Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-29


than three years; Angelo TOmaslni, six
20 eight months, and Leonard st. John,
eight to nine months in house Of correc-
ton Exceptions were taken in the case
Of Joseph Truba and sentence VIII he
stayed II an appeal is made to supreme
court
John Turlcy OF Grantcville convicted
of murder in the second degree at the
september term of Washington county
court, 1911. following trial in which he
was charged with staying John McAuley
in Grantevile July II, 1911, has been
released IN his own recognzancc. bail
being fixed at $1,000. TurleY was sem
fenced to the State prison for life but
the case was appealed to supreme court
being heard Mt the November term in
1912 Chief Justice Powers wrote the opin-
ion which was read al the october, 1913,
term and judgment and sentence was
reversed and the cause rcmanded Since
that time Turley has been confined in
the county Jail. He was convicted
principally on evidence given by
Alphonse Primavera, an Italian, who
was also indicted for murder and who
disappeared last spring Efforts were
made to find him SO that a rctrial could
be had, but although Sheriff Tracy
iournoYed to italy no trace of the wit
ness wanted could he found and efforts
since his return have been unavailing
It is not thought that the case will ever
he reopencd. Ills counsel were Richard
A. iToar of Barre and John II. Senter
Of this city.
Residents of the Meadow district So
called. and especially those residing on
or near Spring street became greatly
alarmed Sunday afternoon when the
body Of man was found dead "a the
old slaughter house The discovery was
made by a party of boys and consider
able crowd gathered The police were
notified and an Investigation disclosed
the tact that the corpse belonged to
three local physicians who had obtain
ed it several days ago They took the
body to the slaughter house for on
animation, hut either neglected lock
tho door or some one Of curious dis
position broke in and the body was dis
covered As soon as the police discovered
the facts Of the affair the doctors were
notified and the body taken to the Han
Undertaking rooms People residing in
the vicinity of the slaughter house, long
Abandoned were inclined to be indignant
over the affair. and some were of the
oninion before the facts We're made
known that a murder had been com
mitted.
The annual district meeting Of the
Womans Relief Corps was held in this
city Saturday, Brooks Corps of this city
acting as host for the four visiting corps
from Waterbury, Williamstown, Calais
In b,, inc no n hpt
Corps gave an disqualification OF the ritual
work and the Calais Corps the service
book work. The address of welcome was
given by Mrs. L. T.. Bundy, president Of
the local corps, and the response was
made by Mrs Whitney Of Williamstown.
Tho department inspector. Mrs Ronnctt
Of st. JuhnshurY, was present and also
the assistant inspector. \ chicken-pie
dinner was given. there being seats for
lis.
superintendent of Education Mason s
stone has arranged for four DAYS trip,
starting to-day for educational pur-
poses. This is the first trip of the kind
to be- arranged since last spring, when
active work was done by the state SUI
perntendcnt in company with Gov A. NJ.
Fletcher and others. The itinerary Is as
follows: Thursday night Windsor: Fri
day night, Waitsfcld, Saturday night,
Hyde Park. and Sunday night Essex
Junction. The Hon. A. G. Monahan Of
the bureau of education at Washington
will accompany Mr. Stone on the trip.
At Windsor, they Will speak to tho chill
drcn attending the agricultural exposition,
! which will extend three days.
Tho death of Mrs Iran G. Vail occurred
Sunday night a tho home of George *.
Putnam of Baldwin street after two
weeks Illness with heart trouble She had
been In III health for the past two years.
| Mrs. Vail was horn in Calais August -,
1880, coming to this city about 80 years
ago, and for term nf years was employ
cd as clerk in the Gleason store. Later
she was in the millinery business and
managed for seven wears the Kellogg and
for nine years the Riverside She was
married in 1SS5 to Ellery Vail She was
president of tn" Guild of Christ Church
and treasurer Of the Kings Daughters,
and devoted attendant and worker o:
| Christ Church one brother, Nathan Ban
croft, of Calais, and three niecos sur
vivc. a prayer service was held Tuesday
morning at tn" homo OF Mr.. Putnam ana
the funeral services We're held at the
home of her brother in Calais At two
o'clock in the afternoon, with burial in
the Hopkins cemetery.
Patrick J. MCInorncN uf this city and
Miss Emma Ankor of Grant,, willie We're
married at st, Augustino's Church Mon
day morning, the Rev r. ], Cahill per-
forming tn" ceremony and celebrating
mass. Miss Annie Quare attended the
bride. The groom was attended by Ed
ward Cortal TGc groom is we'll known
in this city, having been employed at the
c. H. Cross n Son bakery for nine
years. They left on n brief wedding trip
! and upon their return will reside on Elm
street.
Clifton NJ. Heaton and family of To-
peka Kan, former residents of Montpe-
lier, will leave the latter part of this week
for Montpelier. planning to take up resi-
dence here again. Mr. Heaton will he en-
ployed by the National Life Insurance
company in the law department.
Eleanor, the twO-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Brown of Putnam
ville died Monday night after an illuess
of but three days with infantile paraly-
sis council of physicians was hAT
Monday afternoon, DR., Dalton of Bur
lington heihS present but despite the
fact that everything was done to save
her the little girl died but few hours
later. She was the only daughter of Mr..
ter of MIR. and Mrs. g. 9 Putnam \