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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
DEFENSE BEGINS
IT'S SIDE IN CASE
Following Hard Fight Against Adnis-
sion of Alleged Confession of the
Boys in Chin Kim Murder.

st. Albans, March 26.--The state rest
ed shortly before ii this morning in its
case against William Dennis and Elmer
Rushiow, charged with the murder of
Chin Kim, and at 2 o'clock the defense
began presenting it's side of the case.
There was big fight yesterday after
noon against the admission of the con-
fession which the state alleged was
made by the respondents.
The court retired and listened to argu-
ments of the opposing counsel and state
ments of those present when the con-
fession was said to have been made,
that might determine whether it was
permissible. II was decided from the
evidence that the confession was not
made under pressure nor as a result of
promises made. With the confession adj
mitted, the defense has shown much
strength.
Miss Elizabeth Walker, the stenog-
rapher present at the time of the inter-
view with the boys at the jail office,
February IL, with Chief Mahoney ask
ing questions, was the first witness this
morning, and told substantially the same
story as Chief of Police Mahoney yes
they went to Chin's store and that Dem
mis- struck the Chinaman when he turned
to get a coat. She said Rushlow told
practically the same story. Her tran
script of shorthand notes was admitted,
with exceptions noted by the defense.
February IA there was another con-
yefsation with Atty. Gen. Brown and
States Atty. Badd present. Rushlow
said his counsel had told him not to talk,
but he had lied and would now tell the
truth. A transcript was admitted with
exceptions.
Under cross-examination, Miss Walk
er said Mahoney was not harsh with the
boys and the boys were not warned not
to make statement. Mr. Gushing read
from the transcript a statement by one
OF the boys that he did not intend to
kill the Chinaman, but only stun him,
which Miss Walker said she remembered.
Francis. Desnoyers, Central Vermont
machinist, and Constable C. Fl. Chase
were next on the stand. and told of
meeting Chin Kim between 5 and $50
on the afternoon of February S. Levi
Neiberg. employed in the New York de-
partment store. said the respondents
bought gloves Monday, prior to the mur-
der. He identified their gloves as like
those purchased. Robert J. Walker
night policeman, who made the arrests.
said he had not told the boys the charge
they were arrested on, but while walk
ing across the park asked them WHY
they did the job. Dennis replied he did
not know. Dennis also told of getting
the pin, etc. Rushlow said nothing.
A. T. Thibault, keeper of second
hand store near Chin's, said the day aft
er the body was found Rushlow sold him
the gloves, which later he gave to the
states attorney. He recognized them as
the gloves shown him to-day by the at
torney general. This evidence was not
admitted. He said he could identity
them by mark on them. The states
attorney told of getting the gloves of
Thibault and keeping them since. The
testimony was then received as evidence.
The state rested after a short recess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
FEDERALS CLAIM
REBELS DEFEATED
Mexico City Hears That Villa and
Army Are Fleeing Northward, Leay-
ing 1000 Dead and Wounded.

Mexico City, March 26.--The war de-
partment makes the claim that the
rebels under Villa were routed at Tor
deon with great slaughter early yester-
day.
Eight hundred men under Gen.
joaquin Mas and Gen. Jayier De Moure,
it is announced, arrived opportunely
from Saltillo in time to add greatly to
the federal victory. The rebels are said
to be retreating northward, with the
federals pounding at their rear
1t is admitted that Villas men entered
Lerdo, a suburb OF Torreon, but it is ex-
planned that this was a ruse on the part
OF General Nelaseo to ambush them. As
soon as they were well into the terri
tory the federal artillery shelled them
out, the cavalry charging as the rebels
started to retreat.
Generals Mas and De Moure are re-
ported to have made the distance be-
tween Hipolito and Torreon in fifty ar
mored automobiles which they were
carrying, the railroad having been cut at
Hipolito.
The rebel losses in dead and wounded
are reported to be two thousand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
BREAKS ANOTHER PRECEDENT.
Wilson Visits a Senator in the Senator's
Home-Whew!

Washington, ID. c., March 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson kept pace yesterday with
his precedent -shattering reputation and
exemplified the human side of himself
which he described in talk to news
paper men few days ago, by motoring
to the home of Senator William j. Stone
of Missouri, who has been i'll for several
weeks, and having ahchat about official
business.
Senator Stone, who is the new chair
man of the foreign relations committee,
had sought conference with the presi-
dent. Mr.. Wilson suggested that he
visit the senator, rather than put the
latter to the trouble of visiting the
White House
The president, it is understood, told
the senator that the Mexican situation
had undergone no change.
The toll exemption repeal matter was
discussed at length, and point particu-
larly emphasized was that South Ameri-
can nations were just as much opposed
to the exemption from tolls to coastwise
shipping of the United States passing
through the Panama canal as was
Canada.
Argentina and Brazil, it developed,
hold that their own coastwise shipping
should be free from tolls if American
coastwise ships are to enjoy that advan-
tage. The South American governments
argue that they are in the same position
as Canada and that so long as their
ships are not engaged in oversee traffic,
coastwise ships of the United States
would have a discriminatory advantage
through canal toll exemption.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
KEROSENE SMELL SUSPICIOUS
About Building in Burlington Which
Firemen Found Burning.

Burlington, March 26-The tenement
building at the foot of North street
owned by F. II. Crandall, the structure
being known sometimes as the bee
Hive" was the scene of fire last even
ing which, to all appearances, was set.
1t was discovered in time to prevent any
serious damage. The department was
summoned from box 33 at the foot of
North street. The blaze was in the I'M
occupied tenement on the south end,
and had started from the cellar and
crawled up the partition, obtaining fair
ly good headway. The fire was soon
controlled by the liberal use of chemi-
cal. There was no furniture in the
apartment and not scrap of anything
else. There was a strong odor of kero-
sene which leads Chief Niles to think
that a deliberate attempt was made to
set fire to the building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
MORE RESERVATIONS
REPORTED COMING
As Result of British Governments Re-
pudiation of Memorandum to Gen.
Hubert Cough in Ireland.

London, March 26--The opinion pre-
vailed in military circles to-day that
designations were imminent of Field
Marshall Sir John French, chief OF the
imperial staff, and Lieutenant General
Sir John Spencer Ewert, adjutant gen
eral to the forces. This is regarded as
the likely consequence of reputation by
the government of the memorandum to
General Hubert Cough in Ireland, which
the two generals were led to believe
were approved by the cabinet.
A conference was held at the war Of
flee to-day of all the principal command
ing generals of the British army. At
the same time Colonel Seely, secretary
of state for war, and Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, first lord of the admiral
ty, had long conference with Premier
Asquith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
THREE COLLEGES DEBATED.
Middlebury Won Two Matches, Vermont
Won One and Norwich Lost Two.

Burlington, March 26.-In the first
triangular debate among the University
OF Vermont. Middlebury college and Nor
wich university last night, Vermont de-
feated Norwich in Burlington, Middle
bury won from Vermont at Middlebury
and Middlebury won from Norwich at
Northfeld. The subject OF the debate
was: Resolved That the Congress of
the United States should pass Joint
resolution definitely promising independ-
enee to the Filipinos at date not later
than ten years in the future
In the contest in this city Vermont
supported the affirmative; at Middle
bury the Middlebury college team had
the affirmative; and at Mortified Nor
wich had the affirmative side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
Casualties in Hawaiian Is
lands Reported Between
80 and 40
BOILER EXPLOSION
PLAUSIBLE CAUSE
But There Is One Story
That Steamer Struck
a Harbor Mine

Honolulu, March 26--Between thirty
and forty lives are believed to have
been lost by the blowing up of the inter
island steamer Maui off Pearl harbor
last night. From Fort Kamahamaha
the soldiers observed the steamer ap-
parently afire and few moments later
the ship blew up and sank. More than
thirty men, including the crew and a
number OF laborers, mostly Hawaiians,
were aboard. Rumors are current that
the steamer struck mine, but the gem
eral opinion is that boiler explosion
caused the disaster.
The owners of the boat discredit the
statement that the ship was seen to
blow up and sink, although they said
the boat carried large quantity of ex-
plosiyes. Every available tug and
launch was put to sea when word OF
the affair was received, but no wreck
age has been reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
GOV. FLETCHER BREAKS TIE.
Appoints Man to Act with Assistant
Judges in Naming License Boards

Rutland. March Ex-Governor A. NJ.
Fletcher last night named DIR. j. E.
Thomson OF Wales street as the third
man to act with Assistant Judges H. NJ.
Redfield and Edwin Horton in the APP
pointment of the liquor license commits
sioners in the towns of Wells, West Rut-
land, Fair Haven, Poultney and Rutland
city. the latter two men having failed to
agree in the l6 days allotted to them.
There had been more or less dispute
over the license commission for the city
of Rutland. Judge Redfield holding out
for the same commission that acted last
year and Judge Horton refusing to en-
dorse these three names. The result
was tie-up on the other four towns.
Castleton being the only town to have
board named by the assistant judges.
1t is probable that Judges Redfield
and Horton and DIR. Thomas will meet
within few days DIR. Thomas is pro-
gressive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
AMERICANS ARE SAFE
According to Information Received in
Washington.

Washington, D. c., March 26.-WhiIe
interest in official circles yesterday CEN
tered upon the bitter struggle now in
progress between the. contending Mexi-
can factions for SUPREMACY at Torreon,
there was some speculation as to the ef-
feet upon the financial situation in Mex
leo of the temporary loan just obtained
by General Huerta.
1t was pointed out that the resump-
ton of interest payments on the foreign
debt, suspended last January, would
probably tend to make Mexico's foreign
creditors less anxious over the security
of their claims.
A report from FL Paso stated that
the military governor of Chihuahua had
given assurances that Luis Terrazas, jr.,
long held for ransom, would not be ex-
ecuted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
FUNERAL AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
of w. E. Corliss, Who Died in Brooklyn
Sunday.

The funeral Willoughby z. Corliss,
whose death occurred at the home of
his daughter in Brooklyn, n. V. Suday
evening, was held at the First Baptist
church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. George H. Holt, the pastor,
officiating The remains arrived in the
city Tuesday and were placed in the
Perry & Noonan undertaking establish
ment on Depot quare, where prayer
services were held before the funeral
During the services at the church, Mrs.
d. II. Cutler sang Face to Face. and
"Saved by Grace" Mrs. 4. J. Batehel
der played the organ accompaniment
There was large gathering of rela
tives and friends of the deceased and a
long line of teams followed the remains
to the cemetery The bearers were as
follows Charles n. Scott of Granitevlle,
a son-in-l law of Mr. Corliss, f, c. Little,
a nephew, and Clarence. Little and Le-
land Little, all of Graniteville, A pro-
fuse floral offering banked the casket.
The body was taken to the receiving
vault at Elmwood cemetery to repose
until spring, when interment will be
made at Hope cemetery.
The list of flowers was as follows;
Carnations, Baptist church; carnations,
team 81, hospital campaigners; carna-
tions, ladies of the G. A. r.; carnations,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Beekley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Shields, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Allen
and Miss Florence Allen, Arthur Shan
non, Mrs. H. w. Scott and Lucy Scott;
roses, Elmer Scott and Ruby Bradley;
pillow. wife and daughters; lilies, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Noyes, Mrs. -tIarriett
Little; roses, Mrs. Sarah Drew and fam
ilv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
Verdict Returned in De
Luxe Book Case in
Boston
ALL SENTENCED
AND TWO APPEAL
James Powers Takes SEN
tence, Glenn F. Farmer and
Sam Rosenfield Do Not

Boston, March 26.--The jury in the
so-called de luxe book case to-day re-
turned verdict of guilty against the
three defendants, Glenn +. Farmer and
James Powers of New York and Sam
uel Rosenfield of Chicago. Rosenfeld
was sentenced to not less than six and
not more than eight years in the states
prison; Farmer was sentenced to not less
than three and not more than five years
in the states prison; and Powers was
given a term of two and one-haH years
in the house of correction.
The men we're charged with conspiracy
to defraud Mrs. Mary l.. Rogers and
with the larceny from her of Ss1 900
by inducing her to advance money for
alleged rare volumes with the idea of
holding them for higher prices. Farmer
and Rosenfeld appealed, but Powers ac-
cepted sentence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
PLAYED WITH RIFLE-DEAD.
James Sullivan, IS, Killed at Newport
r. l.

Newport, r. l., March 26.-James Sui
liran, aged Is, accidentally killed him
self with a 22-ealibre rifle yesterday
afternoon while playing on the marsh
near the railroad here with two other
boys He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Sullivan of Callander avenue.
His companions say he was brandishing
the rife in play, when it discharged.
The bullet entered the left side of the
head, just above the ear.
Badly frightened, the other boys
rushed to the City-Bellevue laundry on
Homer street and told Samuel Smyth,
one of the proprietors. He and an EN-
ploye, Jacob Clemmens, ran to the scene
OF the accident and carried the wounded
boy to the home of Mr.. and Mrs John
Kirby on Garfield street. He was dead
when the medical examiner and police
arrived.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
Rumored to Be Planned by
the Barre City
Council
WITH Sc GRADED
TO LENGTH OF SERVICE
Ranks of Department Filled
by Appointment of Da-
vid Henderson

There is full quota of regular officers
at police headquarters now that David
Henderson of Elmore street has received
his appointment from Mayor Ward. The
officer, who is to supply the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Edwin i.
Mcleod will not begin his duties until
the end OF the week, although he win
qualify for the position at once. Mr..
Henderson's appointment was announced
this morning, after a conference between
the aldermanic police committee and the
mayor, which was held last evening.
The new officer is the third to be APP
pointed under the civil service regime.
u. i. Mcleod and Officer John Murley
being the others.
Mr. Henderson stood unusually high
among the nine candidates who took the
examinations at city hall on the after
noon Of March IA. The police commit
tee believes he is equipped in every way
Tor police officer and the report recon-
mending him to the mayor was nearly
unanimous. He was born in Aberdeen,
Scotland, in 1856 and has been a resi-
dent OF Barre since 1907 He is a gran
ite cutter by trade and has been en-
ployed by Montpelier firms and was
working at the Grearson- Beckett plant
at Nilliamstown when fire destroyed
the shed last summer. Notice of his
appointment found him working at his
trade at Barclay Bros plant off Circle
street. Mr.. Henderson stands six feet
and one inch in height and weighs 1875
pounds. Since the departure of Officer
Mcleod from the ranks, patrol duty as
signed to him has been done by special
officers.
Coineident with his appointment comes
the rImor that Barre's policemen are to
receive material raises in pay. 1t is said
that the police and salary committees'
have considered favorably the requests
for larger salaries and that they will
recommend increases to the city council
Under the new plan, salaries are to bs
raised in proportion to the officers term
of service. The experience which some
of the older officers have gained through
long terms of service is to be recognzed@
it is said while younger officers are to
be advanced as their terms of services
lengthen. Nothing of an official nature
has been given out as to the scale of in
creases under consideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
ON TRIP TO CAPITAL.
Twenty-Five Seniors and One Junior at
ST. Iohnsbury Academy.

st. Johnsbury, March 26.-Twenty-
two seniors at St. Johnsbury academy
and one junior. accompanied by Seth B.
Carkin. assistant in the commercial de-
partment, and Mrs. Frank A. Scott and
Mrs. Julia b. Richardson, leave here to-
night or Friday morning on trip to
Washington They leave Boston Fri
day evening, reaching Washington Sat
urday evening. They will leave WASH
ington the following Thursday morning
and reach Boston on Friday morn-
ing, April g..
The personnel of the party besides
those mentioned is; Donald F. Blodgett
Olive Il. Carlton, Ernestine p. Chesley,
Mildred A. Chesley. Leon r. Dimick,
Ralph S. Dodge, Irving w. Eastman.
Howard Elliott, Margaret Gillander,
Maybelle Hougllton, Zenas jerks, Earl
Y. Good. Orange S. Ladd; Josephine NJ.
Lougee. Bertha Parker Dean Pearl, FL.
sic IL. Richardson. Phobe Scott, Harriet
/. Weeks, Esther NJ. Wells, Earle Fish
er, Frances Clement and Harold Bean.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
BULGARIAN QUEEN
TO VISIT AMERICA
Queen Eleanore Will Probably Sail for
New York on May II, Fulfilling
an Old Desire.

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 26.-Queen
Eleanore of Bulgaria, who some time
ago declared her intention Of visiting the
United States, to-day announced that
she would depart on her journey the
third week in May, probably sailing
from Hamburg for New York May 81
Queen Eleanor, who win be the first
reigning queen ever to visit the United
States, intends to make a study of the
institutions and people of America. in
which she has always been greatly in
terested.
1t is also stated semi-offieially that
King Ferdinand viii also pay visit to
the United States, probably in 1915.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
Big spilling Bee.

Six hundred soldiers were ruthlessly
put to the cork screw at police head
quarters this afternoon. Bottles of Com
mercial cream ale, Burkhardt beer,
Thompson and Colonel whiskey, gin and
other remedies that have been doing sem
tinel duty in the basement room at city
hall where the officers store their liquor
seizures, were dragged forth into the
daylight by their necks and suffered to
lose their heads. or caps, at least, as
the result of a condemnation order signed
by the court in the morning. Down the
sewer swept miniature Dayton flood
of eontraband goods. The only wit
nesses to the funeral proceedings We're
the officers, who spelled each other in
the rather pleasant task of popping
corks.
A stranger passing the Prospect street
door heard the shot explosions that in
variably follow the release of carbonat-
ed air from the cream ale bottles and
told the next man he met that the po-
lice were rehearsing an amateur per-
formance of the Siege of Torreon, but
the rlmnor was silenced before it had
gone far. All told, four barrels of beer
and ale and divers bottles of whiskev
and gin gurgled through the sewer CRATE
and disappeared The goods were seized
on Seminary street last fall.
Sold Cigarettes to Minor
James Manos was arrested by Officer
John S. Murley this forenoon and ar
raigned before Judge H. w. Scott on a
charge of selling cigarettes to minors.
After some deliberation, the respondent
entered a plea of guilty and paid s.
fine. with costs of S5.l4. The arrest was
made on a complaint fled against Manos
by Grand Juror A. G. Fay. 1t was al
legged that l5-yearold boy purchased
smoking material from the respondent,
who conducts a shining parlor in the
basement of the Durkee block, so-called.
Tobacco dealers in number of in
stances, it is claimed, have lately grown
lax in the matter of selling cigarettes
to boys. Sometime ago large placsrds
bearing the anti-cigarettes statutes irn~
full were distributed to all dealers in
the city with instructions to them to
obey the law to the last letter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
MERCHANT HAS SMALLPOX.
1t Is Supposed He Caught Disease from
Shipment of Goods.

Jericho, March 26.-Parke Brown, a
merchant. is i'll with smallpox and is
under strict quarantine, an inspector
from the state board of health having
made an investigation in the case. Mr..
Brown has never been vaccinated.
Thirteen days before the disease man
ifested itself Mr.. Brown received ship
ment of goods from Boston and the ship
ment is supposed TO be the source of
contagion. Thirteen days is the period
of incubation Of the disease. Mr.. Brown
is SO years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
His Sympathizers Are Anx-
ious Because They Hear
No Word from Him
MEXICO CITY REPORTS
REBELS ARE FLEEING
AT Last Reports There Was
Desperate Fighting at
Gomez Palacio

Juarez, Mexico, March 26.-An atmos-
phere of anxiety enveloped the constitu-
tionalist sympathizers to-day over the
possible fate of General Francisco Villa
and his $4,000 rebel soldiers, who, at last
reports, were engaged in desperate tight
ing at Gomez Palacio, a suburb of Tor
reon For two days no definite word
has come from the front. Not even a
courier has penetrated the desert be-
tween Torreon and Chihuahua.
No explanation is offered by the rebel
officers for the cessation of communica-
tion after the attack on Gomez Palacio
when the news had come freely during
Villas triumphant southwark march.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
BRAwL GETS INTO COURT.
Montpelier Man Sues Several Men for
Damages Received Nov. 9.

The Montpelier suit of L. Rossi VS..
Edward Cetrini and others was started
in Washington county court yesterday
afternoon, it being an action for the re-
covery of damages for trespass on the
person. Rossi claimed that he was at
tackled in house at the Sibley avenue
corner of Barre street in Montpelier on
the night of Nov. o. He told on the
witness stand that he was showed into
a kitchen, was struck on the forehead,
was torn as to the ear, was kicked in
the stomach and couldn't work for three
months thereafter and still felt pain and
finally, while being pounded he fell into
the cellar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
Now Think Lost Boy Was Drowned.

Philadelphia, March 26.-That the
body of seven-year-old Warren McCar-
rick, who disappeared from his home
here on March u, eventually will be
found in either the Delaware or Schuyl-
Kill rivers. was the belief expressed by
the majority OF the detectives who have
been working on the case since it was
first reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
EXECUTION PUT OFF A YEAR.
Leslie Humphries Appealed to Gov. Cox
of Ohio.

Columbus, O., March pa respite of
year and day was granted by Gov
ernor Cox yesterday in the case of Les
lie Humphries, who was under sentence
to die in the electric chair next Friday.
While the death sentnce will continue
to hang over the man, Governor Cox
made it known that he will recommend
to future governors that respites be
granted from year to year provided
HUMPHREYS makes a good record as a
prisoner in the Ohio penitentiary.
His wages as a prisoner will be
turned over to his dependent family.
The governors action in the Humph-
ries case is without precedent in Ohio.