Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-11
THE COLT-POIS0NING CASE
ARLINGTON MEN ON TRIAL IN
BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT.


Death Of Well Known Civil Engineer
"A Contested Election-Suieide
and Aceident-state Dairy School
Asked for.
The case against Eugene Sargood
and John Doyle charged with poison
ing colts belonging TO Robert BAR
of Arlington was called in Bennington
county court Thursday, March B. the
two men being put on trial together.
Counsel for the state stated mat IL
was expected to prove that the colts
were poisoned that Doyle did the
deed, but that Sargood was the insti-
gator and the principal. Robert BAR
owner Of the colts, testified that ne
found paris green In several places
in the barn. He said that Sargood
urged him several times to have Mrs.
Hicks arrested, as she had threatened
TO poison him and that he understood
that Sargood had offered to keep her
for nothing II she made way with her
husband Friday. March 4. the state
continued a line of evidence. all cir
cumstantial, to show not only the con-
nection of Sargood with the poison
ing OF these colts. but also that he
was the principal one in the matter
Of the attempted poisoning of Mr. and
Mrs. Sanford Hicks, and that Doyle
was his tool The reason for his
wishing TO do these crimes is said TO
be that he was angry with Blair be-
cause he would not run for a town
license commissioner and with HICKS
himself because he would not lease
him a building in which he could sell
liquors, as he had a third class license
Of
good, Il is claimed, wanted to get RID
Of, was on the stand Friday, March
I. She testified TO finding In the bot
tom of pail OF water that Sargood
brought to her house a white powder
that was afterward said to be potash
that the same powder was found on
the spout to the pump. and that Mr.
Hicks after drinking some of the wat
er had trouble with his mouth burning
md stomach in same way.
NJ. j. Wiltse OF the state laboratory
Of hygiene nj Burlington, testified 10
inding the poison In the stomachs OF
the colts and also testified as to the
nature of the specimens that ne
found in the cups and pals sent MN
which were hydrates of potash. An
ordinary dose would be sure death
4 detective named Taylor testi-
fiea that Doyle told him that he pol
soned the colts of Blair by giving paris
green and that Sargood employed
him to do H.
DOYLE was on the stand Monday,
March 7. He testified that he had
heard Mrs. Hicks say she did not
want the colts in her barn, also that
Mrs. Hicks was often intoxicated. He
mad heard Hicks threaten TO break
Mrs Hickss neck. Doyle stated tnat
Mrs. Hicks had many men visitors
and when Hicks came home once ne
aid II he found men there again ne
would murder her. at which she re-
oiled. You killed your first wife but
You won't XIII me II | get the first
,.bance" Mrs, Hicks had once shown
novle bruises received at the hands
OF her husband This testimony IS
FOR the purpose Of the defense showing
that Mrs Hicks killed the colts and
out poison in the cup for Hicks.
Tuesday March S. Doyle continued
his testimony. He said that Mrs.
Hicks came to the Jail one day and
,sked him not to go back" on her and
mt To tell that she came there. Eugene
Sargood. the other respondent, was
called in the afternoon. His testimony
as far as given was a direct denial OF
being In any way connected with me
poisoning Of Blair's colts or with Mr..
and Mrs. Hicks.
Bennington streams have overhowed
their banks and several streets hiNe
been flooded. Electric cars were tied
ap several days on account OF ice ana
snow on the tracks
Joseph y. ossalo of Hotel Mllano OF
Barre has been notified to appear be-
fore the license commissioners TO
show cause why his license should not
be revoked for alleged violations,
Norman g. Johns. a well known far
mer of Huntington. has filed a netl-
ton in voluntary bankruptcy; Habill-
ties s29.3576l. assets $3.50, exempt
1910 The creditors are 225 Cnitten-
den county people.
Archie Constable. age Is. Of RAN
dolph has been sentenced to the m
dustrial school, Vergennes. for the re-
mainder of his minority. He was found
guilty of stealing tobacco from the
Central Vermont depot at Randolph.
The contractors and builders OF Bur
Barre has been notified to appear be-
unions that after April /, the wages
for members of these unions would
be 40 cents per hour, nine hours TO
constitute a days work There mas
never been any stated wage for work
men of these unions,
The case of state VS.. Bartholomew
Croto. charged with murder of Peter
Vorren. Montpelier, last September.
will be tried at the present session OF
washington county court. This caus-
as surprise, as Croto has been declared
insane at the waterbury asylum: Inc
case will be tried to find out whether
Croto was insane at the time or the
murder or not.
Mrs. Sadie Granfield who lives with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bick-
ford of Waterbury. attempted suicide
saturday morning March 5. by taxing
poison Her husband died snort
time ago and she has determined 10
kill herself. She refuses TO tell the
of the case, but only
says she will try again. 1t is beleVea
that she is mentally deranged.
w. H. II. Murray age 81 years. is
dead at Guilford, Conn, where ne nv
ed in retirement. He once resided AZ
Burlington and was a poor farmer
how. He became popular preacher,
author and lecturer and was famil-
iarlv known as Adirondack Muir
raw Murray worked his way through
college. starting in at Yale with Si.6S
cash capital.