The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-03
OOCTORED LIQUOR
CHARGED WITH
Il DEATHS
Bristol Drug Store Proprietor
Placed Under Arrest
WOOD ALCOHOL IN MIXTURE
DR.. A. A. Bisbee Held Responsible
for Shocking Tragedy in
Addison County

Bristol Nov 2.-The death list
from drinking. il is said. wood alco'
hol procured from d. A. Bisbees drug
store has been increased to II. sun
day night two more victims, Aldice
Jackman of South Lincoln and Wa
lace Hammer OF this village, died and
about 9.30-this morning Ernest Du-
prey of New Haven. who was work
ing in this village, also died, making
the sixth victim
Phila Tatro Henry st. George, Cy-
rms Curry. Patrick WEIGH, Leste. l..
lanes and Francis Mcbride died TINS
afternoon, swelling the list OF dead 10
twolye More deaths are expected.
Charles Hines. Lewis Booska ana
George Booska are in a critical con
dition. More than forty persons
drank liquor from Bisbee's store.
Late this afternoon Bisbee was taken
TO the county jail at Middleoury.
Feeling here is very bitter against
Bisbee.
Bristol. Vt. Nov. 2-The list OF Ia
ta,i,ies due 10 drinking wood alcohol
alleged to have been sold by d. A.
Bisbee, local druggist. was increas-
ed by three today. making a total OF
six in two days Two other men were
reported dangerously III from the
same cause.
According to the police Bisbee mis-
took can OF wood alcohol for grain
alcohal. He was arrested yesterday
Bristol. Nov. Three men ueau
and two critically i'll as the result u
| is alleged OF drinking liquor. the bas
| is of which is supposed to have beer
wood alcohol has caused the arrest o.
In. A. Bisbee. proprietor of drut
store in this village. TO await the re
suit OF an examination by the stat'
Laboratory of samples of liquor pur
porting to heve been purchased a
the Bisbee store. The dead men are
Samuel King, so years old oil Bris
toll.
Fred oBryan, 81 years old of Bris
toll
Edward Wakefield Of Warren.
The men who are i'll are
John Carl OF Bristol
F.ankTurner Of New Haven.
King died about | o'clock this aitei
noon and OBryan died about
O'Clock this morning. Wakefield die
: in the town of Lincoln. King an
O'Bryan leave families.
Grand Juror b. W Estey ISSUED
warrant for searching the Bisbe
store and. it is alleged quantity
liquor was found on the premise
States Attorney Frank w futile
Vergennes was notified and this afte
noon Bisbee was placed under arrei
and taken to the village lookup.
Drs Stone and Whitney of II
state laboratory at Burlington vel
notified. and came here where. assis
ed by the local physicians. an autop'
was held on each Of the dead men.
n Il is expected that Bisbee will
given a hearing tomorrow and con
/. mitted to the county Jail at Middl
d bury to await the report from the Ia
r boratory.
L. Bisbee was fined $500 last May (
IS selling liquor illegally and the san
he amount last year. II is understo
lg that several purchases Of liquor we
in made at the Bisbee store yesterd
from which the authorities took sa
b. pies for analysis.
Bisbee has been in business in Il
"a village for many years.
or For many months past 1t has be
common talk that much liquor was
rs Ing sold in this village and IL has be
alleged that the stun was OF dec
rs eddy poor quality. With the approa
at Of election the supply OF liquor
apparently increased and il has be
generally understood that a consid
- able quantity Of the beverage was
the kind known as squirrel vi
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