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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
John MikaIeS Bound Over
to County Court
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Accused Young Man Was All But obnv-
ious to What Was Going on, Being
Still Suffering from Self-in-
nicted Gun Wound.

A room at the City hospital was for
short time last evening used for rather
an unusual purpose when James Mikales,
the slayer Of Mrs. Constantine G. Mas.
colt on July 20, was given hearing and
held without bail for the grand jury Of
the September term Of Washington
county court. The hearing was held
shortly after eight o'clock before acting
city court Judge A. A. Sargent, who pre-
sided in the absence Of Judge H, William
Scott. States Attorney Ben Gates ap-
peared for the state and S. HOLSTER
Jackson for Mikales.
The hearing occupied but a very few
minutes, the respondent waving exami-
nation through his attorney, S. Hollister
jackson, and being held as above stated.
Aiikales is still in a serious condition and
his recovery is by no means assured.
During the hearing he did not seem 10
realize what was going on; in fact did
not appear 10 be conscious except BY
bis mumbling and groans.
The legal procedure was held at this
time SO that Judge L. L. Waterman, who
viii preside at the Stepembter term Of
Washington county court. can commit
Mikales TO the insane hospital at Water
bury for observation in case he recovers
sufficiently before that time. The state,
through the states attorney and attor-
ney general, viii join in the application
with the respondents attorney, S. Hollis
ter Jackson, for the commitment OF
Mikales to determine his sanity.
The Vermont statute is such that an
accused man must have been bound over
bv d municipal court before application
for commitment for observation can be
made. In the event Of the recovery Of
Mikales, delay will be avoided and the
young man win be taken directly from
the City hospital TO the insane hospital
at Waterbury
An application for commitment was
sent last night TO Judge Waterman. and
it is expected that this VIII be granted
and placed in the hands Of the sheriff
The respondents attorney
S. Hollister Jackson, stated to-day that
the plea IN the case would be insanity
If the man ever comes to trial.
An operation was performed tfpon
Mikules late yesterday afternoon By
Doctors f. G Sprague and VI. D. Reid,
when his left eye. through which the
bullet ploughed when he shot himself,
was entirely removed The patient lost
blood in the operation and
was very weak last evening It IS too
soon yet to tell whether or not Mikales
wiz lose entirely the sight q his right
eve
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
APPOINTED DEPUTY CLERK.
Lewis Moody Of Waterbury Chosen BY
County Clery Smile

County Clerk Melville e. Smile an
nouneed yesterday afternoon that be
had appointed Lewis G. Moody. Of Wa
terbury, to the position Of deputy coun-
ty clerk to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of f. NJ. Harvey, a few
weeks ago Mr. Moody win not take
up the duties Of his new office at once
hut will arrange his affairs to come to
Montpelier about September first.
Mr.. Moody is one Of the best known
lawyers in the state. He was admit
ted to the Vermont bar from IamoiIe
county N 1854 and was admitted To
practice before the Supreme court III
1886. He praeticed IN Stowe from the
time Of his admittauce to the bar until
1899 when he moved his office to Water
bury He Is former States Attor
ney for Iamolle county and has
large practice He has several legal
matters to close up before taking up
the new position in this city. Mr. Moody
has wide acquaintanceship in this see
ton and Clerk Smiles choice IS ap-
proved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
BAssErT-wHIrTIER


Nashua, n H., Aug. 20s-A quiet we'd
ding occurred at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning at the home Of Mrs. A. J. Ring
Is Maple street, when her niece, Miss
Grace M Whittier Of Cabot, VT, was
united IN marriage TO Dean Al Bassett of
Barre. VI. Rev, 4. X. Hicks pastor of
the Crown Hil Methodist church, per-
formed The ceremony Frank @ Ring
a cousin Of the bride, acted as best man
and Miss Lucille NJ Blanchard was
bridesmaid The double ring service was
used
Mrs Bassett is graduate Of Mont
pelier seminary and for several years
has been a successful school and music
teacher, both in her home town and the
graded school at Plain6ed The groom
Is well and favorably known as one Of
the rising young men of lis city. lie
IN the youngest son Of the late Geo. w.
Bassett He attended Spaulding high
school and for the past five years he has
been an efficient rural letter carrier on
route 3 from the Barre post Office.
They were the recipients Of many val.
uabe gifts of furniture, cut glass, china
and silyerware They left on the 2;05
train amid showers Of rice and confetti
for a trip through the White mountains.
They viii be at home TO their friends
after September Is, AZ City View farm
on Prospect street, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
TWO RECORDS BROKEN
BUT TWO LIVES
Tremendous Speed Shown by Automo-
biles in Races at Indianapolis
Yesterday.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2O.--Two live.
we're lost and two records broken during
the Inauguration Of the indianapolis
motor speedway yesterday. William A
Borque, driver Of the Knox car, in the
25O.Inile race, and Harry Halcomb, his
mechairician, were killed in the frenzied
carnival of speed.
Barney 0ldfeld, driving high pow
cred Benz car, covered mile in .43 l-l0
breaking De Palma's mark Of 81, and
Louis Chevrolet in a Buick negotiated 10
miles In the marvellous time OF $3.50
4l0, cutting 0ldheId's time of 9;l2.
Both of these are new American track
marks.
Robert Burman in a Buick car won
the 250-mile race, the feature Of the
day, and the contest which cost Bourque
and Holcomb their lives The winners
time was 4;38:5T 4-l0, slow because of
the many accidents that marred the
race. The Stoddard. Dayton tClementsl
was second in 4;46.0l $40, and the
National (Merzl finished third in
4s52s39 7.l0 Another National with
Kincaid at the wheel was the only other
car Of ten starters to finish the long
grind.
Two records had been broken ana the
first day OF racing over the immense
track bade fair to be an unqualified sue
cess when pail was cast over the crowd
of $4,000 excited spectators by the
Bourque and Holeomb accident
The Knox car was in second place
with Burnham in his Buick leading. He
had covered nearly $50 miles when the
crash came. Coming down the home
stretch the car suddenly swerved and
tore into the fence at the left Of the
track, turning completely over and pin-
ming its two occupants beneath it.
Both men were alive when taken from
under the ill-fated machine, but Bourque
died in the ambulance on the way to
the Emergency hospital IIoIcomb lived
q few minutes longer but was dead soon
after arriving at the hospital
Theories as to the cause of the acci.
dent vary and no one will ever know
what really caused the car to swerve
from the track According to a witness
Of the accident something caused both
men to suddenly turn and look behind
As they did so the steering wheel slipped
from Bourque's hands and he threw his
arms helplesslT 10 the air Then came
the crash. One Of the rear wheels was
found few hundred feet from the scene
Of the accident and this bas led to the
belief that THE axle nuts bad not been
properly frightened
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
UNDER PERFECT CONTROL.



Rheims, Aug, 20.--Glenn Fl. Cur6ss at
suudown yesterday added a dramatic
feature to the trial fights Of the aero
planes entered for the aviation week
contests BY skillflly guiding bis aero.
plane above another machine and avert
ing collision.
The feat was accomplished when for
the first time in history thEce heavier
than air craft were manoeuyerng at the
same time. All were flying rapidly,
when suddenly Curtiss saw NJ Duman
est in an Antoinette mOnOplane ap.
preaching at right angles and on the
same level with him. AS quick as a
uash Curtiss realized the danger and,
elevating his planes, his machines in-
stantly shot upward and scared safely
over the Frnchman Thousands Of spec
tatofs applauded the American wildly.
The third machine IN the air at this time
was that OF N. Tissandier
Experts were agreed that Mr.. Curtiss
had made a fine demonstration of ability
to control his machine. They declared
that his biplane was real racer.
The wind which has been master Of
the aeroplanes for two days, suddenly
died out at sundown and the ayiatofs
rushed to the sheds and dragged out their
machines. Count De Lambert on q
Wright model was the first Of the avi-
ators 70 start and made complete cir
enit Of the aerodrome. Al. 1issandler,
also on a Wright biplanc, followed him
Then the Curtis machine, smaller and
more compact than the Others, was
placed in position for a fight Curtiss
still was limping and used in walking
a gnarled stick which was presented 70
him By the village cure, but ike NJ Bier.
lot, who before crossing the English
channel in his monoplane threw aside
his erutch. Curtiss mounted the seat of
the biplane unencumbered
Where viii you land 3" was asked of
the Hammondsport, n. ", expert.
Curtiss, true To his word, landed with.
out accident at his place Of starting az
ter having been in the air four minutes.
The altitude he reached was l50 feet,
50 feet higher than any Of the others.
Count De Lambert and NJ. Tissandier
each made fights Of - minutes during
the evening and Hubert Latham took
few short spins about the course and
was given an ovation by the specta
tors
Mr.. Curtiss said: u am entirely sat
isfed with my aeroplane, which the re-
cent accident has not in anywise hurt.
/ used an eight-cylnder motor to-day.
The only trouble ! experienced was with
the propellers. which revolyed So fast
that the draft from them strained the
rudder. This, however, can be remedied
for future flights by strengthening the
rudder."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
BURLINGTON OFFICER
WALL0PS HACKMAN
Policeman Christopher Miles Submitted
to Arrest and Was at Once sus-
pended by Mayor Burke.


Burlington, Aug. 20 The long exist.
ing strife between the Burlington police
and the hackmen came To sharp
climax at the railroad station yesterday
morning.
Regular policeman Christopher Miles
gave hackman Nathan Marcus a severe
beating Just how serious, future ex.
animation Of Marcus will show
It happened at about the time Of the
arrival Of the New York sleeper, when
dom or more hacks were at the sta.
tion with Officer Miles there to look
after them. just what actually hap.
pened viii probably be unra3eled when
the case comes into court for hearing.
Ii seems that Wednesday morning,
Marcus and Officer Miles had some talk
about whether Marcus was obeying the
hack ordinance or not By not being u
his carriage, according TO law, when
the passengers were alighting from the
train.
According to the story Of an eye wit
ness OF The affair yesterday, Officer
Miles struck Marcus without cause
when he was bending over to extineuish
one Of the lamps on his carriage, the
blow catching the man under the ear
and sending him down 50 that his head
rested on the carriage step. This was
followed, it Il alleged by several more
blows, the man being made unconscious,
Then according to the report, Officer
Miles kicked Marcus several times in
che chest.
Officer Miles admits he whipped Mar
cus, but he denies the kicking part and
says that be was first iusulted by Mar
Gus, who called him vile name, Mar
ous then standing outside his carriage.
A physician was telephoned for by
the hackmen and DR. +. w BayIles
responded. He found Marcus uncon
scious and saw that he was removed to
his home. DR.. wv Al Lyman was also
called later The haclgman recovered
consciousness In something over an
hour 1t was found, according to the
statement of DR. Baylles, Chat the Up
PET lip Of Marcus WAS severely wounded
having been torn away from the Jaw,
which was the only apparent wound
discovered There We're no broken
bones or other injuries discovered from
abrasious in any part Of his body. His
pulse was steady and his temperature
normal. There were some fears Of in
ternal wounds but if such exist they win
not be determined until tomorrow the
physician says.
After the affair occurred yesterday
morning, there was uatnrailv mneh ey
eitement The authorities were sim
moned, including Mayor BnrS, States
Attorney shaw, Judge Mower and Chief
Of police Russell
Mr. Miles at once gave himself mp
and Judge Mower at 4 hastily called
session Of city eonrt placed him Under
$500 bail on the charge Of assault, bail
being Immediately furnished by Harry
R. Thomas.
The Mayor issued an immediate sus-
pension Of Officer Miles pending an in
vestigation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
Three Women Visitors to
Seattle Exposition
AND THEIR CHAUFFEUR
Machine, While Going at a Rapid Pace,
Swerved and Crashed Through
Railing and Down 2o-foot
Bank.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 2o.-Four occu-
pants Of an automobile were killed to-
day when their machine plunged over a
bank and, turning turtle, crushed them
underneath. The dead ares
Miss Agnes Cowen, Vancouver, B. G.
Miss Maggie Paul, Vancouver, B. G.
Mrs. J. Colvin, Vancouver, ,. G.
Ira Parry, Seattle
The three women were visiting friends
in this city and attending the exposition,
while Parry was their chauffeur The
automobile was speeding along Tide,
Flats lane at high rate when it sud-
denly swerred and crashed against the
railroad which was all that separated
them from drop Of twenty feet. The
railing furnished little resistance to the
fast.moving car, and the automobile
dropped to The foot Of the embankment,
turning over in its fall The occupants
were crushed and lived but short time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
BIG INCREASE
In DEPOSITS
Vermont Savings Banks Make
Splendid Showing
ACTUALLY The BEST YEAR
The Total Deposits in Fifty Institutions
Are s64,47s,oi3.o4, Making an
Increase Of over -Four
Millions.

Newport, Aug. 90. State Bank Com.
missioner Williams announced today
that the fifty savings banks and savings
banks and trust companies OF Vermont
made the largest gain 10 deposits for
any year in the history Of the depart.
ment except from 1906 to 1907 when
the law was changed relating to taxing
deposits The total deposits on June
30, 1909, were s6f,4750ia.o4, an IN.
crease Of $4,Oi6,sso.63 during the year.
There are p savings banks and 20 saw
ings banks and trust companies doing
business in the state.
Ten savings banks and twenty-one
savings banks and trust companies have
paid four per cent interest on deposits
the past year; four savings banks and
four savings banks and trust companies
have paid three and one.hah per cent;
six savings banks have paid three and
threefourth per cent and one three and
one fourth per cent; one savings bank
and trust company paid three per cent,
and one three and three fourths per
cent. Two trust companies have no
deposits.
lnvestments IN Vermont real estate
mortgages are sf3,953,i02.sl, an in
crease Of l,40s ,272.70
Investments in real estate mortgages
outside Of Vermont are SGT poe, ,766.9g,
an increase Of 81, 1929 9,44T00.
The surplus has increased sl45,775,96,
s425,o45.33, in taxes, an increase Of
si9,2s2.7t.
They have paid interest to depositors
To the amount Of 81, s4,203, an I'M
crease of siss,2s525 over the amount
paid in 1908.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
CAR LEAPED
THE RAILS
Accident on Washington
Street Branch To-day
CAUSEDBYS SAND ON TRACK
Mrs. Ella A. Pitlan Of French Street
Was Slightly Hurt, Being Nearly
Thrown from the Car When II
Swung Around.

Bowling along at a fast pace gained
through coasting down the hill, the
electric car on the Washington street
branch Of the Barre s Montpelier trac.
tion system leaped the rails IN front
Of the City Hotel at i1.45 today and
brought up against the cmbing in front
Of the entrance to the public library,
right side up but completely Of the
iron. Mrs. Ella A. Pitkins Of II French
street, one Of the three passengers, was
hurled from her seat and was cling
ing on the running. board when the car
stopped She was cut about the lips,
probably through contact with the seat
IN front, and she complained Of a strain
to her back.
James Kesson was the motorman in
charge of the car and he followed the
usual custom OF allowing the car to
coast down the hill. beginning to apply
the brake at the foot liz had partially
stopped the momentum but when. the
wheels struck an accumulation 81 gran.
ITO chips and sand which had been wash.
ga BY the heavy shower into the rails
the car was still going fast When
he felt the wheels leaving the rails
Motorman kesson showed his nerve by
sticking TO his post and reversing the
motor.
Detected to the right side Of the
street, the car swung around at right
angles TO the track. 70 the onlookers,
1T seemed that the quick turn would
surely topple the car over Fortunate.
ly, X remained on IFS trucks Mrs Pit
kin and her daughter, Gwendolyn, were
occupying a middle seat, the former be.
ing 0u the outer side The twitching
motion Of the car a. II swung around
threw Mrs pitkin from her seat and
out Of the car to the running board
where she clung desperately until the
car came to standstili with its for.
ward end headed toward the library
Arthur Averiil was the third passenger
and he was not injured. Miss Pitkin
also held to her seat.
Mrs pitkin was helped from the run
ming board back onto the derailed car
and later to the City Hotel piazza, until
team could he summoned TO convey
her home. She sustained 4 great shock
from her experience and in addition to
the cuts on her lips said she thought
her back was strained. She was on her
way to Randolph with her daughter
and was to take the noon Central Yer
mont train.
Conductor Mcclure who was stand
ing ON the rear platform Of the car
jumped off when he felt the car leav-
ing the rails and was not injured at
air The Washington street line was
blocked BY the accident and Ii was
not until after a crew from the carbarn
could Be summoned that the ear WAS
put on the track.
The accident was caused by the food.
ing Of the street bv the heavy down,
pour Of rain, the sand completely COW
oring the rails ID spots, and good sized
stones even being washed up from the
macadam. Heretofore, there has been
some criticism Of the speed with which
the Washington street cars are allowed
to decend, and many expressed their
surprise that the cars have not jumped
the rails before this
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
sUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Defendant Had Just Been Released
From Confinement.

Bennington Aug 90 After being out
OF JAN Yesterday afternoon long enough
to be admitted to bail, Andrew Whit
comb Of Sesrsburgh was re-awested on
a civil suit brought against him by
Alexander Bishop, whom he Is charged
with assaultinR claiming $4,000 dam
ages for injuries
Whiteomb had been in jail since the
last week in June, having been arrested
in Readsboro while attempting to es-
cape into the State of Massachusetts,.
Bishop IS road commissioner for the
town of sesisbuWgh and he and Whit
comb had quarrel over wages
Bishop, who Is So years of age, re-
ceiYed three broken ribs and a frae.
ture Of She skull BE has Just recovered
sufficiently from the effects OF an opera
ton for the latter injury to be present
at the hearing which resulted in the
holding Of Whiteomb for the grand
Jury on a charge Of assault with in
tent TO hu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
PLEADED GUILTY
TO RAISING CHECK
c. S. whitcomb Asked States Attorney
Gates to File an Information
Against Him.--Man Was
Then Placed on
Probation.

G. S. Whitcomb Of Wriqhtsville, who
raised check from $3.50 to 1889 and
attempted to cash il in this city last
spring, asked states Attorney Gates
today to file Information against him
ana he was arraigned in court att Mont
pelier this morning and pleaded guilty
To forgery. Owing to the condition Of
Whitney's wife. who is III with con
sumption, sentence ia the case was sus-
pended for month and ia the meantime
the probation officer wN look up his
record with a view to Placing him on
porbation. The check which Whitcomb
forged was made ont to Mrs T. O Wall
der and was signed by Q. Fl Richard
son of Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
CHILD FATALLY HURT.
Falls from Swing in Picnic Grove--spe-
cial Car Speeds to Hospital.

Haverhill, Mass, AUG. 20. Edna Ball,
the l0-yearold daughter Of AEr and Mrs.
William Ball Of as Kenney street. Law.
renee, is at the Hale hospital here in a
critical condition as a result oi a fall
from 4 swing a Canobie lake park yes
terday afternoon.
The child went to the park with her
mother for an outing and was enjoying
herself on eircular swing when she
suddenly tainted falling to the ground
a distance of % feet AS no doctors
were 10 that vicinity q special car was
sent from Salem, NJ H., to the scene.
then made 4 speedy trip 20 this city,
where II was met By a police ambulance
and the little one FASTENED to the hos
pital
Dr benson Of this city was sent to
meet the car. and he accompanied the
child to the hospital, where it was found
She is suffering from a broken thigh.
broken wrist and probable fracture Of
the Fertebrae near the neck There Is
no hope for her recovery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
FIRE BUGS TORCH
MAKES $4,000 LOSS
Sawmill and Chair Factory Of c. E.
Haskill at East Eimore Were
Burned Last Night Shortly
After Midnight.

Morrisyille, Aug. 90 The sawmif
and chair factory at East Elmore,
owned BY @. r. Haskill, were destroyed
BY fire last night, eausing loss of
$4,000, with no insurance The fire
is supposed to have been Of incendiary
origin as the flames broke out in a
part some distance away from the en-
Qineroom. When discovered shortly
after midnight the flames had made
great headway, and it was not possible
for the bucket brigade to make any
impression on the fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
TELEPHONE MEN CONFER.
They Refused to Give Out What Was
Done at Conference.

There was conference last evening
at the Pavilion between some Of the
prominent officials Of the New England
Telephone s. Telegraph company IN re-.
gard to the petition presented 70 the
public service commission BY citizens Of
Barre and Montpelier Those present at
the conference were WI ID C Stielney
OF Ludlow. NJ b Jones of Boston, attor-
ney for the company, John 3. Gowdey,
local manager Of tho company, and Vice
president Storey of Boston, Nothing
was given out as the result Of the con-
ference
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
ATTACKED BY BULL.
But Lyman B. Mcneil Of Charlotte
Escaped Death.

Charlotte, Aug 90. Lyman p. NC
Neil was attacked by bull yesterday
morning while be was driving his cows
from The night pasture into the stable
for milking The hull knocked him
down and rolled HIM around but stopped
for q moment and stepped back to make
another charge Mr. Mcneil got onto
his feet and bis call for help was heard
bg his man. Fred Myers, who rushed
ia with q hay fork, compelling the ami
nal to back away Mr.. Mcneil had
bones in his left hand disloeated and
was injured otherwise,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
EUNERAL oF &c MssoRLEY
Held at st. Albans Yesterday With
Burial ii Same CITY.

ST. Adams, Aue. 28 The funeral
of Miss Grace McSoriev, Of Barre. who
died Tuesday afternoon at the 81, All
bans hospitall was held at st. Nary's
church yesterday morning at 9 o'clock,
the Rev. D j. 0'sallivan officiating
The burial took place in The Fairfax
street cemetery. he bearers being G. A.
Buck, Il J. 1IeEnany, F. ID sweeney,
and j G. Finn Among those people
from out Of town who attended the
funeral were Frank ] AieSorIey, of
New York, a brother of The deceased
Miss Mary McSorley, and Miss Theresa
AlcSoflcv, of Troy. N. II, sisters, Mr
and Mrs a. u DHresne, 81 East Fairs
field II a. DuiresHe 0f RiehmoHt, Mr.
Connolly Mrs Marriin Mrs Chilson,
Mrs Moore. Miss Mary Fitzgerald, and
Miss Ida Haviland Of Barre.