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The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
LAW OFFICER IN JAIL.
District Attorney stideer Of Denver
Committed for Contempt.

Denver-The News of Sunday
morning says: District Attorney
Stidger spent last night in jail and
will have to stay there until Monday.
He was arrested at 9 O'Clock last night
upon an order signed by District
Judge Frank T. Johnson, charging him
with contempt of court. The order
committed him to the county Jail until
he had paid fine of $500 into the
court treasury. Sheriff Nisbet served
the order He was accompanied by
his attorneys. Willis Elliott and Rod
ney J. Bardwell. Before acting he
had asked their advice and was told
by them to serve the order. as the only
safe thing to do. Tney reserved their
judgment on its validity.
The district attorney was given a
cot in the warden's quarters in the
basement of the Jail. He went to bed
about II O'Clock. After he had been
made fairly comfortable he gave out
the following statement:
Il was taken completely by surprise
when l heard from Judge Johnson's
lips that l was on trial for contempt.
He had given me no intimation that
he had any intention of bringing such
a charge against me. l believe the
whole thing was nothing more than
conspiracy to get me before him and
have me testify under oath that | had
purposely transferred cases from his
division to the criminal division of the
District Court.
ITO say that | was surprised when
he informed me that l was fined for
contempt does not explain my feelings
At. the most, any action that | took
was but constructive contempt.
committed no contempt in his pres
ence or before the court. And in cases
of constructive contempt the accused
is entitled to due notice and to trial
by jury. To my mind his action
throughout has been entirely outside
the pale of the law
The case is the result of an attempt
by Judge johnson to enforce the laws
against gambling and Sunday liquor
selling. Persons arrested by direction
of Judge Johnson, instead of being
brought before his court, were
taken before Judge Palmer's di-
vision of the court by District
Attorney Stidger, where they prac-
tically escaped punishment. Mr..
Stidger claims. that his action was in
accordance with rules of the court,
while Judge Johnson holds that the
/, district attorney was guilty of con-
tempt in removing to another division
of the court cases originating in his
division.
The case will no doubt be carried
to the Supreme Court of the State TO.
final decision.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Charue Of Intimidation.

Washington.-B. S. Rodcy. former
delegate to Congress from New Mex
leo, created furore at Fridays hear.
ing on the joint statehood bill before
the house committee on territories by
announcing that corporate interests
in Arizona had suppressed public opin.
ion in favor of joint statehood and
declared that popular vote on the
question would show a decided major
ity in favor of the admission of Ari-
zona and New Mexico as one state.
"There has been intense persecu-
ton in Arizona" Mr.. Rodey declared.
Special interests have perpetrated out
rapeous and scandalous suppression or
public opinion for the last six months.
Thousands favor joint statehood who
do not dare to say So
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Two Men Arrested for Passing Bad
Ten-Dollar Bills.

Denver.-Counterfeit $40 bills have
been turned out by the score by James
Robert Bernard. stationary engineer
living at SIG East Thirty-second ave
nue., say secret service agents in the
employ of the government. Bernard,
who will be charged with manufactur-
ing the currency, and his cousin, d. B.
Blackburn, who passed some of it, are
in Jail in Denver
The stationary engineer was cap
tured at his home Friday morning by a
squad of police.
Blackburn was caught last Wednes-
day at La Jutna, Colorado. where. 1t is
alleged, he rendered one of the spur
lous greenbaclis TO a bartender named
Lee Dowdel. After his arrest he gave
information that implicated his cousin.
When Barnard was arrested eighty
six of the ten-dollar bills We're found
in his pocket The bills were a good
imitation of the real article. They had
been aged with acid and, TO all appear
nnces, were genuine.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
District Attorney Released.

Denver.-George Stidger, district at
.torney, was given hts liberty Monday
night on writ of habeas corpus issued
from the State Supreme Court. MIR.
Stidger had been held in the county
Jail since 10 o'clock Saturday night on
his failure to pay a fine of $500 inn
posed upon him by Judge Frank 7.
Johnson of the District Court because
of the refusal of the prosecuting Off
Ger to file certain information In the
Johnson division, instead of the GRIM
inal division where they belonged un-
der the rule of the District Court itself.
On February Sth, or as soon thereafter
as possible. a hearing will be granted
on the return of the writ, at which time
the whole issue will be reviewed and
the position of the district attorney In
relation to the judge of District
Court set forth, as well as some I'M
portant finding regarding contempt OF
court
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
FOLLY OF THE RICH.
MiIIionaires Paid Large Sums for Full
some Flattery.

New York.-Col. w. d. Mann, editor
good criminal libel trial Monday that
he had borrowed nearly 100000 from
J. P. Morgan, James r. Keene, w. X.
Vanderbilt, William c. Whitney and
other prominent financiers. Many of
these loans were repaid. so far as Col
onel Mann could recall, and others
were paid in stock of the Town Topics
Company at $1,000 a share. The larg
est single loan was obtained from
James X. Keene. who loaned the town
Topics editor 100000.
From w. X. Vanderbilt. Colonel
Mann obtained $4,000; from J. p
1brgan, $2,500; from W. C. Whitney,
10000; from Coils P. huntington
$4,000; from John W. Gates, $4,000;
Charles M. Schwab, $4,000; Thomas
F. Ryan, 100000.
When Colonel Mann testified that
many of these loans were paid in Town
Topics stock at $1,000 share James
w. Osborne, counsel for Mr. Hapgood
asked If the par value of the stock is
not $40 per share, Colonel Mann re.
piled that it was.
A contract was produced showing
that $4,000 was paid by William J..
White of Cleveland for a subscription
to "Fads and Fancies," the book which
was issued under Colonel Manns direc-
tion.
He replied thai he did not know, and
that, learning that Mr.. White was q
prominent Cleveland man, he had ap-
proved his subscription. The price of
Il subscription to "Fads and Fancies
was $500, and Colonel Mann was
asked what Mr.. White paid the extra
$1,000 for.
"He wanted four pages instead OF
two" Colonel Mann replied.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Anoe+,e Smith Makes Denial.

Salt Lakc.-Apostle John Henry
Smith makes vigorous denial of pub
lshed reports alleging to quote him
in relation to the Woodruff manifesto.
Apostle Smith says: MY attention
has Just been brought to the fact that
| have been quoted as saying in an in
teryiew with one Professor Wolfe that
the manifesto issued by the late Pres
ident MILFORD Woodruff prohibiting
the practice of polygamy was only
trick devised to beat the devil at his
own game
with reference to the above |
simply desire to say that never at any
time or place did | make such state
ment to Professor Wolfe or any other
person.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
VERDICT OF MURDER.
Finding of coroner's Jury in Hast
Case at Wray.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Wray, Colorado, Saturday, says: The
Haast jury finished hearing testimony
at Z o'clock this evening, but did not
arrive at a verdict until midnight.
The verdict is that Gerretie Haast
came to her death between, and in
Guiding, the 27th and 30th days of De-
cember, 1905, from a gunshot wound
in the head, caused by a bullet fired
from 3S-calibre revolver, and says
that the probability is that said re
volver was held and discharged by
Garrit ]. Van Wyk or Wouthetje Van
Wyk, his wife, and in pursuance of a
fixed and agreed plan deliberately and
feloniously entered into between the
said Garrit ]. Van Wyll and Wouthetje
Van Wyk, his wife, to murder the said
Gerretie Hast, and further finds that
said killing was not accidental, nor sui
cidal, but was Intentional and feloni-
ously committed.
Mrs. Van Wyk will Immediately be
placed under arrest and with her hus-
band arraigned for preliminary hear
ing Monday morning.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
CONDEMN RUSSIA
FOR CRUELTY EXCEEDING THAT
OF THE DARK AGES.
A HUNDRED THOUSAND SLAIN
Mass Meeting at Washington De-
clares These Grimes Must Be
stopped-Terrible Arraisnment BY
Representative SuIzer.

Washington.-A mass meeting OF
citizens of Washington was held in
Belasco's theater Sunday night to eX-
press sentiments on the atrocities on
the Jews in Russia The theater was
crowded. Resolutions which were
adopted endorsed speeches made at
the meeting and denounced these ter
rible atrocities as great crimes against
q common humanity that must be
stopped at once. and for all time to
come by the Russian government
Representative William Sulzer pre-
sided. He said
I'VE have met tonight to protest
against wrongs and conditions and out
RACES in Russia. We arraign the gov
ernmen! of the Gar tonight before the
bar of civilization for great crimes
against common humanity. The civ
iliZed world Is stunned and shocked
and grleyed by the inhuman barbara
ties and appalling atrocities which
have been going on for the past two
years in Russia
During this short time am reliably
informed by those most competent to
testify, more than 100000 innocent
Jews, peaceable Catholics, Poles, inof-
fensive Lutheran Firms and law-abid
ing Christian Armenians- and
defenseless men and women and chill
dren-absolutely guilty of no wrong
have been cruelty, inhumanely, pitt
lessly and barbarously murdered and
butchered to make a Russian holiday.
There has been nothing like it in all
the history of the world, not during the
horrors of the dark ages. All the hor-
rors of the Inquisition, all the bigoted
religious prosecutions of the middle
ages. pale into insigniticance.
Official Russia is responsible for
these awful atrocities. | charge on my
responsibility as member of Congress
that it is solemnly alleged. and not de-
MED, and there is a widespread and
prevalent feeling throughout the world
that 1t is true, that these terrible
crimes of rapine and pillage and de-
= vastation, that these brutal atrocities,
Dand that these monstrous murders of
the helpless Jews and Firms and Poles
and Armenians in Russia, are secretly
connived at by the Russian govern
ment, that they have been melted by
the Russian ruling classes-the grand
dukes-and that they are instigated
directly and indirectly, by high officials
in Russia for religious and political
purposes. -
81 hope what we do here, and what
we say here, will reach the ears of the
cringins Gar and his corrupt cabal of
grand dukes. | believe that our pro-
test, our condemnation and our denun,
citation will be heard in st. Petersburg
and that the Russian government will
see to 1t that the wholesale butchery of
the innocentS be stopped"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
RANCH TRAGEDY
FARMER NEAR LoNGMoNr FOUND
IN DYING CONDITION.
vICTiM OF UNKNOWN RoBBER
George w. Coffin Struck Down While
Alone at Work.-SkuIl and Jaw
Fraetured.-Was Formerly Mayor
of Lonqmont.

Denver-A Republican special from
Longmont Saturday night says:
George w. Coffin, a prominent
farmer and one of the earliest set
tiers of Colorado, was found on his
ranch four miles east Of Longmont
this evening in a dying condition.
with his head beaten to pulp.
Mr.. Coffin had been hauling manure
and tenant on the place, Mr.. San
ders, was absent from the ranch. The
first thing unusual noticed by Mrs.
Sanders, who was at home with her
little daughter, was Mr. Coffin's team
running loose with the harness on
About this time Mr.. Sanders came
home and went to the small house oc-
cupied by Mr. Coffin to investigate
He found Coffin in bed. lying in pool
of blood, with his head badly crushed.
From the appearance of the house
Mr.. Coffin had dragged himself there
and opened the door. washed his in
juries as best he could, undressed and
gone to bed. On the door knob there
was blood and bloody wash basin
showed that he had used it. There
was also a large quantity of blood
upon the wagon, making it appear as
if, after being struck, he had leaned
against the wagon, which was par
TALLY loaded. He must have then un-
hitched the team and gone to the
house.
During the absence of his wife in
California Mr.. Coffin has been spend
ing considerable time at his ranch and
it is supposed that some one had taken
this opportunity to rob him. He was
known to have had considerable
money on his person and none of it
could be found, either in the house or
on his clothing.
The nature of his injuries are such
that an accident is out of the ques-
ton. His SKULL is fractured in two
places, as if struck from behind with
some blunt instrument, and his jaw
is supposed to be fractured on the
right side. There is bad bruise on
the left cheek.
He is now in the Longmont hospi-
tai in an unconscious condition and
recovery seems impossible.
Mr.. Coffin is brother OF r. F. and
Morse Coffin, and Is we'll known to the
old timers all over Colorado. He has
served as mayor of Longmont and has
been identified with all it's public i'm
provements. His daExsSs. Mrs. Ger
trude Seckner, is well known in Wom-
ems Club circles in this state and is
! secretary of the School Board of Long
mont
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
British Labor Party.

London.-It is now believed that the
Labor party will muster about forty
members in the new Parliament, di-
vided into three groups. The largest
group, composed of twenty-one indie
pendents, will act and vote together.
The next group in importance includes
John Burns. William Randall Cremer.
Henry Broadhurst, Thomas Burt and
other Moderates, and this group Is
likely to cooperate with the govern
ment The third and smallest group is
composed of extremists of Socialist
type.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Brazilian Warship Sunk.

Rio Janeiro.-The Brazilian turret
ship Aquidaban has been sunk at Fort
Jaca Spagua, south OF Rio Janeiro, as
the result of an explosion on board. 1t
is reported that 300 of her crew per-
ished and that only one officer was
saved.
Four rear admirals perished on tho
Aquidaban, which had been used for
the accommodation of a number of
supernumery officers and men attached
to the fotilla escorting the cruiser
Ba4oso. The Barroso had on board
the minister of marine and his staff
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
New Patrick Evidence.

New York.-Former Judge William
X. Olcott of counsel for Albert T. Pat
rick, will. on or about the first Monday
in February, make application for a
n.w trial. The application will be
based on the claim of newly discovered
evidence.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
WHITING.

Miss Daisy Daniels has been visiting
friends in Castleton normal school.
The Congregational Ladies' Aid will
meet with Mrs. Kate Ketcham Wednes-
day next for dinner
Mrs. Daniel Holmes aud Herbert
Holmes went to Weybridge last week
to see sister of Mrs. Holmes who is
sick.
The repairs on E. p. Waite's house are
nearly completed, painting and papering
are nearly done and it will soon he
ready to occupy. The piazzas will be
added in the spring.
The drama, VALLEY Farm, is in prep
aration and is expected to be soon pre-
sented to the public The parts are
well taken and great amount of work
is being expended on the play.
The entertainment last Friday evening
was success. Every part in the play
was well taken and the tableaux were
very pleasing. The audience was more
than satisfied with the program
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02

D,iat heet i,, hnu. roud,s
Danntso,,,. and 10 conf Times of naste.
Rooister store.
wiIoaoe Rools ot Nar.bo,l..
c.,l,. Ia. So, L . po,.,
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'"AV Ni'0o9' a. ms No0N ~ L. ~ ~" -
Al kinus Oh p'io7 "phuu's Green iiouse'
FIenty Oh nice veal. al Noou BROS. Market
T." 10 IAyiors Tor lunch or " square meal
Bon Ton manicure set for 2'c at >heldo' :.
FOR SALE-A good house on seymour ST.
NORMAN :. FoorE.
FOR SALE - yr old heifers enquire
John O'Connor.
The celebrated LenoN kerosene oil at
BONDS.
y good pad, 20 sheets OF paper, cts.
Register store.
small grape fruit, nve.cen each to close
l.. +. RICH.
Get your fresh FISH for Lent at GOrham Il
Sons.
Home cured hams and bacon at Winan's
Bros.
Dairy butter in pound prints Mt Winans
Bros.
For stationery go to the Register Book
Store.
New cereals, crackers and cookies this day
at Bonds.
Mileage books to rent on all roads at Burt's
Drug store. i7yl
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
ORWELL.

J. o. Raymond is confined to the
house.
Mr.. Carlos Cooley is very sick with
pneumonia.
Miss A. Mercure and Mrs w. c.
Hack are ill.
w. \. Jennings recently suffered the
amputation of toe.
Hon. d. j. Vail has recovered from
his attack of diphtheria
The 10th annual ball of the Catholic
Order Foresters held on the 10th was
a great success.
The Champlain Valley Traction Asso-
citation meeting which was to have been
held here has been postponed.
Helen and Charles Raymond of Glens
Falls, n. y, returned home Sunday to
attend Miss Marion Hubbard's funeral.
Henry Godette and Harry Spaulding
returned home last week having been
operated on few days ago for appen-
dicits.
II. E Hack and j. NJ. Coburn repre-
| scented the John A. Logan Post. Il A.
r. at the State Encampment at Bur
lington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Clark and son
of Pawlet have been spending few
days with Mrs Clarks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. d. Branch, called here by the
funeralof Mrs. Marion Hubbard.
Marion Hubbard died at a. m sun
day morning at Fritz Lilies of pneu-
monia after a weeks sickness. The
funeral was held at the Congregational
church on Tuesday at / 80 p. IN. Rev.
Is. Swift officiating, &, l.. Stay in
charge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
Burt's Drug Store.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Highest As; lowest ( rain l.. in.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
ABOUT TOWN.

Items of Local and Personal Interest to
Middlebury People.
Smoke Prince Carl Cigars, cts
Miss Lotte Meekin, who has been i'll
the past two months, is able to ride
out.
r. H. Boardman is in Pittsford for
a few days stay.
DR.. and Mrs. w. J. White spent Mon
day in Burlington.
About 20 couples attended the dance
at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Judson Sevrry was guest of
Mr. and Mrs. w. R. Bump this week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Root picked pansies in
bloom from her garden the Both of
Jan.
Mrs. c. n. Atwood is i'll at her home
on Main street. Miss Belle Moore is
caring for her.
Miss Maude Huestis has taken Miss
Florence Waugh's place in Miss |. S.
Waugh's store.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Russell of Burlington
is spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w J. White.
Page Potter gave party to 10 of his
young friends at his home on Court
/
f. j. Manhall of Montreal and F. w.
Trumbull of Providence, r. l., have been
in town during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur C. Tabor, who
have been staying in Boston since early
In the winter have returned to town.
Quite number of people drove out to
Gusta Muller's Monday evening and had
a very enjoyable time with games and
dancing.
Rawson Myrick of Bridport has
entered the employ of the Foote Real
Estate agency as a stenographer and
secretary to Mr. FoOte.
Robert Hunt, who has been laid up
with the measles for several weeks at his
home in East Middlebury. has recovered
and has returned to Proctor.
Mrs George Young was brought tC
DR.. Whites last Friday from Ripton
and Saturday was taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington.
Miss Stella Nash and her cousin, Mis-,
Sadie Merrill of Brattleboro, who have
been the guests of Merrill Nash during
the " eek have returned to Brattleboro.
Rev Thomas Simms will go to Corn
wall this evening and deliver his lecture
on "The Wonders of the Yellowstone,
under the auspices of the Cornwall
grange.
A. N. MacQuivey has returned from
, Stamford. Conn. where he has beef
spending a few days the guest of hi
daughter, Mrs. Charles Il. Leeds anC
family.
The job department of the Registe
has been busy for the past fortnigh
issuing the annual reports for Middle
bury, Bridport, Cornwall, Weybridg
, and Salisbury.
The Womans Foreign Missionar!
society of the Methodist church will
2 meet with Mrs. Dyer at the home o
Judge Weeks on Wednesday afternoon
Mar. 7, at 3 o'clock.
Miss Bertha Gilmour was given a sur
prise party at her home Monday even
ing, the occasion being her birthday
+ The evening was passed In playing
games. Ice cream and cake wer
served
Smoke Prince Carl Cigars, cts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
BRISTOL.

y. d. Bissonette visited friends in Bur
lington Monday.
The district schools closed Friday for
the spring vacation.
Mrs. Jessie Stearns went Tuesday TO
Rutland to visit friends,
Rev. True Hill preached in bikes
hall last Sunday morning.
A. c. Bush went to Coscob, Conn,
last Saturday ito work in boat fac
tory.
D. r. Bosworth has moved his family
INTO w. H. Ridley's tenement on Pleas
ant street.
Fred Chase went Saturday to Keene,
n. H., where he has a position as day
clerk in hotel.
Miss Edna Pettibone of Richmond was
called here last week by the illness
and death of her father, Charles Petit
bone.
Subject for the Epworth League next
Sunday evening, "a Life of Unselfish
Ministration.. Leader, Mrs. G.. C.
Skate.
The Willing Workers will serve dinner
in the basement of Holley Hall town
meeting day, March 9th. Everybody
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Plain have been
engaged to carry on the Eastman farm
south of the village. They moved there
Thursday
Joseph Haskins has severed his con-
nections with the Bristol Manufacturing
company. Fred Varney succeeds him
as foreman of the paint shop.
Mrs. j. B. Rider entertained the
graduating class of the primary depart.
ment of the Baptist church at her home
on East street Saturday afternoon.
Miss Celia Hill will lead the Christian
Endeavor at the Baptist church Sunday
evening, topic, "What is True Happi
ness? The Worldly Idea, the Christian
Idea.
Miss Kate Stewart, librarian. report,
that l07 volumes were added to tn,
library the past year of which sever
We're gifts. Circulation for the pas
year 5755.
The funeral of Miss Abbie Brown
was held at the home of John Daniel
last Saturday afternoon. Rev. S.
Perry officiated. Interment in Green
wood cemetery.
Harrison Lufkin had his right foo
badly cut on circular saw last Satur
day morning while saving wood Of
Thomas Leonard's farm on Bristol Flat
Drs. Norton and Briggs attended him.
Sunday evening next, the Rev. S. p
3 Perry will preach the fourth in hi
series on the "Divine Masterpieces
| Subject, "A Man and his Religion.
. Everybody is invited to attend thes
services.
The funeral of Charles Pettibone wa
held from his late home Saturday after
noon Rev. S. p. Perry officiating. Buria
! in Greenwood cemetery. A widow an,
two daughters, Miss Edna of Richmon,
and Miss Daisy of this town survive him
Mrs. Alzina E. Bruce aged So year
widow of the late Harvey Hanks died a
her home on West street Sunday morn
ing from an attack of the grip. One son
> Clinton A, Hanks, survives her. Tn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02

Is cents per box.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-03-02
The Fortnightly Club.

Monday at Mrs. McGilton's, Mrs. Noble
and Miss Duncan provided the follow
ing program from Mendelssohn.
PART /.
THE MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Music arranged for the plano.
Overture ltriol
Miss Pinney, Mrs. Henckels. Mrs Noble.
Lied
Mrs. knight
Intermezzo
Mrs. Bryant. Mrs Hadley
MISUNDERSTANDING and Finale
Mrs. Henckels, Mrs. McGilton.
Vocal lnterludes
Duet
Mrs. Hill Mrs. Eddy
Solo-"The Lord is Mindful"
MRS. Eddy
PARTII
FROM THE UNFINISHED OPERA LoRELEI
Vocal trio-"Ave Maria"
Mrs. Hill, Miss Ruth Smith, Mrs Dickens
Vocal observation-disclosures Song"
Messrs. shewbrooks, Lovejoy ,Tobin and BiIc
Mrs Miner, Mrs. Howard and Mrs Noble
accompanied.
An informal comment on the Midsum
mer Nights Dream music and the
Lorelei was made.
The last meeting of the season viii
be held March 18th at Mrs. Towards
Composers Chopin and Franz; committee
Mrs Henckels, Mrs. Eddy and Mrs
Tiden.