The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-08-25
SHERIFF PECK
SAID TO BECOME
Sensational Story Sent Out
from Bellows Falls.
STATE PRISON HEARING
Declared That xhen Sheriff psek
Wa, Wanted he Could
Not Bs Found.

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Bish, Ia oosbesiien siih 40 state pFis
on Investigation, shich as Fessmsi
tsfs ihis mofhiHg. Hbsfi1 u u i'ecs
ioF -hen = ssbpeshs has sesn Issued
os bshAii u tils oaHmiiiss. has ed
tera Ia White River Junriion ioF ,so
days, sai his uhsrvsboBts il aasnouf.
There uAs much oonfnshi oh bic sb
ssbos here 10 day. Isis ksosn that
b. and supsFinisbasni ~ \ Lowell u
state prison have STATED thsi uBsy ssrs
a~afe that Miss haichsldsr sas =
bsvspaprr vnmsn before she visited
Mrs Mary Rogers ell and there il 40
lmp-rsslon horo " night iha, sapor.
inicndsni L9vsli's rcm3vAl riil b.
recommended ~ The commii.co.
Frank " fliB, as thea caliei 90
tts siAnj. Ito testified that be- bad
snoun cakes for - years. and vas GA
very friendly - rms 9Th him. tie said
be had hecn 10 SNAPS with The cakes
family very often, add had helped
unpack ihe trunks. They took over
only enough food 10 siArt them a, he
lake lie told Of selling cos 10 Ar
Oakss for s25. lie said be- called IL =
prudent purchase. and be didn't get
a. much money A. 10 uAs worth. lie
worked at the prison III dificcui Inter.
walls, when they were short 81 help but
never received any pay FOR ii,Although
Cakes wanted him 20. lie did IL out Of
friendship for the latter.
Witness z ave his story about the mt.
leages purchased June %. i10s when
Cakes vent 10 Sunapee. Be said he
vas with him then, and oakes pur-
chased two mileages one for himself
and one for the state. lie told Mr.
Haven the station agent that ono was
for the prison and gave the receipt 30
the prison clerk, Mr. Hutchinson. Wit.
mes, then asked why he bought one for
himself. Cakes told him he wanted IL |
TO use when he went on his own pri.
vate business. Flint told him II he
was in the employ of the state he
would make the state pay all railroad
fares both for business and private
use.
Mr. Flint said he was not very we'll
acquainted with Mr. Harpin, but
thought that he wanted TO be superin-
tendent. Witness was also OF the
opinion that the warden did not per.
form his duty as he should. He was
urged by Attorney Fits to tell the rea-
sons for this, large number OF which |
he said he observed. The witness was
reluctant about telling these.
He didn't remember hearing Herrick,
Hutchinson and Harpin saying things
rejecting on Cakes honor, or that
hey we're spying on him. He didn't
know of fowls, groceries or canned
goods beingtaken to Sunapee, although
1t could have been done without his
knowledge.
Witness was day guard in the death
watch of Mrs Rogers before her re-
prieve. She was in a cell in the west
wing, part of the time in confinement
and part of the time having the free
dom of the corridor. However, she
was never out OF his sight. His hours
we're q. m. to l1.30 a. m. and p. m.
10 6 p. m
The next witness was Mrs Z. w.
Oakes wife of the superintendent. She
said she had been in poor health more
Or less since eight years ago last
spring but had always done what she
could to help the matron. The first
she heard OF her name being on the
payroll was through her husband.
When asked If she did more afterward
han before she said she didn't know
rs she did, but three of the inmates
lied during this time, which naturally
made more work. The matron called
upon her whenever there was necessity.
She denied telling Mr. Hutchinson
when she first received the money,
the felt guilty in taking it.