Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31

PclloUs Falls. Aug. e7.-Trcmhling vio-
lc,tlv and under great nervous tension
Sheriff H. II. Peck of White River June
hon, the man who wlted when there
Vas a prospect that Vermont law was
nhout to be enforced and VINO up to this
Nmc has been "s.ck" missing when
wanted as n witness. appeared before
The State investigating committee yes
tcrfav He had been locked to as an i'm
portant witness in the dispute between
Anna Batchcldcr and Superintendent
Lowell about the interview with Mary
Rogers but he must have been bitter
disappointment. II don't remember" was
the prominent feature of his testimony
although he did testify that he had not
tclcphoned Miss Batchelder to come to
the prison but Superb tendent Lowell
testified as soon he had finished that
] eek did telephone her Instead OF settling
the dispute about who was rcspons bic Tor
admitting Miss Batchcl3cr to Mrs. Rog-
ers's cell yesterdays testimony has only
revealed that some one connected with
the affair prefers to perjurc himself
rather than let the public know the truth.
Superintendent Lowell also appeared be-
fore the committee and testined regard
ing the recent escape of convict Clark.
John W. Woodhn, a prison director was
the only other witness yesterday and the
investigations was adjourned until Friday
morning, September /. at Young's Hotel,
Boston. whore several dispositions will
lie taken.
WOODTIN EXAMINED.
John w. Woodin of Rutland, director
since 1000, was the first witness called
Arf ,rlrp n his tpSti-
nony the entire board visited the prison
nhout once In two months. They went
over Tie books and tried to keer prices
paid for supplies as cheap AT Windsor
rs at tn. Institution Mt Rutland. Fuel
rates for some rea son could n,t be made
as low as Mt Rutland. being about ~
cents per ton higher. Mr.. Woodfn had
given the matter his personal attention
and could not find ont the reason lie
said the board never criticised Oakess
management although they made sugges-
lions where they thought Improvement
might he made. He never had in
timation of graft anywhere and had al
wavs found the service of beth Oakos
and Iiarpn satisfactory. His only
criticism of Oakos was that he was in
rlincd TO get in IA rut. which might per
faps be because he had been there so
long.
LOWELL, ON ESCAPE OF CLARK.
wilson = Lowell present :"psrihteh-
n'ht toli inc Story OF tne escape Oh 'he
prisoner named Clark sentenced lot rape
win ABOUT hVe years more 10 serve nc
was D. years "id ana was suiNerlhg
.rui" an oon'H , o'S'a.e anu ""s u's.
ms NJ work IN ths house ne E,,dcn
palmer doing some noncrnp .n1 n.int-
Inc whon ~, made bic oec,no
Iovel, said hn did what he cou,d IN
,,,ck him without heinr ~ too great an
,,,,.nso 10 was traced y. tor dnun .s
Chorlos,our where he cros..d tho ri,,or
md u,s lac, seen near Ludlow and I.ovo,,
,,id /, uas his oniniop that q man rcu,d
aaa, h,ok IN tho woods AZ Iu,,ow cove
ai,," o,.o u,, tho ..o,,ed n,isorer ,.oveu
a.',. a,i,,, ,,,,oro ho 1r..,, ,ho limo - ..,no
,,,roh ,xnonso" t,o said no rcart ,h,t
,,,.rvthino uas done ,hot could Inc =. Ear
nc no tnnr, a,thou,h ho admitte, tb,,
no nrintcd dcscrintior was made Ne said