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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
3 YEARS FOR BOPP
AND $4,000 FINE

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-For the first
time in the history of the United States
foreign CONSUL general. Franz Bopp, one
nj three consuls general of Germany in
this country. was sentenced to-day to I'M
prisonment and payment Of fine for
violation of American neutrality. Judge
William II. Hunt in the United States
district court sentenced Bopp to two years
in the federal prison at McNeil's island
Washington; one year in the county Jail
and assessed an aggregate fine of SO, 900
against him, the prison and Jail terms to
run conCurrently.
Three of Bopp's aides. Vice-Consul f.
II. Won Setback. Lieut.. George Wilhelm
Won Bricken and G. c. Crowley. war
time secret agent, received like SEN
tenCee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
MYSTERY CONNECTED
WITH GIRLS DEATH
Condition Of Body Shipped to Fair
Haven Invites investigation.

Rutland, Jan. S'.-Rclatives Of the late
Miss Nora Renson. aged 3G years, daugh-
ter Of Chauncey Benson OF Granville, y.
y, who died in q Los Angeles. Cal, hos
pital two weeks ago, have asked state
Attorney c. Y. Pouln to investigate her
death. The remains were shipped from
California to Fair Haven. where the girls
mother lives The caSkct is said to have
been marked pneumonia DO not open. -
Relatives did open the casEct and found
that the body was clad merely in "A hospi
tai night dress and that there Was an in
cision for an operation on II rs well as
several bruises also a broken ankle. The
young woman worked with a moving pic
turc company,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
On HIS OATN.

little girl was remarkiug to her moth
or on the courteous behavior If their dust
man, And SO religious, too" she add
ed
y was NOT aware Of that said her
parent
On yes, declared the child. y am
perfectly certain of it. This morning nc
was hitinS the heavy dust-hin, and pS
accioent' 1t fell on his toes. And | hearo
nm 'ei'lng the Almighty quite lot apou'
iL"-LIaKd2 Neus
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WHAT HE WANTED.

The family were having guests to din
ner, and six-year-od Edward had his
supper alone and was sent to bed some
what earlier than usual. The appetizins
aroma Of roast turkey. in which he had
not shared reached him as he lay awake
bordering over his hard fate and he
decided to descend to the dining room,
and claim his rights But when father,
beholdinG the small figure at the door,
demanded sternly, Well sir, what do
YOU want" Edwards courage fell. and
he answered alphabetically. Il just came
to see if you would lend me a bone when
you're through with it."-New York
Times
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WORLDS CROP ESTIMATES
SHOW BIG DECREASES
Wheat Grown In 1915 Was "a per Cent.
Less Than Yenr Before.

Washington, Jan. 22.--World crop pro-
duction estimates for 1915, cablcd to the
department of agriculture to-day by the
International Institute sf Agriculture at
Rome show:
Wheat--tT leading countrios). 2i1s. 600
900 bushels, SO per cent less than 1915
crop.
Pye-G1 countries) os9,OooW0 bushels, 2.5
per cent. less than 1918
Barlcy-nG oountries), o2S,ooo,0o bush
els sc per cent, less than lob.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WAIST FACTORY OWNER
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER

New York. Jan. 22.---Samuel Barltin
was convicted of manslaughter in the
second degree by a. jury in BROOKLYN
late to-day in connection with a fire
in factory building in November,
1915. in which - persons lost their
lives. The convicted man was treas
urer of the Essex Waist company
which occupied one Of tho upper floors
Of the building. He was the first to he
tried of four persons indicted. He was
remanded for sentence on Friday. Tn
der the verdict. he is liable to a sen
tonce of from -. to fifteen years Inn
priSonment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
FUNERAL OF REV. T. Z.
MCCARTHY AT RUTLAND
Bishop Rice OHic;atc. ~ CcIcbrnnt Of
solemn High Requiem Mass.

Rutland, Jan 23.--Bishop Joseph j. Rice
OF Burlington was the celehrant Of n sol =
emn high requiem mass at st. Peters
church here to-day at the obsequies Of
tho Rev Thomas l.. Mccarthy. curate at
the Catholic Church in Montpelier. who
dled at Rochester, MINI, last Friday.
The bishop was assisted by the Rev. +. J.
Long Of Montpelier deacon and the
Key j. a Lynch of Mortified as sub
deacon The Rev. T. i. Barry of Burlng-
ton was master of ceremonies and the
Row William Cassidy of Burlington gave
tho culogy.
Several thousand people turned out for
the services. Rutland being Father Nc
Carthy's native place Knights of Column
bus and other societies affiliated with St
Peters parish acted as escort from the
church to Calvary cemetery here, where
tho burial took place
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
$4,000 SYRIANS
DIE OF STARN ATl'

Rome, via Paris, Jan. 2S.-Fiye hunt
and ten thousand people have died
starvation in Syria, according to infor
ton received by the CorrieT D'Its
Lebanon is said TO have suffered part
larly white at Beyrut inhabitants are
to have been picked up on the str
nearly dying of hunger The numbe,
suicides is increasing to appalling
portions. Similar horrors are reported
occurring in Palestine and parts of the
terror inhabited by Christians.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
BILLY SUNDAY CLOSES
BOSTON ENGAGEMENT

Boston, Jan. @.--The Rev. ". A. Sun.
day tonight closed the evangelistic cam
paign he has been conducting here since
November II. Published figures OF the
attendance show thataa total OF LES. 800
persons have heard him in the Tabernacle
built for the meetings and that 1885 Of
these signed cards as an expression Of
their purpose to take fresh interest in
their religion. \ free will offering 10
Mr.. Sunday. gathered at four meetings
to-day and from other sources during the
week. amounted to SO.s26. exclusive %
collections taken at many churches, Pre-
Nlously. the collections toward the eXpen-
SEES of the meetings had aggregated H,4S.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
LOGS CRUSH BOY TO DEATH
Emanuel I.cgauIt. Aged IL, Is Almost
Instantly Killed mt Manchester
Depot

Montpelier, Jan. e2.-ThC industrial &C
cident board has received "A report of the
death by accident Saturday of Emanuel
bogault. E-Near-old boy, employed by
+. d. piotto at Manchester Depot The
boy was killed almost instantly when a
log rolled down n skidwaY and crushed
him against IA load of logs on "A sled
Leeaut was a native of Hammond, f. @
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
Amended Revenue BIZ.

Washington, Jan, Gas ii viii go
before the caucus the amended revenue
bill provides for an increased inheri-
tance tax and new tax ON cNcoSS
profits of corporations and co-partncr-
ships authorizes an issue of 100000 900
in Panama Canal bonds in addition to
the 1921, 100000 already authorized but
not issued and empowers the secretary
of the treasury to put out certificates
of indebtedness up to $500, 600, 900 and
to increase. il emergency demands. the
income tax. BY specific provision, the
bill is entitled an act to raise revenue
on account of tho army and navy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
HUGHES WELCOMED RACK

New York, Jan. 2.-Charles Z. Hughes
was welcomed back to the practice Of la
in New York at dinner given in his
honor tonight by the association OF the
bar of New York. Elihu Root in his ad
dress of welcome declared
Il am glad he is here. but wish he
were some where else"
Il have no desire to evoke sympathy
or any suggestion of misfortune" said
Mr. hughes Il did not wish to resign
from the Supreme Court, but did resign
because ] thought 1t was my duty TO re.
sign and do not regret that which I did
with that purpose"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
VT. MAY GET SHARE OF
BLISTER RUST FUND

Montpelier, Jan. 93--Ncrmont may
share in a government appropriation of
SDD,rr to night the white pine blister rust,
which is doing So much damage in the
northern and middle states, according to
senator II. II. Wheeler of South Buring-
ton, who returned to-day from Washing
ton u. G., where he attended as YER
monts delegate, the international forestry
conference The principal business before
the cohicrcnc" was the consideration or
means to check the spread Of the white
pine plague. from which 80 far 40 tree
once attacked has ever recovered
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
BILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF MUNITIONS SOLD ALLIES

washington, Jan. 22.--War munitions
exports from the United States to the
European allies since the war began
nav" approached billion dollars in
value figur"S compiled to-day by the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
m"rcc show that the heaviest month :
shipments of war supplies went for
ward IN November, when the total was
more than SNo,000.OO0
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
IT SEEMED INEscApABI.E.

The moment the razor touched his face,
the man in the chair realized that he was
in the hands of an amateur
will you have a close shave. SIR" ask
cd the barber,
TT looks like it," returned tho victim
moodilN AT present the odds against
my getting out of this chair alive seem
very heavy, indeed"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

oats--di countrics), 3,1js,COooo bushels,
ld'e per cent. less than 1915
'orn-tSiN countries), 2.7ii00O.Uo BUSH
us ll'6 per cent. less than 1918.
ihdla's 1917 wheat acreage Is forecast as
an increase OF per cent. over 1916; flax
three per cent. less and cotton 10 per cent.
more with cotton production indicated at
- per cent greater than last year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED

Washington, Jan. % The nomination
OF John \. Donald Of New York as a
memher of the new federal shipping
o"drd WAS confirmed to-day by the
senate When the nominations of the other
that OF Mr. Donald Wa held M by OPP
position OF progressive. republicans ana
some democrats.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WORTH ATTENTION OF WOMEN.

When you feel too tired to work. wake
up weary. have backache or pains in
sides, when YOU suffer rheumatic twingce
you may be sure the kidneys are dis
ordered Fay Shelburg, All, Mo, writes
Il had kidney trouble two years Moth
ing did me any good until | got Foley
Kidney pills. Two zoe boxes cured me. -
Medical Hall. j. w. OSulivan. 30 Church
q street ADV.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
FOR POLISH RECOGNITION

New York. Jan. 2l.-Resolutons calling
on President Wilson to take immediate
steps for the recognition by the United
States OF the government Of the Kingdom
OF Poland, which, in accordance with in
ternatonal law and on territory liberated
from occupation by the Russian military,
already has begun its work for the well
fare and happiness Of the Polish nation.
were adopted here to-day by the Polish
national defense committee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
WILSON TELLS SENATE
i. s. MUST HAVE VOICE
IN PEACE GUARANTEE

Congress, Official Quarters and Foreign Diplo-
mats Amazed and Bewildered When Pres-
dent, Forsaking Precedent of Century.
Speaks Directly to the Upper Legislative
House, and Lays the New Issue Before Them
Chief Executive Declares That United
States Cannot Withhold It's Participation
from Definite Concert of Power to Assure
the World That No Catastrophe of War Shall
Overwhelm It Again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
EQUAL to- THE DEMAND.

u never Use any but pasteurized milk
in the city" said the new boarder. "can
you furnish it,
Yes, indeed" was the confident reply;
'our COWS are kept in the pasture all
summer. "--Chrisuan Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

II you have desirable property to sell.
at fair price, and "easonable terms
you have something to adyextise"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15

with Its dead weight, was dragged
across the floor and thrown on the
bed, also helps eliminate the woman
theory, the doctors believe.
- ImpOasfble for Woman.
This feat OF strength, they hold.
would have been impossible for the
ordinary woman.
An examination of the skull at last
nights autopsy disclosed practically
!, the same facts brought out at the
FIRST autopsy, although it led the doc
tors to q new conclusiou-thatM Mrs.
Brandon may never have been struck
They declare that Mrs. Brandon's
forehead, temples, and skull disclose
bruises and a depression. The de-
preston is in the middle of the fore
head. 1t Is not a fracture. It is a
broad depression that broke a vein
or artery inside the skull between
the inner wall of the skull and the
membrane that covers the brain.
This caused what is known as an
extradurnal hemorrhage and accounts
for the profuse bleeding OF the vic
tim. The fact that the skull was
simply depressed and not fractured
leads the doctors to believe that the
wound was inflicted. in all prob
ability, by the blows OF a powerful
mans fist. 1t does not bear positive
indications OF having been inflicted
with any other instrument, ply
sicians says.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15
TELL TALE EVIDENCE
LEFT UNDER VICTIMS
NAILS BY UNDERTAKEN

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 15.-John Tay.
lor. the Annapolis undertaken who
prepared the body OF Mrs. Lottie May
Brandon for burial last Thursday,
says that although he found nothing
suspicious, it is not at all impossible
that the autopsy made in Washington
last night should have resulted in
the discovery OF fragments OF brown
skin or epidermis resting under the
" oman's finger nails.
81 did not find any such traces when
I had charge of the body" Taylor
stated. ~ Washed the hands the best
I could, shaped the finger nails with a
pair OF scissors. and ran the point Of
he scissors under the nails to clean
them. The finger nails had consider.
able dirt under them. but ! aid not
scrutiniZe the dirt to see II any flesh
or skin was mixed with 1t.
Fingers We've stiff.
"The fingers were very stiff. and
the flesh tended to adhere to the
nails, making It impossible for me
to do a thorough job of removing all
foreign substance from under the
nails.
IL did not study the finger nails
and what was under them with a
view of trying to find out whether
or not Mrs. Brandon scratched any
one In her death struggle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15
SECOND AUTOPSY
COMPLETES CHAIN
OF WANTED EVIDENCE

Mrs. Lottie Brandon, Annapolis
murder victim, was buried last Sat
urday still carrying beneath her
finger nails tiny particles OF a
negroes skin, according to a report
today to Maryland authorities by
Drs. Jerome Joyce and Walton Hop
kins of Annapolis, who. with DR.. w.
B. Carr, deputy district coroner, per
formed a second autopsy on Mrs.
Brandon's body at Emergency Hos
pital here last night. following its
disinterment from Glenwood Gene
terry.
The announcement OF this important
discovery followed previous state
ments of physicians that no new devel-
opments had been yielded by the sec
ond autopsy.
The finger nails were detached md
subjected to a microscopic examine
ton which Enthusiastically revealed tiny
portions OF a Negroes skin, according
to the physicians.
The evidence pointed still more
strongly toward Snowden today, when
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15

Marshal Robert Carter OF the
Baltimore police department.
Every dependable clue points to
Snowden as the man who as
saulted and murdered Mrs. Lottie
May Brandon. His confession will
come soon.
Sheriff Sullivan, of Anne Arun-
del County-There is no doubt but
what snowden is the man who
killed Mrs. Brandon
Detective. Dougherty-we are
grEGually Assembling a strong
case-aEslsse snowden.
Detective Kratz-The latest
evidence we have points to the
guiit Of Snowden.
Assistant Marshal Samuel House
We have now but to get full
confession. from snowden. and the
case will be closed.
Mrs. Grace Humiston-The' ev!-
dence at hand shows conclusively
that the crime was not committed
by a white person.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15

newly scratched. She says she asked
him how he got them and he laughed
and replied: You don't know, do
your"
Didn't See Her All Day.
The woman also admits now that
Snowden was not at her home, which
is scarcely a stones throw from the
scene OF the murder. all of last We'd
nesday. The moment the findings of
the autopsy were announced. the no.
lice at once continued their grfllinE of
both Snowden and the Wallace wom-
an 49, - =.
The Importance off thorough and
expert post mOrtem In criminal cases
was never more thoroughly demon
strated than in this present crime.
Had the first autopsy revealed as
many and as definite facts as the
second, the murderer probably would
have been apprehended before Lottie
Brandon was laid in her grave.
The first theory was that it was a
negro assault case. but the doctors
statements that no assault had been
completed threw both police officials
and detectives completely off the
track.
DR.. Walton A. Hopkins and DR..
John J. Joyce. OF Annapolis, jointly
performed the first autopsy, DR.. W
S. Welch. the city coroner having
turned the case over to them.
Days were spent in fruitless exam
ination Of other possible suspects and
innocent persons were subjected to
most distressing and undeserved ex-
periences.
Because OF the failure OF the first
autopsy to reveal what were self
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15

It was also announced that the au-
topsy had revealed clear evidence
that Mrs. Brandon had been assault
ed: that she had been choked by a
person OF prodiglous strength, and
that her body had been dragged
across the room after she had been
struck on the forehead, possibly with
a fist.
The complete outcome OF the au-
topsy eliminates, the doctors believe
any theory that a woman committed
the crime. Every fact brought out in
the examination, It is said, works
against such n theory.
No Ordinary Strength.
Mrs. Brandon, they declared. had
been choked by some one of more
than ordinary strength. II Il was a
man, he was a powerful man. II II
was a woman, they believe she must
have been a giantess in strength. So
far. only one woman has been sus-
pected. and the doctors say a woman
OF her strength could never have dis
played the strength evidenced by the
depth OF the finger marks in Mrs
Brandon's neck.
Then, again, there are incontestIble
evidences, the doctors say. that Mrs
Brandon was dragged to the bed from
some spot In the room when the first
attack was made. The marks on the
neck, taken in this connection, show
that Mrs. Brandon was caught from
behind, the doctors say. The direction
OF the finger marks Indicate this
point.
Additionally, It was shown at the
first autopsy that Mrs. Brandon
stocking was worn through on the
knee, as though she had been
dragged, and her knee was sOiled, as
though dragged across the floor.
The fact that Mrs. Brandon's body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15
FATHER ANXIOUS
FOR VENGEANCE
W|THOWN HANDS
By R. ]. HAISLUP.
(FatheT Of Hrs. LOstte MGy BranSoa,
the Murdered Gfrl)

I am praying that the authorities
obtained all the information possible
from last nights autopsy. It Is q hor-
rible thing for a father to have to
consent to the disinterment Of the
body OF his daughter. ! did this be-
cause 1 am anxious to do everything
possible to assist the officers in their
search for the murderer.
would like to get my hands %
the negro who kiilsa any daughter.
would save the State a lot OF expense,
and would be able to relieve my feel
ings to a great extent.
/ hope a confession will be OBJ
tanned from Snowden. IL he committed
the crime. right away. II he dId not,
1 hope the real assailant win be
captured, and bring this suspense
which / have been laborinz under
for a week to an end. II Il telling
on me. and fear will not be able to
bear Il much longer.
1 will go to Annapolis tonight and
be present at the inquest II the Of
helals need me. Al 1 have repeated
ly stated, want to aid them in every
possible way. II my presence there
viii assist in the investigation, than
I'll go.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-15

only Saturday the little casket was
lowered in the little single grave in
Glenwood cemetery. Then there were
services. flowers, sombre clad rela-
tfves to do her honor. Yesterday
there was only the grave digger and
the undertaker's assistant, and the
businssslike elimination OF the
body was in pItiful contrast to the
solemn burial. But Mrs. Brandon's
body Is no longer the precious pos
session OF heartbroken relatives. It
may be and probably viii be the in
strument to solse the mystery. vim
dictate the girls honor ana send her
slayer to a grim. swift Justice
And I cannot help but believe that
II Lottie Brandon could speak, she
would wish II 80. Only q woman
knows just how precious to her Is
her own body. Only a woman knows
that to a woman the chief horror. OF a
violent death Is the fact that au&op-
sizes are involved: that all the care
woman has exercised to keep her
body sacred and inviolate Is forgot
ten. and the alien hands OF everyone
investigating the case are privileged
to examine.
She wouId Have wished II.
That, I believe, would be the horror
of such a death to Mrs. Brandon II
she could know.
Yet / believe she would not have It
otherwise, because In that last
awful minute that she lived.
and was conscious OF the cruel
end fate was willing her, she
must have sent up one mighty
prayer that her, slayer would be pun
ished even A. he was torturing her.
Thus there was something impress
sive about the uneeremonious exhu-
nation OF Mrs Brandon's remains.
There was an Rugury OF revelations
to come. There was the sensation
that this body was being brought
back from the grave for the great
purpose OF quick retributive justice.
that-Ehen 1t had been examined in an
expert and scientific way II would
tell q story that viii quickly dissi-
pate the mystery.
Grave DIEserz Men First.
Faded are the flowers that war
Brandon laid on his wife's grave.
Gone IS the scent OF the roses her
mother offered mingled with her
tears. Just a few withered gariands
they were. But because grave dig
gers are men drst and grave dlggers
- NIA y aA1 AANg OaNAACa NANh fGEy
tenderly to one side while the grave
was being opened and even more
tenderly they laid q cover over the
opened grave and replaced the fow-
ers as carefully as husband or mother
or father would have done.
'Yal7 Brandon did not 90 to the
cemetery. Everyone feared the effect
OF sueh a seepe on The boys Sheltered
nfFxear But nohlnE could keep him
from The nj CHI orhood OF the under
taking establishment to which the
Body was removed for purposes OF
examination. Hovering about as
though he could not keep away from
the casket which still held his dear
est treasure, brooding over the william
Gus attack which had robbed him OF
this girl whose life was at that
moment dedicated to the creation Of
new life. he seemed to want 70 look
upon the dear face again and still
did not dare,-did not dare to trust
his reason any further.
May Hear Vengeance Cry.
And today when they lay her away
for this second and last time; when
Mrs. Lottle Brandon as a tangible