Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-03

torney General tltts, who was conduct
ing the examination, interjected the COM
ment that lit was evident that every
one in the prison was conversant with
the details except the superintendent.
At the close of the examination of Miss
Parker, whose sensational testimony was
a bomb-shell in the committee room, ex-
Warden e. b. Harpin was called to the
stand. Mr.. Harpin denied in detail every
charge made against him by Miss Parker.
He said that he knew that Miss Parker
was not friendly towards him, and gave
as the reason for the i'll feeling the fact
that he had brought to Supt Oakes's
notice the relations that are charged to
have existed between John Cakes, a
brother and Miss Parker. He told
Cakes that he regarded Miss Parker as
being the sole cause Of John Green, a
prison guard attempting suicide, and
that the whole story OF Miss Parker was
only the act of a maddened woman seek
ing revenge.
Harrison Mccormick of Brattleboro, a
guard who was discharged from the
prison in April, 1905, testified seeing Miss
Kimball come out Of Burr's room at 5.S5
n. M, and of the intimacy of Green, the
guard who shot himself, and Miss Parker,
whom he had seen go into the laundry
together and put out the lights. Another
alleged scandal was touched upon, that
of Minnie Cox, prisoner who had con-
siderable freedom, and Craven, the
steward. and the witness had heard
through the other officers that Mrs.
Rogers and Peasley, guard, were friend
~. Mrs. r. O. Burr. wife of the Burr in
the Burr Kimball case, testified as to the
relations Of her husband and Miss Kim
ball as told to her by Miss Lindstadt.
Swede girl, and of her interviews with
Mr.. Cakes and Miss Durkee. Fred Morse,
a discharged prisoner who was a trusty,
told of knowing about Vernon Rogers's
visits to the cell of Mary Rogers. and
of seeing Burr and Miss Kimball to-
gether in the guard room. He told about
knowing where Rogers hid the wire key
under the steam coil and of getting 1t for
Supt Cakes after Rogers had been de-
tected. The testimony Of several other
witnesses was not especially. important.
Miss Ella Parker of Hartford, who was
employed in the prison five years as table
girl and assistant to Miss Durkee, told
about John Green, married man younger
than herself making her his confidant re-
garding his family affairs. She said she
went away from the prison under advice
of Mr.. Perkins and Mr. Cakes taking $50
which Green had entrusted to her for
| safe keeping, and after she had left
Green came to her with Sheriff Kiniry
and wanted the money. She claimed that
Warden Harpin made insulting advances
! to her but declined to answer many ques-
| tions on the ground that she might in
eliminate herself
After a recess had been taken and At
| torney General Fits had talked with her
| she returned to the stand. and admitted
! that on one occasion when Mrs. Harpin
| and children were in Woodstock she went
to Harpins house with him and that
criminal relations took place.
Wesley Leonard, discharged prisoner.
| testified to seeing John Green huggins
Miss Parker in the pantry, and OF Green
remarks to him on looking at his con-
vict's suit. do you suppose will have
to wear these?"
Frank Merrill, a prisoner with Leonard
testified as to the Parker-Green episode
| F. s. Pratt of Brattleboro, expert &C
countant, testified that the accounts OF
the prison were correct but that the
sysem entailed unnecessary work.
Mrs. Ida Cady, a former prisoner. said
she had carried love letters between
Craven, the steward. and Minnie Cox
a prisoner, and that the Cox woman said
she and Craven were going to meet after
she was discharged.
The hearing was adjourned to Windsor
| Wednesday. Vernon Rogers, the convic
who has been in prison 10 years, testified
to his relations with Mary Rogers, thu
murderess. He said that Warden Harpir
had nothing to do with his (Rogers's
intimacy with Mary Rogers.
Mrs, MARY Rogers, lne
murderess, made statement to the com
| mittee to the effect that her alleged con
fession, duplicating the Harpins In he
relations with Vernon Rogers. was III
written at the instigation of Miss Durkee
the prison matron, to help Cakes.
William T. Britton, for years guart
at the prison, said that in recent year
Cakes had become slack in his methods
The Burr Kimball affair and the intimac!
of John Cakes and Miss Parker were mat
tiers of common talk among the prison
ers
Levi Morse, of Plymouth, deput!
sheriff, testified in regard to the escap
of convict named Clark. that he di'
not believe the body found in the wood
was that Of Clark.
Flora Amsden, who lives across tn
street from the prison. said that the maj
Clark, referred to by the preceding wit
ness, was often left alone outside tn
prison more than an hour at time.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. d. Brewster gave evi
. dence to rebut the claim made by Mis-
Eva Parker OF criminal intimacy betwee
herself and E. B. Harpin Doctor Brews
ter said that after John Green had sho
, himself he confessed to his intimacy wit
Miss Parker and said he gave her 30
to get out of trouble for which he wa
responsible.