Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01
Mrs. Mary Farmer Left State
ment Declaring Her Husband
Innocent of ANY Wrong.
SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED
Wcmnn Convicted Of Killing Mrs.
Brennan Pays the Pcnnfty--Pic.
turc of Her Infant Son Found
Concealed in Her Clothing
Had No Relatives.

she might save her husband from the
fate that befell her in the death chair.
Mrs. Mary Farmer, convicted Of killing
Mrs. Sarah Brennan last April In Brown
vile, left confession made public after
her execution by electricity, in Auburn
prison early to-day. declaring that her
husband James Farmer. now under
death sentence. was not guilty OF the
crime and knew nothing Of 1t until II
had been committed. Farmer is now In
the states prison here under sentence of
death
Ihree contacts were given Mrs Farmer
before she was oirciaily pronounced dead
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tbe daa1 wonon,. cIothi,o nre1i,p,r,rv
% tbe outonsv tho nbotooront Of the
two voAr old son. peter rarr,er nov.
with his uncle in Uatertovn y V was
found sruscled Under the corsage Of
Mrs. Farmers dress The condemned
woman had told Father Hickey her spri-
tual adviser to whom her public con-
fession was made. that she had no re-
lative tina: she knew OF. After the
autopsy to-day the body Of Mrs Farm.
er with the photograph of her child
clasped in her hands was buried in St
Joseph's cemetery. Warden Benham sent
the usual telegram TO the Governo: of
the State informing him that the execu-
ton had been successful,
Three contacts were given and the
physicians officially pronounced tho
woman dead Mt 61o o'clock. Five
women, two OF whom were prison at
tendants, witnessed the death of Mrs.
Farmer. Father Hickey. spiritual ad-
wiser of the condemned woman following
the execution gave out statement
signed by Mrs Farmer in which she
'''1' Nv. '.oN"u' '''n'
nothing Of the murder until aft~r it had
hoen committed.
Led by Father Incley and with Mrs
Drnnirar AMI Mis-. German the two
women ottorr,rt. who have been with
bor CONSTANTLY s,nco sim was hrouph,
IN Aubrr,, nrison Mr., rarm.r walked
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ea'u ~idu ''e woman. was "''" "4'F' III"
H'st sHoch pu' as 'ne'e WAS SUI 're
MOI OF muscular reaction TWO Succee"-
Ing contacts were gwen state hlectrlc-
Ian Davis Salt that l,a4o VOLTS ana IL
nmperes was the strength OF the current
that passed through the woman's body
After War1er BenhaE had announced
that the physicians had pronounced Mrs,
Farmer dead. DR.. Edward SptEka Of
philadelphia, and Dr. Charles Lambert
of the pathological institute at Ward
Island. n. Y. performed the autopsy.
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,arod ,,astnrdax hofora sha u,ac taken "a
1.-Two cordsrred ro,r yas uritter nv her
cole .,d .ddrossed 20 rather IIickav ub,
toId bar that e. she could trutbsulIv ox
onerato ber husband she should do SO
rio ssts,ement s,onnd IN tho nresspce NJ
notary and dated March q follows:
.ro Pov T 7 Hiclk.v.
INV husband Jsn,an n Farmer never
had any hand in Sarah Rrennan's death
nor never knew any Thing about IT till
the trunk was opened I never told him
ANYTHING what had happened ! feel he
has been terribly wronRed james D.
Farmer was not at home the day the af-
fair happened neither did James D.
Farmer over put n hand on Sarah Bren-
nan after her death Again 7 wish to say
rs strongly as I can that my husband.
James d. Farmer Is entirely innocent OF
the death Of Sarah Brennan. that he
knowingly bad no part In any plans that
led to It and that he knew nothing what
ever about H.
(signed) MARY II. FARMER.
"Subscribed and sworn to before me
X +. vinegar, notary puDnc, CaFuGa