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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
-FOUR VOTES CAST
FOR MURDER IN
FIRST DEGREE
One Third Of Mahan Jury in
Favor Of Hanging
SEVERAL BALLOTS TAKEN
Jury Drew Pay for "a Days-Tria
Cost State in Vicinity Of
$4,000.

Twelve happier men than the jury
men who were relieved from duty at.
ter announcing the verdict in the AL.
fred Mahan trial Saturday it would be
difficult to find. The trial began De-
cember 26, and while the drawing of
the jury was not completed until the
third day, most of them had been on
duty almost continuously since the day
after Christmas.
1t was with feelings of relief that
they began making preparations to re-
turn to their homes, for the most part
in distant parts of the county. They
drew pay for "a days and the state set
tied their hotel bills. They also drew
mileage at the rate of cents. The
two members from Winhall and Peru
drew pay for an extra day, as it was
impossible for them to reach home on
year old juror from Searsburg for two
extra days for the same reason. Mr..
Sutton also drew the longest mileage.
from Bennington to North Adams,
through the Hoosick tunnel and over
the branch line to Wilmington, dis
lance of so miles which at the rate of
eight cents per mile netted him $3.50.
A number of the jurors were about
town a larger portion of the day. In
the afternoon several of them were i'm
the Corbett-Grennan bowling alleys
and tried the big balls for the first
time,
During the day it was learned that
on the first ballot cast Friday night
the vote stood eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal on the ground
of insanity. The case was
discussed for some length and another
ballot taken which stood six for muir
der in the second degree, four for
murder IN the first degree and two for
manslaughter 1t was then about 8
o'clock and in accordance with Judge
HaZelton's instructions the jurymen
went to bed. In the morning the first
ballot stood eight for murder in the
second degree and four for murder In
the first degree. The next ballot
stood IL for murder in the second de-
gree and one in the first The next
ballot found the jury united on YER
dict of murder in the second degree
and the fact was at once communicate
ed to the court.
While ii is impossible to give any
accurate details, Trom what has been
gained by questioning different court
officials it can be stated that the trial
has cost the state in the vicinity Of
$4,000. The charges of the expert are
not put in here but are passed upon by
the state auditor. DR.. Shirres made
six visits to Mahan while under obser-
walton at the state asylum for the in
sane ct Waterbury and he made four
trips from Montreal to Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
WILL COST $4,000
Church of the Holy Innocents Will
Seat About 1000 People.

Rutland, Jan. 1S.-Rev. w. n. Lon
ergan, pastor of the proposed new
Church of the Holy lnnocents, stated
last night that the new structure on
South Mainstreet, work on which will
be begun on or before April, will
cost approximately $4,000. $4,000 of
which has been raised by subscrip-
ton and this added to the mortgage
which was raised on st. Peters church
to help pay the cost, makes a total of
$4,000. A considerable amount of
the money raised by subscription has
already been paid in and it will not
be very long before the entire amount
alrady subscribed will be paid in full.
The church will have seating capac-
ity of about 1000.
The interior decorations of the
church have not been decided upon as
yet This part has been left to Father
l.onergan and the contractor, G. W.
Spear of Burlington. Other details
connected with the building of the
church has also been left with them.
The structure will be built of blue
rock face marble, with trimmings of a
lighter marble.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
John Il. WnIsh Convicted.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-John X. Walsh,
president of the defunct Chicago Ma.
tlonal bank. was found guilty OF mis-
appropriating the funds of that insti'
tuition. The jury, which had been con-
sidering the case since Thursday after
noon, reached an agreement shorty
after 3 o'clock in the morning, but the
verdict was not announced until after
court reconvened at 10 o'clock. The
penalty undc' he law for the crime OF
which Walsh was convicted is impris
onment for a period of not less than
five years. 1t does not permit the sub
stitution of fine for the prison.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Miss BigeIow Hanged Herself.

LEWISTON. Me-, Jan. 20.-The body
of woman found hanging by the neck
in the summer cottage Of Rev. II. NJ.
Lowe on the shores of Androscoggin
lake. in Leeds, was identified as that
of Miss Florence Bigelow, aged forty
six years, of Greene, Me. Miss Bige-
low left the railroad station at Leeds
Center ON Jan. and is believed to
have made her way directly to the
cottage, walking the entire four miles,
and securing admittance by breaking a
window. She had apparently been
dead more than a week when found.
Dependency is given as the cause.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
A shower of Dust mt Sea.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. A strange
phenomena in the gulf of Mexico of a
dust shower at sea was reported by the
steamer Monterey, which arrived from
Vera Cruz. The Monterey's officers.de-
clare that on Jan. IL peculiar white
powder like -four fell from the skies.
1t was not volcanic dust, there be-
ing no grit in the composition. The
dust became sticky after falling on the
vessel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Ahhott penie. Bryan Report.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20,-Willis j
Abbott of the Bryan publicity bureau
In this city denied the published state
ment that he had received letter
from Mr.. Bryan to the effect that he
would stand aside should 1t develop
that one-third of the delegates to the
Denver convention opposed his nomi-
nation. II have never received let
ter from Mr.. Bryan making the state
ments attributed to him in this inter.
view," Mr. Abbott declared, land
have not heard from him on political
matters for at least three weeks"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Planted n Thousand Trees.

MONTCLAIR, n. j., Jan. 20.-Chris-
TOPPER Andrew Hinck of Montclair,
who. with his wife, will celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of his wedding to-
day, has probably planted more shade
trees in Montclair, which is noted for
its beautiful shade trees, than any 9th
er resident. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinck locat-
ed here in the early eighties, and since
that time he has planted exactly 1000
shade trees about his property in the
eastern section of the town. All the
trees are now full grown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
FOUGHT HARD FOR LIFE.
Forty Miners, Given Up For Dead,
Battle With Fire and Win.

MONONGAHELA, Pa, Jan. 20. -
Miraculously escaping death by crema.
ton or suffOcation or being blown to
pieces by an explosion, forty miners
employed In the Catsburg mine Of the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke company made their way
through the dark headings for dis
lance OF seven miles and finally reach
ed the open air. Without lights to
guide them and given up as dead, the
men battled for five hours with fire,
and when they reached the surface
their faces we're blackened, clothes
torn, and all were severely bruised
from stumbling in their flight for safe
ty. Fortunately the mine contained
very little gas or another mine disas-
ter would have been recorded In west
ern Pennsylvania.
The mine was fired some time during
the day by blowout" shot, and when
the fire was discovered by the forty
men all escape to the surface through
the Monongahela entry was cut Off.
Momentarily expecting an explosion
with its horrible consequences, the men
started, panic stricken, for the entry at
Chartered, seven miles away. In their
frenzy they stumbled and fell, but only
to jump up again and continue their
mad rush for safety.
The experience was probably the
most frightful body Of coal miners
has ever had. When the men reached
the surface a majority Of them were
sobbing like children.
A large force Of men are bratticing
the part Of the mine which caught fire,
and 1t is believed the damage will be
small
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Mad Convict XIII. Another.

THOMASTON. Me-, Jan. 20. - Ed
ward NJ. Smith, also known as Bucks
port" Smith, aged seventy wears, a
life convict in the state prison, was as
saulted fatally by another prisoner,
Neal Dow Brooks, of Gray, Me. Both
men were inmates Of the insane de-
partment. After the killing Brooks de-
clared that 1t had been his intention to
kill five or six other persons, including
the overseer of the blacksmith depart
ment and the physician.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
KILLED Tn baltimore Auto Wreck,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 20. - George L.
Billups, proprietor Of Billups' hotel,
Park Heights and Hayward avenues,
and his wife were instantly killed by
being thrown from an automobile at
Park Heights avenue and the Pimllco
road entrance to Druid Hill park. Leo
H. Shaad Of Elkrldge, Howard county,
the owner and driver Of the machine,
was hurt internally, but not fatally.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Three Boys Drowned mt Newark.

NEWARK, n. j., Jan. 20. - Three
boys were drowned and another had a
narrow escape from death while trying
to cross over Kircbgessner's pond, on
Nineteenth street, on the ice. The ice
gave way under the boys weight
where the water in the pond Is deep
est, and the little fellows were sub
merged. The victims were Gustave
Hartman, nine years old; Louis Hart
man, nine years old, and Leo Smith,
ten years old.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Woman Murdered mt Boston.

BOSTON, Jan. 20-Mrs. Rosario Va
larno, aged twenty-five years, was IA
tally shot while in bed here, dying later
at the hospital. Before she died the
woman told the officers that one of her
boarders named Giuseppe Capuana
came into her room and when she or
dered him to lea se shot her in the alb
domen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--James Ar
thur Kemp, former chief clerk of the
police department Of this city, who
was arrested recently In New Orleans
on charge of having embezzled about
$4,000 Of police funds, has arrived here
in custody. Kemp disappeared last
July, and nothing was known as to his
whereabouts until he was apprehended
In New Orleans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
RUFFED GROUSE SCARCE
Greedy Hunters the Cause, Says Com
missioner Thomas.


Rutland, Jan. 17.-State Fish and
Game Commissioner II. G. Thomas of
Stowe who was in this city to attend
the Rutland County Fish and Game
League banquet last night, was today
interviewed as to his opinion of the
cause of the scarcity of ruffed grouse
in Vermont and other New England
States. Mr.. Thomas does not put
much credence to the story that 1t is
the cold wet spring of 1907 and dep
relations of foxes which have killed
off the birds for, he contends, we have
always had foxes and cold springs are
by no means uncommon in Vermont,
yet no living sportsmen can remember
year when cartridges were so
scarce.
1t is man, Mr.. Thomas says, who is
the worst enemy of the partridge and
the pot hunter, who after his spaniel
dog has freed the birds kills the last
one of a cOvey, is responsible for the
scarcity He predicted that unless
very stringent protection is enforced
at once, the grouse will become extinct
as sure as the passenger pigeon has.
He recommended $25 license for res
ident aliens and law prohibiting
them carrying a gun during the closed
season
Mr.. Thomas said that the fact that
440 more deer were killed in 1907 than
during the previous year did not indi-
cate big increase of deer in Yer
mont for there were twice as many
hunters in the woods. A record like
that recently reported, $50 deer illeg-
ally killed, besides those legally slaugh
tered since June 30, 1906, will soon
exterminate the deer in this little
state. When the farmers begin to re-
alize the Importance of fish and game
preservation and to report every VIC
lation of the laws then public sentim-
ent will be turned In the right direc-
tion and not until then will Vermont
see proper enforcement of the fish and
game laws.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
Poiander Stabbed In the Neck

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 20.-Casimir
Duzicki, a Polander, was killed in a
street fight at Garfield and Rivard
streets when two groups Of foreigners
Joined battle in the street. Duzicki
was stabbed through the neck and ran
half block from the scene before he
dropped dead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
English Parliament Opens Jan. 20.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-.The third and
what promises to be the most critical
session of the parliament controlled by
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman will
be formally opened on Jan. 20 by the
king, with all the traditional pomp and
ceremony that marks the brief annual
visit of the monarch to St Stephens.
His majesty will be accompanied on
this occasion by Queen Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess Of Wales and
many other members Of the royal fam
ilY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
AIdrich to Press His Financial Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. - Senator
Adrich, chairman of the committee on
finance, hopes to report his financial
bill after the meeting of the commit
tee tomorrow, but even If he should be
successful in getting the bill out of
committee so early it is expected that
discussion of the measure will be de-
ferred for ten days or two weeks to
permit senator's to prepare themselves
for it. 1t is considered probable that
the financial debate will consume at
least two or three weeks Of the SEN
ate's time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20

LESS HooIN0 TO LAW"
Docket for March Term In Rutland
County Very Light

Rutland, Jan. 1.-THE docket is be-
ing prepared for the March term of
Rutland county court and there is
every evidence that it will be the light
est docket in the history of the local
court. There are 1877 civil cases and
few more will be entered. A fair
average of this class of cases for some
years back is 800. The decrease the
lawyers say, is due to the determine
ton of the superior judges to clean up
the dockets and lesser disposition of
people to take the law" on their
neighbors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
EVELYN TELLS STORY
In Spite of Jerome's Efforts to Keep
II Out.

New York, Jan. 20.-When the
Thaw trial reconvened today District
Attorney Jerome made motion to
exclude the public during Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw's recital of her relations with
Stanford White.
Justice Bowling overruled the mot
ion and Lawyer Littleton of the de-
fence called Evelyn to the stand and
asked her to relate the story she told
Thaw in Paris. Jerome objected at
length but was again overruled.
Evelyn then reiterated her last
years testimony in detail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
SERIOUS coAsTINe ACCIDENT
Fair Haven Boy Suffers a Fractured
Skull and Probably viii Die.

Rutland, Jan. 1S.-Herman the nine
year old son of Orrin Williams, of
Fair Haven, probably will die as the
result of coasting accident last night
Turning out for team he ran into an
iron pipe and his skull was fractured.
An operation was performed and
pieces of bone and a portion of the
brain were removed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
SAM ARlOW ROBBED
Some Miscreant Took all the Old
Mans Savings.

Sam Arrow, the old Scotchman who
lives alone in little cottage just be-
yond Mrs. Isaac Pratts farm is the
victimof burglar though just
when the robbery occurred he is not
sure.
He had SIS saved to fall back on
this winter when work is not very
plenty and the thief took it all He
kept the money in the house and was
oftenaway from the house leaving his
money there. He thinks it was taken
by somebody familiar with the prem,
ises.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20

: SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 20.-Bltten
in the throat by vicious young horse,
J. II. Adams, farmer, bled to death
within two hours after the attack. The
event happened on Adams ranch, near
Novelty, eleven miles from Kirkland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
MANY PUPILS HAVE GRIP
Fifty Per Cent Of Those in Montpelier
Schools are Sick.

Montpelier, Jan. FIFTY per cent
of the pupils in the public schools here
are i'll with colds or the grip. In one
room of 80 pupils only Is were present
at roll call this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-01-20
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours.

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight. War
mer in south portion. Tuesday partly
cloudy and warmer In east portion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
Queer Fijlan Plant,

There is nothing under the sun quite
so quaint, so weird and witchlike as
the pandanus prairies Of Fiji. The
pandanus. or screw plant, as It ia
called. is a most grotesque specimen
Of the vegetable kingdom even at the
best and in the early stages OF its
growth. In It's very young days It is
Of an extraordinary scrswlike shape
and looks as though some kind OF
hand had taken hold OF its long
swordlike leaves and twisted them
round and round. Latersit straight
ems out bit, and from 1t grow a
number of tall wooden stills. Its TO
liage is simple, number of dropping
ragged tufts for all the world like
mops. and very mournful looking
Among these mops hang the fruit
In shape like pineapple, made up OF
hard red and yellow kernels, woody
and fibrous, and quite UNBEATABLE from
a Europeans point of view,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
WAS A VIKING FUNERAL SHIP.
Interesting Relic Of the Past Dug Up
In Norway.

Recently in Norway was discovered
a viking funeral ship at least LOO
years old. Its mortuary chamber con.
tanned the bones of two women who
judging from the size of the craft and
the elaborateness Of its appointments,
belonged to some noble and wealthy
family. The vessel. which Is 70 feet
long and 16 feet inches broad, was
dug out Of a tumulus. two and half
miles from the shore. near Tonsberg
II contained an extremely valuable
collection Of historic remains, inclu
ding a four-wheeled chariot, richly
and quantity decorated. four sledges
three Of them curiously carved. sever.
al beds. lintels, mill, spinning
wheels. and a variety Of kitchen uten
sils. A diligent examination Of these
has led to the conclusion that the fu
neral ship belongs to the ninth cen
fury.
Many Of the ornaments mostly OF
carved wood. are unique. The ship
and its strange cargo. constituting one
Of the most important archaeological
finds ever made in Scandinavia, after
being carefully restored, will be placed
In the Christiania museum.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
REFUSED TO GIVE TESTIMONY.
Youngsters Attitude Put Mother In
Something Of Dilemma.

On Franks Nth birthday his moth
er told him solemnly that hencefor.
ward he must be a man. He must be
kind and gentle, and, above all. must
be perfectly truthful. etc. few
days later on entering the children
playro0m she caught her younger son
Robert, in the act OF striking Frank a
blow in the face.
Why do you strike Frank. Robert? ?"
the mother asked.
He hit me first" answered Robert
holly.
did you, Frank" she inquired.
mo, I didn't" asserted Frank.
See here. Frank" said she sorrow.
fully. don't you remember what !
told you-now you are Ave years old
that you must be "a man, and must
never tell lie-tell me-did you
strike him? Now remember, the Lord
sees and hears everything you do and
say and
Does He know" interrupted
Frank, whether struck Robert or
not. mother?"
Yes. my son, He knows"
We'll. you just ask the Lord IL
did. will you?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
Dialect Of New York Nswsboys.

Although Irish and German boys
have largely disappeared from the
ranks Of the newsboys of the city hall
district. their successors. Italian, Jew
ish and Greek, speak the dialect OF
their predecessors, says the New York
Sun. That dialect was the result OF
the give and take mingling Of the
Irish-American and German.American
accents. resembling neither. It estab
lished a dialect which has imposed It.
self upon class, language by itself
which the late recruits into the army
OF newsboys acquire sometimes by
painful conscious effort, sometimes, In
the case OF the very young. uncon.
sciously. The result Is remarkable In
that the trained ear can detect among
those who speak that language nc
trace Of the Italian or Jewish accent
SO plainly observed In the speech OF
their elders. II Is q fixed language
expressive, clear and musical, consist
Ing Of about $50 words.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
Lie piscrsetIy About Your Ace

know young woman who told me
she was rs years o |, although | had
never spoken about her age A quar-.
ter Of century ago | witnessed a
lynching. happened to refer to II
once In talking to this young woman
and she Immediately became excited
She knew all about that lynching, she
said, and had with other schooichil.
dren seen the rushing through
the streets. I said that the lyhching
occurred in 1882. and the young WON.
an colored a little. became thoughtful
and then slightly hysterical. II a man
tells you he Is 40 years old and then,
to illustrate the patriotism Of his fam.
ily and himself. tells how he helped
drape their home in black the day
after Lncoln's death. you can afford
to smile at him. II you are calling
yourself younger than you really are
DO careful not to give yourself away
New York Morning Telegraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
USED CHURCH As scHooLRooM.
Proceedings That Somewhat Aston
ished the Sexton.

The sexton Of one church that keeps
open doors all day long didn't know
whether to regard the matter in the
light OF a Dissertation or devotional
exercise. He paid no attention when
the three women, watched by q man
who stood at the lowor end of the
aisle. walked the length OF the church
and back again. Even when they made
the trip q second time he scarcely gave
them a thought, but when the trio
started around the church third time
and the man called out. step a little
mora briskly. please" he began to
wonder. and presently made inquiry.
81 hope you won't be offended the
man replied. II am physical culture
Instructor. am teaching these young
ladies to walk. have already taught
them to walk In the street, In the
drawing room. in the theater and every
place else they are likely to find them.
selves. am now teaching them to
walk In church. Very few women can
walk there properly. Some lope. some
swaggcr, some skip, others adopt a
mincing gait. All these styles are
very inappropriate for church. A dig
nified. subdued gait alone is suitable
for devotional purposes Church is
the best place for pupils in walking to
receive practical Instruction, therefore
have brought them here"
Great fathers!" gasped the sexton.
What next?"
But he said no more till the walk
ing exercise was ended Then he fol
lowed the class to the door
81 hope" he said, you will practice
the lesson learned to-day by coming
here to church once in a while"