The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-06
ELoPINe DOCTOR CAUGHT
Ludlow Physician Now In Jail at
Woodstock.

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Ludlow, Aug. 5.-Dr. Charles H.
Bates Of this town and Miss Susan
Barrett Of Rutland. who eloped July
We're brought here yesterday after
noon He is now at Woodstock jail
and she at her home in Ruand. Ru-
mors had been afioat since Tuesday
morning that the couple were on
their way from the West and a crowd
had been at the railroad station at
every train since. They eiuded the
curious eyes by getting Off the train
at Proctorville, and driving here in
closed carriage after the arrival of
the l o'clock train from Boston,
where they spent Wednesday night
Miss Barrett left here by train and
joined DR.. Bates in his automobile at
some point north of here at the time
of the elopment. The couple proceed
ed from there to New York city and
were at Coney Island several days. In
New York the doctor disposed of his
automobile, which was mortgaged
and 1t was through this that the de-
tectives first got track of him. From
New York they went to Pittsburg,
Pa, and on to Chicago. Sunday night
detectives Morgan and Stowell of the
Wood-Morgan detective agency at
Boston arrested Dr. Bates and Miss
Barrett at the Densmore hotel at
Kansas City, Mo Description Of the
clippers had been published previous
ly.
The couple came voluntarily with
the detectives. The physician gave
the officers considerable trouble on
the way A statement has been pub
lished that he attempted suicide on
the train. DR.. Bates told the detec-
tives that he had taken strychnine,
but there was not truth in what he
said On her arrival here Miss Bar
ret showed the effects of much weep
ing and she seemed relieved that the
couple had been taken into custody
DR.. Bates was apparently much shak
en- but had very little to say.
Deputy Sheriff James Mcdonald
took the couple to the Office of Stick
ney, Sargent and Skeels and they
were given a preliminary hearing be
fore Justice Pinney. Grand Juror
Ernest T.. Moore of Stickney Sargent
and Skeels office, conducted the case
for the state, Sanford Emery of Proc
torsyllle appeared for DR.. Bates, anC
Bert l.. Stafford OF the firm o.
Lawrence and Stafford of Rut
land appeared for Miss Barrett. Boil
parties waived examination and wer,
held for trial by the county court OF
statutory charge.
Miss Bertha Colburn Of Rutland be
came surety for Miss Barrett in tn,
sum of $500 Miss Barretts mother
was here, and she accompanied he
daughter home They left here OF
the flyer, and quite a crowd assembl
ed at the station to see them off. Mis-
Barretts father went to Kansas City
but reached there 10 hours after he
p departure with the detectives.
, Dr. Bates bail was fixed at $500
but he made no effort to secure II
He was taken to Woodstock about
O'Clock by Deputy Sheriff McDonal,
in h. G. Warmers automobile. DI
Bates had evidently been planning
e the elopement for some days as it /
@ claimed he raised from $4,000 L
Q $4,000, most Of ii under false pre-
[ fences. IL is expected that his finar
cial transaction, preparatory {
leaving. will make considerabl
trouble for him. He had a good pra'
tice
He left his father, a feeble oil
man dependent upon him for supper
and his wife. She is now at tn
n home Of friends in Proctorville. an
is confined to her bed from the effect
Of this trouble. The doctors dome
tic life was always supposed to hay
been happy. His father is III at III
home OF relatives in Chester.