Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
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Evidence Claimed In Behalf Of
Mrs. Rogers.

according to e. A. Mccarthy of Hoosicls
FAILS, N. Y, ono of the counsel for the
woman who is under sentence of death OH
June for the murder OF her husband.
Her counsel are preparing a petition for
new trial, which they will present to
the supreme court within week or 10
days. Relative to the petition. Mr. Nc
Carthy says: '"rhe petition will state,
ana attidavits supporting the same will
SHOW. that there Is evidence OF insanity
IN the family of Mary Mable Rogers. es-
pecially In her fathers family; that shc
was weak mentally; that she inherited in
sanity from both her mothers and IA
thers side; that some relatives have been
inmates of an insane asylum In New York
state. There will also be affldavits OF
physicians that few days before the
murder she was insane as the result of her
physical condition. The confession of
Leon Perrin that he committed the muir
der by striking Rogers on the head with
club will be supported by affidnvits as
sorting facts since learned. At the time
Of the burial of Rogers it was discovered
that there was n compound multiple frac-
turc of the skull. corrobOrating the con-
fession Of Leon Perrin, which fact was not
shown at the tme Of the trial. Petition
ers will also show many other facts not
brought out at the trial. Had they been
brought out they would undoubtedly, in
the opinion of the present counsel have
resulted in a different verdict
SUES FOR $500 REWARD.
Ex-State's Attorney A. +. Schwcnk of
Brattlcboro has brought suit against the
Hps, 1,ns,
the reward offered for the arrest and con-
viction of any burglar concerned in the
robbery of the bank at Ncwfane last
August. Chief of Police Hall is also a
claimant for the reward. Mr.. Schwcnk,
while on his way to Ncwfane to investi-
gate the case. saw suspicious character
at West Dummcrston and tclcgraphed to
Mr.. Hail. who arrested in Brattlcboro
John +. Mccarthy, one Of the gang OF
safc blowers who is row serving SEN
tence in State prison.
THE JENNINGS To BUILD COT
TAGES
Tho largest transaction in real estate
| in Bennington for some time was COM
plcted the past week, by which Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip r. Jennings of New York
north side Of Mt Anthony street at Ben
,inrton Centre, and T.. acres on the
street directly opposite The property i'm
| mediately adjons tho Jennings summer
| residence. and is located in one of the
most desirable locations in the town.
| Three summer cottages of modern de-
| sign Will be erected on the large lot,
new streets will be laid out and plenty
of shade trees planted. Mr. and Mrs.
Jennings have purchased "a 3U-acre tract
| Of swamp land ir close proximity, which
will be converted into an artificial lake.
| CHESTER'S MASONIC CHARTER.
The Vermont grand Masonic lodge as
yet has not received the old charter of
| Washington chapter No. of Chester.
which recently was found in Il tir box
in Il barrel of rubbish bought 1T an auc-
| ton in that place. Tho charter which,
| is dated from Rutlcnd in 1916, Is now in
the possession of Edward Pierce of Bel
lows Falls. He has communicated with
the grand lodge saying that after he
has learned the whole history OF the
| document, he will give ii to the grand
lodEe. Washington chapter, No. .. OF
| Chester dsbanded at the beginning of
the anti-MasoniC feeling in 1897, but for
| two wears previous had no representa-
/ tive in the grand lodge. In 1916 the
grand high priest was Charles X. Vii
| inms of Rutland and the grand score
tory was Levi Lawton, also of Ku'laMd.
| In thusc days the grand lodge met at
| various places, ard it is probable that
| the charter was issued while the lodge
was in session at Rutland. 1t it Was is
sued in 1876 it was signed by Messrs
| Williams and Lawton. Several Masonic
bodies surrendered charters about the
time that Washington chapter disbnnd'
Ell. but this one was not turned over to
tho grand officers because of tho anti
Masonic feeling -Willam Morgan my
stcriously disappeared in western New
York. and it was claimed that the MA
son" were responsible. For a time Ma
sons had to keep under cover. Vermont
VAS strongly antiMnsonic. being the
only state to vote for an anti-Ml sonc
presidential candidate. In lS47, when the
feeling had ahated. Masonry fourished
again and a chapter at Bellows Falls
took the place of that at Chester.
Rank ROEBER 10 BE TRIED THIS
WEEK.
Pleas have been entered at the April
session Of Nndham County court as
follows: Henry c. Nourse. Bellows Falls
information for a statutatory ms,lenlea.
nor, plea not guilty. bail 500, own re-
cognixance: Margaret Wilson, Bellows
Falls. breach of peace. not guilty, Gin
ton +. Clark. Wilmington. criminal as.
sault. guilty; John +. Mangan, Brstttle.
toro larceny, guilty; Charles Douglas
Erattleboro, larceny. guilty: Felix Rich
ards Brattleboro larceny, not guilty;
Leon Lorcnz. Bellows Falls, burglary,
guilty: Hurold Holbrook, Boston. burg.
larry. not guilty Holbrook Is one Of the
men arrested for completely in the Wind
ham County Savings bank robbery last
August and will be tried some tine this
! week.
TO TEST NITRO-VAPOR.
G. r. Winslow and F. 8. Billings. have
purchased land above West Woodstock
and In addition to going in for fruit and
forestry to some extent will make an
intere sting experiment this season with
nitro-vapOr. tho newest discovery In
fertilizers. Remarkable powers are
claimed for it, as q few ounces of II
are said to lie enough to fortilize or
inocluate nm acre of land and largely
increase the crop. The Woodstock test
VIII he watched with much interest.
Messrs. Winslow and Billings bought
for one dollar small box of nitro.vapor
for use on half acre of land and will
| experiment with peas. The box contain