The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-28
States Attorney is Looking
For Evidence.
MULLEN in BURLINGTON
Is Well Known There--What Mullen
Told Batchelder's Brothers on Day
of Young Mans Death--vari-
Gus Rumors About Today.

States Attorney jackson stated today
that no report from the state laboratory
at Burlington on the examination of the
stomach and iItestines of Fred Batehel-
der, who died mysteriously on March
10, had been received, beyond the fact
that arsenic had been found in the stonl-
ach. The official report win probably
be sent from the laboratory la time for
the preliminary hearing which win be
given Ray Mullen, the nurse who ii
charged with murder in connection with
the case, in city court Saturday of this
week. The prosecution il busy looking
up evidence in addition to that which
was secured before tie arrest Of Tie
young man Monday night Attorney III.
NJ. Gordon, who win defend the young
man, visited Mullen IN the county iaiI
at Montpelier today.
Mullen was quite nervous all day yes
terday and was very reticent abouttalk-
ing Of the case, saying that he would
wait until the result of the examination
OF the stomach had been received from
Burlington.
What Mullen Told Batchelder's Brothers.
On the day that young Batchelder
tkANAS Aftt t4pttt6fH d1lti LDVrE CLOSELY ~
sociated with them talked with Mullen
as they naturally would with the nurse
who had had charge of the case and
heard what he had to say Of the illness
and death. Mullen told them that oil
Wednesday, night, March IA, Batchelder
came home from Montpelier At aboub
II o'clock and that they talked for some
time, it being after midnight when both
retired. Mullen told the brothers that
he did not know Batcheder was sick
until the next morning, but that wom-
an in the house had heard him vomiting
several times during the night.
On the next day Mullen said he was
with the sick man most Of the time
through the day and that he watched
with him during the following night,
which was Thursday, being also with
him at the time of his death Friday
morning He remarked that he agreed
with the doctor III saving shat the casc
was the most peculiar one lie had dealt
with. He spoke Of the apparent ease
with which Bafchelder died. Mullen told
Of this with no trace Of emotion, show
ing on the contrary a cheeriness which
surprised those who heard him. This
cheeriness they attributed to the fact
that it Is part of nurses business
to carry a pleasant countenance. But
one of the mon, on going home, told
his wife that he thought it quite re-
markable
The family of the deceased regret the
publicity which must necessarily arise
from the bringing Of the charge Of mur-
der, but they feel that Ii there was
a crime that II should be uncovered.
Henry Batchelder Of Plainheid, one Of
the brothers. who was IN the city YES
terday, said that he had heard the
various stories about the street. but
hadn't got anything to say. YESTERDAY
and today there were several stories al
to what motive there might have becn
for crime. but there il little use in
placing eredenee on them. The prose
cutting officer IS saying nothing regarding
them. One story afoat today was to
the effect that the prosecution had found
a store where Mullen purchased poison,
but this States Attorney jackson re-
fused to discuss. At the store in ques
ton Times reporter was told this
afternoon that Mullen had not bought
arsenic at the store