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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
Spencer Convicted Of First De
gree Murder To-day
MADE NO DEMONSTRATION
Verdict Was Returned in Early Hours Of
Morning, Court Room Being Crowd
ed in Spite Of the Time-Sen-
tence Was Not Pronounced

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 25.-Bertram
day of the murder, in the first degree,
Of Miss Martha B. Blackstone, a school
teacher, in this city. Spencer, whose
violent outbreaks had been unprecedent-
ed in Massachusetts, judicial history, re.
ceived the verdict without emotion.
None of his family were with him at
the time the verdict was announced,
Spencer's wife and sister remained in
an adjoining room at the request of the
court officers, who feared an outbreak
on the part of the prisoner. Mrs. Spen-
Ger almost collapsed when word Of the
verdict was brought TO her. She recoy-
cred and then went to the courtroom,
where she greeted her husband calmly
and went through the ordeal of parting
without any demonstration being made
on the part of husband or wife.
Despite the lateness of the hour, the
court room was crowded. No motion or
statements were made by counsel, and
no date was set for sentence, which in
Massachusetts, is death by electrocution.
The case had been given TO the jury
last evening at few minutes before
10 o'clock, after which the jury filed from
the jury box to prepare their verdict.
Judge John c. Crosby went to his room
adjoining the courtroom to await the
result of their deliberations. Judge
Crosby in his charge to the jury dwclt
on the subject of insanity, saying that
the question was one of establishing the
sanity or insanity of the man at the
time the deed was committed The tes-
timony of the alienists, he said, should
be considered, but the jurors should not
be too strongly impressed by the opin-
ion of these experts.
The crime Of which Spencer stands
convicted was shooting Miss Blackstone
TO death while he was engaged in rol'-
bing the house where the young lady
was making call. During the course
of the trial, Speneers confession was
admitted, and in that he told about
shooting the woman when she and three
other women, who confronted him In the
house, began to sseraam and run about.
In the same confession, Spencer admit.
ted having committed series of rob-
berries in Springfield and also in Brattle-
boro and White River Junction, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
LOST BOY BROUGHT BACK.
Richard Tarbell, Aged i6, Restored to
Waterbury Parents.

Burlington, Nov. 25 CARRIED in clothes
much too large for him, and thin and
wan as the result of his experience, Rich.
ard Tarbell, aged Is, who a few weeks
ago ran away from his home in Water.
bury, was apprehended yesterday morn.
ing in the railroad station by Police Off.
Ger Barry, who afterward notified Deputy
Sheriff Pareher of Waterbury, who came
for him and took him back to his home.
The boy ran away several weeks ago
and says that he went to Montreal. EIe
was at that time garbed in a new suit
and overcoat and had a small amount Of
money in his pocket which quickly dis
appeared. OF late he had been work
ing in a shoe shop for SIS per week and
had to sell his clothes in order to get
money enough to support him. He got
back to Burlington somehow and was
not loath TO be taken home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
LADY LYrToN GOES TO JAIL.
Sentenced to Two Weeks Confinement
for Smashing Windows.

London, Nov. 25.--Lady Constance
Lvtton and Lady Sybil Smith, both Of
whom have been prominent in the suf-
frapette movement, were charged at the
Bow street police court yesterday with
smashing windows during the demon
strations of Tuesday last They were
sentenced, respectively. to fortnight
and week in Jail, in default Of the
payment of fines. Mrs. Mary Leigh, who
has been seven times previously con-
victed and whom the police described
as the 'most troublesome suffragette'
they had had to deal with, was sentenced
to two months in jail without the option
of fine The magistrate warned Mrs.
Leigh that if she were again convicted
she would be sent to Jail for term at
hard labor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
BAIL JUMPER CAUGHT
Though He Had Drifted Hundreds Of
Miles From Burlington.

Burlington, Nov 23.-Wllliam Il. Lang.
lois, formerly Of this city, who Is want
ed for jumping his bail OF 81 900, which
he secured IN forgery case al the March
term of Chittenden county court, has
been located rs miles east Of Cocharne
Ont, and 600 miles north of Toronto and
is being brought back to Burlington, hav-
ing waived extradition He was found
by Howard Morgan, a detective, who was
put on the case by States Attorney
Shaw.
When information was fled against
Langlois on charge of forgery, at the
March term Of court, his mother, Mrs
Emily Langlois, became surety for him,
II is said that his mother made great
sacrifice TO raise the bail, and while the
expense of locating Langlois win be con
siderable, the woman will not now lose
so large a sum as she would have had
the son not been located. She has made
no effort to shield Langlois or prevent
his whereabouts becoming known.
The exact nub Of Langlois' claimed Of
fense is a false statement made in pro-
bate court. II seems that Langlos was
executor of the estate Of one Charlotte
Belsle, lately deceased, of Burlington.
In rendering to the court an account Of
his stewardship, ho made oath before
Probate Judge Macomher on February
is last, that he had sold certain piece
Of realty belonging to Charlotte's estate,
consisting of house and lot at 267
North Winooski avenue, TO James Me-
Gowan for 500. II is claimed that in
stead of that sum he actually did re-
ceive Sl,l00, which was paid over TO
him in the office Of r. h. Taft. direct
ly across the hall from the probate court
room
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
Harard's Great Stadium Filled
This Afternoon
fsss
FOR YALE-HARVARD CLASH
Weather Conditions Overhead Were Good
and the Sun and Northwest Wind
Aided Toward Making the Field
Less Of Quagmire.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 25--Clear
skies, swapping northwester and a Cry
ing gridiron after yesterdays rain were
this mornings weather conditions for the
annual meeting of Yale and Harvard in
the stadium this afternoon. Because OF
the good weather conditions and the great
rivalry between the two universities, the
immense stadium was crowded to its
capacity when the game was started,
there being about 10000 people gathered
there The players on both teams were
reported in fine shape for their last con-
test Of the year.
To-day's weather partially served TO
dispell the gloom of the great army Of
football followers last night, gloom
which was occasioned by the the knowl-
edge that the stadium gridiron was little
more than quagmire from the heavy
rain.
The out Of town attendants of the
game had been pouring into Boston in
such great numbers that the hotels were
met BY almost unprecedented demands
for accommodations. At the largest no
tells reservations had been made for
weeks, and many applications had TO be
turned down during the last few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
MORSE MAY BE pARDoNED.
Possible That President Will Order His
Release.

Washington, Nov. 25.-By order OF
the president, G. w. Morse, the New
York banker, now in the Atlanta peni-
tentiary will be removed from that in
stitution within few days to the
United States army hospital at Fort
Mcpherson, near Atlanta.
He will there be placed under obser-
vation by physicians to determine wheth-
er or not his physical condition is such
that he should be granted pardon by
President Taft.
District Attorney Wise of New York
and H. +. Dougherty, one of Morse's at
torneys, were called in consultation at
the White House.
The attorney general told the presi-
dent that Morse was in bad condition.
Mr.. Wickersham recently made a hur-
ried and unannomced trip to Atlanta
and it develops now that it was to see
Mr.. Morse personally.
The present negotiations looking TO
Morse's release began Wednesday.
President Taft had previously an
nounced that he would not consider an
other application for pardon before Jan.
|, 1913.
Attorney General Wickersham was
busiiy looking into the legal aspects Of
such a movement Il was said the mat.
ter would be taken up at the cabinet
meeting yesterday.
Morse is not eligible for parole, but
If his health is found to be as bad as
Mr., Wickersham himself understands it
to be, he probably will be given a par
don.
According to information which has
reached Washington, Morse is suffering
from an acute form Of kidney disease.
Officials are convinced that his condi-
tion is quite serious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
WEBS scRUBWoMAN.
Merchant Lines Up Dozen and Picks His
Choice.

Detroit, Nov. 25.--Over dozen widow
scrub women employed at the county
building, all of whom were willing to
take another husband, lined up before
Charles Kimball, Laingsburg, Mich,
merchant, Thursday night, and as re-
suit Kimball viii to-day lead Mrs. Edith
Cook to the altar.
The groom is widower, 55 years old,
and reputed well to do. Mrs Cook is
10 years his junior.
Mrs. Cook, so to speak, was accepted
on the second ballot" After looking
over the row of "eligibles," Kimbail
quickly made a first choice, but when he
found that the woman had two children
he decided that she wouldn't do.
Kimbalps action was inspired by Su-
perinteident David May of the state EN-
ployment bureau, to whom the Laings-
burg merchant had announced his will
ingness to wed again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
NOTE DEFAULTED.
That Upon Which Taylor Secured Re
lease Not Paid.

Providence, r. T., Nov. 25.-The $780,
600 two-years note, which Thomas B
Taylor, president of the defunet New
England Trust company of Providence
gave to secure his release from prison
where he was held for nearly two years
in default Of S35o,0o0 bail to prevent his
leaving the state, was defaulted yes
terday, and Receiver Joseph ?. Burlin.
game believes that none of the deposit
ors would obtain any Of their money.
The note was secured by collateral
made up of stocks in companies in which
Taylor was interested. This collateral
it was stated yesterday by Mr.. Bur
lingame, will be difficult to realize upon
Taylor left the state Immediately att
er signing the note.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
TO AID McNAMARAS.
Labor officials Asked to Donate Weeks
Salary.

Atlanta, Nov. 25.--By a vote of 1876
to 7 Thursday, the convention of the
American Federation of Labor request
ed all salaried officials of the federation
and affiliated unions to give one weeks
pay to the Mcnamara defense fund.
President Gompers estimates that about
100000 will thus be added to the fund
which is now reported to be $4,000.
Another action aimed to help the Me-
Namaras was the adoption of reso.
luton framed by President Gompers,
indorsing the candidacy Of Job Harri-
man, Socialist candidate for mayor Of
Los Angeles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
CALL RUTLAND ROAD
VICTIM OF CENTRAL
Stockholders Declare the Big System
Is Taking an Unfair Share
of the Profits.

New York, Nov. Exchanges that
since the New York Central 4 Hudson
River railroad company secured control
of the Rutland railroad systematic
policy of manifest unfairness in the di-
vision of joint rates has been pursued
are made in circular sent to the stock
holders of the latter road Thursday by
the minority stockholders committee,
headed by Tompkins G. Delevan.
In order to show how the New York
Central has taken what it calls tile
''lion's share of the joint rates" the
committee has prepared table, which
is included in the letter, showing many
such instances. As an example, the ta-
BILE shows that on shipment of paper
from Norwood to Pittsfeld, the total
freight was $62s2, out of which the
Rutland for its haul of three hundred
and sixteen miles received $421s, while
the New York Central received 1921
share of the New York Central, the COM
mittee points out, was therefore six
times the Rutland's share mile.
The committee charges also that the
New York Central has assimilated the
major part of the joint earnings of the
two roads, although its mileage has been
only fraction of the Rutland mileage
Evidence of unfairness in many other
particulars has developed, the circular
says, and 1t adds that although no divi.
dends have been paid on the Rutland
stock since 1907, the evidence indicates
that substantial earnings have been
made by the company, applicable to the
payment Of dividends.
The stockholders are asked to join in a
movement 'to compel recognition of
their rights" and all who desire to do
SO are invited to deposit their stock with
the Columbia Trust company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
STOKES TELLS WHY
HE WAS GIRLS TARGET
He Pours Out Story on the Stand While
the Two Defendants
Weep.

New York, Nov. 25.--Lillian Graham
the show girl, who with Ethel Conrad,
Is charged with attempting to kill w.
r.. d. Stokes, the millionaire horseman,
last June, burst into tears in the court
room yesterday when Stokes declared
on the stand that he had refused to
give her $500, because he had married
"and The incident might be misinterpret
eda Miss Conrad, who was with her in
the defendants seat, comforted her by
words and earesses, but the girl was not
interrupted
Stokes testified that he met the Gra-
ham girl in 1906 and entertained her the
following year at bis country place at
Lexington, Ky. He gave her money on
several occasions, he said, making her
present of several hundred dollars at
Lexington in 1907 Later, he testified,
the Graham girl had lived In the An
sonia hotel, in this city, Of which he
was owner. He gave her money 10 60
10 Paris, he said, and saw her upon
her return in 1908. When he saw her In
May last, he said. she was seeking a
position on the stage and wanted $500.
II told her | would not give her u
penny he testified. Il impressed on her
the fact that | was married and that
the incident might be misunderstood.
also told her it would be bad prae-
tiee."
Lillian threatened 10 kill herself aft
erwards, he said, and once he had knocked
a bottle OF poison from her hand. She
had several stormy interviews with him,
he declared, the burden Of each being a
demand for money, but he was stead
fast in his refusal to pay her anything.
Stokes took up the thread of his story
by relating the events on the day Of the
shooting
"Miss Conrad told me over the tele-
phone late in the afternoon that she
had the letters he said. "She insisted
upon my calling for them, instead Of
sending messenger, so | went to her
apartments. She met me at the door,
showed me into the parlor and excused
herself, saying that she was going for
the letters. Soon she came back and
bolted the parlor door. but | didn't
bother about it at the time"
Miss Conrad looked foolishly around
for something to happen" Stokes CON
tinued, "and Miss Graham came creep
ing along the parlor with a revolver in
her hand She pointed it at me and
accused me Of blackening the reputation
OF her relatives
"She talked so fast | could say moth
ing. Then she told me to sit down and
sign a statement admitting the slander
refused to do so, and she said that
many prominent men had disappeared
just as | was about to do. Ethel then
told me to write my check for $4,000
or that | would never leave the place
alive.
Il told her that l had put implicit
trust in her when | had given her
money for the letters and for Miss Gra-
ham, and asked her why she told me
that Miss Graham was in Europe. She
refused to answer and Miss Graham be-
gan to dictate statement for me to
sign"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
NO CASH, NO ANALYSIS
IN SHAKER CASE
Chemist Holds Up the Report on Sister
Marchant's Stomach Till Bill
Is Paid.

Tampa, Fla, Nov. 25.--Beeause the
county commissioners have refused to
pay a bill for SIS rendered by the chem
ist who made an analysis of the con-
tents of the stomach Of Sister Sadie
Marchant, of the Shaker colony, who
was assisted out OF life" by Brother
Egbert Gillette, il is probable the chem
lists report will not be presented to the
grand jury when it meets to take up
Gillette's case next week.
The report never has been submitted
to the prosecutor and according to the
chemist never win De unless his bill is
paid. The prosecutor does not know
whether its contents viii help his case
or not.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
A. A. Fisher Goes to Position in
the Postal Service
FROM RAILWAY MAIL DEPT
He Succeeds John Hollyday as Chief
Clerk of the Office of Second As
sistant Postmaster General,
Latter Also Promoted.

Washington, d. c., Nov 25.Aleyene
A. Fisher of Vermont. who has been chief
clerk of the railway mail service, was
to-day appointed chief clerk Of the office
Of second assistant postmaster-general
transportation bureau of the postal sery-
ice. Mr.. Fisher succeeds John Holly
day. who has been appointed superin.
tendent of the railway mail service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
TO TRY GASOLINE CARS.
Central Vermont Railroad May Put Two
on West River Line.

Brattleboro, Nov. 25.-People in touch
with those on the inside of the Central
Vermont railroad say there is strong
possibility that gasoline cars will be in
stalled on the West river division of the
Central next spring. There is no doubt
that such move would bring about a
wonderful improvement in the service
between Brattleboro and South London
derry.
1t is understood the Central Vermont
management is considering seriously the
installation of two such cars on the
West river road, the idea being to run
them at frequent intervals each day,
stopping for passengers the same as cleo
tricf cars do.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

New line of colored tassels and side
jabots that people have been calling for.
At Fits
Among the guests registered at the
CITY hotel yesterday and to-day were the
following: b. d. Shaw, Boston; A. c.
Adams. Cleveland, O.; R. j McNally, r.
II. Long, New York City; f. II. Mann.
Woodsyille, N. H.; w. w. Wilder, Bos-
ton; NJ. L. Herr, New York City.
Friday arrivals at the hotel Otis were
as follows: II. A. Lewis, Burlington;
J. Maxim. New York City; William
Showden, Northampton, Mass; w G..
Cummings, Northampton, Mass; Samuel
Holland. J. @. Patch, j., Taber, Johns
town, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
FOR BURGLARY, TWO YEARS.
William Mitchell of Burlington Sentenced
Yesterday

Burlington, Nov. William Mitch
ell, the colored man who was arraigned
in city court few days ago on a
charge of burglary and who was bound
over to county court, came into court
yesterday and pleaded guilty to an in
formation, filed by States Attorney II.
b. Shaw. He was sentenced to not less
than % nor more than "a months i'm
prisonment in the house OF correction.
Mitchell, while employed in Williston,
broke into the house of Frank Terrien
and stole gold watch and chain and
some other jewelry, in addition to a
small sum of money. He was after
wards apprehended in Milton and placed
under arrest. At his hearing he put up
no defense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
THEATRE DIsrURBERs RELEASED.
Six Dismissed, Two Held--Seven Were
Yale Undergraduates

New Haven, Nov. 25.-The cases of tn,
eight young men, seven of whom were
Yale undergraduates, arrested by the po
lice Saturday night after a clash in The
street. following disturbance in the
Hyperion theatre, We're called in the DO,
lice court to-day. Six were mol pressed
and the hearing against the other two
was continued until Wednesday. None
OF the parties were in court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
FUGITIVE ARRESTED.
Edward Gillian Has Been Indicted fof
Fraudulent Use of Mails.

Boston, Nov. 25-Charged with being
a fugitive from justice in New York,
where he was recently indicted by the
federal grand jury on the charge of using
the mails TO defraud, Edward Gillian,
aged 40, of Winthrop, was arrested yes
terday. He is alleged to have been con-
nected with the Manhattan Real Estate
company. The government alleges mis-
representation OF land values.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
NAVY SLIGHT FAvoRITE.
In Betting On Football Game With the
Army This Afternoon.

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.--Under ideal
weather conditions the Army and Navy
were ready for their annual battle this
afternoon. The Navy was the slight ia
vorite in the betting. Nearly everybody
in the government service and society
attended the game. President Taft was
unable to come, but he was represented
by members of his family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
CHANGES HER RELIGION.
Miss Mildred Sherman Joined Catholic
Church to Marry Catholic.

New York, Nov 25 Miss Mildred
Sherman, the daughter Of William Watts
Sherman. became a member Of the Ro-
man Catholic church this morning, pre-.
liminary to her marriage with Lord
Camovs, who Is Catholic. Owing to
the illness of the brides father. the we'd
ding ceremony viii be celebrated in Mr..
Sherman's room, members of the fam
lies being the witnesses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
turnkey Is very Composed.
FOUNDER OF PRUDENTIAL.
John F. Dryden, Prominent Business
Man, Dies.

Newark, n j., Nov. 25.-John F. Dry
den, founder of the Prudential Insur-
ance company of America and head of
it practically all his life, and former
United States senator, director in many
large corporations and a multi-million-
aire, died at his home at 6 last night
Death is attributed to pneumonia de-
veloping after an operation a week ago
for gall stones. He was critically i'll
for the past three days. He was 72
years old
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
WEDDING THEM OUT.
Jury Box Again Full Only to Be De-
pleted.

Los Angeles. CAL, Nov. 25- Wedding
out the jury box was the order of bus
mess in the Mcnamara murder trial yes
terday. 1t was the third time in the
course of the trial that twelve men
qualified as to cause sat in the box.
Yesterday five of these were sworn
jurors. II was against some Of the other
seven that peremptory challenges were
levied yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
CHANGERS DENOUNCED
ALDRICH CURRENCY IDEA
AS Tending To Raise Up An Institution
AS Dangerous AS the Old Central
Bank-Grange Adjourned
Convention To-day.

Columbus, O., Nov. 25.-The national
grange adjourned its annual session here
to-day after resolutions regarding the
initiative, referendum and recall had been
referred to the various state oranges.
The Oregon presidential preference act
was endorsed, and the graduated income
tax and physical valuation OF railroads
were also favored The Aldrich currency
plan was denounced as tending to create
an institution which would become as
dangerous as the old central bank, which
President jackson destroyed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
CORNELL WINNER AND
HARVARD SECOND
Runners in Six-Mile Cross-Country Race
at Brookline, Mass, Were Handi-
capped By Wet Grounds.

Brookline, Mass, Nov. 25.4Cornell
won the intercollegiate six-mile cross
country run. which was held here to-day.
Harvard was second, Pennsylvania third
and Dartmouth fourth. Jones of Cornell
finished first and Berna OF the same
college was second. Jones' time was
34;4l 3-5. The runners were handi-
capped by the wet ground. Ten colleges
were represented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
POSTAL WAGON
ROBBED OF $4,000
Criminal Arrested and Most of Money
Recovered-Wagon Used to Collect
Money Shipments of Sub
Stations.

Berlin, Nov. 25.A boldly executed
robbery occurred here last night, when
$4,000 was stolen from postal wagon
used to collect money shipments of the
various Berlin sub-stations. The Grim
ii,al was taken into custody and most Of
the money was recovered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-25
GIVEN PRIVATE AUDIENCE.
Archbishop Farley Of New York Was
Received With Considerable Ceremony.

Rome, Nov 25.-Pope Plus gave pri-
vate audience to-day to Archbishop Far
ley of New York. The reception was
attended with considerable ceremony. and
the audience, which lasted half an hour,
took place in the library of the Vatican.