Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-04-19
The Jury Found He Had Kept a
Bucket Shop in Barre in
1904 and 5.
GOES TO SUPREME COURT.
His Attorneys WIN Attempt to Hav,
the Case against states Attorney
jackson rs mn Alien Rcopcucd
Hay MuIIin Indicted for
Murder by Grand Jury.

Montpelier. April 1S.-'rhe jury in the
| case Of state against G. A. Phelps. for
keeping bucket shop at Barre in 1.Oi
aud 1905 returned a verdict Of guilty
at eight o'clock tonight. The penalty
for this offcnsC is not less than 5000 nor
moro than $1,000. Sentence was deferred
and bail in the sum Of 81, 900 was furnish
cd by Elisha May and r.. A. iloar. coun-
sci for Phelps. The case will be taken to
the suprcm" court on exceptions to cor
tain evidence introduced ana to somr
parts Of tho charge of tho court The
Jurors not on this case have been excused
until Monday afternoon at two o'clock
when the adultery case of state VS. * eth
Will he reached.
Elisha May OF So. bloomsbury and r. A.
iIoar of Barre, attorneys for G. a.
Phelps in the bucket shop case now on
trial who We're also attorneys for Mr.
Phelps in the quo warrauto case com
polling states Attorney s. HOLSTER Jack
son TO establish his citizenship to the
satisfaction of the supreme court which
was done at the january term, are pro
pairing a motion to be fled with the clerk
Of tho supreme court for a rearCument Of
this case. They Will not state the grounds
on which they will ask to have the case
reopcned and brought forward on the
supreme court docket, but they state If
their motion is denied they will take the
case to the United States Supreme Court
INDICTMENT AGAINST MULIIN.
The special grand jury that commenced
yctcrday afternoon investigating the
poisoning case of state W. Ray Mullm
of Barre completed its labors this after
noon and reported, finding a true bill
which, under the instructions of the
court yesterday. must OF necessity be
for murder in the first degree. All the
witnesses for the State at the preliminary
hearing in Barre last week and several
, a additional ones were before this grand
jury. After they had reported one true
bill found, Judge Rowsl excused them
| from further service but did not discharge
| them. He said two special grand juries
| had been summoned during the present
term of Washington county court and he
did not propose to discharge this grand
jury until the end Of the term.
| The case against Mulln viii be tried
at this term If there is time to do it
before the May term of supreme court.
Attorncy-General Fits stated this after
noon to a Free Press man that tnc case
could not he reached within two weeks
and perhaps not then.
DEATH OF W. r. BARKER.
F.nosbursh Falls. April Nv. r. Bar
ker died this morning at $50, aged Ga
years. lie was II prominent member of
Lincoln Lodge. +. & \. NJ, ana of the
Free Baptist Church. Previous to his
coming here about five years ago he lived
d I'M Fletcher lie was twice married to
Emma Chase of Fletcher deceased and to
Haiti" Pearson of Bakersfield. who. with
n daughter by his first wife, survives
him. The child lives in Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. Barker's 18th wedding anniversary
was celebrated recently. lie is also sur
/ Vived 10y a brother. Hollis, of Chicago.
Funeral arrangements will be made later.