The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-01-02
ARTHURDOSWORTH
HANGED TODAY
At WINDSOR
Murderer OF Mae Labelie Meht
10 Death Calmly
LAST HAsGlsG IN VERMONT
no SIP On the Arrangements sIen -
asas Nen. Erseusion crus
sons Two Vssrs AGO

wndzor. Jan. 2--Arlhnr y Bos.
worth. The youns Englishman. Who
cruelty murdered Mae Labeilo. as she
was begging for mercy nearly three
years ago. paid tho extreme penalty
for ais crime this afternoon within
the walls Of the state prison he.e.
The execution took place shortly a.
ter one o'clock Bosworth went 70
his death calmly.
Bosworth left his cell 81 IL. &C.
companied by I've deputies ard High
Sheriff Kiniry AS he passed supt.
Lorens Office he stopped ana babe
Mr., Loren goodbye.
He walked firmly and did not lose
his nerve. He was accompanied by
Rev. PAU G. Monzer. rector of the
Episcopal church. who read a brief
service igom the prayer-book.
On iAo scalfoid BosWorth stood
firmly without support while his
arms and legs were pinionod. Asked
II he had anything TO say, he answer
cd, "No."
The trap was sprung az 1.17 and his
neck gas d.slocated by the fan. AT
Lac he was pronounced dead aud the
body vas cut down.
There was no m.owsr7 Incident of
any kind. Beiore Bosworth was
brought from the cell supt. Loron ad-
dressed tAn persons present and ASK
81 term IA case anything Went wrong
20 report Only the actual facts and not
rumors. but his caution was not need
ed.
This was probably the last execu.
ton by hanging IL Vermont Tho last
legislature changed the mode o. exc
cuuHon OF future murderers to cleo
,rocution and The building lu which
the inturo death chamber will be is
now being erected.
Tho execution OF ellsworth toeb
place on Nhe old gallows on which
Mary Rogers and Elroy Kent and
others paid the extreme penalty Of
the law It was erected in the corrl
dor between the prison wall ana the
tiers 81 cells
AT the time of the execution al
the ether prisoners were at work Ia
the fscto-v across the yard OF tn the
chapel building, so as TO remove them
as taF as possible from the scene d
the execution.
Bosworth was informed yesterday
he must today meet his Este The
condemned man displayed 70 emo
ton and apparently was resigned. II;
expressed satisfaction over thr
thought that he has had friends who
made every possible effort "a ais be
half.
When Boswo-th went 10 his cot IL
| his cell last night he showed M
signs Of breaking down ard the Sigh
nervousness which ne has displaye,
for several days WAS not noticeable
HIS snirimaul adviser. Rev Parke.
/ c. Man2ber. offered such consolation
as he could this forenoon. The pr
sonchanlain Rev.A. w. Ford accom-
panied Boswo-th 10 the scaffold.
| Il is probable that an autopsy vii
he performed on Bosworths BODY AM
that his brain will be preserved 70
examination and study Ds D. II
stone. state patholoeist, aAsiosed 81
Drs. Clark aud Whitney OF Bhrling
ton viii have charge. Dr. Marvin o
Essex Junction and Dr.. Q. w Dale
OF White River Junction viii be pres
ent upon invitation OF shorff Kinlry
The physicians who viii assist 20 Ii
execution and upor whom tho dut
will devolve OF pronouncing Boswort
dead win be DIS F. Il. McCuau m
5. $. Martin OF Windsor.
The deputy sherilis summoned /
attend the execution and assist She
ifI , II. Kiniry arc r. e. cushman {
Bethel F, s. Lockwood OF Cavendisl
Dennis x. Daley OF Hartiand, Barto
II Newton OF Felchville, Tred A. L,
land Of Chester, Edward 4. Loci WOO
Of Ludlow, Fred ". Fitzgerald ot Nc
wich, Willis L, Msheney Of perkin
vile. Paul c Tnkham OF Rooheste
Waliaoe I. Fairbanks and Daniel
Mcdonald Of Springfield. Clinton Y
Stearns Of Weathersneld. C. J Wi
: ship Of Weston J. II Ohcr OF Woo
stock and Romano A. spaflcrd
White River Junction.
Thoughthe law imposed the duty
hanging Bosworth upon Sheriff Xxi
Try the direction OF ire execution W;
in the hands Of Deputy Spafford, wi