Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-07-20
Ex.Warden Harpin Tells His
Story before investigating
Commission.
GUARD FOR NARY ROGERS
He Objected to a Man being Left on
Night Guard Alone with Her
Onlcs' Brother Raised Cab.
bages and Ills SON Chickens
Mt the states Expense

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| Bellows Falls. July 1.-the business
done ut the probate Office to-day prob
| ANY Is the most interesting to the pub
Tic OF any during the investigation of tho
.'"'c prison, which is being conducted
my, '' d. i'arp'n' VINO mas bton warden
~ .'' ~ 'so, ir""n 1888 uhtil recent cN-
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| 1s,n IA lax, Accor,,i,,,r ., IT.. ,,...
| :, very nrospc,ous cor,ii,inm 90 ,fra,ns
financially had bron brouyh, ,h,v, 10,
SUPERINTENDENT OnEes. Thro,rh h,s nxcci.
lent man,,r,n,nt ..o,,,.,,, ,,,,o. 49,, 49,.
n,'"e !" nrans an annual front TO tho
| per year under diff, rent manascmcnts
| rho pay for contract labor and other IN.
| come was handled by the siporn,t ndcni
hut Mr.. Tittle did not doubt hut that it
was all accounted for The auditor. he UNI
"crstood' always checked the accounts.
Edward Is. Harpin, cx-warden. next
TOOK the stand when asked If he had
w WV S"'c'"o'
UT 'riehus ABOUT desiring Oakes's posi-
t'oh ne SAID ne had written letters
put hao never attempted to GUST Mr..
o"kcs. IL was no secret that he would
nave hked the place as any ambitious
man desires 10 rise. The witness
stated that ne at one time heard that
inc superintendent and his brother
had been asked to resign by Governor
SncKneH. lie hai talk with Mr..
oakes ana asked him II he had heard
such story. cakes said he had but
ala not Know where it started. This
which v,,s ,roro,., .,.
'''s y" 'oco"nt vi iriehdship which
cav" '''u WIZ" IT. brewster Oh Wind
'o''
MRS. CAKES DID NOTHING;
~
'"'' ~ was "ot known
"' '"e p''so" LOT some time that Mrs.
UaNeH name was on the pay roll.
"ne" became known 1t was con-
''uc.'" almost IN the lsht OF joke
rs MIS- o"nes o'o not even make her
o"n ocu'
Mr. HarPlh denied mat he was in
any way the cause OF tho investiga-
'ioh made IN the winter. When sum-
N"ohed 10 montpelier he TOOK IL MEM
Uranium concerning the mileage
""'e" iutchihsoh' the prison clerk.
saw "'"i' A'"rP'h said IL was sus-
Pecteo among the officials that Cakes
was dlshohcst about the use of mile
ages put mat nc mad never tried to
use TINS as lever to remove Oakcs.
IL was generally known among the
employees that Cakes took meat and
other provisions in large quantities to
MS cottage at Sunapce.
po.pn,,D nc son. ~
The witness testified that mr. pur
bage of Woodstock. son.in-law of Sun.
terintcndent Oaeks spcnt half of his
time at Windsor. where he had an Of.
flee. staying with Mr.. Oakcs and did
not think he ever paid anv hoard Thc
witness thought MI Oakcs took large
to visit their daughter at Woodstock
and that the daughter had hecr known
to GO down cellar tn rot sunn,ios
which she carried TO her room whom
hacking I'M to -cturn home
nf Ir n,1y
Iobr q O,los n, Tho nr;,o, ,,,or, 80.
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c,,.a ,...,.. 49,
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49, '"e ~ nc "'''' anu 1T "'.'
..". '"'e n.y." VI '"o""s's were cui-
.N''eu an" na.Nes'e" LOT 'ohh H.
oan'S ny c""N'ct 'aoor an" teams. inc
withcsS sara mat 10 MS knowIcdge tho
state never received any income from
tlhs
The witness said that Luther Cakes,
the SON. then small. raised chickens on
prison meal and then sold them to the |
State.
The witness said that at first he had !
the bookkeeping to do which took about |
three days Il month"; but later a book |
keeper was employed which he. tLc
witness. did not consider necessary
MARY hO''EHs > III ARD.
M ,1ar,i, st,,od ,h,t II, on, o,,.o
~ a.. Inv "N''
Rogers Frank Flint WAS finally appoint
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s;,,,i,,r coses ,t other ip.ti,rti,,. H'',.
.a;d :, ,v.s M, noce.s.rv nnd ,,'n. ,,
,r.,s m women WHOM Mr., ,,.o,. ~
nriscn4r there. rhc witn"s. t,ou,,ht ,na