The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The Record Of Executions in Vermont
Does Not Prevent Murder.

6seS NVl EAtNtHk mutaeI.
", ~. Banister 81 Braiutree has the
following communication in The Evening
Argus
Please allow me g reply 70 Rev J.
Hall Long ii regard = capital punish
ment
Does capital punishment prevent mur
der II %, il would have stopped nun
ders hong ago Cur record IS long
zone fer state the size IF Vermont
tilloNing is list of executions Iii
ON littlc state
tyrus b Dean al Burlington, Novem
Der 2a, is0s
Samuel r. Godfrey at Woodstock,
February rs, ISIS.
Luther Virginia fcolored). at Sc. Al
bans, Max 28, 1920
Archibald Bates, al Bennington, Feb
riafy 2, 1880
This was the last public execution held
.ir Vermont, $4,000 people being present
lat this time to see i human being hung
IA woman and two children were killed
biz horse running away, 80 four lives
were hurled into eternity
Al the next session at the legislature
this law was repealed and the executions
have since been private,
I've aged men, Sandy kaxanough and
William Barnet, one 73 years old, and
the other 81, were hung at Windsor,
january 20, 1861
The next, John Ward, Of Williston,
March 20, 1868, at the age Of ~ years.
On June 25, 1869, Hiram Miller was
hung at Windsor He was man much
aud undoubtedly was limo
cent
Henry Welcome, 4 boy only II years
snld, 81 Hinesburg, January 10, 1871.
March IA, 1879, Henry Crawling. Of
lWeathersfield
aohn p. PhaiI, April 10, 1879, believed
by many to be innocent.
Asa S. Magoon Of Barre, November IS.
1850, making three iii that year,
Edward Tatrn, 0f hiighgate, April >,
1850.
Edwin e Haden Of Derby Line, killed
his wife while intoxicated and was hung
4 February 25, 1881
| Royal 81 Carr III Worcester, Killed All
indian. and was executed April 80,
1851
/ Lucy II Meeker, the only woman exc.
Icuted III Vermont, March so, 1855
/ Sylvester Bell Of Fairfax, January I
/ 1899, this being the last one in the
lstate
/ Six mtirderers have aad their sentences
lcommnted: Horace II pmmley, Wi
linn q. Ruzzell, Mrs Isabel Marsh.
Charles Dorherty. Frank shaw, Almon
AIeeker, Frederick Eastwood One, Ed
son Fuller, ii Readsboro, hung himself
while under sentence If death, IN his
lcell.
think the preent Legislature Of
Vermont had better abolish capital pun
Eishment before the unfortunate Mrs.
Rogers of Bennington Is added To the
awful list Of those who have persisted III
the Vermont slaughter house,
/ have seen and ennyersed with her
several times while she has been At
Windsor She has been more sinned
against than SHINING
President Mckinley did not want his
assassin executed, as he said after the
fatal shot had been fired, Don't hurt
Ihhn.
Now, all good men do not believe III
capital punishment The voices of the
martyred Lincoln and Garfield cry ont
from the silent chambers 81 the dead
against capital punishment.
Now, as we live mp 70 the golden
Ipfeeepts of our Saviour To do unto
others al NE would ~ done by, there will
mot te one murder to where there are
ten now
You lovers 81 truth. liberty, justice
and Christianity. let us All pray for
The dawning Of that eyentfml day when
the woeflll shadow Oil the blood stained
seafFold shall forever cease to darken
lanT glorious land