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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
SCORES OF ARRESTS
ARE MADE IN CHICAGO

Chicago, May IA score of arrests
were made in the May day demon
STATIONS of radicals in Chicago to-
tivity had the effect of quenchng any
revolutionary fires that may have
been struggling for EXPIRE ssion. The
days developments were as follows:
Mounted policemen charged and dis
persed a crowd of socialists who at
tempted to march to u hall.
Two policemen were attacked by
members of crowd outside n han
where radicals were holding a meeting.
rested. Red flags were removed from
two elevated railroad stations, on
flagstaffs in two parks and on a
technical college building.
Handbills printed in red ink and bearing
among other inscriptions the words
walk to-day, fellow workers. under the
red flag of revolution" appeared in sew
eral sections of the city.
Philip ]. Barry. chief of the local bureau
of investigation of the department Of JUS
tice, received n letter signed Committee
of the Bolshevic Party" threatening you
will get the same as the Russian Car. "
Mr.. Barry didn't take 1t seriously.
Officials of the newly formed labor party
issued a statement that the recently dis.
covered plot to kill government officials
and prominent citizens by bombs sent
through the mails was "A plant by hire
lings of Wall Street,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
WARM FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns verdict Of Manslaughter
against SO1dicr-Murdered
14-Ycar-Old Girl

st. Albans, May 2-Guilty of man
slaughter was the verdict of the jury
given this morning in the case against
Robert Warm, who was charged with the
murder of Jennie Hemingway, IA years
old, in this city Sunday night, August IL
The girls body was found In corn field
on the Newton road the morning or the
18th. The verdict was reported by Fore
man 3. II. Wood of Georgia when
Franklin county court came in AT nine
O'Clock. The jury had had the case
since 2:4O o'clock yesterday afternoon
and as the court was In readiness up
to a late hour last night to receive the
verdict apparently the decision was not
reached until this morning.
Are you certain you have rendered
a Just verdict?" asked County Clerk
G. C. Stevens. I'VE certainly are re-
piled Foreman Wood.
Former States Attorney w. r. McFeet-
ers for the State, moved for Judgment
on the verdict and for sentence. c. G..
Austin, Warns official counsel. said
that they did not want this motion
acted upon at the present time as they
desired to file some motions in the case,
especially for arrest of judgment on the
evidence. Mr.. McFeeters said they had
no objections to this, but asked that
they be notified of the time fixed as both
he and r. f. Brown, his associate. ex-
pected to be busy at least part of
next week. There was no action on the
motion.
Warm was taken back to the county
jail to await sentence.
With Judge Stanley G. Wilson OF
Chelsea presiding. the trial of the case
opened Wednesday afternoon. April %
after a day and a half had been occupied
in empaneling n jury. the case. there
fore, taking eight days. In the pre-
vious trial the State began putting In
evidence on Wednesday morning. Sep
| TENDER t., and the jury returned the
verdict. guilty of manslaughter. as ir
the present trial, Tuesday evening, Sep
| TENDER IS, two hours and II minutes
after the case passed into their hands
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
SOLDIERS BATTLE
WITH n. Y. POLICE
Occasion Is an Attempt of 1000
Men to Break up Meet
ing of Radicals

New York, May 1.-The climax OF the
May day celebration by New Yorks radi-
calls came tonight with mass meeting
at Madison Square Garden which adopted
resolutions advocating three genera!
strikes, two of five days duration and
q third Of indefinite length unless
Thomas j. Mooney and Warren X. Bill
lings are released from prison or granted
new trials before July 4.
The meeting to- night was the only one
of a dozen planned for to-day which was
not broken up by soldiers and sailors
who demanded that the American flag
be displayed and the Star Spangled
Banner" sung. 1t was not the fault of
the service men that they did not clean
up the garden tonight. They tried
hard enough, but were overwhelmed by
the police.
Elaborate preparations had been made
by the municipal authorities to protect
the Mooney meeting from interference.
An army of 1918 police, under command
of Chief Inspector DAILY. guarded all APP
proaches to the garden and they held at
bay more than 1000 men in uniform, re-
Gently returned from France.
Led by a Scotch-Canadian soldier and
a bugler who repeatedly sounded the as
sembly. the soldiers and sailors charged
the police lines again and again but only
to be beaten. Back of the officers on foot
with night sticks held ready, were out.
posts of mounted men. They were rein
forced by a strong provost guard
Not only did the police repel frontal at
tacks but they tried strategy with sue
cess. Led by platoon of soldier!
mounted officers several hundred patrol
men on foot caught large number o.
soldiers. sailors and marines in 18th stree
I between Fifth and Madison avenues, cut
ting off every avenue of escape. Thu
patrolmen charged the crowd using the
sticks freely, and dispersed it.
One mounted officer, chasing TIL
! Canadian leader of the crowd and al
American soldier, pursued them on horse
back into the main entrance of the Hote
| Latham where the American was fellet
by blow from a night stick. TIL
Canadian escaped through the bar room
| The police became more enthusiastic ii
their work after they had been pelte'
with n shower of bricks.
| An American soldier wounded in Franc
| and on sick leave from n hospital in thi
| city was Knocked down and trampled upo
by a contingent of mounted police VIII
| charged the crowd as he was walking
, off He was unconscious when carrie
| away in an ambulance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
Warm Declares Innocence

st. Adams. May Elm a statement made
public to-day Robert Warm. twice con-
victed for the murder of 14-year-old Jen-
ME Hemingway, declared, that II am an
innocent man and God and myself alone
know It" Warm is in the Franklin county
Jail awaiting sentence for manslaughter.
He strongly protests his innocence say
ing: 81 am ready to go throgh whatever is
placed on my shoulders. Time alone will
bring forth the truth. Justice will be done
in the end, If not by the courts Of YER
mont then by the power of God" Warm
declares that he has been misrepresented
in many ways and believes one reason for
his conviction is because of his German
birth for which he says, II am not to
blame" After expressing disappointment
at the outcome of the last trial. Warm
said, Now after all my hopes that I
might be free man. / must be taken
away from the only one / love-" 1t Is
thought that he refers to his mother.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
M|DOLEBURY TRACK
TEAM BEATS TUFTS
Score Is 64H to 61H-COllege
Broad Jump and Discus
Records Broken

Middlebury. May 2.-Middlebury track
team defeated Tufts College representa-
tives and broke two college records this
afternoon in the first meet of the sea-
son. The final score was 6i1a to 61ls and
was decided by Pebard. who jumped
eight inches further than the college
record set by HOLSTER. II. in the last
event. the broad jump. This gave Mid
dlebury the final five points which
spelled victory. With Bower sick Middle
bury was left weak in dashes and
throughout the first part of the meet
Blair and Fits of the visitors managed
to keep Tufts in the lead. In distance.
however, Jones, as usual, captured first
place in all events with ease and Miske
was a frequent point winner. The field
events, though. were Middlebury's strong
est point and Potratz. Baldwin. Howe
and Canty with weights and Pebard and
Tatro in jumps soon brought up the local
colleges score. In the discus throw,
Potratz. freshmen of some inter-
scholastic fame from Wisconsin. took
first place by a throw Of Ill feet and s
inches. which is feet inches better
than the college record.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
KILLED BY FALL
Manuel Bailey, o.. Of stowe Dies ~
Result Of Roof Giving Way

Stowe. May Emanuel Bailey, 6S
years of age. was fatally injured when
he fell from the roof of barn this
forenoon. striking on the back OF the
head Mr. Bailey was assisting Car
penter N. b. Johnson In some work at
F. A. Strong's when the roof gave way
and Mr.. Bailey fell some 10 feet. II. G..
Canning, who was also working on 1t,
fell and was injured on one leg. Mr..
Bailey was unconscious when taken up
and a cash requiring three stitches to
close was found on the back of his
head. He was taken to the home OF
his son. Eugene N. Bailey, at the viii
lage, where he lived. He died without
regaining consciousness at about two
o'clock In the afternoon.
Mr.. Bailey was born In Canada, but
passed the most of his life In "the
States" and for the last "a years had
lived In Lamoille county. He leaves two
sons, Frank e. Bailey and Eugene N.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
JURY GETS WARM CASE
Newly Discovered Evidence Ii Exclud-
ed by Judge Wilson

st. Adams. May 1.-The case Of State
VS.. Robert Warm for the alleged murder
of Jennie Hemingway. IA years old. in
jury In Franklin county court at $40
O'Clock this afternoon. Judge Stanley
C. Wilson delivered his charge when
court came in at two O'Clock and ap-
pointed B. Fl. Wood OF Georgia foreman.
Court was delayed an hour in opening
this morning by an attempt Of counsel
for the respondent to introduce some
newly discovered evidence. After con-
ference on the matter Judge Wilson ruled
that It s5oIid net be admitted. saying
that even had 1t been presented during
the regular course Of the trial it would
not have been admissible, as it was too
disconnected to be relevant to the case.
The proceedings took place In the
Judges room and not in open court The
matter brought to the attention of the
court was an affidavit from Stephen
Young of Alburg, a young man who In
August 1917, was on the Van Warner
farm three quarters of mile northwest
of the place where Jennie Hemming-
ways body was found. On the Warner
farm was a cornleld and on the Sunday
night in question the corn was stand
Ing in proper order. Monday when Mr.
Warner went to the field to look FOR a
monkey wrench he had left there he
found automobile tracks. the tracks OF
several people, the corn badly broker
down and ar empty cigarette case. The
iSshes at the edge OF the field were
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
ESCAPED L|ONESS
TERR|F|ES Town
Woodbury., N. j., Takes I'm.
promptu Holiday until Animal
Is Chased Down and Killed

Woodbury., N. j., May 1.-Terror pre-
vailed for an hour in Woodbury. this
afternoon when a lioness on exhibition
in a circus sideshow killed her keeper
before small crowd of spectators.
escaped from her cage and bounded into
a small clump of woods which adjoined
the town.
posse of men and boys armed with
guns, pixies and stones pursued the ami
NAL into the woods and finally killed her
with a fusillade of more than 100 shots,
IL of which took effect.
The big show was in progress be-
fore an audience of several hundred
men, women and children, when John
Henry. keeper of the lioness Lucy"
and her two cubs, entered the sdeshow
cage. Driving the lioness into another
compartment. Henry carelessy swung
shut the separating door and stopped to
fondle the cubs.
The enraged animal threw herself
| against the door, bursting 1t open and
| with one leap closed her powerful jaws
about Henry's neck. crushing the bones
and killing him instantly.
Attendants in the tent shouted for
help and, selling iron bars. hooks and
tent stakes, began to beabor the ami
NAL in an effort to compel her to release
her grip on the dead man.
| Infatuated further by the blows, the
lioness threw herself against the outer
door of the cage, which Henry had failed
TO lock, and burst her way to freedom.
| Screams of persons who saw her escape,
excited the audience in the main tent
and a panic followed. Men. women and
children scrambled from the tent and
ran across lots to the center of the town
crying "A lion has escaped" Terrified
mothers ran through the streets seeking
their children. Other women locked and
barrcaded their homes and sought refuge
in cellars. Shopkeepers closed their
stores and word was sent to the public
school. which was about to close, not to
release the children until the lioness had
been killed.
In the meantime, circus attendants. ac.
companied by men and boys of Wood
bury invaded the woods to which the
loness had fled and after a thrilling
chase cornered her and ended her life.
The entire town breathed a deep sigh
of relief when venturesome small boys
who had accompanied the hunters rar
from the woods with the tidings tina
Lucy had been killed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
FOUR SHOT DURING
MAY DAY MEETING
Three Policemen and Civilian
Receive Bullet Wounds and an
Officer Is Stabbed in Clash
with Radicals
112 ARRESTS ARE MADE
Men and Women in Boston Carrying
Red Flags and FInuntIng Annrchistic
Literature Fight Serious street Bat
tie with Police

Boston, May Three policemen and
civilian were shot, another officer was
stabbed and number of radicals were
badly beaten when 900 policemen. aided
by soldiers, sailors and civilians fought
with a crowd of several hundred radicals
who attempted to parade after a May
day meeting.
Two men who were arrested are in a
hospital and others were treated by
physicians before being placed in cells
Early tonight 112 arrests had been made,
16 being women and the police were
combing the section for groups which
were said to be planning further DEM
onstrations.
Following n meeting in the Dudley
street Opera house. the radicals filed into
the street carrying red flags, wearing red
buttons and Haunting radical literature.
A number of women wore red dresses.
Leaders could not produce a parade per-
init and policemen ordered them to
dispense. He was greeted with boots and
pushed aside.
Other officers demonstrated with the
crowd but 1t continued to surge up the
street. Police reserves were called and as
q wagon approached shots were fired at
it. A patrolman was hit. The police fired
into the air not wishing to hit bystanders.
Radicals defed police, who arrived in
large numbers. More shots were fired,
stones were hurled and the police waded
into the rioters. swinging their clubs
on radicals heads and shoulders. The
crowd was gave and even women march
ers fought with the police. The police
were outnumbered and sailors and civil
| ians went to their assistance. For several
| minutes a serious street battle was
waged.
| The police succeeded in breaking UP
| the crowd and began taking out prison
, ers. These We're loaded into patrol
/ wagons and taken to station houses
| The policemen held their guns to the
radicals. who threatened to rescue the
| prisoners. One officer held a gun OF
| five men and said he would shoot the
first one who attempted to escape.
The policemen ordered civilians with
automobiles to help them carry off the
prisoners. The radicals slashed the tires
of one machine, but its driver pulled
out for the station house on fiat tires
| Superintendent Of Police Crowley be
| came alarmed and notified the adjutant
generals department that he might hav,
| to call on the State guard for help All
| officer from the acknowledgements Office
| went to Dudley street and found that tn,
police had the rioters subdued.
| OF those arrested 16 women wer,
charged with melting to riot; Ga mel
with rioting; 80 men with taking part IL
an ARRAY or with assault.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
V. v. M. TEAM TO GO TO
TRANSFORMERS MEET

Montpelier, May 5.-Gen. II. t. johnson
has issued an order which provides for
a team from the Vermont Volunteer mi
litia attending the annuar shoot of the
Vermont Trap Shooters association. which
which will take place during the month of
June In Springfield. The team will be In
charge of Captain q. b. Walton and two
men will be selected from each company
In the regiment. Captain Walton will
visit the several companies previous to
the shoot giving them instruction In trap
shooting.
Captain @. w. Stone of Vergennes has
resigned. Company d. of which he was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
ELEVEN CLEVELAND
POLICEMEN SHOT
Thirty Other People Seriously
Injured in Hospital, Result of
May Day Demonstration

Cleveland, Ohio, May IAN unidentified
man was killed by a detectives bullet, II
policemen were shot or badly beaten and
about 100 persons wounded many serious
ly. in general rioting which brought dra-
matte finale this afternoon to social
list May day demonstration here. About
90 persons, seriously injured, are In hos
pitfalls tonight while scores of others, in
Guiding women, were trampled by rioters
and dubbed by police.
Socialist headquarters was totally
wrecked by angry citizens bent on putting
an end to the demonstration.
The rioting was general in Public
square, East 9th street, Huron road. Pros
pect avenue, Superior avenue, Bolivar
avenue and other thoroughfares.
Socialists and sympathizers in East 9th
street and at Public Square were ridden
down by mounted policemen and by SOL
diers in army tanks and trucks.
The one fatality occurred at Central and
Woodland avenue, when a mob said to
have been composed Of socialists or SYM
pathizers, rushed Detective Woodring and
other officers. Woodring, declaring he
drew his revolver to save his own, life.
fired into the alleged leader Of the mob.
the bullet passing through the mans neck,
hn''e nm ,'e.a"'.v
inc oeao man was an on'o" .
@i"'y Vi 'he rio'eis "e -
score were iouhd 10 nave weapons VII
tnem' ponce say
mon OF several huhored Oh the rio'-
ers threatened ponce heaoquarters "hei,
c. f. Ruthenberg. SOCIALIST leader ana
former socialist candidate TOT mayor
was arrested and FOR more than an nour
the entire downtown section or the city
was a mass OF socialists. police, civilians
and soldiers. the latter riding down the
| rioters in army trucks and tanks.
Dozens of shots were fired in Public
square, where more than 10000 social
lists and sympathizers assembled for a
May day rally and to protest against
the convictions Of Eugene V. Debs and
Thomas ]. Mooney.
The trouble started in Superior ave
nue., near East Ninth street, when the
head of one of the five socialist parades
scheduled to meet in n mass meeting a
Public square. was stoned. and Libert,
Loan workers and an army lieutenan
tore n rod Aag from n man at the heat
~ the marcher. nracticaIlv every on,
~ ,yhor, u,oro 90 ,r,,,ro rod Gags
49,, ~. .,ots h,a 40
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
WON'T REPAIR STREETS
Voters Of st. Adams Decline to Au-
thOrixe the Funds

st. Adams, May 6.-At a special city
meeting held tonight at the City Hall,
attended by large number Of voters
all three articles in the warning were
dismissed with the exception of a 10
cent tax for the school purposes. Upon
motion of John r. Cushing, survey
of the school situation was ordered,
and IL committee is to be appointed by
the mayor
The voters refused to authorize the
issue of negotiable bonds not to ex-
coed $4,000 for street work, and to
take the water fund, which is sepa-
rate from the general fund. for the
general fund purposes
The third article turned down was
tho proposition to assess a tax upon
the polls of the inhabitants of the city
and ratable estate owned by the resi-
dents or residents, in excess of
the aggregate of all taxes possible, to
be assessed by the city council.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
RUTLAND COUNTY TEL. & TEL co.

Rutland, May 1.-The annual meeting
of the Rutland County Telephone G. Tele-
graph company was held at the Hotel
Berwick to-day. The meeting was
called to order by President A. W. Foots
of Cornwall Reports were read and
adopted and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President
and general manager A. w. Foote; vice.
president. w. Il. Grover; secretary. ID. 8.
Carpenter: treasurer. II. Il. Sanford as
sistant manager and superintendent, w.
r. Foote: directors. w. +, Otis, Dandy;
p G.. Bond, Dandy; l.. w Fish, Ira; c.
B. Stafford, Wallingford: w. r. Foote.
Pawlet; W. E. Grover, Middletown
Springs; ID. s. Carpenter, Middletown
Springs; A. w. Foote, Middlebury; H. f.
Sanford, Middlebury. and Charles N.
Foote, Cornwall.
This is an independent company the
stock being all owned in Rutland and
Addison counties giving service in the
southern towns of Rutland county and
connecting with the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
JOE JEFFERSON, JR.,
DIES IN NEW YORK

New York. May 1.-Joseph w. Jeffer-
son, son of the late Joseph Jefferson.
famous actor, and himself widely known
on the stage, died at his home here to-
day after an illness of several months
Mr.. Jefferson was born in this city
July 6. 1869. and was graduated from
Columbia University. Following In the
footsteps of his father and grandfather.
he made his debut with the former in
rip Van Wrinkle" in Denver in 1885.
Later he played several other roles which
his father made famous.
Mr.. Jefferson Is survived by his widow.
a son and a daughter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
TOWNS COOPERATING TO
ENFORCE AUTO LAWS

Montpelier, May 2.-Reports are re-
ceived that the police departments are
to cooperate again this year with the
secretary of state in the enforcement of
the laws governing the operation Of auto
mobiles. Those towns and cities which
are co operating again this year include
Brattleboro, Rutland, st. Adams. Mont
pelier and st. Johnsbury. while no indi-
cation along this line has been received
from Burlington and Bennington. In
wears past these two have not CO.
operated in making reports Of violations
of the automobile laws.
The records of the office show some
thing like 1000 more cars registered thus
far this year than last year in the same
neriod Of time. The record follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Five Made Life Members-Six Newly
Join the Organization

Montpelier, May Ga special meeting
Of the Vermont Historical society took
place this afternoon with President w.
w. Stickney presiding. The following per-
sons were made life members: Mr..
Stickney Charles e. Bayley, Newbury:
Edwin o. Bayley, Lexington, Mass. Mrs.
Lucia Bayley, Lexington. Mass. Mrs.
Martha c. Fabyan, Newbury
This is the first time that life member
ship has been voted and persons ac-
cepted. They pay $50 for the life men,
bership. Others who were made MEM
bers were: II. w. Varnum. Jacksonville:
II. w. Tracy. Shelburne; w. A. Root.
Bennington: H. B. Amey. Island Pond !;
John Lunne, Victory, and the Rev. F..
B. Leach, Montpelier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
SCHOLAR SEEKS
DAMAGES FROM TEACHER

Rutland May Mrs. Alice Lackey. a
Mount Holly school teacher, is the de-
PENDANT In a case which went on trial in
Rutland county court to-day. The plain
tiff is Chester Sharon. aged 13 years,
who asks for $500 damages on the ground
that the schoolma'am assaulted him In
the school room. He testified that the
woman struck him with a ruler so that
his head was cut and that she choked him.
DR.. Fisk of Cuttingsville told of finding
various bruises on his body. The teacher
has filed an anwer to his charges, claiming
that she used only reasonable discipline
rian measures.