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Suspected Of Completely in the
Murder Of McLane in
Worcester.
HAD HAD TROUBLE With HIM
Hollis Heath ind willard Ainsworth
We're Intoxicated on the Night OF
the Murder-Frcd spencer, the
other suspect, Had Fought
with McIane-AlI silent.

Montpelier, March l5.--trel spencer,
Hollis Hcathe,n Willard Ainsworth are
noighbors IF Charles McI.anc the muir
dered Worcester farmer, were ARE ed
at their homes at early hour this morning
by Deputy Sherifs Martin Fitzgerald,
George Iackey and Asa Dutton. The
men made no resistance to the officers and
hey wore placed in Washington county
Jail before daylight this morning. All
three are suspected of completely in the
murder Of Mcl.ane. They will he given "a
preliminary hearing mt an early day.
So tar as can be learned the regulations
of these three men up on Worcester noun
tain. whore they reside and where Nc
Lane was murdered, is none of the best.
Spencer is - years old, Heath 40 and Aims
worth b.
Ainsworth and Heath were at Worcester
Corner Saturday night in an intoxicated
condition They went from there to the
residence of Charles Cory, MCI.ane s
nearest neighbor, whore it is said they
created SO much disturbance that they
were finally elected. about midnight. They
had lust about time to go from Cory :
to McI.anc's before the time when the
dead mans watch stopped which was
supposed to be 1920 sunday morning. 1t
IL said al AnswOrthS boarding house that
he did not reach home until three O'Clock
Sunday morning
Another story that comes from Y or
cestcr is that Heath and Ainsworth ha sc
mad trouble with McLane because both
they and McTane were very attentive To
/ Mrs. Jane Martin. at whose home all
| three men have been rc.pent visitors.
| Mrs Martins husband committed sui
| eide several years aCo under circum-
stances that were AZ that time considered
peculiar.
Fred Spencer and his father a short
! time ago were carrying or Nclane :
| farm bat bacaus" of trouble between
them aud Nc Lane they left after Nd Lane
and Fred Spenccr had had n lively en-
! counter Later Mctane was arrested at
| the iustieation Of Spencer but was ac-
quilted of an assault. 1t is also said
that Spencer, since the trial of the as
sault case. has frequently made threats
against Mel ane. All three Of the men re-
fuse - talk. They have retained ". y
| Lord aud +. T.. Carleton a. counsel
The BODY Of Mclean" was brought t,
/ this city this afternoon, where an autopsl
was performed by Drs. G. L. Chandle,
and w. J.. Goodale Of this city and W. y
Turner Of Worcester. McLanc has ;
brother In Essex Junction and the body
will he buried there.
Tho physicians found an abnormall,
large brain. 1t weighed G. ounces an,
was the largest the doctors had eve
handled. The stomach will he sent to th
state laboratory at Burlington for al
examination of its contents. The heart
liver and kidneys were in normal condi
ton except they were much above tn
sNerag- SIZE.
rhe coat worn by Aiusworth when h,
was arrested this morning ON which wer
what il supposed to Ice blood stains ha
also been sent to the State laboratory
The preliminary examination OF the mel
arrested this morning Will not be hrl,
until after a report is received from tn
state lubOrlt prohab'V within a 81