Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-22
The Rochester Murder Case.


The Rochester Murder Case.
Mrs. Della Green, the woman alleged
to have been the cause of the trouble
between Bean and Root testified In the
Rochester murder trial at WOODSTOCK
last week. She is described as stout
and plain, but dressed SLOWLY In
black picture hat, red silk waist and
black silk skirt She said that Bean
had been member of her family for
IS years up to June when the partner
ship between him and her husband
was dissolved. She said he did not
threaten but reproached her for allow
ing Root to stay at her house. Deputy
Sheriff Paul Tinkham, who arrested
Bean. was on the stand Saturday. He
told of Beans arrest and Of finding
footprints, near where Root was killed,
the same length of Beans shoes,
In the cross examination 1t was
brought out that the deputy sheriff had
a lawsuit with Bean, involving title to
some woodland, which was now pend"
ing.
DIR. M. ]. Wiltse director of the state
hygienic laboratory at Burlington, was
on the stand Monday. He told OF
Beans clothing and knife being sent to
him and of his finding no blood on the
clothing. on the knife blade were sew
eral blood stains but he could not swear
it was human blood. The expert was
also questioned as to the result of GER
tain fractures of the skull.
The trial was interrupted Tuesday
by the illness of one of the jury. The
evidence for thesstate is all in About
124 witnesses have been examined,
The defense will probably have 10 or
20 and it is understood that Bean will
testify.
DR.. II. ]. Stevens who was prose-
cuted in Addison county for practic-
ing in Benson and Orwell without au-
thority and who was under 3S lndict-
ments. one for manslaughter in Ohio,
has committed suicide In Jefferson,
Ohio.
Hon. Charles p. Smith, president of
the Burlington Savings bank, has been
appointed by President Roosevelt n
member of the National Assay COM
mission for 1904. The commission will
meet in Philadelphia Feb. 10, and is
composed of the most eminent bank |
ers in the country.
The stockholders of the defunct ma
tional bank Of Vergennes have made a
proposition to Receiver F. l.. Fish to /
settle the claim for the return of di- /
vidends paid them by the bank at the
rate of 40 per cent. 1t is understood
that the terms will be accepted and II
so the litigation will cease.
Ray C. Johnson formerly of Burl-
ington, was held for the action or the
grand jury at Boston, Thursday Jan.
IA. on the charge of murder in the sec
ond degree in having killed Mrs. Sadie
A, Peters. The shooting occurred Jan.
s at a house in the south end, where
Mrs. Peters and johnson lodged.
Fourteen insurance companies were
admitted to do business in Vermont
during 1903. Four of these have head
quarters in England. Five of the COM
panies deal with fire losses. five are
fidelity and casualty companies, three
are assessment accident companies
One insurance company was with
drawn.
The socialists of Vermont have elect
ed Bernard F. Healey of Barre to rep
resent them in the national committee
Of the party. The party has organiza-
tons at Bellows Falls, Springfield,
Barre, Graniteville, Burlington and
Rutland. 1t is expected that ex-Mayor
Chase of Haverhill, Mass, will speak
1t each of the above places during the
winter.
At the last annual meeting of the
Vermont society, Sons of the American
Revolution, held at st. Adams Novem-
Der II, 1903 a resolution was adopted
authorizing an investigation which
should disclose as far as it might be
possible to learn, the names OF revo-
utonary soldiers buried in Vermont.
Any information on this subject will |
De gratefully received by the secretary
If the society, Walter H Crockett of
st. Adams
Abram Tittemore of Cooks Corners
S dangerously i'll from the results of ,
exposure and injuries he received by ID
'alling through the feed door from his {
BARN loft to the manger below, break ,
ng three ribs and fracturing his leg {
n two places below the knee. He lay :
where he fell. helpless for over an hour, ,
before his calls for help were heard
md when found he was in great agony
md chilled to the marrow. His condi- ,
ion is very serious.
Carl Backus of Mortified was SEN I
enced from two and one-half to four 5
years in the house of correction and /
ined 81 and costs at Montpelier Fri |
lay, Jan. Is, on a plea of guilty to the
charge of larceny of a grip containing
money and bank books the property of
lis uncle, William Baird of Lowell,
Mass. Fifty dollars and two bank books ;
containing $3.50 were recovered. Baird !,
lad not been in the state for years and
vas sued Jan. IA for debt by M. L. ,,
of Westfield, whom he
WED for 20 years.
Lincoln and Warren, adjoining
county towns, are at war
IS a result of the recent small pox
care. At the request of Warren part {
es, the only road connecting the two
owns, a main road much Travelled, has
,een closed although the Lincoln board
II health declared such action I'M
necessary. The Warren authorities Z
ave fenced the road not only in War |
en-. but two miles beyond the line in !
lincoln. thus stopping travel not only !