The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-12
THE COLT
POISONING
Jury in the Case Cast only
Two Ballots.
SARGOOD LOSES LICENSE
Expected that Both Men Will
File Exceptions before Mon
day Morning.

The jury in the Sargood- Doyle
poisoning case after they took the
case Friday did not take long to come
to an agreement. Immediately after
going to their room an informal bal
lot was taken which stood 10 for CON
yiction, two for acquital, Before 60
ing TO dinner the second one was taken
and this showed II for conviction.
During the time between the two bal
lots the subject had been pretty we'll
canyassed and the opinion of the
twelve men was that if one of the men
was guilty both were.
After the return from dinner the
third ballot was taken with the result
that all voted guilty. The case had
been discussed in all its phrases while
the jury had IT,
The convicted men by their counsel
have until Monday morning in which
to file their exceptions. Should they
be granted Sargood will probably fur
nish bail which will keep him out OF
state prison until the supreme court
decides. Doyle is also in hopes to Sc
cure bail, if not, he will be taken TO
the state prison within a few days.
He will make a desperate effort to Sc
cure it. He has wife and child in
Arlington which are being taken care
of by the town.
In answer 10 the query as to what
the jury thought of the testimony of
the Boston detectives one Of them re-
marked that they did not put much de-
pendence upon it, They appeared to
think that it was poor business for
any men to go and get man drunk
and after he was so, to try and pump
something out of him for the purpose
of using what he might say for the
sake of convicting him of a crime.
1t is highly probable that the saloon
conducted by Sargood near East Ar
lington will be closed soon. He has
been before the commissioners for a
hearing on one complaint which has
not yet been decided. 1t is understood
that there has been several more COM
plants since and that these will be
taken up now.
Reputable residents of that place
affirm that the evidence that is now in
the hands of the commissioners, and
others, cannot fail to cause the license
officials to rev )ke the license and close
the place which has been an eyesore to
the community ever since it was open
ed.
A few years ago the stream that
flows into the fish hatchery at Mt Ia
Dor then belonging to s. L. Griffith
was poisoned by some one emptying a
can of paris green into it. AS con-
sequence large number of trout of
all sizes and ages we're poisoned. AS
far as known no one has ever learned
who did the poisoning, Since this
poisoning came up it has been story
pretty we'll circulated that Doyle was
the party that did it. He was said to
be at work there then
Doyle was interviewed a few days |
ago, and denied having anything to do
with that affair. His senior counsel |
who was at the hatchery the day the |
fish we're poisoned stated that Mr. Grit
fifth never suspected Doyle in the least,
and that he, the counsel, was also sure
that he was innocent of the charges
that we're going around.
Following the decision in the Hol-
land VS. Holland divorce suit, a
divorce was granted ]. B. Bingham,
from Ruth E. Bingham.
Sargood and Doyle we're locked up
in Jail last night and were much dis
concerted over it.
This morning Judge Watson an
nounced that in case the bill of excep-
tions was granted, the bailfo Sargood |
would be 5000 and for Doyle $500.
The next case called was that ofspec-
ial officer James q Kelly vs. M. Cul- |
liton. This is an Interesting action,