The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-09-24
Charged With Murder of Chas.
McLane Of Worcester.
ARRESTED LAST EVENING
Made No Demonstration When Deputy
Lackey Served Papers on Him and Is
Now Held in Washington
County Jail.


Montpelier, Sept "a. When Charles
Cory Of Worcester was arrested last
evening on the charge Of the murder of
Charles afcl-ane, near neighbor, last
March, he was very much surprised
and disturbed individual. He had just
driven into his own yard, after return
ing from The MorrisyiIle fair, where he
had been for the last three days. whea
Deputy Sheriff I.aekey arrested him. In
spite Of his agitation Cory made no
struggle and submitted to arrest He
was brought to The county jail in this
city last evening at eight o'ccock.
When Deputy Laekey first reached
Colry's house he found everything clos
ed up and no one around He was some
what worried, and the neighbors told
him that the Corrys had been away for
several days. He then drove "a Tom
Hathaway's, a brother-in-law Of Cory.
and harmed that the family was IN
MorrisvilIe. The deputy ait once con.
nected with Morrisville, and was told
by Andrew Smith that the Corrys had
been in Monisyille for three days and
that they had started to return Ia WOr.
cester. The officer went back to the
Cory place and reached there inst az
ter the family had arrived home.
Neither the accused nor his wife
showed any great symptoms of sur
prise. When the deputy had made
known his mission, the man said "All
right; ! will go with youn He went
into the house and pnlled of 4 pair OF
overalls, returning and getting into the
officers team without further question.
Cory was born III Worcester 40 years
ago. HIS father, Amos Cory, lived in
the house where the murdered man was
Killed. Amos Cory is now residing in
Sharon. Several Of Corys relatives
live in Worcester
Among the true bills reported bv the
grand jury yesterday was one against
Joseph and John papin 0f Barre, chafg
ing arson III setting fire to a meat mar
ket in Barre. Horace Wilson. whose
residence is given as Winnipeg, AIanito-
ba, was also indicted OH the charge of
obtaining money under false pretences
from John Mclaughlin of Barre.
Cory lives in the town Of Worcester.
az 1pVht q sNSi4tH iltt1W ifOlA titN mousse
jim which McLane's battered body was
found and where he lived. His house il
a dilapidated looking shack, very much
like that which was inhabited by the
murdered man. That section Of Wor.
eester is wild aud the influences Of town
life rarely penetrate it.
Cory himself is All undelszed man.
standing only five inches above five feet,
features thin and angular, and of slight
build. Altogether, with a wild growth
Of hair and beard he presents i peculiar
appearance.
He was one of those who testified be-
fore the investigating officers soon after
the murder was discovered The story
that he told at that time led to the cast
ing Of suspicion on the two men, Heath
and Ainsworth. On Saturday when Me-
Lane was supposed to have been naur
dered, Curry came to Montpelier with a
load of wood, returning early III tho
evening. On the way back TO Worcester
he said that he picked up the two men.
He said that they were intoxicated He
carried them TO his house which is the
next one to TINT of the murdered man,
McIane. Cory said that the two
started along On foot TO their own place
Of residence which was some distance
beyond McIanes house, on the Eagle
Ledge road. After putting up his team
he did his chores and didn't 20 anywhere,
not seeing McIane