The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-14
TO HOLD BLESSING
CHAR gle D WITH
MANSLAUGHTER
Syracuse Man Whose Auto Kill
ed Rupert Child
WILL FIX BAIL AT $4,000
Continued Hearing viii Probably Be
Held in Municipal Court This
Afternoon

Isaac H. Blessing of Syracuse,
whose automobile ran over and killed
Jane Danforth, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Danforth, in the village of East Ru-
pert Monday afternoon, came to this
village in his car with Deputy Sheriff
Charles NOrcross and early in the
evening was arraigned before Munich
pal Judge Il. II. Holden charged
with manslaughter. Bail was fixed
at $4,000.
Being 2 stranger it was impossible
for the man to secure bail here and
he was permitted to return to Man
chester in the custody of the deputy.
When he left here in the evening ii
was with the understanding that he
was TO engage Frank c. Archibald of
Manchester as counsel and endeavof
to get in touch with friends in SYRIA
cuse to act as bondsmen.
Blessing and Deputy Norcross ar
rived here this morning in Blessings
car, Buick runabout, and Attorney
train. Mr.. Archibald had an appoint
ment In North Adams but he left for
that city with the understanding that
he was TO return, If possible. in time
TO attend the hearing this afternoon.
Blessing will be able to furnish bail
through liability insurance com
pany and it is expected now, will be
held for the grand jury.
The killing OF the little Danforth
girl was the second automobile fatali-
ty in the town of Rupert in "a hours.
According to the statement made by
Blessing he was driving his car at
moderate rate of speed. The child.
he said. ran from the side OF the high
way into the travelled road in front of
the car. He attempted to turn the
car, he said SO as to avoid the child
and believes he would have succeed
ed had not the little one stumbled
and fallen. Both front and rear
wheels passed ovec the child's body
causing instant death.
In speaking of the case Monday
evening, Deputy Sheriff Norcross
excitement in the village. News oil
the child's death spread rapidly and
the people fiocked from all directions.
At one time the crowd, The deputy
said. almost showed a disposition to
mob Blessing The man made no at
tempt TO escape the consequences of
the accident. Mrs Blessing, who
was accompanying her husband on
the trip, was taken to the house of
Deputy Norcross where she remained
while Blessing accompanied the depu-
ty TO Bennington. She is small
frail woman and the accident was
such a shock that she arrived at the
deputy's home in a hysterical condi-
| ton.
Blessing is a typewriter mechanic
employed by one of the typewriter
manufacturing concerns in Syracuse.
lie has no children and told the
states attorney that he was com
| paratively poor man. He had pur-
chased the runabout for the purpose
of making a cross country trip.
Monday he was on his way from Pitts
field to Granville.
Blessing is a short, sturdily built
man of middle age and has all the APP
pearances of a capable thrifty me-
chanic. When he appeared in court
he was evidently heart-broken over
the sad outcome of what he had plan
ned to be a pleasant trip. While he
made every effort to retain his com
posture his eyes were frequently dim
med with tears.