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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-12-17

See! amidst that blaze of glory
Stands seraph, wings outspread,
Radiance as of summer morning
Ger the barren landscape shed.
Rouse, We Shepherds! shake off slumber,
Banished from each drowsy head!
Gloria in excelsis Dec!
10! of tidings glad the bearer,
am come, and news I bring;
Born on earth this day a Saviour
Christ, to Jew and Gentle King,
Rouse We, therefore, link your voices,
Then with angels carols sing:
Gloria In excelsis Dec!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-12-17

Peace on earth. to men good favour,
Token this-the Heavenly Child
Lying now in Bethlehem's manager,
Born of Virgin undefled
Christ, Messiah, long expected
Earth and Heaven reconciled: "
Gloria in excelsis Deo!''
Then from thousand times ten thousand
Angels, in supernal light.
Burst a chorus: 20 We people,
East and West, in enc unite,
Praising God, the Lord Jehovah. .....
Sing with angels in thesheight:
Glorla2in exce1sis Deo!'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-12-17

Emmett Mark has received a settle
ment from the railroad company for
the AngOra goats that were killed some
time ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
GILMORE FINED.
Former Postmaster OF Waterbury
Centre Pleads Guilty 10 Mis-
appropriatin9 Money.

Rutland, Feb. 9.-The adjourned ses-
sion of the United States district and cir
cult court was opened at the federal build
ing in this city at $40 O'Clock this after
noon by Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler of Brat
tleboro. 1t was expected that the case of
Charles w. Norton of South Wallingford,
who was arrested last September on the
charge of using the United States mails
to defraud. would come up this afternoon
but Butler and Moloncy. counsel for the
respondent, stated that they had not de-
cided what disposition would be made of
the case and asked for "A little more time.
Judge Wheeler held the case open until
tomorrow morning.
The case of the United States against
James A. Gilmore, postmaster at Water
bury Centre, against whom there were two
indictments, was taken up and disposed OF
One Indictment charged him with taking
certain letters addressed to a subscriber at
his office and destroying them. The other
charged him with misappropriating money
order funds to the amount of sii5,11. Il. II,
Brown of Burlington, counsel for the re-
spondent, entered a plea of guilty to the
latter Indictment. In telling the facts of
the case Mr. Brown said that his client
had been postmaster at Waterbury Center
for seven years. He runs a small store
in connection with the office. About 80 of
his customers are pensioners and as they
only draw their pensions once in three
months Mr.. Gilmore had been trusting
them and using the governments
money to run his business intend
ing to pay 1t back when the pension
money arrived but the postoftce in
spector visited his ofice at the wrong
time and discovered the shortage. Mr..
Gilmore made the shortage good imme-
diately. Mr.. Brown asked that the
fine be set at $40. Judge Wheeler imposed
a fine of SIS, which was paid by Mr..
PROV, fran, funda tprpo1 oyar AZ, ht,, -,
his client. who was not present at the
hearing. The other indictment was nolle
pressed.
The case OF Yeong Yin, a Chinamar, who
was charged with being in this country
Illegally. was brought up and resulted
In the discharge Of the celestial. Mr..
brown. counsel for the Chinaman, proved
that the man was a merchant in Phila-
eelphia. who had been in this count
since he was II years old. lie returned to
his country In 1898 for a years visit and
had a perfect right to como back to this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
BLAKE SENT TO PRISON
Pleads Guilty to Shooting L.. A. Morse
at Rutland-Claims They Were
Both Drunk.

Rutland. Feb. 10.-John Blake. who was
arr ested at Fitchburg. Mass, last Friday
night on the charge of shooting Lewis A.
Morse south OF this city, Jan. q, in an
attempt to rob him, was arraigned before
City Judge c.. l.. Howe his afternoon and
pleaded guilty to the charge.
fc was sentenced to not more than
seven years nor less than five years at
hard labor at the States prison at Wind
sor. When Blake was arraigned before
Justice Wayne Bailey last Saturday on
the charge of assaultinS with a. danger
Gus weapon with intent to rob, he waived
examination and was bound up to the
county court, bail being fixed at $1,000.
Since that time, however. at Blake le-
quest States Attorney w. II. Preston mad
hled an Information against the man in
order that he might plead guilty and take
his sentence.
Blake made a statement yesterday in
which he claimed that both he and Morse
were intoxicated at the tine Of the shoot
ing He said that the trouble arose out
Of his smashing a bottle OF whiskey be-
longing TO Morse, lie said that he had no
Intentions Of robbinE the man.
lie will he taken to Windsor tomorrow
by Deputy Sheriff T.. c. Whitaker.
Morse has recovered from the two bullet
wounds which he received In the thigh
during the fight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
NO LABOR CANDIDATE
Unsuccessful Attempt to Nominate a
Man for Mayor Of Rutland.

Eutlond. Feb. S,--The caucus at the
V. NJ. G. a. hall Saturday night by the
union men of this city was attended by
about 400 voters. \ small fraction OF the
union men Of this city being opposed to
nc present mayor, who will probably re-
ceive the Mt mination for reelection at the
citizens caucus to be neld Wednesday
evening. wished to put up a labor candi-
date for mayor and called the caucus for
this purpose without the sanction Of the
Central Trades and Labor Counc The
majority of the union men wish to sup
port Mayor Iavid w. Temple and were
present at the caucus in large numbers.
Tie strength of the opposing sides was
determined in the election of a chairman
when W. +. Jones, the Temple man, was
elected by a vote Of about 4 to / over
=. a. Bruton.
After the chairman had read the call
Walter Newton, president of the Mechan-
les Union, Immediately moved that the
matter be dismissed and that all politics
be dropped for the remainder of the year.
Many objections were made and several
men attempted to debate the question but
the chairman stated that according to
parliamentary rules a motion TO dismiss
Is not debatable. He called for a yea
and nay vote which resulted in favor
of the yeas. The meeting was then adj
journcd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
FOR VERMONT POSTMASTERS.
Senator Proctor Puts in Claims for De.
fcieut Salaries.
Especial to The Free Press J

'ENIttldl ~ i've TIcc 1TfSSl
Washington. u. c., Feb. Ex-senator
Proctor recently introduced in the
Senate a resolution on behalf Of $50
old time postmastcrs of Vermont, who
served in periods between July !, 1854 and
July l., 1874.
In the administration of the salary act of
July /, 1864, contrary to the expectation of
Congress, the salaries of these postmas-
tiers in one or moro biennial term was
reduced much below what their compen-
sation would be by box rents and commits
Sions.
Congress in 1866 and again in lS3 passed
"A law to make good to the postmasters, or
their heirs, such deficiencies.
The department was averse to such pay
ments and a long controversy has result
cd. The Senate committee on post offices
and post roads of which Senator Proctor
is a member on the 4th inst, reported d
resolution calling for the report of the
salary accounts of postmasters in such
cases in order that they may be paid.
There is about s3S, 900 due Vermont post
masters in such cases.
The following are some of the leading
cases:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
IN BLlZZARD'S GRIP.
Northwestern Drifts Snow about Mont
pelier idly Trans Oel1yed.

Montpelier, Feb. a.-This portion of CEN
trail Vermont is in the grip OF the worst
blizzard that has been experienced this
winter. Fifteen inches or snow fell during
Sunday and Sunday night and to-day a
stiff northwest wind has raked and cooked
it into huge drifts, making the highways
leading into Montpelier we'll night i'm
passablc and badly demoralizing the
movements of railway trains.
The Montreal express due here at three
o'clock this morning did not arrive until
ten o'clock. seven hours late and all
trains on the Central Vermont this after
noon and evening have been very late.
The snow plough was run over the Mont
pelier d Wells River line before day
light this morning and trains on that
road have arrived and departed nearly on
schedule time. The sweeper was Kept
running over the electric road between
here and Barre all night and the cars
have been running regularly to-day.
The mi'lkmcn who shovelled their way
into Montpelier to-day report the worst
drifts they have seen In years. The wind
is suhsiding this evening and it is believed
the worst is over.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
GAVE CHILD A RED PEPPER
,osed His Windpipe and Caused Him
tC Starve t Death.

Montreal. Feb. ia verdict of man
slaughter WAS returned last night by the
curOner's jury at the inquest held into
the death Of the little boy, Procul Eek.
the six-year-old son of Mr.. Joseph Eek,
OF st. l.azarc, county of Naudreull, who
died on Sunday. after several months Of
terrible suffering and agony.
The evidence showed that in June last
the father. accompanied by the deceased,
had gone to "a building bee at Mr.. AL
rlunsc CharleboiS, who resides IN the
.,dme parish, There were "A great MANY
farmers OF the parish present. Some time
during the day Miss Sudulia Charlebois,
~ years of age, daughter of Mr.. Al
phOnsc Charlebois, gave the child a red
pepper to cat. The little fellow soon be-
came very sick and went into commissions.
Vomiting was continuously kept UP for
five or SIX days, and after that time he
was never able to swallow food. The
cause Of death, according TO medical testi-
monY, was ~tarvation.
Or. Payment of st. Lazare was called
in, but Notwithstanding medical attend
ancc the child became gradually worse and
remained in great pain until death relieved
him of his suffering.
Coroner Mcmahon ordered DR.. Nalois
of Naudreuil to make AN autopsy. which
revealed the fact that there was a serious
contraction of the %windpipc, which, tho
doctor said, was due to the absorption of
the red pepper. The windpipe was com
pletely blocked.
Other testimony showed that Miss
CharleboiS, for a joke, had put n large
quantity of pepper in the soup of one of
the men, who was at the bee. hut he did
not swallow enough of it to do serious
harm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
Women C~onfesses That She Burn
ed His Body to Escape
Detection.
BURNED BONES FED TO HENS
Woman Arrested Yesterday for Crime
Committed January 25-Says Her
Husband Came Home Drunk und
Began Abusing Her-Her Rs
volver Discharged In Struggle

Monticello, n. V, Feb. S.-Mrs. Lafayette
Taylor of Centcrvillc, Sullivan county. to-
day confessed to having killed her hus-
band, Lafayette Taylor, and burned the
body January ., To escape detection. Tay-
lor disappeared the night of January %
and was supposed to have deserted his
family. Friday. February G, Mrs. Taylor
attempted to sell a horse to n Centerville
man who would not buy for fear of Tay-
lor might come back and claim the horse.
Mrs. Taylor told him to rest easy on that
point, for she had killed him and burned
his body.
The "A year old daughter of the Taylors
was asked about the story her mother
had told about having killed her father
and was offered I'VE dollars to tell the
truth. She said the story was true. Mrs.
Taylor was arrested and to-day made
full confession. Her story is that Taylor
who was "a hard drinker. came home on
the night of January Is, very trunk and
Immediately began to abuse her. She
secured a revolver which she had pur-
chased a few days before, and tried to
frighten him. He attempted to take 1t from
her and in the struggle It went off, the
bullet striking him over the eye and
killing him instantly.
She was so frightened for fear of being
arrested for murder that she decided to
cut up the body and burn it. Her 14-year-
old daughter witnessed the shooting and
helped the mother to cut up the body in
small pieces with an axe and burn it in
the kitchen stove with the clothing Of the
victim. The bones were ground fine and
fed to the hens. The blood spots were COW
cred UP with paint. The Taylors live on a
farm a mile from the main road and tho
chances of discovery were few.
Mrs. Taylor is about 40 years Of age. She
says she confessed because her crime
haunted her. She was brought TO the
Monticello Jail tonight The daughter
has not been arrested.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
CITIZENS TICKET IN RUTLAND
John D. Spellman Kissed Out OF b Eal
at the Caucus.

Rutland. Feb. 9.-Noarly 1000 people at
tended the citizens caucus held in the
Grimm building this evening. The meet
ing resulted in the nomination of David
". Temple for mayor: VIII l.. Davis, for
city treasurer. and Frank l.. Clark. for
city treasurer. all of whom served in
thesc positions during last year. The only
person in the hail who made any oppo-
sition to the action taken was John l..
Spellman, an aspirant TO leadership of the
local democrats. After his speech he was
Kissed out Of the hall. John Dervin who
failed To get the nomination at the mass
meeting Of union men held last saturday
night. hled nomination papers with the
city clerk to-day. The paper was signed
by 90 voters. 1t Is not thought that Der
vim has any great number of followers.
The republicans opposed to Mr.. Temple
viii hold a caucus at Baxter hall Satur-
day night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
YOUNG PLEADED GUILTY.
Is Sentenced to Life imprisonment for
His Crime.

New York. Feb. Civilian Hooper
Young pleaded guilty to the murder Of
Mrs. Ann Pulitzer in the second degree to-
day and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment,
Young pleaded guilty when his case
was called. Justice Herrick accepted the
plea and sentenced him forthwith to in
carccration in Sing Sing prison at hard
abor.
The crime with which Young was
charged was the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer
last autumn in this city. In discharging
the Jury Justice Herrick explained that
the plea and its acceptance had been sug-
geSted by him because of the report of
the doctors who told him that Young was
medically. although not legally insane
and that this sentence was progressive.
For the first time since the case began
Young walked into court. He walked with
feeble and hating step but with head
erect and looked more like a man than
at any of his former appearances, His
hair was parted and his linen was clean.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
TELLS NARROWING TALE
A Daughter Describes How Der Faith
or's Body Was Cut Up and Burned
After Being Killed by His Wife.

Monticello, ". Y, Feb. 0.-The hearing
in the TAYLOR murder case was begun this
in the Monticello court house.
Mrs. Kate Taylor Is charged with having
IN ordered her husband. Lafayette Taylor,
at their farm house near Centerville Sta
ton, Sullivan county. the night of jan
nary z. The crime was discovered
through a remark of Mrs. Taylor. that
she had put her husband out of the way.
She was arrested and brought to the
Monticello jail Sunday night. A 14-year-
old daughter, Ida May Dekay. by Mrs.
Taylor's first husband, was the only wit
ness of the crime. She was arrested
and brought to Monticello to-day.
District Attorney f. S. Anderson con-
Quoted the inquiry. The only witness OK
amined was the daughter. She testified
that her stepfather came home drunk
and that she retired while he and her
mother were quarrelling. a short time
after she heard a shot, and running into
the kitchen saw Taylor lying on the floor
and saw her mother shoot him again.
Mrs. Taylor then seized an axe and cut
off his hcad and right arm. both of which
she placed in the stove. The remainder
of the body was cut In four pieces and
put in a sack in the pantry. and during
the two succeeding days parts of the body
were burned until 1t was all consumed.
The clothing was placed In n wash tub
and later burned. The tub which became
stained from the clothes. was scraped
and hIrned on the inside with kerosene to
remove the stains and places on the wall
viii ch had been STAINED when tho body
was being chopped UP were repaperei.
The axe handle was afterwards burned.
The daughter is attractive and intelli-
gent looking, but Mrs, Taylor not so much
SO. During her daughters recital of the
story she showed no sign of nervousness
The hearing was adjourned until Wei
nesday. when Mrs. Taylor will be eX-
nlniund.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
TUBERCULOSIS COMMISSION
Met with Lamoille County Medical So
ciety YesterdaX-Othsr Meetings.

Johnson. Feb. 1o-The Vermont State
tuberculosis commission met today with
the Lamoillc County Medical society at
this village for the purpose of discussing
the tuberculosis conditions in the several
towns in the county and for a general oX-
change of ideas on the subject. This was
tho iirst of a series of similar meetings
with tho medical societies in the several
counties in the state. Next Tuesday
the commission will meet with the vino
sor County society at White River June
ton and on Friday. February y, they
will meet III Burlington with the Chitten-
den county society. The members Of the
commission at the meeting were DIR. Don
D. Grout of Waterbury, DR.. H.. Edwin
Lewis and Henry ballard Of Burlington.
The object of these meetings is to OBJ
tain opinions and ideas from the members
of the State medical profession. a list of
que stions is prepared and Submitted to
the members of each county organization
and when the society meets a general dis
~cussion is had. The meeting to-day
proved to he one Of great interest and
many valuable suggestion we're made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
QUESTION Of FARM ENGINE
Brings q Montpelier Case Before the
Supreme Court.

Montpelier. Feb. 10-Whon supreme
court reconvened this morning Orleans
county cases were taken VI. The firse
argued was Adelaide T.. Buck vs.. Troy
Aqueduct company. This suit is brought
to recover the value of n note for $500
signed by the directors of the defendant
corporation. The defense is that the cor
poration is not liable. Young e. Young for
plaintiff Cook & Williams for defendant.
The next case argued was Isaac +.
Wilson VS.. the Union Mutual Fire In
surance company of Montpelier. This is
an action Of general assumpsit upon a
fire insurance policy, by virtue of No. 121
acts Of 1896, Plea general issue and no.
ticc. One of the principal questions at
bar is. did the court believer in in sub
hitting to the jury the question whether
the engine used by the plaintiff at the
time of the fire is a steam farm engine.
The plea Of the plaintiff is that even if
this was a steam farm engine the court
should have ordered a verdict for the
plaintiff, the mou of the loss and cx-
ecution Of the policy being undisputed,
J. w. Redmond for plaintiff: Young e.
Young for defendants. The argument of
this case occupied the entire afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
GETS 10 MONTHS SENTENCE
Norton, the W~allingford Swindler
Plead Guilty to One Count,

Rutland Feb. l0--Charles W. Norton
of South WallinBford, the wholesale
swindler who has been confined in the
House of Correction since his arrest Oc-
tober 8, was sentenced to Is months in
the House of Correction by Judge Hoyt
II. Wheeler in the federal court here this
morning for using the mails for fraud
ulent purposes. Norton pleaded guilty on
one count of the ten found against him.
District Attorney Martin was unwilling
to nolle PROSE- the other nine, and Nor
ton probably will answer to some Of them
later. No other cases were taken up in
federal court to-day. Butler and Mo
loney appeared for Norton and r, s. Plat
of Poultney assisted Mr.. Martin in pros
CCuting,
The indictment which Norton's attor-
neys selected for him to plead guilty to
was one of the lightest of the lot. II
charges him with obtaining goods of G.
g. Bailey e. Co, OF Boston without ever
intending to pay for them.
Norton was one of the most successful
swindlers the ountry has ever known,
lie obtained goods to the value Of $lOO,OV
from firms all over the country withou'
paying a cent, and afterward disposed Of
the goods for whatever he could get fol
them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
VERMONT SCHOOL TEACHER IN
TIE WEST.

A Michigan exchange has the following
to say of Miss Blanche Bates of Willis
ton. who is a graduate of the Burlington
high school and has for several years
been IN Burlington a large part of the
time.
Miss Blanche Bates is we'll and very
faVorably known in this community. her
relatives being among the most proml-
ncnt citizens Of the village. 1t is her
first experience as "A teacher in the West
but she has filled the trying place most
admirably. She is one Of those bright, vi
Vacious little women for which America
Is noted-brainy and full of self-confi-
dence, with a good practical education.
and possessed of enough energy TO sup
ply a half dozen major generals"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
A VERMONT RAILROAD DEAL,
Massachusetts, Senats Authoriz 20 the
Connecticut River Road to Acquire
the Vermont Valley Railroad.

Boston, Feb. ?.-The Senate had a sharp
debate to-day on an attempt to amend
the bill authorizing tho Connecticut Riv-
or Railroad company to acquire stock in
the Vermont Valley Railroad company.
The amendment was proposed by Senator
Fitzgerald Of Boston. the democratic
leader, and provided that the purchasing
road may issue no more stock ut its mar
ket value than Is necessary to pay for
the stock acquired. Senator Soulc, repub-
lican, who subsequently voted against the
bill. asked to have the amendment laid
over, so that it might he further consider
ed, and after his request had been refused
said that the matter had been "sct up"
and that nothing would change tho result
He insisted that the plan OF the bill was
to change the stock share for share at
par value. He said his would mean n
share of Connecticut at $3.50, par value 800
would be changed for a share of m
Valley at $40, par value 30. Senator
Munroe said that the Vermont Valley
road was Is miles long, something like
the neck of a bottle between Bellows
Falls and Windsor, VI. That the stock
of this road was owned by the Connecticut
road so far as BOO shares of its 20.0C0
shares was concerned, and that the Bos-
ton IL Maine was paying 10 per cent. on
the stock of the Connecticut River road.
He reiterated tina it would be against its
interests for stock watering to occur.
Senator Osgood Of Worcester repudiatcd
tho idea that senators had been approach
ed as limited by Senator Soule. He said
that he had not been spoken to on the
matter. and that he had made up his mind
since listening to the debate as TO how he
should vote.
Senator Soule rctorted tina If the mem
Der had not been approached. he was Ike
ly to be many times this season. AL
though he meant nothing improper in his
uso of the term.
Senator Munroe OF Worcester also de-
Tended the bin and said that already it
made the stock issue subject to approval
by the railroad commissioners.
The amendment was lost and the bill
was then engrOssed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
STONE CUTTERS HAND CRUSHED.

Montpelier. Feb. 10~.-AleXander Broad
foot, a Barre stone cutter who works for
John Roscher in this city, met with an
accident Just before noon to-day which
will cripple him for life. Mr., Broadfoot
was assisting in placing a column to a
monument on the die when the chain
which held It broke and the cap weighing
q ton and a half fell on Mr.. Broadfoot's
right hand crushing 1t so badly that all
four of the fingers were amputated at
uIeaton hospital this afternoon by Drs.
Chandler and Hardness. The cap to the
monument was broken bv the fAll caus-
Ing q loss Of about $50.