The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-10-16
DISCOVERED DEAD
At BENNINGTON
FALLS.
Charles N. Fredericks Discov.
cred by SiIas Newman.
TOOK OVERDOSE OF CHL0RAL.
Investigation by Authorities Reveal
No discriminating Circumstances
Had Been Dead Several Hours.

An investigation by States Attorney
w. j. Meagher into the case of Charles
n. Fredericks, who was found dead
in little building at Bennington
Falls belonging to Silas Newman, did
not reveal the necessity for an autopsy
and no legal action will be taken.
Death wars apparently due to IN
overdose OF drugs taken to produce
sleep Fredericks had been living in
the little building just beyond the
Fillmore & Slade paper mill for the
past six weeks. He had been drinking
heavily for some time. In the build
ing, which contained three rooms,
and which was originally built for use
as store, are hunks and some arti-
Giles of household furniture including
stove. Early in the morning Mr.
Newman went into the building and
found Fredericks apparently asleep.
An hour and a half later he again
went into the room where the man
lay in the bunk and found Fredericks
dead.
A telephone message was at once
sent to the village for the authorities
and States Attorney Meagher and
Sheriff Fred Godfrey at once respond
ed. At Bennington Falls they We're
met by Selectman Charles Houghton
of North Bennington and a physician
There We're no evidences of violence
in the room. Fredericks, according to
| the physician. had been dead eight or
ten hours when found by Mr. New
man. Near the bed was an empty
| lour-ounce bottle which had contained
a prescription of choral hydrate and
other drugs. This prescription had
been filled on Monday and the direc
tions were that it should be taken in
teaspoonful doses. The physician
stated that Fredericks' heart, as he
had been drinking for some time,
was not in condition to stand large
doses of the prescription and his death
was presumably due to the drugs.
| In the dead mans pocket was found
a memorandum book bearing on the
fly leaf In artistically printed letter.
ing the inscription, "Charles Freder
icks. care OF B. F. Andrews, Supt. NJ.
+. Hospital, Burlington, VT" The re-
mains were taken to the undertaking
rooms of J. Ed. Walbridge and his
relatives, who live in SALISBURY, We're
iOtilltu
Fredericks was well known in this
section. He was an unusually bril-.
liant man. well educated and about As
| years of age. He was an excellent
musician and when young man pos.
sessed a voice of remarkable quality.
He was wood turner by trade. and
was workman who could always
command a position when he was in
a condition to hold it.
Mrs. Charles Wentworth, who is
Fredericks only surviving sister. and
Mr. Wentworth arrived here this morn
ing and made arrangements for the
funeral, The remains will be taken
to North Bennington where they will
be placed on the north bound train
| for Burlington where Fredericks was
born and where his family was well
known and highly respected. The
burial will be in Green Mount Gene
| terry.
The inscribing of the name of Su
perintendment Andrews of the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Fredericks' mem
orandum book is accounted for by the
fact that. the superintendent has had
the care of some funds left the
deceased by his mother.