Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-29

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was thought by many to have commit
ted suicide either by hanging or
drowning. and had been given up by
| the most optimistic when he limpcd into
town Il few days ago and asked for
something to cat. Buxton is a young
| man about 80 years Old unmarried.
and was for a time an inmate of the
| isane asylum at Waterbury. Since his
| release he has been looked upon as a
| rather weak minded. but inoffcnsive
| chap. and has been employed in town
as a farmland and hostlor.
FRED JOHNSON SENTENCED FOR
| KILLING HIS BROTHER.
| In Bennington county court at Man.
chester Thursday. Fred Johnson was sem
fenced To not more than IA or less than
Il years in states prison at Windsor
for manslaughter in killing his brother.
Jay, at Eondvile in the town of Winhall,
February ~.
TWO BOYS INJURED BY REVOLVER.
AS result of the accidental discharge
of revolver Robert Tiffany aged ]"
years has a bullet wound in his left hand
and Harry Middleton. aged ID years, son
of Malcolm Middleton, an architect has a
32-calibre bullet in the upper part OF ms
left leg. Neither wound is serious hul
beth are painful. The boys were IN
jurcd while camping at Lake Hancock. IN
THE town of Stamford, ard were brought
to Bennington late Thursday evening"
Tiffany was loading "A revolver winch
was DISCHARGED the bullet passing through
his hand and the side of board capi'''
lodging in Mddletons leg two inches
t,..x.
'of patty from bennington and Boston
(which pit he'd camp Thursday
ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
The case Of John McQuiggan VS.. John
I.add and Daniel I4add. an assault ana
battery case from Cutler Corner III
Orange, which has been on trial since
Wednesday noon. June II. was given 10
the Jury Thursday afternoon at tVe
o'clock and within two hours the jury
returned Il verdict for both defendants
to recover their costs. The remaining
Jurors were discharged on Friday morn
ing and the court finding no court busi-
ness ready on account OF the sudden
|close of the civil list of trials and there
being no criminal trials. II recess was
taken until Tuesday morning. Henry
NJ White, who was IL year ago convicted
of larceny of a team in Fairlec in July,
1908 and served six months of his sem
tcnce at States prison until the supreme
, court last February rcmanded his case
for another trial. was last week released
on his own rccognzancc for $500 BAIL his
case being ordered not to be brought for
ward His long confinement since his
arrest in July, 1903 was construed as
sufficient punishment provided he be-
h,r II hot cana (OIItcr-
marsh, who had been indicted for adult
terry committed with Louise FELTON, in
Charles A. I.ucos tenement house in
the south part of Chelsea May II.
> 1905, pleaded guilty to the charge on
. Wednesday and next day Mrs. FELTON,.
, concluding that she was also guilty,
. pleaded the same Tho sentence in each
: case was delayed. Eight divorce cases
have been granted as follows: Viola S.
, Morrill, vs.. viii Il. Morrill, for intolerable
! severity; Arthur Cowdrcy VS.. Cora a.
, Cowdrey for wilful dcserton; Alice NJ.
Abar vs. Seward j. Abar for wilful de-
= sertion: Martin G. TOWNSEND VS.. Jose
phne T.. Townsend for adultery; Mary
. A. Titus vs.. Raymond Titus for intO-
I cradle severity; Albert G. Barnes VS..
= Ellen NJ. Barnes for wilful dosertion
Q Clara l.. Grain vs. Fred w. Grain for
, refusal to support Lula NJ. Chase VS..
Harry r. Chase for wilful dcsertion,
alimony granted according to the stipu-
. lation filed.
FRIZES AT VERMONT ACADEMY.
the anniversary dinner of Vermont
Academy at Saxtons River. was servco
at O'Clock Wednesday afternoon. Aftcl
dinner speeches were made by william