Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-13

road yard at st. Adams Saturday night
but fell under the wheels. His left leg
was cut off above the knee and the right
leg was mangled below the knee. He was
taken to the hospital where he died early
Sunday morning He was formerly
telephone lineman and came to St Adams
two years ago from Valley Falls, Il. I.
Mrs. Louisa Smith spooner 81. who
boarded with Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett
Goodsell on Isle La Motto, committed
suicide Monday by drowning i'm the lake.
The body was recovered and sent to
Phillipston, Mass, for burial
Edgar Cross, 49, shot and killed him
self with a rifle short distance from his
home in Goshen Wednesday. He was
probably temporarily insane He leaves
a wife and three children.
j. NJ. Marshall was brought to Bur-
lington Saturday from New York charged
with fraud in securing goods to the value
of $500 from the o. l.. Kinds company.
manufacturers of shirts overalls, etc.
under false pre.enses. He was employed
by the concern as salesman and it is al
legged he had goods shipped to bogus
firms at ST. Louis and that he also
claimed to be sick, thereby securing an
advance of cash from the firm. Marshall
will contest the case.
Herbert Davis Is, of Mortified. was
brought to Montpelier Friday charged
with entering the express office at North
field in December of last year and steal
ing a rife The recent burglary of the
Coburn Clothing company store at
Mortified and the search OF the home
of Davis led to the discovery of the rifle.
Judge Woodward bound Davis over to
county court, fixing bail at 5000. which
the respondent was unable to furnish and
he was committed to Jail to appear be-
fore the grand jury next September.
Gen William Hughes, who committed
suicide by hanging from a banister at his
home in Granville. N Y, Wednesday
morning, was formerly a wealthy slate
manufacturer who employed hundreds of
hands in Granville and in Poultney, this
state. He was prominent in politics of
New York, serving in the assembly and
as a member of Gov. Blacks staff His
failure two months ago caused a great
surprise and his worry over financial
troubles undoubt eddy led him to take his
life. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren.
Harry +. Collins of Newport, 81,
is at the city hospital in Boston with a
scalp wound and indications of fracture
of the skull. How Collins received his
injuries is a mystery. He says he was
| assaulted and robbed in his room at the
Falmouth House Saturday night, but the
authorities take little stock in his story.
At the hotel because of his report that
he had been robbed of so or $12 and had
been left practically penniless he finally
admitted he belonged in Newport and
got the clerk to write to friends in that
town for a mileage book At the hotel
the impression prevails that Collins fell
and cut himself.
Solomon Walker, 66, one of the best
known business men of Burlington, was
drowned Saturday in Lake Champain.
He was at the warehouse of the Walker
Grocery company on the lake front, ar
ranging to have some work done when he
probably stumbled and fell into the water.
When he did not return at night search
was begun which was continued until
Monday forenoon before the body was
discovered floating in about eight feet of
water underneath the railroad tracks
which run parallel with the storehouse.
Mr.. Walker had been connected many
years with the wholesale concern known
as the Walker Grocery company. He is
survived by wife, two daughters and
son.