argued bsfore the Supreme Court
Thursday-Brough against Com
miBsiOnerS.

Montpelier, May 2l.-rhc arguments in
supreme court in the Caledonia county
case of Lewis vs., Crane q Sons, were
completed shortly before noon to-day
The afternoon session was taken up with
arguments in the Washington county case
of Bankers Life Insurance co. VS.. f.. G..
Fleetwood and John L. Bacon, State in
surance commissioners. This is a petition
for a writ OF mandamus to compel the
insurance commissioners to allow the
plaintiff company TO do business in Yer
mont, they having been refused that priv
ilege because their reserve was not equal
~ the net value Of their policies. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
THE REBEKAH ASSEMBLY
Annual Session Held at Euosburgh
Falls Tlursday-N Officers.

I,no.,b,,r.rl ,,.tt, Nt,, ~ rho annual
,i.T a., ~ ,,i - 80 l.,
80 HI,,,, ei',, tt,t., ,,i,,to ,,h
,i,o p'hol,,b Ia,r,.co ,,'s ov,m,,iitioi I,,
,,ho,i,,. piai..L o5,,. ~ r~ - iIy1,
Park The day was given up to the an
''"''i 'l'o ,,.
, ,.y,, .,,,, I-,'i,, 80 ',.,4,.,,' ,'
as =, r,.,. ,,
80, 1't 49, ,,,.'.'i' lt. ,ii
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- I., .. l,u- 80
- TO-, ',,',,,.iiio
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D,..,i ,rr. i,.i,, = W-.t,,,,,. M
i-,,,. ,.,,,d.,,,o, Ntrg C.,roIiu,. It,,,rhi,-
, p,,,itord. i,sid, ,e,,.r,ti.n ,try Max,
Nti ~, =, ',, t,,,1't. ,,,
1,t,, A.. N.r, u Chaffr. I.,n.iu,.,b
isaIi
Cnr,p,ittoos uoro onuoi,t,d nc foll,ys.
r.,,in,,,ini. Militia tt,,d,l rl,,.
sr,itb < y Vnito. di.triLutio,, + mi =,
Perry, Mary r. Lee, ;. i: Waite; finance
NcItarIand. Irpisl,tinn Grncr Uurh.
rnond Anna rnuJ T. II I,cks,,. rn-
,I,rrs. g. A Perry. mileage. Mis- Eru-
ionr t,,ilnv Irunic pilkn A II Ua,,ns.
resolution. Invina Eillcr carrie -
IIent II l. Stillsor
rhn assembly d,pre. WAS conferred nm
nm AZ cnndidatcs rho rnnnrts of i,rcsi-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
4 Hint to
the Wise.
This Advice will Bear Re-
peating in Burlington
Don't chase shadows"
Doubtful proof Is but a shadow.
You can rely on testimony of people you

You can Investigate local evidence.
Mrs. L. e. Ryder OF % Peru street says:
al never had a backache until la grippe
left me a victim OF it. For four years
had constant pain across the lower part
OF my back. Its persistency was terrible
aud resisted all my efforts to shake it
off. Resting or working, walking or
ktandlng. sitting or lying. the pain in my
back was always present in full force
In one of my attempts to get ease went
Ito w. ]. Henderson's drug store and got
ID box Of Doan's Kidney Pills. l never
was so pleased at any act of mine In my
life They gave me the first freedom l
ever had from aches and pains In all the
years / suffered. The result was 80 posi-
tive and decided am only too pleased to
DO able to recommend Doans kidney
tPills."
| For sale by all dealers; price 50 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. n. T., sole
agents for the United States
| Remember the name DOAN'S and take
no substitute
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
A Startling Test.

TO save a life DIR, Il. O. Merritt of No.
MehonnpdnN. l'a., made a startling test
resulting in wonderful cure, He writes,
IA patient was attacked with violent
hcmorrhages, caused 10y liberation of the
stomach. ] had often found Electric Bit
tiers excellent for acute stomach and liver
troubles so | prescribed them The patient
gained from the first, and has not had
an attack in II months" Electric Bitters
are positively guaranteed for Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Constipation and Kidney
troubles. Try them. Only 30 at O'Sulli-
vans
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REMOVING THE CAUSES.

so you belong to the Don't Worry
club"
II do ana I'm glad of it. although
my membership compcls me to take a
few chances"
In what waY?'
81 h1d "a quit looking at the gas meter
and weighing my ice '-WashngtOn Star.
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question before the supreme court was
whether in fact the policies of the plain
tiff company SHOULD he construed and
valued ms one year term policies. and
whether the act passed by tn" LEGISLATURE
of 1902, bearing upon this question gave
the INSURANCE commissioners enlarged dis
crctiou to reject such construction of In"
policies. a similar case was decided by
chief Judge TAFT against the commission
ers in 100 ana acts II and 7G of the laws
of lN2 Were it is claimed. enacted to give
the commissioners moro power
BARRES GRAND LIST.
Barre. May 1.-THE city assessors have
practically finished their work. and their
lists show some big gains for the city.
chief OF winch is the increase of polls
by IN over last year. tn" present number
being 29io. The total number of lists is
$40. 1t Is expected that the grand list
will he increased by something like $5,cJU
to nearly SlLoro.
The list of those who pay taxes on "A
grand list of $50 or more includes 165
names, and the heaviest taxpayer is Levi
j Bolster, who pays on a grand list of
$1.75l5o.
rho assoSsors have given ont notice
that they VIII he prepared to hear gricv-
ancos on thu uppraisals at th"ir room in
the city hall on Saturday, May -. at .
a. m.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28

service, led by the Rev. G. w. Hunt, of
Fair 90. Mr.. Hunt also preached tire
dcdica 'ry sermon, but before doing 50
he took occasion to congratulate the pas
tor, the Rev. NJ. II. Parounagian and his
people for the excellent work which they
mad accomplished. and he succeeded in
getting pledged the remainder of the
money for the repairs, SO that tn church
stands now without debt. The ded-
icatory exercises proper were conducted
by the Rev. Dr 6. s. Nutter. presiding
elder Of the st. Alhans district, and the
afternoon was closed with baptism and
holy communion There were seven in
rants baptized among them the ycungc st
daughter of the pastor. Tho concluding
service was at $50 o'clock when the Rcv.
John a. DiAcn of lIardwick preached. The
rcmodc1ling and repairs on the church
have hcon accomplished at an cXpcndi-
ture of 2.io) The cdihcc has been re-
built except for the frame and the stccrlo
Thc ncor has been lowered & feet. 4
inches, ana II new furnace heating APP
paratus put in The audience room has
now steel ceiling. a new carpet ana u
handsome chandelier. The frcScoing and
tining were don" Ivy Henry Wilson, of
st. Alhans. and tn" p,ws of ash Wcrc
furnished by tn" St Adams Furniture
company Tho new pulpit st was mad"
at Grand Rapids. Mich. ard the iiiulo
ana hymnal were presented ty former
att"ndIn Mrs. Homer Eaton of New
Work city, Ten Gothic memorial win
lows have been placed in tn" church,
the circular one of the pulpit hcng given
by IL" pastor Forty oak chairs have
been purchased for use in the vcstrY and
sunday school rooms. and new hNnudls
and psalm books haV" been placed IN the
poWS for the use e thu cpngrt .sHti ion.
The building committee WAS composed
OF T.. g. Newton. chairman. Lyman Hen
dr"k. l.. {. Royce. ana Walter Il. Hen
I,.io
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FATAL ACCIDENT AT PROCTOR
NEWS OF VERMONT

NEWS VI VEKMUNT
| More Important Events Groupsi sor
| Free Press Readers-Nine Jury Cases
for June Term Of Lamoills Coun-
ty Court.
Tho dockotS for the juno term Of La
| moille county court are Just out. There
arc - cases in the general docket with
/ II in the ohanCrry court. Nine eases are
/ SGT for the jury, as follows: In re Maria
| Ilorncr's will. H. II. Griswold vs.. Daniel
Dngw H. '.li cutler vs. W. II. Buchanan,
Roland r. Gibbs W. George Gale, Scwvll
/ Newton vs.. Parker e. Sterns. 5. 4. lif"
! -. A. II. Camp. Frank MORGAN VS. NJ. T..
/ Thicker. n {. Smith Il Son ". II. w.
/ Chlppoll. Ellen a. Eastman VS. Clarence
/ FoSs. Twenty eases are set to court
/ There are 20 divorce eases. ono liquor ease.
ono dam9gc on highway case. seven tres
/ Lass CAGES. three appeals from probate
! court. one petition for highway. two has
| tHrdN cases. on" false warranty cas-" and
| tn" usual number of other civil eases. The
! term commences Tu' sday Juno :.
CIVILIZATIONS IN EAST BURKE.
'iu'''N 1" HNli''"!S u o'' enough uul
| cruelty 10 old people is even worse. We
! have IN mind an instance which occurred
/ last week Monday. between East Burke
/ md Lyndon. It is reported that an old
/ lady was cruelty beaten and kicked out
/ of doors Ivy hor own daughter and SON
| in-'aw. She was put out of doors with
ont shoes or decent clothing and was
| Obliged TO find rafur, with friends who
| proved moro kind than relatives She is
very feeble.
| RUSHING WORK ON TROLLEY ROAD.
\,orL u,. h.,,,,, r,,..,,,, .,,,o,ri,,, 49,,
,ho axt..,'sio,, oc a., IT, ~ ,t'o p,,,i,h
c,root t,niiv.o,. ,o,,,,,, rror, C.,.ti.,tn,,
! -. rair tIa,' '1 ,,n pa,,,o..,,,
,5vcrv nffort vii, ne ,,ado d''ripc The nnxt
few weeks TO rush these lines. but it is
not known just how soon they will he
Of the road. has arrived homo from Ros-
ton. and he said that he had engaged a
largo gqnr of italian laborors to work
/ ON the extension of the couparv's lives
aud thov ar, oxpoct,d 10 arrive. very soon.
Tho conpanv has already placed an ord, r
for cight new extra lrngth opcn cars to
hc used on the cNtersion Nothiu. is
being done on the nlput of the Chtttcul, n
Power comranv at East Tittsford and tho
officials state that il has not been decided
how soon the work will be- begun
$3.50 ACRES BURNED ON Err
rho MANI. ,or,st .i.o... ,.,i,r ,,,,., ho,,,
rari,r IN the vicinity of West R,,rl,. fnr
the nnst three weeks ar, NOT VI unl,r
control Themes T'rudoau or Dnibl, non,
/ Junction a ,orp, humber contractor who
~ w., 1"' ''',,' ~ W. w.
,',r" -, T,i't va q ,,r o., .,'.',, '',3
,nnt ooo ,. 80 ,,'I =; t1,,,,'
I shire ard I.r,,ort had boon lrrr !
uvnr L,orv ov,iI,Ilo wan bos boon ~
50 exhausted from WORKING daN ana n.Ght
". .I,; , ~, ~ i',.' -
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cit was almost a miracle. Rurdocb
Blood Filters cured me of 4 terrihl,
hreakinr out ali over TN" body. | an
very grateful" Miss Julia Filhridgc
West CornWcll, Conn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28

c. Baker appeared for the plaintiff. Butler
and Moloncy for the defendant.
Tho Bennington county cases. Ransom
o. Core VS.. Howard II. Shields and viii
ton A. Wall, assumpsit and VI. ]. Convey,
administrator, VS.. Frank MCNally, have
been settled and discontinued.
The Woodbury. foreclosure case of John
O. Haskell vs.. Holt and Daniels from
Washington county, was submitted on
briefs. j. +. Iamson appeared for the
plaintiff and 4. j. Deavitt for the de-
PENDANTS.
BOY SERIOUSLY HURT IN ELECTRIC
STATION.
Richmond, May 22.-Adclbert aged 10
years. only son of Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Alger, was in the electric power station
last night between and o'clock when
he thoughtlessly backed up to the shaft
of the dynamo He WAS instantly thrown
over the other side His pants were
stripped from him and the flesh from
his knee half way down the calf of his
leg way torn to the bone. Ncighbors car
ried him home some - rods. Or. Falby
was called and dressed the wound and
found no bones were broken. Friday
morning he was doing as we'll as could
be expected.
FATAL ACCIDENT At PROCTOR.
Rutland. May IA fatal accident oc-
cured in the Patterson mill of the Yer
mont Marble Co.. at Proctor about $3.50
this morning when one Of the night force,
,JHnos Szlahy. It Hungarian sawyer. was
caught in the balance wheel of one of the
gangs ANA received injuries which re-
suited i'm his death at the Proctor hos.
pital at 6 o'clock
Szlahy was alone in the mill at the
time and 1t is thought that he was trying
to- loosen a broken belt from an overhead
shaft and fell on the wheel. Ills body
stopped the gang and he WAS discovered
n few minutes later in an Unconscious
state by a fellow workman. He leaves Il
wife and three children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28

by tt" pastor. Forty oak chairs have
been purchased for use in the vostry and
SundaN school rooms ana new hNniudlS
and psalm books have beer placed IN the
poWs for the use e the cpugrt Cation.
Thc htildiug committee WAS composed
OF T.. c. Newton, chairman Lyman Hen
dr."k. l.. G. Royce. ana Walter l.. Iicn-
drick
GOLFING Events IN MANCHESTER.
Tho Ekwauok country club Of Marches
tor announces tt" following programm"
of goihng events: July = 3 ana t. nl,u
handicap ovcut; July ., IN ana H. com
petition for tho Arthur Taylor memorial
CUP. open to the stockholders of tho club
only; J1IY .. = and -. open handicap
tournament for the Taooric Hui ordnwa
cups. August 6. and j. open scratch
tournament for the first presidents cup.
pros rutcd 10y Edward s shnm. Aug
rs ~. y ana - womons open scratch
tnuruHmcnt. August = n and 90. open
scratch. tournament for tn" president :
Gun Scnt, mhor H. II aud -. open .ratch
t"drnnmdnt for the Equinox. r. and Or
NiS GUS Team matches and other com
petitions win be arranged curing tho
season. Entries will 10 arranged duru :
the season Entries for tournHront- close
at p. IN. ON the evening previous, and
should be mad" to the secretary. &. VI.
clark or Ilm"s l.. Taylor. chairman of
the tournament committee.
HELD ON CHARGE or BtHGLhGY.
,y,l,.r ,,rtr. ,.as ,rr..,c1 j., ,,d,,r.
. '''', ~"
,,,|, ,., ''''''' ,..'. ~, tfi,
,' , . Ms 80, ',, ,,, ,t., ~ .',,'
"'i' ~, ''.' 80 w.. ''',.
O." ~ LON ,'I,'' o". ""H i'.h ",," ""''
,'u.I' ''''N ~" ''' '''S', ""0 w.
=, .''1 ,,.'' ,.,'I'ii ~,
/ ,It,,,.. W. , '
,'.i '''' ''i.', ~ '.'y'
ago. ana at IT," time of his arrest was
! r,,n.,n, ny NI' iln
/ house and whore money Wa kept. lie
aroused suspicion Monday by spending
monoy quite freely. and bought "a talricm
/ hicvclc among other things When duos-
toned by tho officers who arrested him
/ h" Hdioittcd his guilt. He had a hearing
/ before Justice Browne and iail WAS fin
ed mt 2rop. which ne was unable To So.
/ cure. and hr was taken to Woodsturk
~ - ~
h-Nll'N'Af MEN iH' ~ i y DN'N
N'i-'''''
! Tho agents of the Boston Il Maine e,s-
tenn will take their annual three dlvs
o,Itiug this year i'm Lvrdouvillo The
marty viii rumb.r prohlilv about l2j ir
| au consisting of ne urcnrs thrir f9mi.
lies and friends Thov will leave rostor
| SAT-. rd,v Jrue 70 arriving M i.vudon.
viIln rho same oftorroon sunday morn.
inc 4 special train will b. run To New
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Went over the Ba1 * While Turning Out
for q Team-Mrs. Parker Injured.


Bellows Falls, VT, May 22.-Mrs.
Charles Parker of Chester was Sc
vorely injured in an automobile accident
this morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker in
company with Mr. William Pollard of
the Pollard Manufacturing company of
Chester were on their way home and a
few miles out in trying to avoid an APP
preaching team Parker's machine went
over a steep embankment. Mrs. Parker
jumped and in falling struck on her head
and hip sustaining severe bruises. The
front end of the automobile was wrecked,
Mr.. Parker, who stayed with the ma
chine, escaping injury. Mr.. Pollard's ma
chine was uninjured and Mrs. Parker was
brought here. Beyond the shock 1t Is not
considered that her condition is serious.
RAILROAD HEARING AT MILTON.
Milton. May 1.-The board of railroad
commissioners held a public hearing at
this place to-day, on the fatal accident
which occurred here on May :. There
were present with the board, States At
torncy NJ. q. Leary of Burlington. repre-
senting the State. T.. a. Ashland of st.
Alhans. who appeared for Mrs a. l..
k,uucY. widow of the dead fireman. and
the Hon. Chester w Writer'S. who was
present i'm the interests of the Central
Vermont railway. The witnesses exam
iucd included Engineer Don A. Parker,
Conductors O'IIarc and Hurley and
brakeman Buckley owing to the UNI
aVOidahl" absence Of important witnesses,
the bearing could not be finished and
was adjourned until Friday. June 3.
DEATH OF g. T. WEBB.
Fellows Falls, May 22.-Carlcton T..
Webb, aged -. one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of the town. died
this morning after short Illness of
pneumonia. He was n direct desCcndcnt
of one of the earliest settlers of the
town and occupied the same farm that
an ancestor cleared in 1861. Mr.. Webb
was a man OF strict integrity and moral
worth ana had served the town several
terms as lister and solcctnan. A life
long democrat his personal popularity
was So great that he was houurcd with
an election as town representative in
1S7t tho town being strongly republican
at that time. ana was prominent in the
state councils of the parry. Mr.. Webb
married Miss Jane W. Albce of Rocking
ham. who survives him.
SIX COWS KILLED BY TRAIN.
Richmond May 29.-C. T. Rhodes had
sin COWS killed NY TIN O'Clock train this
morning. They We're on tn" railroad track.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28

A reception was held following the close
of the evening exercises
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-28
DEATH OF g. T.. WEBB.
SIX COWS KILLED BY TRAIN.

Richmond. May - C. u. Rhodes had
~iN COWS killed Wy thu O'Clock train this
They were on tn" railroad track.
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They were released under a writ of
habeas corpus on the ground that they
were held for an Infamous offense,
shown by the fact of imprisonment
though this lasted short of two months,
contrary to the provision of the con-
stituion that no person can be impris-
oned for an Infamous offense without
having been indicted by a grand Jury.
It was to save the trouble and ex-
pense of bringing petty offenders be-
fore the grand jury that the Territorial
law has just been amended by drawing
a line between crimes and misdemean-
ors, which makes all offenses punish
able by imprisonment for more than
one year crimes and all by shorter
term misdemeanors. By their increas-
ing the number of offenses with a max
imum of one ye-r's Imprisonment, It
was intended to reduce the number of
persons to whom the infamy of crime
attached who should be committed for
grand jury investigation.
According to Mr. Matthewmans in
depreciation of the Federal decision
quoted, no person can be lawfully i'm
prisoned for any term, howsoever short
without Indictment by a grand jury.
This provision does not apply to the
laws of States, but only to those of
Territories. The Detroit case was one
of imprisonment under Federal law
States, as the books show-have the
power of multiplying this provision in
their own jurisprudence. 1t is the
same with the Federal constitutional
provision that in suits involving more
than twenty dollars either party has
the right to a jury trial on demand.
Different States have copied this pro-
vision but with different amounts at
pleasure, Connecticut for instance, hav-
ing limit of thirty dollars.
Should the event happen which is
here stated as possible, nothing but
an Act Of Congress could restore Ha-
waiian Jurisprudence to it's present
common-sense position.