Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-02

Clarence Adams, the Chester burglar.
and knew that a quantity of embalm-
ing fluid was poured over him, that his
body stood outside waiting for n team
for two hours n very cold DAY, and that
it must have been impossible he had
been seen since in Canada. as rumor
had il.
l.. w. Harrington, a guard from 1900
to 1901, testified that Oakes spent little
time around the prison. He thought
Miss Parker and John Oakcs on very
goods terms, and often saw them to-
gether.
KEPT .IOUSE FOR BURBRIDGE.
Mrs. Gertrude Richardson. employed
at Cakes house for several years tes-
tilted that she had been retained sew
eral days after the family went to
Sunapee and kept the house open sew
eral days for DR.. Burbridge. Thcy had
used prison supplies during that time
and her salary for that time was paid
by the state as usual. The witness ad-
mitted that she came to testify because
Mr.. Harpin asked her to come to cor
roboratc his testimony.
Fred Richardson, also an emplove at
the prison from 1892 to 1904. testified
along very similar lines of his wife.
He had noticed a very friendly feeling
between John Cakes n Miss Parker.
had seen a good many peculiar things
but did not think it his duty to report
to superintendent Cakes.
MISS PARKER TESTIFIES.
by far the most important witness OF
the day was Miss Eva Parker. now of
Hartford. employed at the prison over
five years.. her duties being table girl and
assistant to Miss Durkee.
The witness said she knew John Green,
that he was a married man, n number of
years younger than herself. She denied
being in any way criminally intimate
with Green but said he had family trou-
bles and was not on good terms with his
wife and made a confidant of her. They
went to the same church and she noticed
that his sisters did not speak to him. She
asked him why, and he told her some
family matters. She said she used often
to talk with him. and that one morning
he gave her SO to keep for him until he
called for it. The witness understood
'i''S ''F' "'F 4 ~ ht hi
not want to give it to his wife. Miss
Parker ~emphatically denied that the
money was given to hcr to get her out Of
trouble.
She said she was at his house when he
shot himself. Mrs. Green asked her to
come but she did not know why. The
witness did not know that she had any
influence with Green and din't know her
,.n n ,,.... ,..,l H. ,cf.,, ,,at;l
Mr.. Cakes called her into the office and
told her. Mr.. Cakes and Mr.. Perkins
advised me to go away which | did"
HAD GREEN'S MONEY.
The witness had Green's money with
her when She went away She admit
ted it was a peculiar circumstance. She
said Green came with Sheriff Kiniry
to get it, and the sheriff heard all the
conversation between them. Green
told the witness not to be frightened
at the sheriff but he was not allowed
out of Windsor without an attendant.
Miss Parker considered it too silly
n question to answer when asked IL
she didn't show Green and John Cakes
favors. She said she was friendly with
all the Cakes family, but was not on
Soou TERMS with IdTHlll ''huS nC
had talked so much about her.
INVOLVES HARPIN.
When asked If Harpin ever insulted
her. Miss Parker refused to answer but
said he had asked her to meet him
and go riding with him. She didn't
go. When asked by Enright, counsel
for Harpin, If she did not have any
| a IN "a rropiSti, fn.1ipnS for 1I1rnin Miss
Parker said yes. She admitted that
she had told Lawyer Enright that she
would be willing to serve a life sem
tence in the prison kitchen IL Harpin
could have his just dues, for he was
the cause of her discharge. Said she
had not spoken TO IIarpin for the last
two years, only as duty required and
that Harpin told Mrs. Green that she
Miss Parker was responsible for
Green's act. Miss Parker testified that
Harpin had made impertinent advances
leading to a criminal act which oc-
CURED at his own house while his wife
was at Woodstock. After this one
meeting the witness refused to have
anything to do vita Harpin. She de-
MED that she had incriminated herself
because of personal animosity toward
IIarpin.
PRISONER SAW IRREGULARITIES.
Wesley Leonard, a discharged prisoner,
sentenced for rape, testified that he saw
Green hugging Miss Parker in the pantry,
also tina he saw incrninati'g actions
between Burr and Miss Kimhall. lie said
the prisoners We're not always given
wholesome, substantial food. lie thought
Mr.. Cakes furnished it, but it was care
lessly prepared.
POOR BOOKKEEPING.
Mr.. Pratt. expert accountantl took
the oath and testified that he saw
had found nothing in the slightest de-
gree irregular. that the SYSTEM of ac-
counts we're al, right hut nude extra
work for the bookkecpcr. There was nc