Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
.NuYaerer of Mae LABEL to Be
Hanged at Windsor Janu-
ary "a, 1918.
RETURNS TO COUNTY JAIL
thinks It Tough Luck" to
dave 10 Work until October
SOLITARY Confinement
Thereafter. f.

..untpclier. May SIN supreme court
th.s morning Judge Loveland .Munson read
IN opinion sustaining the judgment of
Chttenden county court in the case of
Arthur Bosworth. convicted at the Sep
tcmber term Of the murder Of Mae La
bell at Essex Junction June Z, 1911, and
then passed sentence Of death upon the
Iespordeai who received 1t without a
sign Of emotion. He had nothing to say
tefo-e sentence was pronounced.
The sentence OF the court is that Bos-
wo:,h he taken at once to the State pris-
on at Windsor and there confined at hard
labor until next October and then be
Placed in solitary confinement until jan
vary A, 1913. and on that day, between
tho hours of one and three in the after
nocr. he is to be taken 10 the yard of
tie prison and hanged by the neck until
Cead.
The only part OF the sentence that ap-
jeared to have any effect on Bosworth
vas that which prescribes hard labor. He
,hoight it tough luck" to have to work
and be hanged also. He was taken back
L. Burlington at noon and will remain
in Chittenden county jail until the mitti-
isrs is sent for his removal to Windsor
osaorth is understood in stature. q
yc1~s Of age. with marks of low mentality
i,la ln,y visible in his face. His low brow
starts IN slope almost from the eyebrows.
AID lie has the general appearance OF a
or generate. He WIS under observation at
Waterbury, previous TO trial. and while
the report was to the effect that he was
no. insane he was considered below the
average in intellect.
WANTED NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES.
Tho day before he was brought to
7-,1tpelier he made a demand on the
sHcriff department at Burlington for
ron suit Of clothes. The demand was
rot complied with. He wore here the
Sc re brown suit he had on at the time
IL committed the crime.
Eosworth was convicted at the Septem-
her 1911, term Of Chittenden county court
cnc jury found him guilty of murder in
80 FIRST degree with recommendatio of
cccital punishment. The crime charged
c~ciVat him was the shooting and killing
&C Mac f.. LABEL. waitress in the depot
-. aurant and hotel at Essex Junction,
g Irne T. 1911.
Bosworth is an Englishman He re-
seed in Canada two years. Three months
tccore the crime he came to Vermont.
lie was employed as general utility man
Ground the hotel and through his employ
Ilclt at the hotel met Miss LABEL. She
made no advances to indicate that she
cared for him, but Bosworth fell In love
with her Her evident dislike for him
troubled him and he made numerous
threats against her life. finally buying a
revolver He shot her Ave times. Bos-
worth is quick tempered and gets ratified
quickly. He has expressed sorrow for
the crime.
HIS RELATIVES ARE POOR.
He has no relatives in this country.
His relatives in England are poor and
while sending him money occasionally,
the sums are In small amounts. 81 and
less.
In denying the exceptions taken by Bos-
worths counsel, the court upheld the
homicide law passed by the last Leeds-
lature under which the jury may deter
mine the degree of murder and recon-
mend with or without capital punishment
The court also overruled the exception
taken to the order of the presiding Judge
to the sheriff to call in talesmen before
the panel was exhausted.
Five talesmen served on the panel. the
defense claiming the jury was illegal be-
cause Of the order Of the court.
The date was fixed for January "a so
as to allow a session of the Legislature to
intervene before the sentence was carried
out. as required by statute law. In case
the Legislature is in session on January
"A next. the Governor can stay execution
as was done in the case Of Elroy Kent.
Windsor county cases were commenced
this morning, the first case heard being
Ithiel T. Johnson against William G.
Jones. trespass and trover, In which
Gilbert Davis appeared for tho plaintiff
and w. E. Tracey for the defendant.
COMSTOCK CASE ARGUED.
The Windsor county case OF State
against Minnie Comstock, adultery, was
taken up In the afternoon. G. A. Davis, |
assigned as counsel for the defendant,
made the first argument. Minnie Com
stock was arrested at her fathers home
at Windsor July 4, 1870 the officers hav-
ing found her, according to testimony IN
the lower court. sitting partly dressed Mt
the foot OF bed in which was one Jack |
Dooly. 1t Is claimed she had gone to the
room after her clothes and had not been
there more than five minutes when the |
officers entered. Certain evidence was ex-
cluded In the lower court upon which |
the defendants exceptions were based as
tending to show probability Of certain
facts The sentence In the lower court |
was two and half to three years In |
state prison at Windsor. States Attorney |
sksels OF Windsor county argued for the
state.
Tho Orange county case OF Dan d. |
lowe. guardian. against Margaret A. |
Mason. was the last case taken up dur
the afternoon. NJ. NJ Wilson appears for
lowe and q. A. Davis for Margaret
Mason. The case arose from the settle
ment of an estate. ATTORNEY Wilson com
plsted his argument just before court ad-
journed The case will be finished to-
'orrow morning.