The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-19
FOUL PLAY At SO POWNAL
Continued from Flrst Page

three soon left the village in one OF
loves automobiles.
It didn't take the officers long to
learn that there were possibilities OF
a serious crime An investigation OF
the spot where Turner was last seen
lying in the road disclosed a consider
able quantity of blood. There was SO
much OF il that late in the afternoon
when the highway had been Travelled
by scores of people 1t was still PLAN,
lly visible. In addition to the Dlood
clots a small piece of human scalp
with the hair still attached was PICK
ed up in the road.
I'm to the time of the arrival OF the
Officers no attempt had been made 10
arrest the parties implicated and the
witnesses. Little difficulty was eX-
perienced in finding Moon and Pratt
hut when officers visited the house OF
the Harris couple they found no one
al home except four children, the old
est ten years of age. Harris and his
wife had left home early in the morn
ing going in the direction OF Williams
town. They went across lots ana
were on their way back between
and 4 o'clock when met by Deputy
lSheriff Nash and arrested.
They were AIKEN in the automobile
to Lewis store and after being held
for a time while further evidence was
being collected, were brought to the
county Jail by Deputy Sheriff Nash
and States Attorney Meagher, arriv-
ling about 5 o'clock Sheriff Godfrey
took the two Witnesses, Moon and
pratt, on the car arriving here at 4.45
On the supposition that Turner was
drowned in the river Saturday night
the officials are of the opinion that the
man partially recovered from the eff
fects of his beating at the hands of
Harris and in his daZed condition fell
into the mill pond The bank, which
is quite steep, is only the width of the
travelled highway from tte spot where
he lay and the water is deep This
heory. while il seems the most plaus-
BILE. may be entirely wrong. Turner,
who had been at work during the win
ter for farmer by the name of Dunn,
was planning to leave this week for
Hyne, California, where he has a sis
ter Mrs. Edward Ruether. and
had considerable money for a
farm hand. upon his person
rhe recovery of his body would assist
materially in clearing UP the case and
it is apparent that II will be difficult
proceed against Harris until after
he body is found
All three of the men concerned in
he affair. both Harris who is held as
principal and the two Witnesses.
Moon and Pratt, are farm. laborers and
nave worked irregularly for different
men in the town of Pownal. or the
hree. Harris is the elder, being some
over 40 years of age.
The officers who visited the Harris
house early in the afternoon in search
Of the man and his wife say that the
conditions both outside and inside
J were among the most sqdliid ever
encountered in their long experience
i, When they reached the house they
found the doors locked from the in
> side and the children at first refused
to give the officials entrance to the
building The oldesl of The children
is boy of about ten years. The three
/ girls are younger.
: States Attorney Meagher commun-
a icated with Attorney General Sar
a | gent over the telephone last night and
received instructions to go ahead with
:, the search for the body of Turner
= The states attorney also called LtOr
a firm in Troy which deals in boats
and which has provided itself Will
apparatus for dragging in the water
for drowned bodies and arrangements
S were made for sending an outfit tC
n | Pownal this morning
d In order to be on hand and take
S part in the search Mr. Meagher an.
Deputy Nash left here this mornins
in one of loves automobiles fol
!. Pownal. II is the general belief tha
- the search for the body will be a diff
ficult one. The river is above IL.
= normal height at this season of tn,
year and yesterday considerable
" body of water was flowing over the
r dam. An attempt was made to lowe
n the water in the pond by opening tn,
e gates but there was but a slight ap
IL parent decrease in the size of the are;
flooded by the dam.
IL Since their arrival at the count,
= Jail Harris and his wife and the tw,
!, witnesses have not been questone,
- by the officials to any great exten
:, as the states attorney is convince,
that he has obtained about all the in
= formation possible from that source
The finding of the body or the appear
e. ance of young Turner alive is tn
ID necessary problem to he solved befor
ST proceedings can be taken in the case
y At the jail 1t was reported that Harri
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