The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-12
ARTHUR BOSWORIH
MUST HANG SAYS
GOVERNOR
No Reason Shown Why He
Should interfere
MURDER WAS MOST BRUTAL
4osWorth, a Married Man, Shot May
LabeIe While She Was on Her
Knees Begging For Her Life

Montpelier Dec. l1.---5o lsr as exc
cutlye clcmency may be expected,
there IS apparently no nope for the
slayer Of May Labelle rs Gov. Allen
] NJ Fletcher this afternoon declined to
grant a rcprieve TO Arthur w. ios'
( worth awaiting execution By hanging
in the states prison on Friday, Janu
airy >. 1911. The final word, SO far as
the executive Ia concerned, was Civ
en- shortly after . O'Clock this after
noon in the executive chumber at the
state house after GOV Fletcher had
: listened for an house and a quarter
to the argument OF the condemned
mans counsel. Roland 5. Stevens OF
White River Junction and Frank H..
! Clark OF Windsor
But few persons in the city buew
that the governor was listening TO an
appeal lcr a stay IN Bosworths ease
and while mt the opposite end OF the
corridor "a scene Of acdcity was being
! enacted at the telephone hearing be.
fore the Public Service Commission
less Than a dozen persons were gath
cred In the executive chamber await
ing GOV. Fletcher's decision as to
whether or not he would stay the sen
tence OF hanging pronounced upon
BosNorth after his case had been ar.
4 gued before the supreme court
There was touch of the dramatic
about the proceedings when Bos-
worths lawyer contended that his ell.
ents constitutional rights had been
infringed by counsel being unable to
appear before the Legislature This
part OF tho argument brought 10 mind
/ the spectacular attempt made by Rei
resenta,ivc VI. }. lIapgood Of Peru TO
secure Inc communication Of bos-
worth's sentence by making an emoc
icnal plea for The condemned man
during the last session Of the Lceis.
I laurc
The governor announced his dccl-
sion Immediately at The conclusion OF
lie hearing. lie said that he did not
sec that any grounds had been ad
yanced TO stay sentence or change
+ his mind that execution should be
doue fer this brutal murder Il shall
take no action in Tho matter" he de-
clared. "Tbe hearing Is adjourn
| ed ." he said
| The governor left the seat which
he had been occupying behind he
large desk Ia The executive chamber
aud walked towards ihe window
whore he stood gazing out OF doors
on an atmosphere. Geld aud win rs.
/ The executive was plainly affected
by solemnity OF the proceeo.ugs and
/ his act which cut OFT Bosworth's IN
al appeal that his life might Do fly.
/ ed from the gallows. BosWorih's
counsel fled out OF tho room enc be-
hind the other counsel for the siote
gathered their books and the few
spectators present left the apart
monis Not another word was sFok-
I en-
Tho main point on which the pris-
oners counsel asked for stay Of
execution was that he had not been
granted his constitutional rights 70
hearing before the last Legislature.
J, was claimed that bis representa-
tiycs did not have au opportunity to
Z proscn, his case before the judiciary
committee and that The bin to com
mute his sentence was reported with
+ out hearing I'm this respect. 10 is
alleged. ne was net treated with The
same consideration as other persons
m like circumstances.
Rev. Parker G.. Manner Boswoiths
spiritual advisor told tho govomor
/ about Bosworths family. DosWouh
I Ind applied To che British counsel for
O. spiritual adviser, he being a mem
Der OF the Church OF England. and
I Mr. Manner was designated.
a letter frcm The attorney general
opened the doors OF tho state prison
SO that he was offered every ohpor,un
i,y TO see and talk with the cen.
demnei man. Tic said ho had person
al letters from Boswoith's mother
who wrote about his family history
with frankncss.
lie said Boswor;hs mother had II
children whom She brought up by
I hard work and prayer and thlt al
turned out well except the prisoner.
3 a, the age cl 17 The later bad q sick
ness that the doctors said iefi aim
queer by thai they had guarded the
secret. BosUorih's father was
/ characterized a. dcseEo-7.e. .ir.
Manzer said BosW0ah was O. man
vitn the mind of child ana ras "a