The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-19

medicine. The strychnine was in the
dose prepared for Mrs. Pettibone. The
drug, it is alleged, was secured at the
ID. A. Ward drug store in Bennington.
The physicians in attendance upon
Mrs. Pettibone have secuted the the
DRY of suicide. Duringsher brief Illness
she was constantly in commissions. and
during her few rational moments asked
for relief. The physicians believe that
had she committed suicide she would
have confessed at the last moment.
However, many believe in the inno-
cenee of Pettibone His wife's relatives
ever since. the tragedy, stoutly main
tanned their belief in the young mans
innocence. After her death they came
to Bennington and helped the young
man to move his personal effects from
the house and make his cell at the
county jail cheerful and comfortable.
They have resented the various insinu.
ations and rumors floating around the
district and are working hard for the
young mans release.
Mrs Pettibone was 20 years old,
while her husband was about 30 She
was small and dark, but exceedingly
neat in her attire She was well thought
of in her community. There have been
no insinuations OF her infdelity.
infatuated with Another Woman.
The day after Pettibone's arrest in
terest in the case shifted to Miss Helen
Irene Guilow, the woman in the case.
II is claimed that Pettibone is infatu-
ated with Miss Outflow, who is a
trained nurse graduate of the Al
bany N. ~ hospital While Petit
bone was in Troy Is " having his
tonsils removed Miss Outflow was his
attending nurse IL is claimed that
pettibone first met Miss Outflow last
| March, and ever since has been infatu-
ated with her.
Miss Guillow, upon learning of Petit
bones arrest, hurried at once to the
Jail. The meeting was one of the most
pathetic ever witnessed in the jail. At
the sight of the man, whose innocence
she has insistently maintained through
the long and trying ordeal, gazing up
on her through the iron grating. she al
most collapsed Byron, love- she ex-
claimed. and then her arms reached
through the bars and around the neck
OF the prisoner
Pettibone was the calmer of the two.
Tears rolled down his checks, but he
had grip upon his emotions. The
conyulsiye sobs of the woman could be
heard throughout the long corridor.
Nothing has happened during the prog
ress of the case to shake Mis-, Gull
lows faith in her lover She has been
completely exonerated by the states
attorney from any implication in the
murder
Miss Guillow is attractive, though
large and muscular OF figure. Her eyes
betray her emotion when she is trying
to steady herself. She is p years old,
- years younger than Pettibone's
wife.
Pettibone had bought the house on
School street but a few weeks previous
to the alleged crime His wife was
anxious to take in roomers and the
four chambers on the second floor had
been rented, but Eugene Rice was the
only one who had taken possession. The
room in which Mrs Pettibone died is
OF the living room on the first floor,
and is exceedingly small, about SKIS
feet. It contains one large and one
small window. The house, an attrac-
/ tive home. contains four rooms up.
stairs and six down stairs.
Revelations at First Hearing.
A preliminary hearing was held be-
fore Judge William J Meagher Of Ben
nington on June 2l, Only two witnesses
we're examined. DR. T. NJ Gardiner.
who attended Mrs Pettibone and Chief
Of Police Brazil. who was present in
the jury room at the county court
building with States Attorney Graves
when Petitioners alleged confession
was made
The physician described his treat
ment q Mrs. Pettibone. The chief re-
lated the circumstances Of the coufes-
sion He said that Pettibone entered
the room. saying he wanted TO get il
Of his mind The prisoner then said,
according to the witness. that he pre-
pared the salts, put strychnine in one
dose. gave II to his wife, went to bed
and summoned the doctor when she be
came IN
The chief sdsed. on cross-eKamina
ton. that Pcttibons had been with The
detectives three hours before he made
the confession.
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counsel. then told the court that no
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