The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-03-25
YOUTHS ON TRIAL
FOR NUMBERING
C|H|NAMAN
Two st. Adams Boys Enter Pleas
of Not Guilty
JURY QUICKLY SECURED
Dennis and Rushlow Charged with
Death CT Chinese Merchant on
JURY QUICKLY SECURED
Dennis and RushloW Charged with
Death CT Chinese Merchant on
February

81 AiDdho' MAI. 81 4NDt Sullly
was the reply OF William Dennis to
the indictment for the murder OF
Chin Kim, read by County Clerk
George C. Stevens in the Franklin
County court this afternoon at 2:05
o'clock and not guilty also answer
ed Elmer Rushlow.
After they had entered their pleas
of not guilty to the charge of murder
CT Chin Kim, the Chinese store Keep
er, on the night OF February 5. they
took seats beside their attorneys At
S:45 o'clock the empanelling of the
jury was completed
When the court came in after
short recess Judge Il. L. Waterman
announced that the court had decid-
ed not to begin the trial until tomor-
row morning at o'clock. The court
then adjourned
Attorney General Rufus E. Brown
of Burlington and States Attorney
Gaylord F. Ladd OF Richford appear
for the state. s S. Cushing OF this
city represents Dennis and w. r. Nc
Feeters of Enosburg Falls appears
for Rushlow Evidence tending to
show that the Chinaman was murder
cd win be introduced first and later
the so-called confession OF the boys
will be presented.
The body of Chin Kim, a China
man who conducted secopd hand
store on Catherine street, was found
the morning of February 6 in pool
OF blood in the rear of his store.
The Chinaman was lying on his face
and on the back of his head were dis
covered two large cuts and com
pound fracture of the skull
A railroad coupling pin was found
near the body and in the afternoon
when DR.. B. II. Stone of the state
laboratory of hygiene, Burlington. ar
rived and performed an autopsy on
the body he decided that the coupI-
ing pin could have inflicted such a
wound. Every clew that presented
itself was sharply followed up until
the police were satisfied that there
were no grounds for following It
longer
Tuesday noon. February 10. Viii
liam Dennis and Elmer Rushlow
were taken into Gus .ody by Police.
man Walker as suspects whom Chief
of Police Mahoney had been watch.
ing very closely. Later In the day
the boys were lodged in the Franklin
county jail charged with the murder.
Next morning the boys were closeted
with the authorities and made what
was termed confession of the
crime.
Dennis. who will be 81 years old
April 2 and Rushiow, who has pass
ed the u year mark by a few months
were companions and we're we'll
known to Chin Kim. having frequent
~ been in his shop They had sold
him many things and were we'll ac-
quainted with his place of business
and his habits. According to the
so-called confession the boys were at
the dump near the round house OF
the Central Vermont railway Thurs
day afternoon, February 5. about 8
O'Clock when the thought come 10
them to.visii the Chinaman's store.
This. il is alleged. they did. and the
police figured that they went to
Chin's place about O'Clock. or a few
minutes before. II was said that one
of the boys asked Chin the price of
fur coat thai hung on a rack with
several other coats. and that as Chin
reached for IL. the other boy deliver.
ed the fatal blow. Chin falling TO the
floor and never moving again. The
instrument used. 1t was said was Il
railroad pin which the bows took
from car the day before. The BOYS
then proceeded to break into the
show case and take therefrom about
20 watches. according to the alleged
confession. These watches they took
TO the city dump and buried in the
expectation of digging them up later.
Although the watches have been
searched for they have never been
found. il is said.
The clew which brought about the
arrest OF the boys was pair OF
sheep skin covered gloves which had
been left in the store. Clews follow
ed by Mr.. Mahoney led to the belief
that IL was one that had been pur-
chased a short time before b. one Of
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