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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
MUCH LIQUOR SPILLED
BY ORDER OF COURT
Barre Police Held a Little "Bee" This
Forenoon and Wasted Assortment
in Rivera Woman Brought
Into Court.

Mrs. G. Palaore of il Addison place
wac arrested this morning by Deputy
Sheriff II. J. Slayton on warrant
charging her with selling. She was tax
en- to Montpelier by the officer and will
be arraigned in county court to answer
the charge. The warrant for her arrest
was made out by States Attorney j.
Ward Carver.
Chief of Police Sinclair and Officer
Harry Gamble conducted "spilling' at
the police station this morning follow
ing the receipt OF an instruction war
rant from county court The contraband
goods that went glIrgling down the sink
hole at the station were seized i'm 1910
and condemned during the March session
of county court in 1911. Fourteen quarts
OF whiskey, kegs of brandy, wines and
a barrel OF bottled Ballantine ale went
To swell the little aromatic river that
trickled down beyond the reach Of hu-
man thirsts.
The eontraband goods had been kept
securely locked in the basement of the
city building since the seizure took place.
The officers intend to empty the contents
of other receptacles in the same store
house as soon as the orders are forth
coming from county court. For the
reason that many OF the bottles are
saved to be sold. the process occupied
q considerable portion of the forenoon
before the the last drop was spilled
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
MANY ATTENDED FUNERAL.
OF Mrs. Assunti DaBona, Which Was
Held Yesterday Afternoon.

The funeral of Mrs. Assuni DaBona.
whose death occurred at her home, A
PIKE street. Monday evening after a
weeks illness. was held at the house
yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The
bearers were as follows George Baldas-
sim. Donate DaBona, Donate Coletti,
Lucio Fabrizio, Cesaro DaBona, and Luigi
Sabucci. The funeral was largely at
tended by members Of the italian coll
ony and profusion of flowers came
from many sources. The attendance
from ont of the city was also large.
Burial took place in Hope cemetery.
Among those present from outside the
city were the following: Quincy, Frank
Bona. Luigi DaBona; Bethel, Donati
Tocci Nincczzo Tocci; Northfeld, Do.
nate DaBona, George DaBona, Cesaro
DaBona, Loreto DaBona, Marinccia Da-
Bona. Antonio Toeci, Guilia Tocci, Gis-
cento Mangino, Cesaro Coletti, Donat.
Coletti, Donetti DaBona.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
FIST FIGHT IN COURT.
Exciting Exhibition For Spectators At
New Orleans Yesterday.

New Orleans, March 2l.--Scores OF
spectators stood upon benches in the
court room yesterday afternoon just aft
er the adjournment of the days ses-
sior of the trial Of Annie Crawford and
watched the district attorney, an attor-
ney for the defense and two other men
fight Lionel Adams of counsel defend
ing the woman for the alleged murder
OF her sister, Elise, renewed a quarrel
begun earlier in the afternoon, struck
District Attorney st. Clair Adams in
the face and the prosecutor retaliated.
DR.. Gustave Mann, who started TO the
aid of Lionel Adams, was set upon and
severely pummeled by Sturgis @.
Adams, brother Of the district attorney.
All four were Immediately arrested,
charged with fighting and disturbing the
peace.
The days session had dragged on with
the monotonous cross examination OF
DR.. Charles w. Duval, pathologist and
medical expert for the state by a de-
fense attorney. Lionel Adams, who is
not related to the district attorney, also
began to question Mr. Duyal.
"Your honor" said District Attorney
Adams, addressing the court | desire
to ask that you enforce the rule that
only one attorney at a time examine
witness"
II do not care to be lectured by you,
sir" said Lionel Adams, turning to the
district attorney. IF you don't like
what I've said we can settle it out
side"
When the court ordered adjournment
until to-day, District Attorney Adams
walked over to Lionel Adams.
well do You want to settle it out
side?" he said
IF you are looking for trouble said
Lionel Adams, "l'll have to send my
friends to you | guess"
"Do you mean to say YOU wish to
fight duel with me?" asked the dis
trict attorney. "Me the chief peace
officer Of this parish Besides the code
duello allows a gentleman to refuse an
encounter with one of your character
Lionel Adams then struck the district
attorney, who struck back. Dir. Mann,
one OF the experts for the defense, made
an attempt to strike the district at
torney. Sturgis Adams struck DR.. Mann
several times.
police detail entered and cleared the
courtroom.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
ALIENS STILL UNcAUGHT.
Although Detectives and Posse Closed in
on Three Mountain Strongholds.

Hillsyille. Va. March 2l.-Sidna Allen
and his gang were to-day apparently no
nearer capture than week ago when
they blotted out the circuit court. The
detectives and posse men surrounded
three different mountain strongholds, in
which all the men were believed to have
run to cover. Upon closing in, the out
laws were not found.
The town is excited over the report
that party of Aliens or their sympa-
thizers rode TO within three miles and
posted a notice which said: you can
get us in the end, maybe, but we will
get You first"
It il believed that there are a dozen
Of the Aliens and their henchmen in the
band somewhere in the mountain fast
nesses, and although many in the posses
which trained detectives are leading IRE
mountaineers accustomed TO the country
and to mountain skirmishing, the law
of Carroll county has thus far been pow
erless to meet the situation.
But the detectives and their followers
are not disheartened If bushwhacking
and guerrilla warfare are brought to
play as now seems inevitable, the Aliens
will meet their full matches in cunning,
courage and endurance If the chase be-
comes siege, it win continue until the
last of the Allen clan is killed or cap
tured
Upwards of 200 bullet holes have been
found in the court room which a week
ago was the scene of the massacre, and
the wonder is that more persons were
not killed by the fusillade. On account
of the short range, most of the bullets
lodged in the walls after piercing the
bodies Of their victims. Twenty-seven
of the bullets fired hit those killed and
wounded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Alfred Edwards intends to 90 to Bos-
ton tonight to sing on the stage.
Mrs H. J. Ennis Of South Main street
is confined to the house by illness.
Misses Miehelina Fontana and Alice
Mariotti viii leave tonight for New
York City to visit friends.
lacey Bros. of South Barre have sold
their meat market there to Jason John
son of South Barre, who has taken pos
session.
The parents and friends of the pri-
mary children of the congregational
Sunday school are especially invited to
attend the Sunday school session on
next Sunday, March "a.
Misses Lillian Olsen and EVELYN Bug.
bee OF Washington street returned yes
terday from Waterbury, where they have
been passing few days as the guest
OF Miss Nellie Swasey, formerly Of this
city
There will be a rehearsal for all the
children Of the primary department of
the Congregational Sunday school at
2:30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon Will
the parents please see that the children
attends
You will miss rare opportunity If
YOU fail to attend the Goddard social
next Tuesday night. Tickets, 80 cents
for gentlemen, ladies % cents. Refresh
ments Of ice cream and cake included
Music by Biley's orchestra.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given Carter Downing Tuesday night.
when about twenty of his friends gath
cred at his home in Orange The even
ing was spent il dancing, playing games
and music Mr. Downing was present
ed gold ring. Dainty refreshments
were served.
A dainty chatting dish luncheon was
served last evening at the nome of Miss
Pinkie Lewis, l6 Nelson street, in hon
or of Mrs ". L. Weleh. Mrs. II. j.
McAuley and Miss Grace Richardson
remainder of the evening was spent in
music and guessing contests.
James Rolfe, who lives at Harring-
ton avenue. was injured while ehopping
in the woods in Marshield, and Dir. Bur
bank of Cabot and Dr. Carver of Marsh
field advised amputation of the large
toe on the right foot. The injured man
came to Barre and was placed in the
City hospital, where the necessary opera
tion was performed.
The following travelling freight agents
were business visitors in this city yester- 4
day; George B. Brown of Boston of
the Southern Pacific; w J. Walsh of
Boston of the Delaware and Hudson rail /.
road; A. c. Wier of the Southern States 4
Dispatch; c. +. Colby from Boston of (
The Illinois Central; George T. McCurdv i
IF Boston, representing the Rock Island 4
railroad lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
BOTH SIDES ADMITTED
RESPONDENT CRAZY
Alexander Brown Quickly Found Not
Guilty Of Murderous Assault BY
Reason of His Impaired
Mental Condition.

Burlington, March 2l.-In Chittenden
county court late yesterday, Alexander
Brown, alias Alexander Bissette, was
found not guilty of assault with in.
tent to kill his father-in -in.law, James
Hammond by reason of insanity. The
trial lasted just one hour, including
the returning of the vredict. Both sides.
the state and the defense, admitted
that Bissette was insane, but the re-
spondent had demanded jury trial and
it was speedily given.
The chief witness for the state was
Dr. Don d. Grout, superintendent of the
state hospital at Waterbury, who testi-
fed that he had made special inyesti-
CATION of Bssette's case and that the
man was suffering from combination
of imbecility degeneracy and insanity,
and was not safe man to be at large.
He said he doubted ii Bissette had ever
been safe man to allow at large in
the community.
Bissette was called tG the stand to
tell his own story of the assault and
to give the jury opportunity to judge for
themselves Of his mental condition. lie
rambled along in a very plausible man
ner, but made several direct c0ntradie-
tions under cross examination. While
he was describing the axe with which
he is alleged to have made the assault,
he suddenly stopped and drew out a
wicked looking two-bladed axe from
under the witness bench. No one seemed
to have known that the axe was there
prior to that Col Mimms edged back
an inch or two and there was an un-
easy stir in the courtroom Here is
the axe right here" said Bissette, hold
ing it up II would not hit man with
that. blow from that axe would kill
a man."
The witness was inforraed that he
need not continue to hold the axe and
it was secured as quickly as possible
by Sheriff Allen. States Attorney H.
4. shaw presented his argument to
the jury in just four minutes. inform
ing them that all the state asked wa
that they return verdict of not guilty
because by reason Of insanity. Mr..
Webster made no argument and the
jury returned in five minutes after leaY-
ing the room. with the verdict Bis
settle viii now be committed to Water
bury although he did not seem to real.
ize this fact and seemed relieved when
the jury said mot guilty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
REVENGE FOR BURGLARS DEATH
Consisted OF Shooting To Death The
Mother Of Girl Who Killed Burglar.

New York, March 2l.-Mrs Pasquar-
ella Spinelli was found murdered last
night in a stable of which she was part
owner, directly opposite her home on
l9Sth street. Nellie Lenare, the 20
year-old daughter of the woman, look
ing from the window of her home. saw
two unknown men push open the stable
door and shoot her mother down. The
murderers escaped before she could call
the police.
The daughter attributed the murder
to revenge for the killing of Frank Mon
icco, young burglar, in her home last
fall
The girl stabbed the burglar to death
while he lnelt over her fathers safe
She was acquitted of the charge of muir
der, and afterwards she and her mother
received threatening letters from men
who declared that il either the mother
or daughter left their home, they would
BIZ killed. For months the two kept
themselves closely guarded in their
home, but last night the mother ven
tured out for the first time, to meet
her death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
TRANSFER OF RUTLAND R. R.
CALLED PEACE MOVE
Mr.. Untermyer, Therefore, Opposed the
Proposition as Part of Plan to Pass
New England Territory Over
to New Haven System.

Albany, n. Y, March 2l.-Samuel I'm
termyer of New York charged yesterday
before the public service commission that
taking over of the New York, Ontario
& Western Railroad company by the
New York Central, the transfer of the
control of the Rutland road by the
Central to the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad company and an
agreement between the Central and the
New Haven as to the Boston & Albany
Railroad company, was a comprehensive
deal for a treaty of peace between the
Central and the New Haven
He contended that the proposed trans
fers were for the purpose of parceling
out territory, making the New Haven
road the practical master of all New
England, and leaving the Central in con
troll Of southern and central New York.
He appealed to the commission to use
its power to protect the minority stock
holders.
Mr. Untermyer held that the three
questions before the commission were:
First, whether the transaction was
violation of the Sherman antitrust law,
and, if so, second, was not the commits
sion inhibited from giving its consent
to the application, and, third If the
commission had the power, should it not
be exercised in accordance with the spir-
it of modern times and not IN the spirit
which. he said characterized railroad
management in the past?
General Attorney f. d. Robbins, in
speaking for the New Haven road, in
sisted that the Rutland was a natural
part of the New Haven system and not
of the Central.
The case was closed and the commits
sion reserved decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
GREAT SUFFERING
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Relief Is Being Distributed Freely In
London To People Who Are I'm
poverished BY The Coal
Strike.

London, March 2l.--The crisis which
has arisen over the minimum wage bill
introduced by Premier Asquith in the
House of Commons to bring an end to
the deadlock in British trade caused by
the coal strike continues. The idea ap-
pears to be gaining ground that there
will be considerable delay in passing
the measure even if it is not thrown
out entirely Thus will the strike be
prolonged.
II is estimated that besides the mil
lion miners who are striking, nearly two
million other persons have been rem
dered idle. Suffering is already extreme.
The offices OF the mayor are being be-
sicged, and relief IS freely distributed.
The government had issued circular
to all local boards of guardians, sug-
gesting cooperation with all authorities
and agencies able to assist in the excep-
tional distress arising through the coal
strike, and empowering the guardians to
find work for the unemployed.
The distress in South Wales has be-
come extremely serious. Nothing like
it has been suffered since the strike
OF 1898. At Cardiff, 10000 men are idle.
At Swansea and other ports and towns,
the mayors and councils are overwhelmed
with appeals for relief.
Thousands Are Suffering.
Grimsby, England March 2l.-Three
hundred starving men marched to the
town hall yesterday and begged relief.
The mayor promised to raise funds to
supply their wants. Meanwhile food was
distributed by the chief constable.
Thousands of others are suffering in ST.
lence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

New songs. new jokes, old and new
faces at the B. A. c. minstrels April II
and II.
Mrs. Harry Laird Of Plainfeld is vis-
iting friends in this city for a few
days.
At the Bijou-One of the greatest pic
lures ever shown. cardinal Farley's Re
ception in New York" also an l. NJ. p.
The body of Miss Lorena Jones will be
brought to Barre from Utica, \. Y. sat
urday, and the funeral will be held sat
urday afternoon at 2:30, from the house
on Allen street.
Rev. Robert Dewey of st. Adams Bay
arrived in this city to-day. and after a
short visit at the st. Monica church
parsonage left for Graniteyille. where he
will be the guest of Rev. Joseph Tmcot,
pastor OF st. Sylvester's church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
RAILROAD MAN BADLY BURNED.
John Dyke Victim of Steam from Engine
in Burlington Yard.

Burlington, March 2l.-John Dyke,
who is employed in the Central Vermont
round dhouse, was severely burned about
the legs and had one shoulder badly
bruised yesterday while at work on an
engine. In some manner the steam sud-
denly shot out from under the engine
and one leg was burned from the knee
down in a very severe manner, while the
other was injured in about the same
place but not quite to such an extent
lie was taken to the Mary Fletcher hos
pital, where he was reported as resting
last evening. There is little
doubt of his recovery, although it viii
probably take a long time,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
NEW POLICE SCHEDULE.
Station To Be Always In Charge Of One
Man-Hours Arranged.

Barre policemen will hereafter have
fixed hours for street and station duty,
according to a new schedule of hours
recently arranged and during every hour
of the day and night, at least one patrol
man and two during the night will be
on the streets, condition which has
not hitherto existed. A chart for the
patrolmen's guidance has been posted in
the police station and the new schedule
vent into effect Tuesday night. Under
the arrangement. Officer George X. Carle
will begin work at in the morning
and cease at 6 p. m. Officer Harry
Gamble will work from p. M until s
O'Clock in the morning. Officer John
Dineen will begin work at p. N. and
90 home at 5 in the morning. Officer
Edwin L. Mcleod will work from s
p. IN. until in the morning. During
the day, Chief of Police Sinclair will
divide his time between the station and
patrol work on the streets.
Under the new schedule. each patrol
man will work ten hours of each day
or night spending six hours on the street
and four in the station. 1t will be
seen by the schedule that one hour is
allowed every man for lunch. In days
past, before a fourth patrolmen was add
ed to the department. the station had
to be left unattended during small
part Of the day This condition has
been renedied and the department now
intends that on officer shall be stationed
there at all hours.
As Officer Gamble is recovering from
a recent siege Of illness, his hours on
the schedule are being filed temporarily
By Officer George Carle With the com
nlete return Of health to Officer Gamble
lcwever, the hours will be filed by each
Datrolman according to the schedule.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
EDGAR B. MILLER DEAD.
Body OF woodsville, N. H., Man To Be
Buried at Boltonville.

Woodsville, a. H.. March 81 Edgar
b. Miller, aged 6s. died near midnight
Tuesday, after an illness Of two years
FuEeral services viii be held Friday
afternoon at 80 at the home. North
Court street. The body will be taken
to Boltonyille W.. for burial. Mr.. Mil
lec was born in Groton Vt, where he
married Miss Martha Miller In 1885
after the death of Mrs. Miller, he mar
ried Lizzie Park of South Ryegate, Vt.
who survives him.
They have lived in Woodsvlle 80
years. and for 2s years Mr.. Miller con
Quoted grocery store. He leaves FIVE
brothers. Nelson J. Miller of this town,
Francis Miller of Springfield, Mass, Ed.
win. Chester and Hubbard Miller, who
reside in the West. Rev. L. r. Danforth
viii ofiiciate at the funeral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
Agreement Reached at Barre, Mass.

Barre, Mass, March 2l.--An agree
ment was reached late last night be-
tween the striking operatives Of the
Barre Wool Combng company, limited,
and the Nornay Worsted company, and
the mill officials. under the terms OF
which the strikers will return to work
this afternoon. Both sides made con-
eessiOns.
The new schedule settled upon pro-
vides that all operatives now receiving
from $3.50 to $3.50 per week be given
an increase OF one cent per hour and
others receiving higher wages a five PEI.
cent advance The strikers asked fat
increase OF one cent per hour for all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
Officers Of United Shoe Machin-
cry Company are Baked
IN MACHINERY MONOPOLY
They Had Succeeded in Getting -Four OF
the Five Indictments Quashed and
They Petitioned for Rehear-
ing on the Other.

Boston, March 2l.--Judge Putnam in
tie United States district court to-day
denied the petition of five officers of tae
United Shoe Machinery company for q
rehearing of the one count of the in
dictment charging them with monopoly
OF the shoe machinery trade. This count
was the only one of the five sustained
by Judge Putnam in an opinion handed
down by him on March 2 To-day's ac-
tion means that the next step in the
proceedings will be the trial OF The
case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
WRESTLER HANSON MARRIED.
Takes Claremont Woman As Bride AT
BTattleboro.

; Brattleboro March 2I.-Fritz Hanson,
who is making his winter quarters in
this town, was married at 4 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon to Miss Helen Bax.
ter Thrasher of Claremont y. H., by
Rev. ID. E. Trout in the Universalist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson left on the even
ing train for Claremont, where they will
make their home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
Little Hope That Any of En-
tombed Miners are Now Alive
TWENTY BODIES FOUND
Terrible Disaster at McCurtain, Okla,
Yesterday and Rescuers Have About
Given Up Hope of Reaching the
Men Who Were Caught.

McCurtain, Okla, March 2l.--Hope
that any of the three score men still
elltombed in the Sans Bois coal mine
are alive was at low ebb this morn
ing when the workings, which were
wrecked in Yesterdays explosion, were
resumed. During the night twenty
bodies were located. The death list will
exceed one hundred, it now seems Ger
tain.
Of ll6 men of the day shift, only II
are known to be alive while the others
are entombed behind the debris. In
the opinion of government expert mine
officials they are dead and a special
train, which brought physicians and
nurses from Fort Smith, Ark, yester-
Gay returned last night. Five physi-
clans remained with the faint hope that
some of the imprisoned men might be
found alive. Among those unaccounted
for are members of a surveying party,
headed by w d Roper of Clio. S. G.
The explosion occurred shortly after
o o'clock. Those on the surface heard
a faint rumble and an earth tremor,
When those nearest to the mouth OF
the mine reached the opening a cloud
of dust and smoked belched forth.
Then came tense moments OF waiting
for those in the mine to emerge Frank
Feds, miner, was the first to stagger
out. He was walking in an entry and
Lizard the explosion, he said He jumped
into side room and the explosion
passed. and he made his way to the
mine opening. No other miners escaped
through "man-way."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-21
MRS. TAFT HAD A FALL.
Report That She Was Seriously Hurt
Proved Untrue.

New York, March 2l.-Mrs. William
Howard Taft, wife of the president,
stumbled as she. was alighting from a
wheeled chair at the womans Industrial
exhibition in the Grand Central palace
yesterday afternoon and fell to the
floor She was not injured and later
was able to attend a matinee perform
ance at theatre. The report that Mrs
Taft had been badly hurt, spread rap
idly. but anxious inquirers were speed
lily reassured, as was President Taft
who called on the long distance tele-
phone when he heard the report on his
arrival in Washington.