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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
Money Was Offered for APP
prehensiOn of Murderer
of J. w. Hamilton
THREE CLAIMANTS
FROM BRATTLEBORO
Testimony Was Presented Before
Judge Chamberlain at Keene-Ten
Lawyers in the Court Room at One
Time-No Decision at Present.
Especial to The Reformer.)
KEENE, n. H., FeI

KEEN +, n. H., FeD. d.
Seven claimants to the $1,000 reward
offered for the apprehension and de-
livery to the New Hampshire authori-
ties of the murderer of James Stew
art Hamilton, and ten attorneys ap-
peared before Judge Chamberlain in
the superior court Yesterday afternoon
at the opening of hearing to deter
mine the distribution and disposition of
the reward. So many men put in
claims for the reward that the Hol-
brook, Cabot & Rollins corporation, by
whom Hamilton was employed and
which offered the reward, petitioned
the court TO determine the disposition
of the money.
Judge Chamberlain, who was the pre-
siding Judge at the trial of John H.
Wren, formerly of Brattleboro, who was
sentenced to life imprisonment for the
crime, is hearing the claims. Each
| claimant has appeared on the stand,
told his story and each attorney is per
mitted to cross-examine briefly
J Detective Joseph f. Burns of Boston
is the only one Of the original claim
, ants who did not appear Yesterday or
/ who was not represented by counsel.
/ Francis Hanrahan of Halifax. \. S.,
the detective who arrested Wren, and
! w j. o 'Hearn, barrister of Halifax
who handled the eXtradition proceed
/ ings for the state of New Hampshire,
were the first witnesses to be examined.
David S. Carey, Brattleboro ticket
agent, who gave the first information
as to the destination of Wren; Ralph
i lKirkwood, who found a registered let
ter receipt made out to Hamilton l.,
the chimney of the Wren tenement, AMI
George Wilson, Brattleboro 5 police
chief, who ran down local clues, were
the other claimants who testified yes
terday.
This morning Milton Snowden. a col
ored porter of the north station, Bos
ton, who gave the police Of Boston in
formation that Wren had bought tickets
there for Halifax, was heard and Luigl
Braido, an employe of the Holbrook
Cabot Il Rillins corporation, who frs
suspected Wren, were heard by coun
Isel, Braido is now in Italy. One other
witness was Frank o 'Brien, a police
officer Of Boston, to whom Snowden re
ported, was represented at the hearing
and his claim entered by deposition
this morning
The court went this afternoon al
o clock to the rooms of o. f. Cain il
the Cheshire House to take his test
mony. Mr.. Cain was the county solic
ltor who prosecuted the case agains
Wren. Mr.. Cain is i'll and unable t
leave his room.
, 1t is expected that the attorneys o
{ the various claimants will be asked [
, submit within 10 days the claims o
their clients i'll briefs that Judge Chan
I berlain will thereafter make his deci
/, sion.
' There was some joking in the cour
s room as to where the reward would g
> a statement that it would land in tn
i pockets of the attorneys being greete
f with laughter, as the 10 lawyers her
present at that time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
PROMINENT SPEAKER
HERE TOMORROW
Mrs. Enrich of Mardin, Turkey, to Ad-
dress Interdenominational Meeting
Change in Program.

The opportunity to hear Mrs. R. 5.
M. Enrich of Mardin, Turkey, who
will speak at the Interdenominational
Foreign Missionary meeting IL the
Centre Congregational church tomorrow
at 3 clock, is an unusual one and it
is hoped that all who are able will
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear her. Mrs. Enrich was one of
the strongest speakers at the annual
meeting of the Woman s Board of
Missions. She has an intimate
knowledge of the Armenian atrocities
and of conditions in Turkey.
A arrangement of the program
has been necessary owing to the fact
that Mrs Enrich must return to BOs-
ton Immediately after her address,
which therefore will come first and be
followed by the demonstration, On the
King s Highway. This exercise, in
which u women participate, will be
Of especial interest in view of the
general use of the textbook, The
Kings Highway. An offering will be
received to defray Mrs. Emrich's ex-
penses. The women of the Centre
Congregational church win serve tea
at the close of the program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
SURGEON TAYLOR
ADDRESSES co. |
Talks on Relation of Medical Corps to
Regiment and Individual Soldier
More Enlistments.

Dr. Herbert w. Taylor, regimental
surgeon, gave a brief talk last evening
to the members of Company l, V. \.
G., on the relation of the medical corps
to the regiment and to the individual
soldier. He appealed to them to rely
on the medical department for aid and
assistance and referred TO the proposi'
tion of DR.. A. Louis Pettee, concern
ing the care of the teeth of the mem
bers of the company, as one in line
with one of the strictest requirements
of the United States army.
Three new men were enlisted last
evening: Raymond Collins. Warren A.
Hale and George Sexton. The follow
ing were discharged. Franklin B. Fisa
of Wardsboro, because his home is so
far from the headquarters of the com
pany, Edward G. Lepp and Harold
Hennessey.
The next meeting of the company
will be held next Thursday evening
when Lieut. J. C. Waterman. inspec-
or-instructor of the Vermont National
Guard, will be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

Military operations on the western front
as well as in most of the other main thea
tres of the war are virtually at halt but
London apparently is expecting a new
move in the near future by the Germans in
northern France and Flanders.
Latest reports Of the situation along the
front of this wing show little but artillery
firing, hand grenade fighting and similar
minor operations.
Great distress in Poland is reported by
representatives of American relief organ
izations who have reached Berlin. The
suffering among the population of the war
ravaged land is particularly severe from lack
of shelter and fuel, while typhus and other
diseases are prevalent. 1t is declared that
30 per cent of the people are dependent
upon relief
Influential voices are being raised in Eng
land against the demand recently heard foI
reprisal because of the Zeppelin raids
One prominent newspaper declares that
the effect would only be for the worse anc
that no military advantage would accrue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
PARRON WAS CAUGHT
ATTEMPTING A BREAK
Stolen Goods Found in Possession of
Man Arrested Yesterday Morning
in Rutland.

RUTLAND, Feb 3-With the arrest at
O'Clock yesterday morning of George
Parron OF this city, formerly OF Orwell,
and the subsequent uncovering OF con
siderable quantity of goods stolen from
the Burr store in the town of Rutland on
Tuesday night in the Parron apartments
over the Lavoice store on Washington
street, within a stones throw of the police
station, and with a written confession
signed by Mr., Parron, in their possession,
Deputy Sheriff Pascal Ricci and Chief OF
Police b. 5 Hyand believe that they have
solved the mystery surrounding the recent
breaks at the Byrne store in Center Rut-
land. the robbeIies at the Rutland Fire
Clay company and the Burr store. PaTrou
when arrested, was in the act OF repeating
his break at the Byrne store when he was
caught in the act 10y Harry Shedd of West
street. captured and held until Deputy
Sheriff Ricci arrived and placed him III the
county jail.
! Parron has implicated others in the bur
glaries, one man by the name Of Joseph
Martin, who was arrested last night, and
/ others whom the officers are trying to con-
meet with the breaks When he confessed
to the break at the Burr store Parron was
! led to believe that he was writing to a
friend to assist him in getting rid of the
stolen goods, which were discovered in the
rooms over the Lavoice store by the police
yesterday afternoon.
Both Mr. Lavoice and his assistant no
ticed the rather queer actions of the ten
ants who yesterday morning began making
frequent trips with a suit case. An inves
tgation disclosed some cigars in bureau
drawer and a sample was taken to the po
lice station. Napoleon Burr, whose store
was robbed ON Tuesday night. was calleo
to the station and he identified the cigar a.
La brand handled by him.
Chief Hyland, with Deputy Sheriff d
A Barker and Mr. Burr. went to the Par
ron rooms and there they found a box o
cigars, some trousers, overalls and othe
goods bearing the mark of the Burr store
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
MACKENSEN READY
TO ATTACK SALONIKI
Germans, Bulgars and 10000 Turks
Expected to Begin Operations
in q. Few Days.

LONDON, Feb 3-An Austro- German
offensive against Saloniki is imminent, ac-
cording to Salonili advices from a German
source to the Exchange Telegraph's Athens
correspondent, who says that the Gievgeli-
Strumitsa railway has been repaired, and
that Field Marshal Won NIackensen is now
at AIonastir.
An Athens despatch says that informa-
tion received in military quarters there in
dicates that the German and Bulgarian
troops, supported by 10000 Turks. are
expected to begin the attack upon Feb Ia
Heavy fighting in Albania in the near
future also is likely. 1t is announced Off
cially from Vienna that the vanguards of
the Austro- Hungarian forces marching
from Montenegro along the Albanian coast
toward the Italian base at Av'0na are
south Of the Matt River, having encoun-
tered no opposition on the way They are.
therefore, only - miles from Dllrazzo and
30 miles from Avlona.
1t is learned from Rome that a part Of
the Montenegrin army has succeeded in
cffecting a junction with the Serbian
troops in Albania and that the combined
force Is falling back on Durazzo.
The Adeverul, newspaper Of Bucharest
declares that Greece and Rumania have
signed a dual neutrality convention, ac
| cording to a wireless despatch received
here from Rome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
Severy, Who Shot Four i'm
Albany, Escaped from
the Retreat
PRIED GUARD FROM
WINDOW OF ROOM
Parole Privilege, Accorded Him at Re-
quest of His Father, Had Been
Withdrawn-Police of Numerous Cit
les Failed to Find Him.

Harold l.. Severy, %, arrested in Sche-
nectady, y. L, in connection with the
shooting OF four persons in Albany, y Y.
last Friday, one fatally, escaped from the
Brattleboro Retreat in September. 1911
Since then he has been employed in differ
ent eastern cities, and as he showed no
dangerous tendencies, his father. Melvin T.
Severy, now a resident of Los Angeles.
Cal, who has known for some years the
whereabouts of his son, did not consider it
necessary to inform the authorities
DIR ). r. LawtOn, superintendent of the
Brattleboro Retreat, said this morning
that Severy came to the institution June
2S, 1911, as private patient, having been
transferred from the Westboro, Mass. asy-
lum by his father, who desired that he
should be placed as parole patient where
he had a country atmosphere
DIR. Lawton understands that he had
been parole patient at Westboro, and at
first he was granted the privilege here of
being without special restraint, in aceor-
dance with the wish of his father
4 He had a strong delusion that he was be-
/ ing prosecuted and complained frequently
\ that he could not sleep because voices were
constantly accusing him of unpleasant
things, and his parole privilege was with
drawn soon after he came TO the Retreat
i He succeeded in conceaEng in his bed
small piece of iron he had obtained while
walking and with this managed to remove
the guard from his window and one night
IN September, 1911, escaped by means of
rope made of bed clothes
The Retreat authorities, Dr.. Iawton
said, Immediately notified the police of sur
rounding cities and also notified his father.
who at the time was living at Arlington
Heights, near Boston, but so far as the Re
treat knew, nothing resulted from the no
tice of the escape sent to the police of all
of the big cities of the East
According TO his family, even while at
tending school. Severy complained of
strange prosecutions 1t was after he had
! complained on boat, of prosecutions that
he was first committed to an institution in
1905
: Severy was arrested by the Schenectady
, police Tuesday afternoon after the land
: lady of boarding house in Schenectady
where he had a room reported that his ac-
tions had aroused her suspicious that he
was the much-sought gunman. In Severy 5
trunk was found a 32-calibre target rife.
equipped with silencing device, which he
claimed was sent to him by friend in Leb-
anon, n H.
The rifle also was equipped with heavy
wire with which it could be fired Severy
explained to the police that he carried the
/ gun in his coat-seeve and that by pressing
upon the wire, discharged the rifle He
also could reload the weapon from his
armpit without removing it from hi,
sleeve.
:. He told the police that he had praeticeC
9 with the rife on the streets of Albany Fri
Il day.
e James Irwin, one of the gunman's vic
" Tins, died yesterday and two others are il
II a serious condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
VILLA HEADED FOR
BORDER WITH LOOT
Gen. Pershing Orders United States
Troops to Seize Bandit If He
Crosses the Line.

Ell PASO. Feb 3-Gen. Villa, with 60
men and a mule pack train of gold and sill
yer bullion, is making for the border to
come out OF Mexico at a point close to
Bosque Benito, 90 miles east of Juarez. ac-
cording to dispatches from Gen. Luis Her
rera to the military headquarters in Juar-
eZ.
Two hundred Herrera cavalry are pursu-
ing Villa. Troops have been sent south
and east from Juarez and a third column
from Ojinaga in a southwestern direction
to catch the former northern chieftain.
The advices state that Villa has some
thing like 100000 worth of gold and sill
yer bars, and having found no success in
hiding out in the mountains Is running for
it while he has time. He has been pressed
closely by Gen. Jose Cavazos, reports
state
Villa, following his retreat from the Vi
cinity of the Santa Nsabel massacre, is said
to have gone through Santa Clara Canyon
and unearthed the buried loot of the late
Gen. Tomas Urbina, whom Villa killed for
refusing to turn over the loot.
Gen Pershing has ordered all his men
on the border to be on the lookout for
Villa, and his party and to place Villa
under arrest ii he should enter American
territory. Since the killing OF the Is
Americans at Santa Ysabel by bandits for
mery connected with Villa, il not actually
under his command, it is not believed here
that the United States Will allow Villa tc
seek asylum in this country without arrest
\ special train from the Penoles mining
company property en- route to the border
with American employees and some bullion
| reached Chihuahua yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
CLOUDS BROKE AND
REVEALED ECLIPSE
Sudden Hidden Until Eclipse Was Well
Under Way First of Five Un-
usual Events This Month.

The clouds broke early enough this
morning for those who were watching
for the partial eclipse of the sun TO
catch a glimpse of it before the shad-
ow of the moon had completely left
the surface of the brighter luminary.
The sun began going into the shad-
ow about 1920 O'Clock and about IL
'clock there was a general rush for
smoked glass for the sun had begun
to emerge from the banks of clouds
that had obscured it from earthly
view all the morning. For about an
hour it was possible to see some part
of the sun in shadow. This was the
first of FIVE unusual astronomical
events to be seen this month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
LARGE AUDIENCE
WAS DELIGHTED
Delineation of Pygmahon by Mrs.
Christabel Kidder Indicated Keen
Sense of Interpretation.

Mrs. Christabel n. Kidder of Boston
made her second appearance before
the Brattleboro Woman s club last
evening in the Centre church, reciting
Bernard Shaw s comedy, Pygmalion.
Her rendition of Zangwill's The Melt
ing Pot last year was unusually fine,
and while Pygmalion is an entirely
different type of play Mrs. Kidder was
equally successful in delighting
large and thoroughly interested audi
ence with her excellent portrayal of
every character.
Shaw S play is travestv on the
familiar story of the legendary Pyg-
maIion whose statue came to life be-
cause of his love for it. In this case a
London flower girl is the object of an
experiment by an expert in phonetics
who makes a bet with friend that in
six months time he can teach her to
speak such perfect English that she
can be presented at court and mingle
with the finest without detection.
In doing this he is successful, but at
the same time he brings to life her
SOUL of which he has taken no ac-
count
The cynical, almost brutal, Henry
Higgins, the expert in phonetics; the
h1uti anu well DIcu 1Ol IIcheIiIS, 1iOHi
whom Eliza, the flower girl, learns
manners; Eliza herself, with hel
awful coekney English, and that OF
her father, one of London s "unde
serving poor these as well as the
minor characters were delineated BY
| Mrs. Kidder in a manner that indi
Gated keen sense of Interpretation al
well as rhetorical ability far above tn,
| average.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
SILVERWARE STOLEN
ON GUILFORD STREET
Burglars - Not Known Definitely
When Theft Was Committed.

Mrs. William Cushman of Guilford
street discovered last evening, when
she went to drawer to get a special
article of silverware for the table, that
the house had been burglarized. Fur
ther search revealed the fact that prac
tically everything in the line of silver
ware which was not on the dining room
table had been stolen In some in
stances the boxes that contained the
articles had been taken.
The thief or thieves had been careful
not to take anything on the table, and
in that way made it uncertain just
when the burglary occurred. Mrs. Cush-
man remembers that on Monday even
ing she and Mr.. Cushman went out to
supper and probably left the house un-
locked. She remembers that when she
entered the dining room Tuesday morn
ing she found the curtains drawn,
whereas they are usually left up day
and night. She thought nothing of it
at the time, but she is now inclined to
the belief that the robbery was com
mitted Monday night The police have
j been notified.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
PRESIDENT WILSON
NOW IN ST. LOUIS
Last Address on Preparedness in Pres
ent Tour to be Delivered Today
Much Encouraged.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. ,. - President Viii
son arrived here this morning to de-
liver the last address for adequate ma
tional preparedness in his present tour.
The President has not made definite
plans for another trip, but some of his
advisers, encouraged by the success of
the present trip, are urging him TO
leave Washington about Feb. II to Wis
it Denver, the Southwest and the
South
The President came from Kansas
CITY greatly encouraged by the recep
tion accorded him there last night Not
since he left Washington five days age
have the crowds cheered him SO hearth
" or appeared in such numbers to wei
| come him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
Seattle Reports All Com
municatiOn Paralyzed by
Record Snowfall
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
FROM HEAVY WEIGHT
Unable to Stand Strain of Two and
one-Half Feet of Snow on Roofs
Outlook Not Promising for Resump-
ton of Normal Conditions.

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 3-The Pacific
northwest today again faced the task of
battling with an almost unprecedented
snow storm which has paralyzed rail com
munication Disorganized city traffic held
residents in outlying sections snowbound
and caused many thousands OF dollars
damage to buildings, which were not
strong enough to withstand the weight OF
more than two and one-half feet of snow
on their roofs
With continued cold weather and more
snow in prospect the outlook is not prom
ising today for the early resumption OF
normal conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
P. L. SHEA NAMED
FOR POSTMASTER
Former Brattleboro Boy Successful in
Long and Bitter Political Contest
in Derby, Conn.

Patrick L. Shea Of Derby, Conn,
brother of d. Frank Shea and Edward
j. Shea of Brattleboro, has been nam
ed by President Wilson to be postmas-
ter at Derby, which ends a long and
bitter contest. Mr.. Shea will succeed
Capt E. L. Chaffee, who has been post
master 10 years. The contest began
soon after the election of President
Wilson. Eight men sought the place
and all circulated petitions. In a short
time the number was reduced TO three.
Capt. Chaffee has three years to serve,
so the contest at first did not attract
so much attention as later.
Just before the primaries for the
election of delegates to the congress
sional convention the contest was re
newed and the delegation was won by
James s. Donahue At that time Mr.
Shea was reported to have secur,d the
support of the congressman from that
district, William Kennedy Mr. Ken
inedy was renominated, the DonahuC
delegates supporting him, but he was
defeated at the following election
Last spring, when it was said that the
former congressman was about tC
make his recommendation, there was
more scurrying around and when the
smoke had cleared away Mr.. Kennedy
announced that he had recommendeC
| Mr.. Shea
Mr.. Shea was born in Brattleboro
April %, 1872, and lived here until ?:
years ago, when he went to Derby. He
has lived there the greater part of th'
time since then He is well known
especially in Knights of Columbus cir
cles, having been national delegat'
from Connecticut two or three times
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
THROWN INTO RIVER.
Death of Claude Noble May Have
Been Caused by Wound on Head.

Rochester, VT, Feb. 3-Claude Noble,
a native of Kingman, Me-, employed
by the American Realty company
at Rochester, while drawing load of
baled hay Monday afternoon to the
West Rochester camp, was thrown into
the river at Guernsey bridge. When
taken from the water he was
dead There was a wound on his head
and it is not known whether death
was caused by the wound or drowning.
The body was removed to the home
of WESLEY Hanson at Robinson, where
he had made his home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
Centre Congregational Church

Friday, Feb. 4, at 3 p. m.-Inter
UNCONVENTIONAL Foreign Missionary
meeting in the church, to which are
invited the women of the town and
all others interested. The program
will consist of demonstration, Pill
grims on the Kings Highway, and an
address by Mrs. r. S. NJ Enrich of
Mardin. Turkey. Tea will be served
i'm the chapel Mt the close Of the meet
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
HEAVIEST SNOW FALL
IN BOSTON SINCE 1909
More Than Ten Inches Had Fallen Up
to Noon Today-Clearing Weather
Expected.

BOSTON, Feb. "A snow storm which
began yesterday in southeastern New Eng
land had extended to the Canadian border
today with the heaviest fall in this city
and moderate gales off the coast. 1t was
expected that it would move out to sea be-
fore night, to be followed by clearing
weather. The snow in this city was the
heaviest since 1900, more than 10 inches
having fallen up to noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03
GERMANS PLANNING
A NEW OFFENSIVE
1t Is Believed They Will Attempt to
Blast Way to the English Chan
mel Towns.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-The London news
papers this morning express the conviction
that the Germans are planning a new Of
fensive on large scale against the left
wing of the allies. 1t is expected that
they will attempt to blast way to Calais
and Dunkirk by the use Of strong bodies
of infantry supported by enormous masses
of artillery