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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
GOv.MEADREFUSES
TOGRANT PARDON
TO SARGOOD
Arlington Man Serving Sentence
For Attempted Poisoning
PETITION Is DE MED
Convicted Man Has Already Served
One Term of Three and One
Half Years

Governor John A. Mead has denied
the petition for the pardon of Eugene
G. Sargood of Arlington now serving
a sentence at the state prison at
Windsor on the charge of attempting
to poison Sanford Hicks and wife of
his home town. The prisoner has al
ready served a sentence Of three and
one half years for the poisoning Of
stock, less time off for good behavior,
and has already served the larger
portion of the second sentence.
Sargood was convicted of three Of
fences, two for poisoning and one for
perjury. On the charge of perjury
he was sentenced to a minimum term
OF five years. All three cases were
taken to the supreme court which sus-
tanned the two convictions for poison
ing but remanded the perjury case to
the county court for retrial. This
case was kept on the docket for some
time but never came to trial in coun-
ty court for the second time.
After Sargood had completed his
sentence for stock poisoning an at
tempt was made to secure his release
on the ground that the perjury con-
viction should follow in order and the
case was argued before the United
States district court at Windsor be-
fore Judge Hand. The arguments
were never completed and an applica-
ton was made to Governor George
H. Prouty for pardon There was a
hearing before Governor Prouty at
Windsor in September last but no re-
turn was made by the governor whose
term expired the following month.
The recent hearing on the pardon
application was held at Rutland,
March 20, and the governors decision
was received here today.
Sargood was committed in Septem-
Der, 1904, and therefore has been in
prison nearly eight years. He has
made a record at the prison and will
probably be given the limit OF time off
for good behavior two months in
every year Ii the perjury case is
eliminated and he is made to serve
only the minimum sentences in the
two poisoning cases he viii be re-
leased in the natural course of
events before many months have
elapsed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06

old He was not only the Oldest lis
ing resident of the town in which he
had passed his entire life but he was
one of the few living persons who
Witnessed the last public execution
held in Vermont, the hanging at Ben
nington Center, February s. 1899
He was not only a witness of the
execution but he also had an official
part in the proceedings, being mem
Der of the Salisbury militia com.
pany which escorled Pates from the
jail at Benninet'r Center to the scat.
fold which wa erected in an open
field ard near the spot where the bat
tie monument now stands.
Bates was executed for the murder
of his sister-in-law, Harriet Jane
Bates, whom he shot through a win
dow as she sat in chair nursing
three-months old child. He was tried
and convicted at the June term Of
court preceding his execution and
confessed his crime. lie had been a
persistent hard cider drinker for
years but the testimony at the trial
showed that the predominating cause
for the deed was jealousy of his
brothers family whom he believed
had been favored in the distribution
OF the fathers property
At the time of the murder Stephen
Niles owned the farm adjoining that
on which the crime was committed
and was one Of the first to arrive on
the scene after the fatal shot was
fired The home place on which he
lived at the time was later decided to
him by his father and he lived there
for many years.
He had been a farmer always but
in his younger days occasionally fol-
lowed the occupation OF sheep
drover. On the occasion he gather
ed flock of 5000 sheep in the south
ern part Of the state and drove them
into Franklin county where he con-
tracted for hay with the intention of
passing the winter. Wool was going
up in price at the time and the far
mers living in that section were so
anxious to increase their flock that
they bought every head. 1t was a
lucky thing for him that they did for
during the winter wool took a big
drop and there was no market for
sheep in the spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
HINES MAKES DENIAL
Says He Did Not Solicit Any Money
from Mr. Funk.

Chicago, H., April Edward
Hines is one of the wealthiest lumber
merchants in the West. Most of his
life has been passed there. He is al
so actively identified with many man
ufacturing concerns in Chicago.
When questioned today he denied
absolutely the story told to the Helm
Committee at Springfield that he,
Hines, had solicited a fund of $780,
900 to reimburse those who had put
up" for Senator Lorimer's election.
Il never contributed a dollar to the
alleged 100000 fund spoken of by
Mr.. Funk" he said. 81 never solicit
ed dollar for any such fund, nor did
have anything to do with such a
fund"
Cyrus H. Mccormick, President of
the International Harvester Company,
confirmed Mr.. Funks statement that
the Hines incident had been discuss
ed by officials of the international.
Mr.. Mccormick said:
ut is true that Mr.. Funk told me,
soon after it occurred, Of the call
made upon him, and the request for a
contribution, which he had promptly
declined. He told me this as a mat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
LOVE FORBIDDEN
SUICIDE PACT
ARRANGED
Two Cleveland Young People
XIII Themselves
BECAUSE COULDN'T MARRY
After Getting Engaged They Found
That They Were Half Brother
and Sister

Cleveland, April 5-Anna Neum-
eister and Hans OFT are dead by their
own hand. The woman threw herself
over a cliff at Edgewater Park and
drowned in Lake Erie. OFT died in
the street, but there is nothing to
tell how. The family says it was
poison The two were affianced and
were half brother and sister
A quarter of century ago Leonard
Neumeister met Margetta OFT in
Germany. When Hans OFT was born
the father was in America.
Two months ago Hans OFT came to
the home of Leonard Neumeister in
Cleveland. He revealed himself and
the father took him into his home
There were five children there, one a
girl, Anna, aged II, She was not told
that the stalwart young "boarder'
was Of her own blood. The brothers
knew.
Friday tie mother of the family
stepmother to Anna, found they were
sweethearts. The next morning Leon
ard Neumeister ordered Hans from
his home. 1t was the first time Anna
knew who her young sweetheart was
Sunday she attended church and
knelt long in prayer Monday she
went to the lake and drowned herself
Fred Neumeister, her eldest brother
was hunting for Hans to kill him
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
MIDDLEBURY'S SCHEDULE
Twenty Base Ball Games with Nine
on Home Grounds


on Home Grounds
Middlebury, April G-Manager Rus
sell p. Dale OF the Middlebury College
team has completed the baseball sche-
dule which includes 20 games nine
OF which are to be played in Middle
bury. The schedule follows: April 10
Wesleyan at Mddletown, Conn.
April II, Connecticut Agricultural
College at Storrs, Conn; April II,
Hartford Connecticut LeagueD at
Hartford, Conn; April 1S, Bridgeport
Connecticut League) at Bridgeport,
Conn; April Is. Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute at Troy, N. Y. April 10.
Boston College at Middlebury; April
26, Troy IN. Y. State League) at Mid
dlebury; May 4, Cuban Stars at Mid
dlebury; May 10, Tufts at Middlebury
May 12, st. Lawrence University at
Middlebury; May 10, Norwich at Mid
dlebury; May IS, Colgate at Ham
ilton, N. Y; May 10, st. Lawrence at
Canton, n. Y; May %, Manhattan at
Middiebury; May &c. New Hampshire
State College at Middlebury May 30,
Norwich, at Mortified, Vt; June l,
Boston College at Boston: June 2,
Fort Mckinley at Portland Me; June
3, Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter
N. H.; June 10, Alumni at Middlebury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
LORIMER FUND OF
100000 UP TO
EDW. HINES
Millionaire Lumber Dealer
Wanted Reimbursement
BUT HAD POOR LUCK
kohIsaat and Funk Tell the Story
Before the Helm investigating
Committee

Springfield, ILL.,, April 5.-H. h.
Kohlsaat of The Chicago Record
Herald today told the Senate Bribery
Investigating Committee that Clar-
ence S. Funk, General Manager of the
International Harvester Company,
was the man who informed Mr.. Kohl
saat that "a slush" fund of 100000
was put up to elect Senator Lorimer'
To the first question of Attorney J.
]. Healy, Mr.. Kohlsaat identified
telegram sent by him to Chairman
Helm saying his confidant called at
The Record-Herald Office and was
willing to appear before the COM
mittee.
when | arrived at my office Mr.
Clarence Funk called and told me he
would be less than a man If he held
me to my confidence testified Mr..
Kohlsaat.
"Mr. Funk told me that he had
talked with Cyrus H. Mccormick,
President of the company, and told
him he thought he ought to release
me, whereupon Mr.. Mccormick said:
Good, that is exactly what | want, |
do not care for the consequences to
the International Harvester Com
pany.'"
81 met Mr. Funk on Jackson Boule-
ward about thirty days after the con
fession of White. while on my way to
the Chicago Club He did not seek
me out at all Mr. Funk told me the
man who came to him, told him they
had an opportunity to elect Lorimer
with a fund of 100000. They sent it
down, and Mr.. Funk told me they
were looking for reimbursement. d"
Mr.. Funk was the next witness
called. He said he had been with the
Harvester Company nine years. His
attention was called to conversation
with Edward Hines of Chicago short
ly after the Lorimer election, the
witness said:
"The conversation took place in
the Union League Club, Chicago. 1t
was a chance meeting. He said he
had been waiting to see me and VIC
sat in the Longing room.
Hines said to me, without prelimi
nary: We'll, we put Lorimer over
but it cost us 100000 to do it. We
had to act quickly so that it became
necessary for us to put UP the money
Now, we are seeing some of our
friends to get it fixed up
"He gave me to understand they
wanted to be reimbursed l asked
him why he came to us and he said
You are as much interested as any
one in having the right kind of a maj
in Washington.
81 told him we would have nothing
to do with it. He said he could onl!
go to big people, and wanted to ge
$4,000 from each of them. He left ms
and told me to think it over"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
GETS ONE CENT DAMAGES
Rutland Clerk Sued Insurance Man
for $4,000 Times That

Rutland, April GA jury in Rut-
land county court yesterday awarded
Harry V. Clay, a clerk, damages of
one cent i'll his suit against Justus
r. Hoadley a we'll known insurance
man, secretary of the State Mutual
Fire Insurance company. The case
attracted many spectators because OF
the prominence of the defendant.
Mr.. Clay asked $500 damages on the
ground that Mr.. Hoadley struck him
in the face on the ground that Clay
while cleaning the sidewalk of his
employers store swept dust on the
dress of lady passing by with the
defendant. Mr.. Hoadley's defense
was that he merely extended his hand
towards Clay in a protesting gesture.
Walter S. Fenton was counsel for the
plaintiff and T. w. Moloney for the
defendant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
NEW BUSINESS FIRM
Dry Goods Business to Be Conducted
Hereafter BY Roster, lyons & Co.

Dry Goods Business to Be Conducted
Hereafter BY Roster, Lyons & Co.
About the middle of the present
month the dry goods business on
Main street heretofore conducted by
II. G. Roster & Co. will pass into the
hands of new firm under the title.
Roster, Lyons & Co. The change ia
made necessary in order that Mr.. Ro-
sier may in the future devote his en-
tire time to the management Of the
shirt waist department of the Bottum
& Torrance company with which he
became associated some time ago.
Ward l.. Lyons, the new partner,
has been associated with Mr. Roster
for some time as manager of the dry
goods and furnishing business and
viii hereafter be in sole charge. He
has been engaged in the retail bust
ness in Bennington during the past Is
years, is thoroughly conversant with
the trade, is generally liked through
out the community and should there
fore be equipped to successfully carry
on and expand the business which
will hereafter be in his hands.
In order to reduce the stock to the
lowest possible notch before the
change Is made a clearance sale will
be held that should offer many excel
lent bargains in seasonable goods.
To prepare for the sale the store will
be closed all day Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
STATE TREE PLANTING
Ten Acre Orchard to Be Started In
Sharon

White River Junction, April 6.-The
planting of a ten acre tract at the
Downer state farm at Sharon with
fruit trees under the auspices of the
agricultural department and the es-
pecial direction of Prof. Cummings
will be watched with interest this
spring by all fruit growers in this
section.
1t is expected that apples will be
the subject of this experiment The
question of the damage done by deer
will incidently come under consider
alton. Individual owners of orchards
who are suffering from them wonder
how the state will enjoy having its
property injured. In this section Of
the state much injury has been done
this season. Deer in droves of any
where from IL to 80 are daily sights.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06

FoRTY.FouR APPLICATIONS
For Liquor Licenses in the City OF
Rutland

Rutland, April 6.-Forty-four appli-
cations for liquor licenses have been
received by the commissioners. The
applications are distributed among
the various classes as follows. First
class, Is applicants; second class, 49,;
third, five; seventh, two, Last night
was the last chance to file applica-
tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
STEPHEN NILES OF
SHAT TSBURY DIED
YESTERDAY
Was One of Military Guard at
Execution of Bates
NEARLY 90 YEARS OLD
Was Born In Salisbury and Had
Lived In That Town During
His Entire Life

Stephen Niles, the oldest resident
of the town of SALISBURY, died yes
terday afternoon at the home of his
son, Andrew c. Niles, on the White
Creek road. Had he lived until July
5 next he would have been s9 years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
KILLS C. A. r. APPROPRIATION
Dix Vetoes Bill Giving $4,000 for En-
campment at Rochester

Albany, April 5.-Gov. Dix today We
toed the bill of Assemblyman C. w.
Phillips appropriating $4,000 for the
promotion OF the National Encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public to be held in Rochester in Aug
ust.
The Governor also vetoed Brook
Ign escheat bill of Assemblyman
Schifferdecker on the ground that it
is Unnecessary special legislation"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
SOCIALISTS REPEAT
Defeated Year Ago They Again Win
ManitoWoc

Manitowoc, Wis, April 5.-Manito-
woe has returned to Socialism by
electing Henry Stoize Jr., mayor by
plurality Of 149 over Isaac Cratic,
Democrat. Socialists elected one al
derman and one supervisor
AT Two Rivers where Socialism has
held for several years, the Socialists
were defeated completely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
WEATHER FORECAST

Probabilities for this Section for the
Next Twenty-four Hours
For eastern New York and western
Vermont unsettled, rain tonight or
Friday. Cooler Friday afternoon
south and west portions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
PUTS BULLET IN BRAIN
Lunch Cart Men at White River juno
ton was Dependent

White River Junction, April c.
Cornelius ]. Agan, about As years old
proprietor of lunch cart here, at
tempted suicide yesterday afternoon
by putting a bullet through his brain
There is no hope for his recovery. He
leaves a wife and six children. Des
pondency, due to i'll health, is thought
to have been the cause of his act
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
TO ABOLISH BASEBALL
No More intercollegiate Games For
Leland-Stanford University.

San Francisco, April 6.-President
David Starr Jordan of Leland-Stan-
ford University has issued an order
to the committee on athletics to abol-
ish intercollegiate baseball, DR.. Jor-
dan witnessed baseball game be-
tween Stanford and the University at
California recently and became high
ly indignant at what he termed
systematic muckerism."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
Lawyers are Poor
Too Many In New York for the
Amount Of Business

New York April 5.-Ilard times
have beset many lawyers in Manhat-
tan and the Bronx, according to the
report of the Membership Committee
of the New York County Lawyers
association, which tells of the drop
ping of $50 members for non-payment
u L.el The dues are only SO a
year but one-fourth of the lawyers
dronnci fl 's said, frankly confessed
that they were unable to make more
than bare living.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
coHALAN NOT RECOMMENDED
Dix to Be Guided by Bar Association
in Filling O'Gorman's Place

Albany, April 5-Goy. Dix said to-
day that he had not received any re-
commentator for the appointment of
Daniel f. Cohalan of New York as
supreme court justice to fill the va
cancy caused by the election of JUS
tice James A. O'Gorman as United
States Senator
The governor will be guided large
ly in filling the vacancy by recommen-
dations which he expects to receive
from the New York City Bar associa-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
DROPS A TEAR
For the Onion Gatherers Who Were
Drafted into Mexican Army

San Antonio, Texas, April 5.-The
Mexican revolution is handicapping
the gathering of the Texas onion
crop. According to the dispatches
received here, two hundred men who
were on their way to the onion fields
have been conscripted for service in
the Mexican army.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06

ter Of information, knowing full well
that such a proposal would not, under
any circumstances, be considered by
our company"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
MANUEL STILL LIKES ACTRESS
Hard to Picture Happy Lover as the
Recent Loser Of Throne.

Paris, April 6.-The Intransigeant
says its theatrical critic has seen
Gaby Deslys, the dancer, who was
great friend of King Manuel of Por-
tugal, before and at the time of his
downfall, trying on dresses for her
new revue, while in the next room a
cheerful youth waited in such a gay
and happy mood that it was difficult
to believe that he had Just lost a
throne.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06

Team total. 1860, team average,
653 is.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
PROSPEROUS GERMANY

Exports Increased Thirty Millions In
Two Months
For the first two months in 1911,
German exports totaled 1895, 700 900,
an increase of $29,s60,OOO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-06
BEST STRING OF TOURNAMENT
Business Men Roll e14 in Third Game
of Last Nights Match

The business mems FIVE in the Y
NJ C. A. Tournament kept up its re-
cord in the match with the profes-
sional men winning with a total of
1928 and rolling up 9l4 in the last
string, the best figures yet made. The
Score.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-26
NEWS ITEMS
AROUND TOWN

Manager Metheny Of the base
ball team has arranged for a
game to be held here on Sunday
June 9TH, between the Ekalaka
and the Baker boys. The Baker
aggregation is coming over in the
big auto in the morning and will
proceed to try ''walloping it to
us" in the afternoon. A good
crowd is expected in town on
that date as it will be the first
big game of the season on the
home grounds. The boys here
are getting in good shape and
have an excellent lineup with
the exception of a twirler. Every
player in the team here this sea-
son will be home material and if
we should be fortunate enough to
get away with some games they
will be worthy of much praise.
J. L. Burns and daughter, Miss
Myrtle of Box Elder were WIS.,
iting in town yesterday.
Anton Paulson was sojourning
in the city yesterday.
Tell it to US.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-05-26
$500 REWARD
For sorrel horse branded
on right thigh.
E. T. Wells, Baker, Mont.

Strayed-From O'Fallon creek
near Maxwell's, one brown mare
branded FF on right shoulder,
on left thigh, never slip
shoes in front. $40 reward if
found. Notify D. E. Collins.
4t-5-12-6-2
Between w. j. Kennedy
and D. G. Stanek's ranch, one
chamois skin tobacco pouch.
Return to Mike Ryan and receive
reward.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-26

Mrs. T. NJ. Thornton of Fordyce is in the city the guest of Mrs. Syd- |ney Mutt.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-26

Joe Kemper, wmo mas been vtsi;- ing in Colorado, has returned to the city.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-26

Mrs. Vince Gage aal Mrs Kate IRedding have returned from visit to Chicago.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-26
CIRCUIT COURT
 NOW IN SESSION
GRAND JURY IS COMPLETED AND W. s. soRRELs IS NAMED
 FOREMAN OF BODY
There Were Many Business Excuses to Evsde jury Service but Few
 Listened to With Avail

The September term of circuit court was duly convened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock when Judge C. TT. Gotham sounded ,he gavel and put In machinery this iribuna, which will have much imporlGEt brsines- before it, and which mag extend al most down into the spring term The grand jury was empannele,. and after some legal and business ex- cuses were considered, the followins were selected:
 w. B. Sorrelis, foreman; Robert ]. Huntington. sam P. McKeehan, M ]. Henderson, W J. Little. 5 H. Grandstaff, Wesley Giyens, ]. H. Rigsby, T. Hamby Ritter, T. A. Cockburn, W. H.. Moore, Albert Men del w. K Woodcock, T. ]. Sweeney, Asbury Bradfield, T. J. Jackson.
 In his charge to the grand jury Judge Gotham made an exhaustive review of the criminal statutes pay ing particular attention to some of the matters that would be brought before the jury. He emphasized the icrime of purjury. which he said in this section seemed to have too lit- tie attention given it, and charged that the grand jury give it's aid to the matter of correcting this evil by helping to bring the parties to suf- fer for guilt.
 Judge Gotham also paid particular attention to the carrying of conceal ed weapons and to the other con- tributary offenses that lead to the higher crimes. giving 1t as his op. inion tihat more attention paid to abusive and offensive language con- D aints, and more attention paid to the punishment of parties for car rying concealed weapons, would tend to lessen materially the number oi tragedies in the community.
 The matter of tine gambling situa- ton was also brought before the at tention of the jurors. who were in- structed to make a proper investiga- ton of all complaints.
 In the afternoon the initial panel Of the petit jury was made up. and this morning the regular trial of civil cases will be taken up without delay
 There were a number of excuses from jury service yesterday, prob ably more than usual because the juries had been drawn as represent ative of the business interests of the city, and in the opening of court Judge Gotham stated that he could not consider but t'he most important of these because there was duty of citizenship involved in jury serv- ice that was not second in import ance to any other public service, and that 1t was only men of business and of affairs that he wanted as jurors in his court.