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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER.
Bennington County Court Has Only
Six State Cases.

Bennington, Nov 30-The Decem-
Der term of Bennington County Court
will convene here Tuesday, December
Z, with Judge Fred M. Butler, of Rut-
land presiding, and Assistant Judges
N. M. Mattison, of Glastonbury, and
B. G. Kent, of Dorset, on the bench.
The docket is not so large as usual.
There are but six State cases, only
one of which will probably be tried
at this term, that of Mikelo Phellep-
po, the Italian now at the State Asy-
lum in Waterbury, undergoing OBJ
servation. He is charged with mur-
der in the first degree for fatally
shooting a fellow countryman in this
village last May.
There are Is cases set for trial
by jury. Among them are two negli-
gence cases, one for damages against
the bennington Wax Paper Company
for injuries, and the other brough by
the father of a small child against
the owner of water power trunk
into which the boy fell and was
drowned, The alienation of affec-
tions case of the former wife of DR..
j. W. Morrow, of Burlington, against
the present Mrs Morrow, is also set
for trial
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Charles Skinner Said to Have Stolen
Buffalo Coat.

Richford, Nov. 30.-Charles Skin
ner, who says he has lived lately in
Swanton, was arraigned this morn
ing before Justice of the Peace R. A.
Conger, charged with the larceny of
a buffalo coat from o. w. Ford, the
liveryman. Skinner was bound over
to the County Court, and, in default
of bail, this afternoon will be taken
to the county Jail at St. Albans.
1t is charged that Skinner stole
the coat from the livery stable office
two or three days ago. The coat was
missed about that time, after he is
known to have been about the prem
ises. Later he went to East Rich
ford and exchanged coats with Sol
Westover, who gave him $5 to boot.
Westoyer took the coat to the hotel
at East Richford and asked the pro-
prietor to keep it for him awhile,
saying he was afraid Skinner would
steal it, The coat was identified at
the hotel as one formerly belonging
to o. w. Ford. In the meantime 1t
was learned that Skinner was on his
way to Swanton. Deputy Sheriff A. j.
Croft was telephoned at Enosburg
Falls and he detained Skinner until
Richford officers went down and got
him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
REPLIES TO CHARGES.
Defendant In BrattlebOrO Fence Law.
suit Files Answer TO Injunction.

Brattleboro, Nov. 29.-An answer
to the bill of complaint of Mrs. Abby
Grady and other orators in the fam
GUS fence case of Grady against Bow
Ter, was filed today with the county
clerk by Miss Bridget NJ. Bowler, de-
fendant in the suit through her solic-
itor, r. c. Bacon.
In her answer, Miss Bowler denies
the allegations of the Gradys in re-
gard to her driving the fence build
ers from her property, although she
does admit that she gently" remon-
strated with them when they attempt
ed to erect the platform or fence over
the ledge which connects her property
with that of Grady's. Miss Bowler
alleges that the Gradys do not own
the land in dispute, but that it belongs
to her, and she asks for relief in the
case. and that the Grady family be
enjoined from erecting any platform
or other obstruction over the ledge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
SHOULDERS ALL BLAME.
Dispatcher Liberveau Admits Res
possibility For Fatal Wreck on the
Boston & Maine II. X.

Newport, Nov. 30-The Public Ser
vice Commission, with the the excep-
ton of Commissioner S. Hollister
Jackson, were in sessionNhere today,
hearing petition against the Boston
and Maine Railroad for additional
train service during the winter be-
tween Newport and Lyndonville. The
service desired is a train which cor
responds to the New York train,
which leaves here at SIS and returns
at $50 p. m.
In the afternoon there was a pub
lie investigation of the wreck at Or
leans, in which Fireman c. A. Noakes
was killed. Several witnesses were
examined, but interest centered on
Dispatcher Liberveau, who was pres
ent. Upon taking the stand, Chair
man Redmond explained to him that
it was his privilege to refrain from
giving any evidence that would in
any way incriminate himself and that
whatever evidence he gave might be
used in prosecution against him. To
this Mr. Liberveau stated that al
though he had lot of things to be
sorry for, he had nothing to cover up
He then told the whole story of his
mistake.
According TO mis- testimony he sent
an order to the helper at the Summit
siding to meet a train at Orleans and
when the order was repeated, it read
Newport, but he overlooked the mis-
take, probably because of something
calling hi sattention at the moment
There is no written record of the Or
der as he claims to have sent it, so
that the blame seems to have rested
on him. He does not deny being to
blame for the affair and showed great
courage in telling everything as 1t
actually happened.
Tomorrow there will be hearing
on petition of the attorneys of Or
leans and Caledonia counties to ia
vestigate the raise in rates of the
New England Passumpsic Telephone
Company.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
TWO YEARS IN STATES PRISON.
Nan Discovered Crawling Out OF Tic
ket Office Window Sentenced.


Rutland, Nov. 30.-William Howard
of San Francisco, who was captured
on November 5th as he was crawling
out of the ticket window in the Della
ware and Hudson station at Castleton,
pleaded guilty today before City Judge
F. G.. Swinnerton, to charge of
breaking and entering and was SEN
fenced to serve two years at hard la
Dor at the State prison at Windsor.
The man secured only 70 cents in
pennies, which was there was in the
till at the time. He told the court he
worked his way from San Francisco
to New York on a freight steamer by
way of Cape Horn and that the trip
was made in "a days. In reply to
further questions, Howard said they
stopped for some time at Chicago on
their way up the Atlantic ocean.
When pronouncing the sentence,
Judge Swinnerton said it was longer
than it would have been if the man
had told the truth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
Italian Received Fatal Injur-
les in Free Fight With
Comrades
TWO HELD FOR MURDER
Disturbance Among Foreigners En-
plOyed ut Construction Plant Re-
suits in Death of One Of the Com
batants, While Another Is Stabbed
i'm the Back and May Die.

Springfield, Nov ga general
mix-up in the Italian quarters last
evening ended in one man being stab
bed in the middle of his back and an
other one dead from the wounds in
flicted by two revolver shots in his
back and the lower part of his alb
domen. 1t seems that owing to lack
of work on the construction where
the men are employed, only part
of the gang was working yesterday.
1t is thought that the other part was
jealous of their companions for i'm
mediately after the employed men
reached home last evening, a fight
began, involving the entire gang. Mrs.
Niles, who lives in house about five
rods from the scene of the conflict,
says that about eight o'clock last ev
ening she heard three revolver shots
and saw a man running around the
corner of the house with a revolver
in his hand Soon after two men
came to the door and one of them ask
ed if he might bring his brother in
side for he had been shot. The re-
quest was granted and it was found
that the man had been seriously
wounded.
Sheriff Fairbanks was Immediately
called, who went with Officer Mac
donald to the camp. The man who
had been stabbed was taken into the
Italian store and it was found that
he had a cash about eight inches long
in his back. Three Italians were
found later in the evening in the cell
lar of house on Park street belong
ing to Peter Kisler. They were ar
rested, and with three others spent
last night in the lookup.
States Attorney Duck, of Ludlow,
was called, who arrived in town this
morning. A preliminary examination
was held and the statements of the
various people were taken. The
wounded men claim to identify the
men who inflicted the wounds. AS
yet the revolver from which the bull
lets were fired has not been found.
OFFICER Macdonald has in his pos
session knife which he thinks did
the stabbing.
Batiese Cuasora, the dead Italian,
expired at 1880 tonight, after vain
effort on the part of physicians to aid
him. A hearing in the Municipal
Court this evening resulted in two
of the Italians, who were originally
arrested for disturbance, being re-
leased, while Antoine Lapetto, and
francesca Calibetto- are held on a
cahrge OF murder, the charge of as
sault with intent to kill having been
changed to more serious one by
the prosecuting officers. They were
both bound over to the grand jury,
and lodged in Jail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
Shipping Lowell Asbestos.

The Lowell Lumber & Asbestos
Company has shipped from johnson
station two cars of asbestos last
week, has car loaded on the siding
ready to go and has orders for three
cars more to ship at once. They make
five grades which bring from 81 900
to $2,4OO per car of twenty tons each.
They find a ready market for all the
best grades. E. P. Jose, the new man
ager of the American Mineral Com
pany is putting new machinery to
make the finest grade of tale. When
the machinery is installed e. A. HUI
EFT. of Rochester, will operate the
plant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
DISTURBS GOVERNMENT
Upper House In English Parliament
Refuses to Pass Financial Measure
Adopted by House Of Commons
and Storm OF Protest Arises as
Doo..rA

Result.
London, Nov .30.-Under unprecendent
ed circumstances an Unprecedented
step was taken today when the House
of Lords cast out the House of Com
mons annual appropriation bill by a
vote of $50 to rs and large section
of the British public is now wonder
ing whether the present form of gov
ernment will survive the shock. The
debate maintained its dignity and high
plane of craftsmanship until the end.
which came in a scene which will be
forever regarded as historic by the
English people.
The magnificent chamber was
crowded in every part. Not since 1893
had so many members of the House
been assembled. Scores of peeresses,
many in evening dress and blazing
with jewels and many distinguished
foreigners filled the galleries, while
hundreds of members of the House
of Commons exercised their privilege
of standing on the sips of the throne.
There were, however, no dramatic
features such as are felt in atmos-
phere at least in the popular branch
when a government crisis is reached.
The division simply caused 20 min
utes of rather dreary waiting, the de-
lay being caused by the fact that most
of the peers desired to pass negative
lots and many of them were not ia
miliar even with that simple proceed
ure. There was brief unionist cheer
when the Lord Chancellor read the
fateful figures from a bit of paper,
but the result had been a foregone
conclusion for weeks past.
Now the country looks eagerly for
the consequences which may limit
themselves to the result of the gen.
eral election few weeks hence, or at
most, the ministerialists angrily
assert that they will gather forces
until the upper House is swept out
of existence in the near future. The
present government has deliberately
forced the p est 1T issues.
The budget VIII h'ch is now dead,
contained iegislatiCn which the House
of Lords had rejected with unques-
toned right in previous bills To
have approved these measures then
incorporated with the finance bill,
would be in effect for the House of
Lords to resign all legislative func-
tions. This clear question unfortun-
ately cannot go before the country
at the pending election, as it is the
only one of the issues to be decided
Both sides display equal confidence
tonight at the opening of the fray.
The government has not yet an
nounced its decision regarding the
preroguing or adjourning of Parlia-
ment and it is still unknown what
course it will pursue regarding the
collection of taxes. 1t is no longer
believed that it will carry out the
angry threats that have been made
about the financial chaos. 1t alone
will be responsible if any serious diff
ficulty arises.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
VERMONT PASTOR RESIGNS
Rev. Mr.. Frost, Of st. JOhnsbury, VIII
Go to Waterville, Me-, About Jan.


ST. Johnsbury. Nov. 29.-Rev. Ezra
Joshua Frost, who has been pastor
of Grace Methodist Episcopal church
in this town since May, 1902, has ten
dered his resignation, the same to
take effect about the first of January,
1910. Before coming here, Mr.. Frost
was pastor of the different churches
in Bangor, Me-, for more than eleven
years.
Since he assumed the pastorate of
the local church, it has been exten-
sively repaired, both inside and out,
at good deal of expense. The con-
gregation has also grown considerab-
ly, there being about 1000 names on
the list at the present time, thus
making it the largest Protestant con-
gpegation in the town. Mr.. Frost is
to become pastor of a church at Wa
terville, Me.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
WOULD KILL ROCKEFELLER
Wealthy Lumber Dealer Visiting
His Brother at Alliance, Ohio,
Overheard Plot Sunday Night to
Either Kill or Kidnap Oil King.

Cleveland, o., Nov. 30.-His action
hastened by the revelation to him last
night of the overhearing of a polt to
kidnap or kill him, John d. Rookie
feller departed from New York and
the Pocantico Hills this afternoon.
The guards at Forest Hill, his East
Clevelan destate, has been doubled all
night and through the day and at
the station of the New York Central
lines, where he boarded the train
this afternoon, guards in civilian
clothes watched the little group
which had gathered. His departure
was surrounded with all the safe
guards possible, and the Rockefeller
automobile was kept moving all the
time the party, which included only
Mr.. and Mrs. Rockefeller and the
Rockefeller secretary awaited the
arrival of the train, that no one might
approach the oil king. When the
train arrived all hastily boarded it.
Harold Sawyer Smith, a lumber
mill operator and of good family and
moderate wealth, whose home is near
Minerva, Ohio, was the man who
brought about the hasty departure of
the Rockefellers for New York and
the safety of the Pocantico Hills. His
story, frowned on for the moment as
the product of disordered imagina-
ton, quickly earned respect when an
investigation proved Smiths RESPONSE
bility.
Smith, while visiting in Alliance.
Ohio, on Sunday, overheard the plot.
He told the Canton police, then the
police of Cleveland and of East Cleve-
land and finally Rockefeller himself
He described the two men whose
words he overheard and the police
have sent out messages of descrip-
ton, in an effort to frustrate the plot,
which Smith declares includes kid
mapping and assassination if kid
mapping fails.
Smiths story follows:
Il was visiting in Alliance, on Sun
day, and about S:45 that night start
ed for the church to meet by broth
er. l walked up the railroad track
near the church and stopped when l
hear some one talking in a dark shed
One voice said
Il don't see why we came here
from Pittsburg. We might have wait
ed until tomorrow and gone to Can
ton to meet Bill. We might as we'll
get our money for killing old John
d. We will get all that is coming to
us, whether we kill him or kidnap
him. Bill and the other fellow have
plenty of money and are willing to
pay well for putting old Rockefeller
out of the way
Il sneaked around to head the fell
lows off, to get good look at them.
| stumbled as l was getting away.
because it was dark, and they saw me.
but ! hurried along and headed them
on around the next block. | got a
good look at both of them. They re-
cognized me and remarked that thew
had seen me before, but | hurried
along and paid no attention
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
MAY BUY PROPERTY
Extremely Probable That Rutland
Concern viii Buy Up Quarries and
Works of Brandon Italian Marble
Company Worth About 100000
Officials Admit Possibility.


Rutland, Nov. 30-That another
large property will soon be taken
over by the Vermont Marble Com
pany, is indicated by the fact, learn
dtoday, that this corporation is ne
gotiating for the purchase of the
Brandon Italian Marble Company, of
Middlebury.
E. R. Morse, treasurer of the
Vermont Company, when asked if
the purchase had been made, replied
that There has been no transfer of
stock, but l will say that negotia-
tions between the companies are
pending. This is the only statement
that can be made at this time"
The officials of the Brandon Itali-
an Company refused absolutely to
affirm or deny the truth of the re-
port. The majority of the stock of
the Brandon Italian Company is
owned by j. D. Upham, of Claremont,
n. H.
The probability of the merger is
generally credited among the marble
men in this city, who believe the deal
will be completed Immediately. The
Middlebury mills have been operated
for ten years and employ between
100 and 12O hands. No accurate fig
ures can be obtained tonight as to
the amount of money involved but
estimates place the Middlebury prop
erty. which includes two quarries, at
about 100000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
CALL ST. JOHNSBURY CLERGYMAN
Rev. DR.. Joshua NJ. Frost Wanted at
Waterville, Me.

St. Johnsbury, Nov. 29.--At the
close of the service at Grace church
yesterday morning A. l.. Bailey, chair
man of the pulpit committee, gave
notice of a call for the Rev. DR.. Jo-
shua NJ. Frost, pastor of the church,
to the Methodist church in Water
Vile, Me. 1t is Mr.. Frost's desire to
accept the call and the change will
be made as soon as the transfer is
received from the bishop.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
ALABAMA STILL WET

Only Six out OF Sixty-seyen Counties
Returned Pluralities in Favor Of
Proposed Change i'm License Laws.
Sandwiches and Coffee Served to
Watchers.
Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 12.-The
people of Alabama today declined to
amend the constitution so as to in
clude prohibition therein, by about
10000 majority The prohibition
laws which were enacted by the last
Legislature and which are very dras-
tic, will remain in force until they
are attacked by the courts and other
wise disposed of.
Majorities were pronounced in al
most every county, but 6 of the 81
counties of Alabama returning ma
jorities in favor of the amendment
and in each instance the majorities
were small There was intense in
terest in the election, as women work.
ed around the polls in the large cities
serving coffee to the watchers and
workers as well as sandwiches.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-02
wRINKLED PURSES MAKE

wrinkled faces. Annuities guar
antee full purses at regular in
tervals, as true as you live, as
long as you live. Goth year. Ma
tional Life Insurance Company.
Montpelier, vt. (Mutual.) S. s.
Ballard, General Agent, New
Langdon Block, Montpelier, VT.
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Continued on page four
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
HISTORY IS REPLETE
WITH FAKE STORIES
By THOMAS S. RICE

FFetensions TO discovery Of new conn
tries are not now. nor are thev nv anv
means uninteresting. but few Of Thorn
nave been as elaborate as that attrib-
.u,ed 20 DIT Cook
me ancient Greeks were famous for
travelling IN their minds. and Herodo-
nus. has been accused Of being the best
i"o-handed liar Of them sn In some
respects but Herodotus undoubtedly re-
counted mach that was genuine. mixed
with what he had been told.
one OF the earliest writer's In English
WAS the champion travel raker for many
years Ho was Sir John Vaudeville. or
Maundeville, who was an aesfGlous
reader o. other travellers. then Joined the
ranks Of mind wanderers and turned
ort some OF the weirdest descriptions
Of things ne never saw that could be
imagined. Marco Polo. the Venetian.
and many other travellers have related
what they actually saw. them padded
out treir books with lot OF foolish
ness which they swallowed whole. but
they can hardly be ranked in the class
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
MONEY SWITCHED
BEFORE HIS EYES
Fifty Dollars in Pocketbook Dis
appears When Bought for
Twenty.

Alex Murphy, a negro, who lives at
4O2 r street northwest, walked into the
Eighth precinct police station this NOM
ing with hard luck story.
Alex says he was standing ut Four
teenth and Il streets last evening. when
no noticed a. couple Of negroes stoop
down and pick up a pocketbook. lie
saw them count out $50 and place the
money back I'm the purse. Then they
camc over to where no was staudin-
and offered TO divide the find III ne
would say nothing about s.
book for SO" one Of the men said.
Alex handed over two $40 notes and
pat the purse IN his pocket When he
opened II "A Few minutes later he disCov-
cred II was stuffed with neWspaDer
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
MOTHERS CLUB
WILL FIGHT EVIL
Mrs. S. M. Prescott Lectures Be.
fore Women on The Protec-
ton of Girls"

The Mothers. Club OF the District -
the white slave traffic "7'li''as
me protection or Girls was the s,,7-.
JeGt or an address BY Mrs. 6. NJ. Fres.
T0tl a. a meeting OF the cl5b IN -
t ~ isillllS Ton loan and Trust Company
osallGLuS yesterday afternoon. ma
speaker urged that the women 81 Wee
lnSJon unite in the fight against ~. 80
an invitation to the women Of VVssi.
tl ,ll on 10 attend the meetings Is Issued
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
BENNETT TO DROP
NORTH POLE CASE

IAEIS' Dec. PA person who fs ar
guaihIeo with the views Of James Cor
G V, Eennett, proprietor Of the New,
~, OIH LteTala' said that there was NOT
IeIL would prosecute Dr. Frederick A
C - * because Of the sale to the Herald
~ me false story of the dash m tbo
Mr.. Benefits whole disposftIon ~.
petSo4 ADDED, was to drop the matte,
entreiy and say nothing more a hot 4.
The Washington times., 1909-12-22

following a clue given in the will OF DR.
J. Hall. son-in-law OF the poet, who
died in 1895. For inde6niteness in telling
MS yarn samuel William Henry was
right in the DR.. Cook class. He was
only nineteen years old, but he had
the authorities guessing for ouife
awhile. He finally confessed.
Mark Twain, in his Tramp Abroad -
6IdVelX states that when he got tired
or walking he took a train TO the next
town and let his secretary do the walk
The Washington times., 1909-12-22
Peary As Cuagt

,-r IoItrra ls Robert z. Pearv is n IN.
SS.est or the New England Soriety, me ne
yer 1l 14Fk at its annual dinner In New ~
TVasbiney-fo,e evening. The explorer left
o'cICci- OF this morning on the 10
o ,,, tIOck train for New York he nj, M