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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
Guests Jumped Into Life Nets,
Others Slid Down I'M
provised Fire Escapes
While a Few Were Caught
and Could Not Get 0ut---
Loss Is $4,000.

Lowell, Mass, Jan. 27.-By the burn
ing of the Richardson hotel early this
morning it is believed that half dozer
lives were lost, Up to nine O'Clock
three bodies had been recovered. 0ne
was identified as that Of Mrs. Pasle oi
Boston, who was recently employed as a
pastry cook in theshoteI. Another is sup,
posed to be that of H. G, Harding Of
Somerville, Mass, and the third had
not been identified. All three Of the
bodies were badly burned and almost un.
recognizable,
During the progress of the fire score
Of persons were more or less injured
and were taken to st. Johns hospital
But BY nine o'clock all but five had
been cared for and we're sent away. II
is not believed that any Of those re
manning at the hospital were fatally in.
jured They are
e. H. Dickey Of New Bedford.
Arthur S. Anthony Of the New Bed
ford Standard,
John Hutchinson Of New York.
A Greek, named Yaggian Of Aanches
Ger, n. il.
Thomas Henderson, fireman Of Low
ell.
About forty guests were in the build
ing, and those on the upper floors had
little chance to escape by the stairways
Some jumped into nets. Some slid dowr
improYised ropes and other materials
Others jumped from the lower windows
escaping serious injury. The loss tc
the hotel Is $4,000.
The third body has. been identified
as that Of Tessie Kenneison Of Franklin
N. II. Dickey of Portland Is in a
precarious condition. The skin is peel
ing from his body and the finger naili
are dropping of. Gerrad Davis Of Nal
den received contnsions and Andrew
Lynch OF Apwell had his hands and feet
badly burned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
SIX LIVES LOST
| IN HOTEL FIRE AT
LOWELL, MASS.
NOTED CRIMINAL
SAY THE POLICE
James Names Arrested by Chance in New
York Last Night Is Said to Have
Been Wanted by Police Of the
World for Four Years.

New York, Jan. 27.--Central Office de-
tectives Of this city last night arrest a
man for whom they declare the police
of the world have been searching for
more than four year. The prisoner, who
was picked up on the street BY mere
chance, is said TO be James Names, for
merly an American bookmaker, who is
wanted in connection with the famous
Bank of Liverpool robbery Of November
~, 1901, in which the English institu-
tion through forgery and conspiracy was
defrauded Of more than 100000. Snbse-
quently $3s0,000 of this amount was
recovered from the conspirators, the bank
having sustained b net loss OF more
than $500, 900.
While admitting his name to be James
Names, the man under arrest asserts
that he had no part in the affair. Af-
ter being taken to headquarters and ex-
amined, Names was locked up. The loc-
al officers claim there is no question as
TO the identity Of Names, who is now
So years Of age and walks as though
q victim of locomotor ataxia. The lat
ter fact aided the police, they declare,
to identify the prisoner.
In the history Of crimes, the conspir-
acy to rob the Bank of Liverpool viii
always hold the distinction Of being one
of the most ingenious and conscieneeless
ever planned The entire scheme turned
upon the weakness Of a bank clerk, who,
while drawing salary Of $3.50 a year,
played the races. His accomplices were
sportingmen, several bookmakers and a
prize fighter. Not only did the beguiled
bank clerk play into their hands through
his losses at the race tracks but he
was deprived Of the occasional big win
nings he made through some cheap trick.
The clerk, rapidly sliding down the scale
by crime, was too easy victim to dis
cover the lesser frauds which were prac.
ticed within fraud. He forged contin-
ually the name Of one Of the banks de-
positors until finally more than 100000
had bern taken out of the institution
and turned over to the coterie OF race
track men. The poor clerk never profit.
ed penny by bis crimes, but finally
went to the penitentiary for ten years,
q sentence he is now serving with hard
labor
The bank clerk was Thomas P. Gou-
die. His associates were Dick Burge,
an English pugilist, f. T. Kelley, man
named Stiles, Laurie Marks and James
Names, all bookmakers. Goudie confess
ed the plot and pleaded guilty to charges
of forgery, fraud, conspiracy and false
pretenses. Bnrge, Kelley and Stiles were
arrested but Marks and Names escaped.
Burge was convicted and with Goudie
was given the maximum sentence Of ten
years. Kelley and Stiles, by pleading
guilty to conspiracy to defraud, escaped
with sentences Of two years each. Marks
was last heard from on an English chan
mel steamer en- route from Boulogne to
Folkestone. He did not dehark and it
has always been the belief that he com.
mitted suicide By jumping overheard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
Washington County Pet And
Poultry Association.
TO BREED BETTER BIRDS
Plan Is to Hold Best Poultry Show Ever
Held in State--E. M. Lyon Presi-
dent Of the New Organization
Other Ohicers Chosen,

The poultry breeders of this city and
vicinity met last evening in the Barre
Shoe company's store and effected an
organization to be known az the Wash
ington County Pet and Poultry associa-
tion. There was good attendance %
the meeting and much enthusiasm ami
interest in the project was shown. The
object Of the organization is to promote
interest in the breeding Of better birds,
and next winter they win endeayor to
put before the public the best poultry
show ever held in the state.
The officers Of the organization were
elcted as follows:
President, Il. M. Lyon: 1st vice pres
ident, A. p. Abbott; End vice president,
John Roberts of South Barre; secretary,
James Mitchell; treasurer, John Wal
lace.
Executive committee, Z. J. Badger,
Geo. Booth, chas. w. Mcmillan, Jr.,
Lewis ". Jones.
Auditing committee, John Presley,
Jr., Pearl N. Carr, Peter Brown.
The Granite City Poultry and Pet
Stock association for time held poul-
try shows in this city, but recently the
project has lapsed through lack Of in
terest. 1t is hoped by broadening the
scope Of the new association, making Of
It county affair, to insure a sustained
interest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
COLONIAL TEA DREW WELL.
Two Hundred and Fifty Enjoyed supper
and Entertainment,

The Ladies' Aid society Of tho Con-
gregationaI church gave Colonial Tea
In the church vestry last evening which
was very literally patronized, between
$50 and 800 partaking Of the excellsnt
supper served by the ladies. This Was
followed By district school enter1aln
ment, which furnished much amusensns.
The cast was as follows
Teacher- Hezekiah Ballard Pendef-
grass.
Boys--Master jeremiah Woodruff lem
lSins. Master David Pape Snobs. DlaztrF
Samuel Wiley Snooks, Master Sim
jackson Dipsey, Master 0badiah Neaic
Buzzard, Master Tclesthore Lynds Lc
Boeuf, Master Luther Hale Brown.
Girls Miss Sally Martin Brown Miss
Ruth Winch Ketehuni, Miss MehitabIe
Wright Jones, Miss Samantha Mathie
son Piper, Miss Susan Wallace Crowfool,
Miss Dorcas McWhorter Doolittle, Miss
Jerusha Wishait Dixon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
DIED Of Apoplexy.

Burlington, Jan. 27.--Nirs. Melissa
varncy died suddenly early yeterday
morning at the home Of her son, G. /.
Greene Of South Union street. Mra.
varney was as well as usual the day be-
fore her death and partook Of the even.
ing meal with the family, in good spir-
its. As she was about to leave the
dining room she was stricken with
apoplegy.
Mrs. varney was born in Ware, n. H.,
almost 70 years ago. Her first huband.
tho father Of c. L. Greene, was John
Greene, whose death occurred in Lin.
coin ~ years ago. About 90 years ago
Mrs. Greene became the wife Of Ma
than Varney, who died in Lincoln two
years ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
Open Switch On Central Yer
mont at Bolton Last Night
PLAN TO WRECK TRAIN
No One Was Injured as Cars Remained
Right Side Up, But Passengers Were
Hurled Violently About--Switch
Had Been Tampered With.

Bolton, JAN 2T.--Running quarter
of an hour late and travelling at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour, tho New Eng
land States Limited train on the Cen
trad Vermont railroad, north bound, ran
into an open switch at this place at
seven o'clock last night. The entire
train was thrown from the track, but
singularly enough not a person was in.
iured, beyond serious shaking up.
That the passengers and trainmen es-
capped death aud injury is miraculous.
The accident was caused by deliberate
attempt to wreck the train.
When the train struck the open switch,
Just south of the station, the engine
took one track and the cars another.
The cars were stopped after blowing
along the ties for fifty rods. John Dom
ovan, the engineer, and Iii G. Bell, his
fireman, stayed with their engine and
were not injured. They are not blamed
for The accident, as the switch light was
in position. When the switch was in
spectcd, however. it was found that the
switch was unlocked and the light had
been hung on q wire TO show the proper
signal The railroad officials say that
when last seen by railroad employee
last night the witch was in place and
locked for the main line. The station
agent had gone home, as the train does
not stop at this place, and there had
been no train along since the switch was
set up until the express arrived.
The passenger cars brought up against
three freight cars, and the crash OF the
collision and the humping over the ties
produced n great fright among the pas
sengers, who were thrown about the ears.
The darkness added to the terror of
the time, az * was expected that bod
les Of victims would be found. But the
cars remained right side up, so that no
one was injured.
The tender was torn from the engine
and badly crushed. and one Of the big
drive wheels was torn from the engine.
One end Of the baggage car was badly
smashed and the mail car, which had 8
smoking compartment in the rear occu-
pied by SIX men, was. almost couypletely
demolished. The cur vas struck by q
large timber which plowed it's way
through the car. One Of the mail clerks
stood at the door to take mail bag,
but was not hit by the timber. Both
clerks were thrown the whole length Of
the ear and somewhat bruised The
Pullman car in the rear and the four
regular coaches were all derailed and
more or less damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
To Be Electrocuted During
the Week Of June 10
FOR MURDER OF MISS PAGE
There Are Still Two Avenues Left for
Condemned Man, an Appeal to Unit
ed States Court and Appeal
to Gov. Guild.

Boston, Jan. 27.--Charles u. Tucker
was sentenced today TO be electrocuted
during The week, beginning June 10, for
the murder Of Mabel Page at Weston.
There are yet two courses open to the
condemned man, an appeal to the United
States Supreme court and that failing
a direct appeal TO GOV. Guild.
Tucker was brought into superior court
at East Cambridge at ten o'clock. In
moving for sentence District Attorney
Sandcrson reviewed the case very briefly.
He was followed BY vahey, counsel for
Tucker, who asked that sentence be de-
layed to the latest possible date, SO
that he might have a chance to pro.
tect the rights Of his client
When asked il he had anything to say
to the court why sentence should not be
passed upon him, Tucker asid:
''Your honor, all have to say is that
! am absolutely innocent Of this crime. /"
Judge Sherman then reviewed the case
and sentenced Tucker, who bore himself
with great compos,ue throughout the
ordeal
Il waive all my rights Of exceptions
to the Supreme court Of this state,
says Tucker. II cannot see that there
is any more chance for me there. But
there will be an appeal made for me to
the Supreme court Of the United States,
and have all hope that that court viii
give me a new trial.
IF this SHOULD fail, then an appeal
win be made to the Governor OF Mass
achusetts, but ! firmly believe that the
Supreme court of the country will grant
my appeal and that this last resort viii
not be necessary
James IT. Vahey, fuckers counsel, said
yesterday afternoon:
Everything has gone against Tucker,
and we both agreed this afternoon that
IL would be best not to take the excep-
tions ON the new evidence before the
supreme court OF this state We talked
together for almost an hour, and while
he declares his innocence and feels that
he Is being wronged, he knows that there
is no chance for him before the MRssa.
chusetts courts.
"Tucker therefore decided to waive
his rights of appeal, and said to me that
he was ready to take his death sentence.
There Is still open All appeal to the Su.
preme court Of the United States, and
later an appeal to the Governor of Mass
taken in an effort to save his life"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
MISPLACED SWITCH.
Statement by Railroad officials at St.
Alhans.

st. Adams, Jan. 27--The following
statement was given out at the railroad
Office here regarding the wreck at Boil
ton.
THE wreck at Bolton so far as we
are able TO learn was due To a misplaced
switch, but we have no knowledge as To
how it was done. The last time the
switch was inspected last night it was
set and locked for the main line BY the
station agent. No train had used il
since it was so set until the express
came along, when it threw the train on
the siding, The train is all right side
up, but every car is off the track and
their running gear more or less damag-
ed. A train was sent from here which
reached Bolton at 10;30 last night and
took the passengers to their destina.
tions. No one was hurt"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
ALLEGED FORGER HAS
BEEN ARRESTED
James G. Hildreth, a Much Travelled
Man, Taken to County Jail at
Chelsea to Answer to Charge
in Orange County.

Chelsea, Jan. 27. Sheriff w. RI.
Sprague returned Friday evening from
Lawrence, Mass, bringing with him
James G. Hildreth who is Of Corinth ori-
gin and who was wanted in Orange
county to answer to tile charge Of for
gerry alleged to have been committed at
Bradford last October. Hildreth, who
was taken to Vermont on extradition pa
pers is a young man of more than ordin-
Ory intelligence and with wide and
varied experience in travelling, having
Laeu thra,,gb ~ SoY,tb West Nova
Scotia, England, and spent two years
in the government service in the Philip
pines, having been honorabiy discharged
from the service for reason OF physical
disability resulting from the wound of
a Mauser bullet in the leg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
RESCUED BY COMPANION.
Bennington Boy Fell Into River and
Screamed for Help.

Bennington, Jan 2T.-Clarence Comar,
aged eight years, and the son Of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Jesse Comar, fell into the Wal.
loomsac river Thursday and was rescue
ed from drowning by Aubrie Hurley.
Hurley heard the boys screams and ran
to the root of tree which projects into
the river, and hauled him out. The
little fellow VS. taken home and passed
the remainder of the day in bed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
AUTO RECORDS WERE
BADLY BROKEN UP
All Worlds Records for Kilometre and
Mile Were Smashed at 0rmond
Beach, Fla, Yesterday
The Winners.

ormond Daytona, Fla, Jan. 27. = All
worlds records for the kiIometre and for
the mile were broken in the automobile
tournament here yesterday. The new fg-
mes place the mile for cars of all pow
ers at 2S lis seconds, and for the kilo-
metre at is 2.5 seconds. Both new
records were made by Fred Marriott,
driving the cigar.shaped steamer.
Louis Chevrolet lowered the mile fig.
ures for gasolene cars only, to 30 3.5,
driving the 200.horse power car formerly
in charge Of the recalcitrant Hemerey.
The same driver lowered the kilometro
record for gasolcne cars only to 10 2-5
seconds.
The middleweight car record for the
llilometre was lowered by Vaughn to
rs seconds and the middcweight record
for the mile brought down to 80 20
seconds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
INVALID ls YEARS.
Mrs. Warren B. Post Of st. Aibans Died
Last Night.

st. .Alhans. fJan 27.--The death of
Mrs. Nellie Esther, wife OF Warren B.
Post, occurred at her home on Congress
street at T.45 o'clock last evening. Heart
failure was the cause of death. Mrs.
Post was born in st. AIbans about IS
years ago and was married III 1890 TO
Mr.. Post at Joliet, Ill. She has been
confirmed invalid for the past 13
years, nine of which were passed in Bos-
ton and Chicago. Mrs, Post came to
st. Albans about four years ago to
make a home for her uncle, Wilbur T..
Davis, to whom she was very devoted.
Her long and painful illness was borne
with rare Christian fortitude and her
many graces and excellent traits will
be held in loving remembrance by many
friends Besides a husband, she Is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Flanders Of
net. III
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
BIGELow DOWN AND OUT.
Boston University Accepts His Resigna,
tion Of Lectureship.

Boston, Jan. s7.--The uncertainty
concerning the present relations between
Poultney Bigelow and Boston Univer-
sity was settled yesterday afternoon
when it was officially state at the Bos-
ton University law school Chat Mr.. Bipe-
laws resignation as special lecturer on
international law had been received aud
accepted, and that his lecture course had
been withdrawn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED.
Illinois Firm Says That Railroads Tried
to Injure II.

2 ~Chicago, Jan. a7.--R. 4. Shiel & Co.
Of Kankakee, ILL.,, a stock shipping con-
Germ, yesterday charged before the inter
state commerce commission that nine
railroads have consplred to ruin the
business Of Shiel & Co., by charging ex-
cessive freight rates.
Shiel s. 20. have filed petition ask
ing the commission TO issue an order
doing away with what the petitioner
pronounces arbitrary rates.
The lake Shore & Michigan South
ern, New York Central, Boston g. AL
bny, Delaware, Laekawanna & Western
and the Lebigh Valley are among the
roads named
II Is charged that conspiracy has
been in existence among the roads nam
ed since May 0, 1904, with the effect
that the firm has been forced to accept
the alternative Of paying excessive rates
or quit the business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
GAVE A RECEPTION.
Glass Of 1908 the Entertainers at High
School Last Evening.

The first annual reception of the
class of 1905 Of Spaulding high school
was held last evening in the school chap
el and was . very successful and enjoy
able occasion II was attended BY a
large number Of the high school students.
A very interesting programme was rem
dered consisting Of o piano duet by the
Misses Loretta Miles and Mary Grigg,
= vocal solo by airs. Flint Of Montpe.
lier, and farce entitled 4Pcr Telephone"
which was presented in an excellent man
Eer by the following students, Morris
White, Alexander Smith, Marguerite
Brown, Loretta Miles and Eva Smith.
The programme was interspersed With
marches. music for which was furnished
by Batcheldor's orchestra.
The officers Of the class Of 1908 ares
President, Miss Mary GriEg; vice presi-
dent, Ellis Williamsi treasurer, Miss
Mabel olsdding; secretary Emory New
hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
ONLY FAMILY INVITED.
Not Intended to Have Large Crowd at
the Wedding.

Washington, D. G., Jan. 2T.--The inyi.
tations which the president ana Mrs.
Roosevelt have sent out for the mar.
marriage OF Miss Roosevelt to Mr.. Long.
worth arc limited 10 the Immediate fam
ily connections, small official list and
the intimate personal friends OF Miss
Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
uern,nnl nefented Norwich.

burlington, Jan. 27.--The University
Of Vermont won at basket ball last night
at the university gymnasium from Nor
wich university by score Of ~ to IA.
rhn game was hotly contested and the
result was IN doubt until tie very end
Of the last hslf, basket being thrown
by Vermont couple Of minutes before
the whistle was blown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
Former Rutland Merchant Dead.

Rutland, Jan. 27.--Word was received
yesterday OF The death in Chicago, Jan.
uary "A, Of G. Edward Palmer, aged so
years. He was formerly merchant in
this city, being a member Of the cloth.
ing firm Of Mason a. Palmer. He left
here about twenty-five years ago Late.
" he had been employed in restau.
rant connected with Marshall Field &
Co.'S store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
GIVEN FAREWELL RECEPTION.
A. Il. Miles aa Been in Mercantile Busi.
ness % Years.

Montpelier, Jan. 2z.--A farewell re-
ception was tendefed 4. r.. Niles last
night hy about a dozen Of his fellow
clerks and associates, and q very plea.
SAINT time was passed. Mr.. Niles has
lust resigned mead clerk for Mather
< empie, and win finish work tonight
Tie has been cnQaped in clerking and
mercantile business for ~ years, and u
a. yet undecided AS TO what he will do,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
RECORD BOWLING.
Great Performance by Clarence Brad
shaw Of Peoria.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-In bowling
tournament for the state championship
outside Chicago between the Peoria and
Bradford teams, Clarence Bradshaw OF
the Peoria team, broke all records. He
rolled thirty straight strikes, completing
two consecutive games, one in the three.
man team contest and the other in the
individual His average for the fifteen
games was 232 pins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-27
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
]. P, Mcclure Of Rutland Was Terribly
Burned About Face.

Rutland, Jan. 2T.-7j. P. Mcclure was
found unconscious in ono Of the Chitten.
den Power company's substations yes.
terday His head came in contact with
a switch while he was al work, both
sides of his face being terribly burned.
lie will recover, although his face will
be Scared for life.