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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-06

The defense kept up its attack ali
through the afternoon but Judge Wood
accepting for the time tho assurances
or the state that 1t would corroborate
the testimony. ruled against it on all
points save one. He declined to let
llorsely tell the contents Of a tele-
gram sent to him at San Francisco by
Pcttibonc while ITorsely was engaged
In trying to kill Bradley.
When court adjourned. Horsley war
at once driven to tho penitcntiary. II,
VIII be brought back to town early
tomorrow.
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YOUTH PLEADED GUILTY.
Edward Wright Stole and Goes to Rut-
land for a Year.

Montpelier, June 5.-Edward Wright,
the l9-year old printer who was
brought back from Montreal on Mon
day charged with grand larceny, was
arraigned this evening in city court
before Judge r. NJ. Harvey. He waiv-
ed examination and was bound over
10 county court with bail fixed at 5000.
He then requested States Attorney
Gates TO file an information against
him charging him with the larceny OF
goods valued at s4l. This was done
and to the Information he pleaded
guilty and asked for sentence He was
not represented by counsel as he in
formed tho court he did not care "a
have a lawyer.
In view OF the youth of the prisoner
States Attorney Gates recommended
that he be sentenced to the House OF
Correction instead of the State prison
In passing sentence, Judge Harvey
gave the young man some excellent
advice and sentenced him to hard la
Dor in the House of Correction at Rut-
land for not less than one year nor
more than IS months. He will b,
taken there tomorrow morning.
WILL OPEN BIDS JUNE II.
Rutland, June THE board of educa-
ton has asked for bids on plans fur
nished by r. Lyman Austin of Burling-
ton for new graded school building in
this city for which the voters decided to
bond the city for $4,000 at the March
election, The plans call for a two-story
and basement brick structure containing
10 rooms separate indoor Fairgrounds for
boys and girls, teachers; rest rooms and
the most modern plumbing and venta-
ton, Bids for the construction of the
building are to be ouened June 81.
EIGHT NEW MEMBERS JOIN.
St JohnsburY, June 5.-The second
days proceedings OF the Vermont State
Funeral Directors and Embalmcrs' as
sociation were attended by about 10
members from all parts of the State
and several visitors. AT the morning
session eight new members Joined the
association. This evening the local
members of the association, c, a CAL
derwood and c. A, Stanley, arranged an
entertainment by local talent followed by
light refreshments
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EAST MONKTON.

The w. G. 7. /. VII meet with Mrs
Andrew Thomas Friday-Miss Ruth
harhum' VINO Is pursuing course of
studies at brooklyn y. Y. is a guest
Al '"e o!d Barnum hom"stead.- Mrs. Mary
frcen' VINO was operated on at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, is steadily Improving
Miss Mary Roscoe is stopping with Mrs
Green, bun Will soon 60 to Westport. y
y, whore she has a position. Dell
SKIN has gone to Ny, Philo Inn for the
summer.-Eli Smith and family have
moved into Arthur Rockwood's house
which Mr.. lockwood recently purchased
of William Lapree Business is progress
ing a the kaoln works under the
supervision Of Mr., Kenyon of Boston.-
Mrs. Orton Barnum, who has been i'll for
a long time, is reported as improving
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NORTH FERPISBURGH.

The Kings Daughters will have a
calico carnival ana cake walk in Allen
han Friday evening. There will be a
fine of five cents for the lady who is
not dressed in gingham pcrcale or calico
ana for the gentleman who hasn't "A
Bingham, percale, or calico tie. Ice cream
aud cake VIII on sale.
Miss Dora St"bbins has left town Ia
visit in Walla Walla. Wash-Mrs. John
Martin OF Saranac Lake. Is passing a
week at home.-Mrs, May Gregory was
called to Burlington by the illness Of her
daughter, Midred.-Mrs. William Min
nette Is ill-Memorial day was observe /
by all the schools with appropriate ex-
ercises. At the close of the exercises in
'istrct No. the pupils marched to the
cemetery and decorated the soldier
gravcs.-The Rev. Mr.. Potter prea ched a
memorial sermon at the Methodist
Church Sunday.
Continued on 2nd PageJ
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HAPPENINGS IN
VERMONT.
Local Items of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun.
6 lin State.
:
THE MS BY COUNTIES
The w'-''' :; Valley, village. "'r"r'.
From The - md in the Lnke to the
Passumpsic, Along otter Creek
and by the Shores of Whits
River Covered BY Spe.
ciaI Correspop dents.
THE MS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY.
vERGENNES.


MIS- POLY Bora died suddenly Fri
Gay afternoon AT her home on Main street
from heut failure. She leaves four
hrothers George II. and Charles Bora of
thIS ''tF' Welcome Bora OF Ticon1oroga.
~ J" ana William Bora Of Schenectady,
~ !" ana TWO sisters. Mrs. Susan st.
LOUIS ana MIS- Peter Austin of this city.
Nc FUNERAL was held al St. Peters
thnrch Monday morning
Ihe body OF Mrs. Mary Fusha, n former
resident Of this city, was brought hero
Friday evening and Saturday morning
the funeral services were held at St
Peters Church. the Rev, Father Lavgne
officiatinF The bearers were H. G. Miner,
George II. Bora and Joseph Dligneault Of
this city and William Percy of Rutland
Those from away VINO attended the fu-
neral were Mr.. ana Mrs Bridge and
Mrs. Rose Hnight Of Boston, Joseph
Douglass, Mrs William Percy and Miss
julia Douglass Of Rutland and Miss Mary
Galno of burlington. Tho nterment was
In r.e Catholic cemetery Mrs Rose 1,s-
Barge ana Miss Nellie Porter went Sqtilr-
day TO Winoosk for few davs' visit 70
the siGter of Mrs. IeI3arge. Mrs Major
Clovis George Oliver of Bristol visited
his grandmothcr, Mrs Louis Dinner Sat
V7day.--Mr and Mrs j. G. Hindes az
compancd by their son and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs s. w. 1Iindcs of burlington. left Sa.-
urday for Winchester, Mass. to attend
the marriage of their son and brother. DR..
J. Churchill Hindes to Miss Patience
StrowhrldCo Chase Monday at 1:30 r. m
In III" EpisC opal Church at W'nchcster-
VI Mss Emma Sutton, a teacher in the Ver-
gonnes graded school Is III with pneu-
monia at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs e c.
NOrton.-The Ladies' Aid society of tho
Methodist Church at it's annual meeting
Friday afternoon, elected these officers:
President. Mrs ]. C. Fisher; v,ce-presi-
dent. Mrs. Ezra Ball; secretary, Mrs. l..
G. Whitford; treasurer. Mrs H. II. Slack;
directors, Mrs Relle Young, Mrs. X. l..
kinEsland Mrs, Joseph Carter, Mrs. C.
II. Marshall, Miss Luna j. Spencer. The
next meeting will be with Mrs f.
ChilsNn in four Weeks,-The
Roy. j. Hall Long went Saturday to
Dandy 70 preach at the CONGREGATIONAL
church for two sundays. s.-Miss Eva Meigs
Of Win"oski is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs II. G. Meigs-Mr. and Mrs +.
T. Briggs and daughter have returned
from a visit To her parents al Grantevilo.
Miss Mabel Derrick OF Boston. Mass, is
thu guest Of Mrs. II. s. Goodale of Walt
ham.-WelCOme Bora and son, Harry, OF
T'condcroEa, y. y, and William Bora Of
Schenectady, y. Y, are in town called
here by the death Of their sister, Miss
Polly Bora.-Mr. and Mrs. w. d. Tay-
lor, who were recently married in Of
tumwa, Iowa. are visiting his sister, Mrs.
II. Il. Slack-D ". Ball. who has been
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-06-06
Alfred Horsley, Alias Harry Or.
chard, Begins Telling Jury His
Terrible Story.
TOOL OF UNION MINERS.
Was under Their Pay TO Murder by
Death Traps and ExpIoSfons--WiH
Tell of Murder of GOV. Steun-
enberg To-day - Plainly
Nervous before Haywood.

Boise Idaho, Juno 5.-Alfrcd Horslev.
alias Harry Orchard the actual assassin
Of Frank Steunenberg. wort on the stand
to-day s a witness against William u.
Haywood and testified to a long chain Of
brutal revolving crimes. committed by
himself, he said, at the instigation and for
the pay Of the leaders of the Western
Federation of Miners.
An undertaking by counsel for the State
that they would by later proof and con-
nection make his testimony legitimate
opened The way like n food gate 70 the
whole diabolica story. and throughout,
the entire day Orchard went from the re-
cital of one crime to the recital of an
other, each succeeding one being seem
in0ly more abhorrent than tho one that
preceded it,
orchard confessed that. as member
of the mob which wrecked the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mil In the Couer
d A.ones, he lighted one of the fuses that
carried fire to tho giant powder explosion: :
confessed that he set the death trap in
the Nlndicator mine n Cripple Creek
which killed Superintendent Mccormick
and Foreman Beck; confessed that be-
cause he had not been paid for his first
attempt at violence in the Vindicator
mine he was treacherous To mis- asso-
ciates in warming the managers of the
Florence and Cripple Creek that there
was plot to blow up their trains; con-
Tossed that he cruelty fired three charge
Of buckshot into the body Of Detective
Lyte Gregord Of Denver. killing him In
stantly; confessed that for davs he dog
tyoI o., :, =
Denver for a chance TO kill him, con-
fessed that he and Steve Adams set and
discharged the mine under the station
at independence which instantly killed
a men. and confessed that. failing in an
attempt to poison Fred Bradley Of s,
Francisco, he blew him and his house up
with bomb Of gelatne powder.
He has more brutal crimes to tell.
which will bring his bloody career
down to Caldwell. where. with a great
bomb, he killed Stcuncnberg. This will
come tomorrow. for he is to resume
the stand when the district court sits
again The story today was told before
IN anxious rigid crowd, which star
tnglY watched every movement and
word of the witness; crowd that
~ ''''''' az" b''" weary OF IN" rear
ful details long before James H. Haw-
ley. pleading illness at three o'clock
this afternoon, obtained adjournment
for the da:'.
orchard retained control of himself
almost from the moment he took the
stand, and If he suffered much he did
not show IT, His eyes were hloodshot
and his face notified when he came
into the room to confront the man
whose life he jeopardizes. He was
plainly nervous
lie quickly steadied himself how
ever and was soon talking in soft.
easy tones His eyes met those Of
haywood several times and the two
gazed hXedly at each other without
finching
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NOTICES!

viii subscribers who write us to change
address to which we mail the Free Press
please he very careful TO give the old ad.
dress as we'll as the new one. We get
several such letters every day without
the old address. Free Press AsSocia.
ton l2s,3t&4swSt
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Burke Gdaho) union of the Western
Federation OF Miners when the defense
objected on the ground that the events
occurred years before Haywood was
a member OF the central body of the
federation and that he was in no way
connected with It.
Senator Borah contended that the
State had right TO submit facts about
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine to
prove why the federation became hos
tile to Governor Steunenberg. Judge
Wood ruled that the general facts
were admissible. but he limited the
minor details of this part of the tes-
timony
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4 ORA MATIC ENTRY

Orchards entry into the court room
after dramatic pause. was itself intense
ly dramatic. Five witnesses. who traced
orchard's and Jack Simpkins' movements
at various times before the Steunenberp
murder, viz at Caldwell, at Nampa and
silver city and identified hotel registers
on which they had signed their names,
took up the first hour OF the morning ses
sion with their testimony and then Sena-
tor Borah. looking toward the bench, sai i'd
in quiet tone; 1T will be few mo-
ments before the next witness arrives"
The crowd knew Orchard was to come.
and watched the two doors of the room.
The prisoner witness long confined in the
penitentiary was TO be produced.
Haywood's mother, Mrs. Carruthers of
Salt Lake City and her daughter sat be-
side the prisoner and his wife having
arrived yesterday. The prisoners daugh-
tcrs were absent. Haywood held a note
book, and at intervals took notes Of the
proceedings.
Horsley had spent the night and morn
Ing at the office of Mr.. wiley and was
brought TO the court house in ii carr-
age with three armed guards. In the
chambers of the Judge he was turned
over to Deputy sheriff Beaner. who is
Ito be his special guard at the trial.
Strangers entering the court room during
the morning were searched for weapons.
GUARDS WE'LL ARMED
"Call Harry Orchard" cried the States
leading counsel when the sheriff had
signalled that all was ready
The chamber door swung open and out
marched Orchard, led by Beamer. and
followed by two pentinctiary guards and
two detectives all armed They walked
him around the rail and then faced the
crowd while he mounted to the witness
chair Far back in the room man
arose to get a better view. and a deputy
shouted sit down. Other deputies in
stantlY started forward, and II the man
had not taken his seat quickly they
would have made for him a woman in
side the rail dropped II parasol The
clatter the drew the attention OF the
nervous crowd and the armed men who
were there to shield Horscly stood tense
" until they understood what had hap
pened.
tions as to Horsley's birth place and
real name and his first days in North
I0eho, and then Mr., Hawley had him
relate his part in the destruction of
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine. He
was telling OF the meeting OF the
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VERMONT ECLECTICS MEET.

Montpelier. June 5.-The ,2nd annual
meeting of the Vermont Eclectic Medical
society opened this morning in the law
yers' room at tho State House and will
continue through tomorrow forenoon.
The morning session was devoted to re-
ceiving and acting on the reports of offi
GERS and miscellaneous business. This
Afternoon DR.. James n Marsh of Man
chester Center the president. gave his an
nual address. Papers on Was 1t Pneu-
monia" by Dr. James NJ Moore of West
Dorset and Trend Of Eclectism" by Dr.
Percy l., Templeton Of Montpelier wers
read and were followed by general dis.
cussion. committee was appointed q
bring in tomorrow morning nomination.
for officers for the ensuing year. No ses
sion was held this evening
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IN SESSION AT GEORGIA.
Forty-second Annual Meeting of Coun
ty Congregational Conference.

st. Adams. June 5-The 42nd annual
meeting Of the Franklin and Grand Isl,
county conference Of congregational
Churches is now being held in Georgia.
the sessions opening this morning. Fift.
delegates were present when the meetinf
opened with q devotional service. lei
by Deacon II. e Bentley of St. Albans
The conference organized by clectint
Deacon Bentley as chairman and tn,
Rev. G. j. Peterson Of East Berkshlr
as secretary. Tho usual routine businesi
was transacted at the morning session,
following which a chicken pie dinner wa.
served by the ladies of the Georgia
Church.
The afternoon and evening sessions in.
cluded a meeting Of the Woman's MIS-.
sonarv society and a report Of the work
accomplished in the county. The Rev.
Mr.. Hood of Boston told Of the work Of
the Congregational Church Building so-
ciety and the Rev f. 7. Ranslow o,
Swanton gave talk on Good Thing.
That Hinder the Work in Our Churches 4"
The Rev Dr. g. II Merrill of st. Johns
urv. secretary of the Vermont Domes.
tic Missionary society and tho Rev Dr.
j. II. George Of Burlington delivered an
address in the evening. Tho convention
will close Thursday afternoon.
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THE PLAN TO KILL PEABODY.

Horsloy spent the noon recess under
guard at Hawley's office and after re-
cess was driven back to the court
house to resume his story. He recount
ed his journey with Meyer and his re-
turn to Denver where ii was suggested
he said that he kill Governor Peabody
of Colorado. He said he chose steve
Adams to aid him. and together they
tracked the governor between tho cap
itol and his home, seeking to shoot at
him with short shot guns
Haywood and Pettihone were in the
plot, he said. and furnished money
from time to time. The plot failed be-
cause Horsley and Adams followed n
carriage containing two women to the
Peabody home and excited suspicion.
Next came a plot to dynamite Peabody.
Horsey said they made bomb, but
gave the plan up on the suggestion of
Haywood, who feared they would all be
arrested. Horsloy said that he and
Adams were to LAY off" for time: but
meantime, Pettibone suggested that they
kill Lyte Gregory, who had been de-
putty sheriff and had testified against
some member of the federation The
witness then described the relentless
trailing OF Gregory and his final muir
der.
4 fence" said the witness just as IL 10
draw gun, and I shot him three times.
! certainly killed him"
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EMPLOYED AS ASSASSIN

Then came the journey to Denver. which
he said he met Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone and entered their employ yslent AZ
an assassin. He swore that HAYWOOD pa!1
him $500 for blowing up the Vindicator
mine.
Then came the making of two bombs
that were tossed into the coal heap at
the NndiCator mine. but were never heard
OF again; and then a confession that bore
the successful attempt at the Vindicator
mine after which he had notified the rail
way management of a plot TO low up its
trains carrying non-union men.
Next Horsiey related how he went 20
southern Colorado as a guard 70 Meyer
and here the narrative, which had been
retarded by the defense a every material
point. halted for the noon recess.
Word that Horsley was on the stand
spread through the city. and in the af-
ternoon every. available seat for the
public was taken and deputies had to
force the doors shut and clear away a
clamoring crowd.
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CROWD GREW NERVOUS.

~
This account of bloodthirsty man
hunting and murder seemed to affect the
nerves Of the crowd who listened, more
than any of the other recitals OF the
day and a perceptiblc shudder went
through the room as he calmly talked
OF the shooting. II was the only in
stance when a victim had been faced.
The other victims had been done to
death by mechanical or chemical means,
Then came the tragedy at Independence
of which Horsley testified;
Steve Adams and both pulled the
string which upset several bottles Of sui
phurc acid. This acid ran over a box of
giant caps and these set the powder on,
The depot was wrecked and from u to II
men We're killed
ATTEMPT To KILL BRADLE.
This terrible crime was followed by the
WITNESSES flight to Wyoming, and after
wards the trip to San Francisco to kill
Bradley. OF this latter, the witness testl-
fed
II went to his CBradley's) house one
morning and Just after the milk was de-
livered opened one of the Jars and put
n lot OF strychnine into it. Nothing came
of the poison as far as could learn. so |
bought ten pounds Of powder-gelatne
powder it was. ! put the powder into a
lead pipe. l put the bomb at Bradey's
door some time in November, laoi The
bomb was arranged with giant caps
chloride of potassium and sugar Icing
spread over them.
It was so arranged that when Bradley
opened the door "A string attached To 1t
would upset a bottle of sulphuric acid.
when Mr. Bradley opened the door the
next morning the explosion blew out
the whole front of the house and blew
him into the street.
Bradley was badly injured by the ex-
poson but Horsoly made no further
attempt To kin him
PRAISE FOR HIS CRIMES.
Orchard swore that after his visit 10
Denver when he got the money for
killing Mccormick and Beck he was con-
stantly In communication and in the pay
of either Haywood or Moyer or Pettihone,
Perkins or Davis, that one or all Of them
suggested his various crimes and that at
all meetings held after each crime his
acts We're warmly commended
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The Rivers.

The river gauge this morning
shows 4S 8 feet and rising 2 tenthl
an hour. The up-river dispatches
chow the Ohio river is still rising,
and the Kanawha falling at head
waters.
While there is no immediate
danger of food stage at this
point. it is evident that all towns
below the mouth of Ksnawhs- will
suffer.
The cold wave reported has SO
far failed to materialize, but in
stead a heavy downpour of rain
over the entire valleys last night
cluses much apprehension. The
rainfall at this point last night
was go 100 of an inoh.
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Psrsoual Mention.

Miss Anna Written is threaten
Cd with appendicitis.
Messrs A. and q Comstock from
up Ksnawhs. were in town Mon.
day
Mr. J. Bsarmsu was a business
visitor at Williamson a few days
last week.
Msssrs James B4rnstt, of Baden
and ". B Burnett. of Leon, were
in town Monday.
Mrs. Rankin Wiley, was visiting
relatives and friends in Gallirolis,
the first of the week
Mr.. @. j Rogg, arrived here
Monday night from Morgsntown
on observation-disclosures.
Mrp. Ed. E Thomas, who hiss
been quite sick for few days. We
are glad to announce is able to te
ont again.
Mrs Wm Bolts. of Newport.
Ky. called here by the death of
Mr.. E ssthsm. returned home Mon
day.
Mr. E. n Armstrong has been
appointed Librarian of the House
during the session of the Legisls
ture.
Mr. D4vid Price. is remodeling
his sa'oon room by putting on an
iron osillng and otherwise improv-
ing the room
Mr.. Alex Downis. of Pomeroy.
mail clerk on the Hooking Valley
was here over Monday night the
guest of Mr. j. E W Mckinley at
The Spencer
Mrs Henry Hollo ay and sister
Miss Helen johnson, Of IrontoD,
Ohio, arrived here yesterday Miss
johnson returning the same day.
while Mrs Holloway will be- here
for few days to visit relatives.
Misses Elva and BeIva BIseR
and Miss Fannie Hill accompanied
by Messrs Carl Hill and Vance
BIagg. of Heights. were the guests
of Miss Jennie Whaley, Sunday,
in Rocky Glenn
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OLD TOWN.

Correspondence, II.
Uncle Bennett Fowler has been
confined to his room by sickness
for nearly two weeks. He is some.
Swhst improved at this writing.
Unole Ambrose Yeager,. who is
almost 80 years of age, has become
quite feeble. He has been affliot-
ed with rheumatism for quite a
while, and his eyesight has almost
entirely failed.
The spelling school at Lone Oak
school house last Friday night was
quite interesting. Several schools
were represented in the attendance
which was large. The teacher gave
an illustration, showing the rela-
tvs position of the sun, motn and
earth at different phases of the
moon The remarks by Mr. Geo.
o. Musgrave were practical and
highly appreciated Quite mum.
rer engaged in the spelling con-
test, which was a spirited and
friendly one. Miss Laufa Carder
won the iaufels as tie most suc.
cessful speller,
Rev j. w Wingrove preached
an interesting sermon Sunday
morning His subject was 1.-THE
Christians Conflict"
Rev. L. M. Carder recently pur.
chasei a valuable horse from a
gentleman at Glenwood.
Old Town creek was higher Sat.
urday evening than it had been fol-
almost year. 1t flowed acrosl
the public road near the bridge al
Bethel church.
Aunt Emma Muserave, of the
vicinity ofGould Hill, has been in.
disposed for some time. She ID
afflicted with rheumatism.
Jerry Bumgarner who has en-.
ployment at saw mill back of Ma,
son, spent Saturday and Sunday
at his home.
M. o. Hawkins, our popula,
young merchant, goes up to Ma
son every Saturday and returns
every Monday Madam Rumol
says that "Mack" is thinking oil
embsrking on the sea of double.
blessedness