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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Continuing his testimony Monday morn
ing Mr.. Townsend said that on the day
Fairbanks left for Bellows Falls he told
Mr.. Townsend that neither God, man
nor the devil' could stop him from going
Charles Townsend, son of George, cor
roborated what his father testified to
about the sunstroke and said he believed
Fairbanks was not right mentally.
James Carroll of Claremont, n. H., testi-
fed that Fairbanks worked for him two
months in 1903, two months in 1904 and
from April to July, 1905, driving team.
He said that at times Fairbanks had
wild look in his eyes and that sometimes
he would find Fairbanks standing still,
looking at the ground, that his face would
be flushed and that he sometimes would
not answer the first time spoken to. Mr..
Carroll said he saw Fairbanks in Bellows
Falls on the day of the shooting and that
Fairbanks told him he was going to
Claremont TO work. He said he waited
at the station 20 minutes for his train
which left about noon, but did not see
Fairbanks there.
Arthur Fitch of Claremont, a farmer
for whom Fairbanks worked in the win
ter of 1894 testified that when FairJank
went to work for him Fairbanks told the
family not to be frightened If they heard
noises in his room as he sometimes had
bad spells at night. The witness said he
believed Fairbanks to be insane at tmes
and that following the bad spells referred
to Fairbanks would have headache and a
flushed face. He said Fairbanks was not
a drinking man.
The trend of the testimony Tuesday was
of the same general character as that Of
Monday and tended to show mental ir-
responsibility on the part of Fairbanks.
Nestus Wilbur of Grafton, a substantial
farmer, was one of the most Important
witnesses that day, and through him a
renewed attack was made on the testi-
mony of Mrs. Myra Tuttle. Mr.. Wilbur
testified that in Grafton Mrs. Tuttle's
reputation for truth and veracity was not
good. He had known Fairbanks for some
time and had noted that he was broken
down physically, mentally and morally.
Charles F. Simonds of Saxtons River
was another important witness Tuesday.
He had known Fairbanks many years and
said that Fairbanks often came into his
store to trade. Fairbanks appeared to be
in good spirits and full of energy up to
two years ago, when a change came over
him and he appeared more sullen and
would not look squarely in a PERSONS
eyes. He considered Fairbanks at times
20 be "out of his head" based upon OBJ
servations of him in the store Warner
Townsend of Saxtons River considered
Fairbanks a slmple-minded man. He
testified that he hired Fairbanks to work
for him on the day of the tragedy and
that Fairbanks agreed to report for work
the next Monday. He had employed Fair
banks several times and noted the change
In his manner to which other witnesses
referred.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon,
who. the most active third term prop
agandist, has offered $1,000 for the best
essay on why Mr.. Roosevelt should serve
a second elective term" heard the riot
act from the lips of the President Mon
day, according to Washington correspon-
dents, who aver that the President told
Mr.. Bourne in no uncertain terms that
he meant what he said in refusing the
possible honor of another nomination and
did not propose to be dragooned into
changing his mind. Senator Bourne's
third term views have been well known
for several months, ald he has made it
his business to test sentiment throughout
the country The result is that he pro-
nounces Governor Hughes the strongest
candidate next to President Roosevelt,
and he has discovered a vigorous senti-
ment against President Roosevelts die
tating the nomination of his successor
by promoting the candidacy of Secretary
Taft
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Charles Tenney Of SaXtons River was
the first witness Friday. He was sum
mOncd by the state. He told about what
took place when Almon Fairbanks,
brother of the respondent, arrived at the
scene of the shooting. His testimony was
to the effect that Almon Fairbanks knelt
over his brother and held whispered
conversation and that William Fairbanks
said he had done wrong and added; If
| live they probably will hang me" The
state then recalled Mrs. Myra Tuttle of
Grafton and Mrs. Charles Tenney to
testify as to whether Mary Grout was
rght-handed or left-handed. Both said
they thought she was right-handed. The
course of the bullet which killed Mary
Grout was from left to right or directly
opposite to the course It would have
taken had Mrs. Grout been right-handed
and fired the revolver herself.
The state rested late Friday afternoon,
reserving the privilege of calling one or
two more witnesses, and the defense i'm
mediately began examination of witnesses
without outlining what the line of defense
would be. The witnesses for the defense
that afternoon were Archie Moore and
David Gotta, railroad men on the Bellows
Falls and .SaXtons River street railroad,
Fred Markham OF Bellows Falls and Leon
Fairbanks, nephew of the respondent.
They were examined with reference to the
whereabouts of William Fairbanks at the
time when Mrs Myra futile of Grafton
said she talked with him at the rail-
road station at Bellows Falls on the day
of the tragedy. Mrs. Tuttle was one of
the state witnesses VINO testified that she
talked with Fairbanks at Bellows Falls
at noon that day, that he told her Mary
Grout would not go back to Grafton alive
and that he took the 1215 car for Sax
tons River. Whether he went on that car
or some other was not material, but the
defense sought to dscredit Mrs. Tuttle's
testimony by showing that he could not
have gone on that car, and so called the
witnesses named. Two of them testified
that they saw him in Bellows Falls subse-
quent to the time Mrs. Tuttle claimed
that he left for Saxtons River. Their
testimony confiicted, however. as to where
he was during the early part of the
afternoon. Moore and Gotta said they
heard George Harrington, another street.
car man, say that he never saw Fair
banks and did not know him. Earring
ton was a state witness and had testified.
that Fairbanks rode from Bellows Falls
to SaXtons River on his car.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
Business Sanity and Confidence Restored


There has been a strong and decisive
steadying down of the financial situation
in New York this week, and general busi-
ness is now transacted on a basis which
is practically normal. There have been
no further bank failures and no failures
of business concerns of large Importance.
Runs upon the banks have practically
stopped, largely because confidence has
been restored and also because the saw
ings banks and trust companies have
availed themselves of the provision of the
New York law which allows them to re-
quire 60 days notice of the withdrawal
of deposits. The United States treasury,
the clearing house, and all the large
banking interests have stood solidly to-
gether to stop a senseless panic and re-
store confidence. 1t proves that the
Knickerbocker Trust company is solvent
and will pay its depositors in full.
Forced liquidation on the part of men and
concerns which had made large specula-
ton purchases on borrowed capital have
carried many standard stocks to new low
levels, but this fact did not disturb legit-
mate business or create apprehension as
was the case last week. Confidence has
been strengthened by the fact that $40, $780,
900 of gold has been engaged for import
from Europe Large sales of American
copper abroad will increase the amount
OF incoming gold to nearly $50, 900, 900.
Added to this is the fact that large ship
ments of the other great American sta
ples-wheat, cotton, tobacco, oil, meats
are now on their way to Europe. The
immediate effect of these shipments is to
give the United States a credit abroad
which can be speedily converted into
cash.
One of the most interesting, as 1t is one
of the most encouraging, developments
of the situation is the large amount of
purchases of securities in small lots for
investment. 1t is estimated that there
are 100000 more names of stockholders
on the books of the railway and Industrial
corporations than was the case a year
ago. There has not been a movement of
this kind of such volume for 20 years.
The panicky disturbance has not ex-
tended outside New York to any serious
extent, or in way to indicate any gen.
eral loss of business confidence. There
will necessarily be a curtailment for
time of large development and other
business enterprises for lack of available
funds to pay the bills, but there is no ex-
pectation that the course of general bust
ness will suffer impairment
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

The interesting feature of Saturdays
hearing was the presence on the witness
stand of Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the re-
spondent. She appeared as a witness for
the defense in an effort TO save her nus
band from the gallows. She was dressed
in heavy golf cape and black skirt and
wore a blue felt hat and blue veil. Her
attitude was one of detection, and her
testimony was given in so low a tone that
she was obliged to repeat much of 1t in
order that the court and attorneys could
hear it, After being on the stand a short
time she broke down and wept. and as 1t
was about time for a recess the hearing
was suspended Is minutes. Several times
after that Mrs. Fairbanks burst into tears
and buried her face in her hands. She
was questioned by A. e. Cudworth of
South Londonderry for the defense and
by Attorney General c. c. Fits for the
state.
From her testimony It appeared that
the last time Fairbanks was at home was
May before the shooting. She said he
was then broken in health. For some
time she had noticed that he had head
aches with increasing frequency and Sc
verify and that he was not able to work
as much or as hard as formerly. She
said he used to talk much, but that in
recent years he had talked less and that
for a week before he left home on May
he appeared differently and his eyes
she said, he was pleasant, never quar-
relsome, fretful or fault-fndIng, never
used much profane language and was
even tempered as a rule although some
times he was quick tempered. In cross
examination Mrs. Fairbanks said that she
and the respondent were married in 1882.
but had no children She gave Fair
banis's age as 50 years and her own as
three years older. She learned from
others two years ago that Fairbanks was
paying attentions to Mary Grout, and she
knew he was not spending all his money
at home. She testified that she told him
he better stay at nome more, but that she
never talked with him much about Mary
Grout. She talked with Mary Grout about
the matter so much that Mary Grout
stopped visiting at her house. On re-
direct examination she said Fairbanks
could neither read nor write. Her home
she said, came to her as an inheritance
from her father.
The first testimony Saturday was given
by state witness, Mrs. Elizazeth San
kee. colored woman from West Clare
mont, N. H., formerly of Grafton. She
testified to seeing Fairbanks and Mrs
Myra Tuttle talking together on the plat
form at the railroad station in Bellows
Falls late in the forenoon on the day OF
the shooting, as had been stated by Mrs
Tuttle. She went from Grafton TO Sax
tons River by stage and took the 10
o'clock car for Bellows Falls. Mrs. Tut
tie had testified that she and Mrs. San
kee went over to Bellows Falls on the
same car, but in cross examination Mrs.
Sankee said she did not see Mrs Tuttle
on the car and although she saw Fair
banks and Mrs. Tuttle talking together
at the station and stood but a short dis
tance from them the conversation was not
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

The possibility that Mary Grout may
have held the weapon which caused her
death and which nearly cast Fairbanks
into eternity was more of an element in
Wednesdays testimony than in that of
any other day thus far. A radlograph
taken and shown by DIR. c. r. Aldrich of
Brattleboro, showed that the course Of
the bullets which were fired into Fair
banks's body at the time of the tragedy
took a downward course at an angle OF
is to 20 degrees. Previous testimony had
shown that before the bodies OF Mary
Grout and Fairbanks were moved into
Charles Tenney's house the body Of Mrs.
Grout was partly on the top step and
partly in the hall and that the body of
Faibanks was on the ground in front OF
the step. The contention OF the defense
is that II Mary Grout, standing on the
steps above Fairbanks, shot Fairbanks
the natural course OF the bullets would
be downward. AS previously stated,
Charles Aiken testified Saturday that the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

The President will issue a procama ton
admitting the new state of Oklahoma
Nov. 16. Oklahoma will be the 46th
state in the Union. The new state
will include Oklahoma and Indian
territories. Oklahoma proper was or
ganized as territory May 2.
1890. 1t has an area of $1,000 square
miles and in 1900 its population was $685.
S3l. Indian territory has an area of
Sl,4OO square miles and its population in
1900 was $4,000. Both territories have
largely increased in population in the last
seven years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

]. Clinton Robb, who has received the
honorary appointment as second year
deans clerk in the Boston university law
school, is the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Robb of Guilford and brother
of Judge Robb of the court of appeals
in Washington. He was president OF mis-
class when he attended Brattleboro ae-
ademy. On leaving the academy he was
a student in Wesleyan university before
going to Boston to study law. The
pictures of Mr.. Robb and other honor
students Of Boston university appeared
in the Boston Sunday Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
STORE TO RENT

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Gov. Stokes Of New Jersey signed the
bill for a popular expression on the choice
of candidates for United States Senator.
and the bill for the direct nomination of
all public officials excepting governor and
members of Congress
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
STRATTON.

-Four deer were killed in town this sea-
son. One shot by Ed Woods of Whining
ton dressed $50 pounds. Arthur Thomas
of this town shot one, weight not known.
Eldorus Wilder of Jamaica shot a spike
horn and Mr.. Shanty of Winhall a large
buck. Merle Putnam and Albert Robin
son. while hunting in this town, killed a
big bear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Gov Floyd Of New Hampshire, at a
special meeting of the Grange held in
Plymouth in that state recently, took up
the question of state roads and said ne
was in favor of the next legislature pass
ing a bill for the appropriation Of $780,
600 for the building of three boulevards-
one in the Connecticut valley, one in the
Merrimac valley and one on the cast side
Of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

revolver was on the top step near Mrs
Grout
Th9ddeus Park was called to testify
that he saw Mary Grout sign a check with
her left hand. Testimony early in the
trial was to the effect that the course of
,ne bullet which killed Mary Grout was
from left to right If Mary Grout fred
the bullet that killed herself that would
be the natural course OF the bullet pro-
vided the revolver was held in the left
hand.
The testimony of William Smith OF
Grafton was to the effect that he had
known Fairbanks many years and knew
Fairbank5's father, Artemus Fairbanks,
whom he regarded as insane. He said
that he met the respondent a year ago
and that the latter ran to him and ex-
claimed: "A crowd Of men are hunting
Tor me Have you seen them?" Mr.
smith said Fairbankss conduct then was
so strange that he told his family he be-
heved Fairbanks was crazy. Fred Prouty
OF Grafton also considered that the IA
ther OF the respondent was mentally un-
sound. He testified that while working
with Fairbanks on the farm of Warner
townsend 10 years ago Fairbanks fell
from a load of BATS and struck on his
head and shoulders and received injuries
which brought on severe headaches.
Florence Bulley of Boston, half sister
of Fairbanks, said that she had been
warned 10 keep away from Fairbanks on
account Of his strange ways and that she
noticed that he had trouble with his head
on the occasion of his visit to her in
Boston some time ago Mary Fairbanks
Of Grafton, sister -in-law of the accused.
said she had noticed in Fairbanks for
some time what she believed we're traits
of insanity.
Mrs Ella Fairbanks the respondents
wife, was recalled. She exhibited a re-
volver which she said was given ner by
her father. This was not used at the
tragedy but it was the only one the wit
ness ever knew Fairbanks to carry It
was kept rolled up in red handkerchief,
she said, and the handkerchief was
shown. Against this testimony is that
Of Mrs. Leone Lawrence, a state witness.
who said Fairbanks showed her another
revolver several weeks before the shoot
ing.
Another witness who gave important
testimony Wednesday was DR.. F. L. Gil
bert of Grafton. He said he treated Fair
banks for syphilis five years ago. He
believed Fairbanks to be mentally un-
sound and told of occasions when Fair
banks would run up to the witnesses
house and tell him to come down immedi-
ately as his wife was dying, when as a
matter of fact Mrs. Fairbanks was not
seriously i'll. Several of the witnesses tes-
tilted that the reputation of Mrs. Myra
Tuttle for truth and veracity was not
good
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

The Kansas corn crop this year is esti-
mated at 1sO,OOOOOO bushels But this
enormous amount is only 60 per cent. of
the banner crop of 1902.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01
SPECIAL NOTICE

If the person who took accidentally or
otherwise, a white silk scarf from the
cloak rooll of Grange hall Wednesday
evening, Oct. 23, will return same to w.
e. Danks at the Grange hall, .ne owner
will be greatly obliged and the matter
will be dropped.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

The defense announced this morning
that it had finished its oral testimony,
but that it would not finally rest until
some details in regard to the exhibits had
been attended to. The state then began
introducing testimony TO rebut the evil
dence of the defense that Fairbanks was
of unsound mind. Up to IL o'clock three
witnesses, Fred Smith of Cambridgeport
and A. NJ Covey and Mr.. Redfeld Of
Grafton, had testified that they mad
known Fairbanks a long time, that he had
worked for them and that while he was
below par in intellect they never saw In
him any indication of unsoundness OF
mind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-11-01

Practically all of yesterday was devoted
to an examination of Fairbanks and ex-
pert testimony as to his mental condi-
uon The examination of the prisoner
was made in the Jail by four medical
men, in luding two alenists, and a large
part of the forenoon was taken up in that
process. The alienists, both of whom
were for the state, were Dr. S. E. Law
ton, superintendent of the Brattleboro
Retreat, and DR.. ]. A. Houston, superin-
tendent of the insane hospital at North
ampton. Mass. With them were DR.. c. s.
Pratt of Brattleboro, for the state. and
DIR. Henry Tucker of Brattleboro, for the
defense. At the close of the examination
the defense summoned Dr. Lawton to the
witness stand, preferring to have the di-
rect examination conducted by the de-
tense rather than by the state.
Dr. Lawton testified that the examina-
tion disclosed the fact that respondent
was cogenitally weak minded, or in other
words that he was below par mentally
and had been so from birth, but that he
was not insane. He said Fairbanks was
what was known as a middle class i'm
beetle, having little will power or power
10 Withstand impulses but that he was
not mentally deficient to the extent that
he did not know right from wrong. DR..
Lawton named the pTedisposing causes Of
insanity, among which are heatstroke,
traumatism or the condition of the body
resulting from serious external injury,
and syphilis. The contention of the de-
tense that each of those three predispos-
ing causes has overtaken Fairbanks is
supported by the testimony of George
Townsend, Fred Prouty and DR.. F. L.
Gilbert.
Further testimony by Dr. Lawton was
that Fairbanks>was left handed The de-
fense considers this favorable in view OF
the course of the bullet that killed Mary
Grout. The testimony of DR.. Tucker Uaa
that Fairbanks was mentally weak with
out power to refrain from yielding to
sudden impulses and at times not re-
sponsible for his acts.
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