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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Arthur Allen OF Oklahoma CITY
i visiting in the home Of Mrs. Byron
jackson.
Miss Jane Sinclair has returned
home. after caring for patient for
The past five weeks
Miss Lena I.essard Of Granitevillc
had her tonsils removed at the City
hospital this morning
Mrs. Margaret MeAdam OF Mount
Vernon place was admitted 10 City
hospital yesterday for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Parker Of ll3
Brooklyn street are receiving congratu-
lations ON the birth of daughter yes
terday morning.
Little Wendell Premier. eight year
old son OF Mrs. Charles Frenier Of -
Highland avenue underwent an oper
alton for appendicitis at City hospital
last night. He Is reported as resting
comfortably o-day.
Dr. G. y. Dalton. secretary Of the
state board Of health, will speak on
public health problems in Vermont be-
fore the Barre Woman's club al their
regular meeting in Quarry Bank hall
Jan. 81, al 2;3o p. m.
Alex. Hender-on Of Quincy. Mass.
to his home last night. after
passing several day visiting friends
IN Maple avenue Mr.. Henderson for
nerly lived here and WAS employed -
! stonccntter by n north end stone
he'd
Hormidas Marin Of Laurel street was
ined s. and assessed c0sts Of sp.fJ
rhrn he Wa arraigned before Judge /
Edwin l. Scott this morning charged
sifh intoxication. Marin was arrested
N North Main street saturday night
y 0ficrr Muricy
Always known a. practical joker. a
forth Main street merchant oufdid
imseif saturday when BE- PLACED two
su,e mice in his store window By &C.
ual counf 10 passersby politely
Topped in "a infarm him that mice
ere cavortinE among the merchandisc
b the window.
Jndcc Wilson. = BE i hoidinr court
: Wood.tork. teir1honed Il Barre
sturdav night postpoainE The hearing
J Berrf or fhr appliEztion cf recriter
eorrf B CaTr.eufer = Barre Savlnr.
ark a Trust fpn4ans fer artho-s
. l-riart = rit iae1sd- The hearinr uas
q So ll erlork fhis rncrninr anf j.
unfI if r. ~ wc1isy. ]
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30

Captain Francis M. Barber, Formerly
Of U. S. Navy, Slashed His
Throat.

New York, Jan. 30.---Gricf over tho
recent dealt. of Baron Rosen, former
Russian ambassador to the United
States, was believed to be responsible
for the suicide here to-day Of Captain
Francis M. Barber, formerly Of the
United States navy.
The two men had been intimate
friends for two score years, and since
Baron Rosen's death, Captain Barber
was declared BY friends to have been
nervous and melancholy.
Captain Barber was TO md in a locked
washroom at the University club in
Fifth avenue with his throat cut. A
razor was clutched in his right hand.
He was born in Ohio 10 years ago
and was graduated from the naval
academy at Annapolis in 1865. In 1895
he was naval attache in Japan and
China, His wife died in Switzerland
sight years ago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
JAMES ROSS MACKENZIE.
Well Known Barre Man Died Sunday
Was Native of Aberdeen.

/ James Ross Mackenzie, widely known
throughout the city, died at his home,
45 Merchant street, yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Mackenzie had been i'll for
some time.
Uncle Jim" as everyone knew him,
was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. June
"a. 1850. He came to this country
when 20 wears old and lived first in
Westerly. X. l.. where he learned the
trade Of granite worker. He served five
years of apprenticeship and in 1855
came TO Barre. He had lived here ever
since with the exception Of six years
he passed in South Ryegate. For many
wears he was employed as foreman
for the Jones Bnss Co.. and for the
past year has been engaged in super
vising erection OF mausolcums and me
MORALS and has also been employed by
the Cook 4 Watkins company a. fore
man.
Mr.. Mackenzie wac a member OF the
Barre lodge Of Masons. also Of the
chapter Besides these he vac an ac-
tive member Of the Order Of the East
crn Star. Clan Gordon and q. 4. ]. A. (
He leaves his wife. a daughter. NrS. I
w n. Hosmer of Morri-illc. and a
sister. Mr. Christina Wallace. OF Rock.
port. Mass
The funeral will be held to-morro~
afternoon a. the home a; oiclock. ]
The body win be PLACED in the vaul;
in Eimuood cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
FIRE TRAP"
In WASHINGTON
Many Buildings Constitute
Hazards to Scores of
Lives
SEN. FRELINGHUYSEN
DECLARED TO-DAY
Resolution Call
ing for Knickerbocker
Investigation

Washington, d. G. Jan. 80. Investi-
cation Of the Knickerbocker theatre
disaster by Senate committee was
proposed in resolution introduced to-
day BY senator Capper, Republican
Kansas, member of the Senate Dis
trict of Columbia committee.
Under the rules the resolution was
referred to the audits and control com
mittee.
Supporting the resolution senator.Fre
linghuysen, Republican New Jersey,
said the investigation should be -
widespread one Of the entire districy
government adding that lie knew
from personal knowledge that many
in Washington were fire
traps which might at any time cost
scores Of lives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
MONTPELIER WOMEN FINED.
When Arraigned on Liquor Charges in
Montpelier Court.

Mrs. Jennie Bruno of Sibley avenue,
Montpelier, was fined $500 and costs
and sentenced to serve from eight to
twelve months in the house of corrcc-
tion at Rutland on charge Of possess
ing, selling and furnishing liquor, BY
Judge W. A. Lord in Montpelier city
court this morning The house Of cor
rection sentence was suspended on pay
ment Of fine and costs both Of seizure
and court hearing and Mrs. Bruno was
placed on probation. She has been
in court previously for the same Of
tense ON other occasions.
Angelina Crozzoli, also Of Sibley ave.
nue.. changed her plea Of not guilty to
guilty on similar charge and was
given a sentence Of from ten TO twelve
months in the house of correction and
also sentenced to pay costs OF seizure
and prosecution. Both respondents
were represented by j G. Frattini
In the case of Giacoma Pacini on the
same charge. plea Of not guilty was
entered. j. G Frattini will appear as
counsel for Pacini also. II Is under
stood that Pacini viii sPpear in court
Wednesday morning.
The cases were prosecuted by States
Attorney Charles B. Adams. They are
the outcome of recent raid on a num-
ber of houses on Sibley avenue in
which go gallons of l:.luor was coniiS
rated All the liquor was condemned
and ordered DESTROYED.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
Burnell Dandrow Took
$3.50 From Letter En-
trusted to Him
WAS BOUND OVER
TO u. S. GRAND JURY
DandroW Was Stage Driv-
er Between Searsburg
and Wilmington

Springfield. Mass, Jan. 80. Burneil
Dandrow Of Penacook, n. H., driver OF
a mail stage between Searsburg and
Wilmington, Wit, pleaded guilty before
federal commissioner to-day to
charges Of taking $3.50 from a letter
entrusted to him and burning the lit
tie postoflice building in Searsburg in
an effort to cover the theft. The acts
are alleged to have taken place Jan.
Is. He was bound over to the federal
grand jury in $4,000 bonds. He is said
to have left home when he learned
that postoffice officials were investigat
ing his actions and was arrested at the
railroad station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
FUNERAL AT GRANIrEvILLE.
For Patrick Crowley, Who Died at
Biddeford, Me.

The funeral OF Patrick Crowley.
whose death in Biddeford. Me. WAS.
caused BY carbon monoxide fumes a.
he was working in his garage. was
held Saturday morning az . O'Clock in
St. Sylyester's church, GraniteviIle. the
body having been accompanied t.
Barre BY three brothers. There was
al arge attendance al the church. Mr.
Crowley having been a former resident
of Websterville.
Among the number were many from
the Catholic Order Of Foresters, II
which he was q member. and the hear
err were from that organization-Jolsn
0'tonnor. Thomas Bagley. Frank Raf-
ter. Henry ciguere. Michael Pruueau,
Ameds Roalean The G. .. r. accom-
panied the BODY 20 the church. Father
Larhanee oficiatrd al the ser,ic and
the body wa brought t. Barre and
placed in the vault Al Elmwood ccmc-
terry. to be, removed in the spring 10
the Catholic cemetery here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
MRS. MARY NICHOLS
Died Yesterday at Home Of Her Son,
w. II. Nichols.

Mrs. Mary Nichols. one Of the Oldest
residents of Barre, died Yesterday
morning at the home of hcr son. w +.
Nichols of Becklcy hill Mrs. Nichols
was 50 years old. She was a native Of
New York state and came to Barre
about three years ago to make her
home with her son. She leaves the fol-
lowing daughters and sons: Mrs. Della
patnod and Mrs Rosanns Silver. both
Of Churnbusco. " ". and Mrs. Agnes
Molaek OF Winchcndon. Mass: Frank
Nichols Of Elmorc street. w J. Nicb-
OILS Of Becklcy hill, Thomas Nichols OF
Constable, y, "; George Nichols Of
n. "; Edward Nichols Of
O.. and Henry Nichols IT
\. u She is survived also
By two brothers and sister all liv-
ing in New York state.
The funeral viii be held Wednesday
at 9 o'clock and the body will be sent
10 Churubusco Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock for interment there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
ARRESTED WHEN ABOUT
TO MARRY BARRE GIRL
Chester w. White, "HaiI Fellow Well
Net Is Accused of En-
bezzling $4,000.

Boston, Jan. 30.--PracticalIv on the
eve Of his wedding, Chester W. White
Of Arlington. prominent church and
club man and .'hail fellow well met. {
il in the Charles street jail charged
with embezzling $4,000 from Ever
lastik, Inc, of Chester, where he was
chief accountant and cashier.
He was arrested at the Office Of the
company after operatives of the Amer
ican Surety company charge they OBJ
tanned confession from him that he
stole $4,000 Of the company money
during the last three years.
A craving for Injuries, hotel dinners
and taxi rides was blamed by White,
the surety company officials say, for
his acts.
Assigned before Judge Bosom iii
Chelsea court he was held ia $4,000
for hearing Feb. 8. Unable TO furnish
bail he was sent TO Charles street jail.
Neighbors Of White and members Of
the town government, in which he was
msmber Of the finance committee,
WfFt dcituu1tu bf iti~ hittrt ahu a.
legged confession White had recently
rented beautiful new home at 67
Neweomb street. in the most exclusive
section Of Arlington. and had pur
chased an expensive automobile.
He makes his home with his sister,
Marion, and an aunt
Neighbors OF the accused accountant |
said yesterday White was making ar
to be married to a Barre,
yt.. girl, now student at college /
near that city. They said the girl had /
never visited in Arlington.
Officials OF the Everlastik company
ind the surrty house that bonded
White for $1,000 yesterday described +
Whites defalcations as the work of
master mathematician"
Over the three year period, he had
taken mopey from the cash
lrawer. they say, and also obtained
arge sums by passing checks origi- I
ially made payable 20 the Chelsea
Trust company. On at least ono check
or 81 900 payable TO the Chelsea Trust
ompany, the trust company's name
ad been cradicated and cash sub ,
tituted. it j. charged. X,
Whites master" manipulations {
sere so perfect. it was stated, that ,
omplete auditing of his books by two |
ifferent companies during the last two i
ears failed to find any defalcation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
BIG STORM MOVING
OUT TO OCEAN
To-day 1t Was Slightly North and
East of Cape
Cod.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 30. The
center OF storm which flung deep
blanket Of snow over the entire mid
die Atlantic section Of the country on
Friday and Saturday, was slightly
north and east Of Cape Cod to-day
and going seward
Washington redoublcd it, efforts to-
day to clear away the storm impedi
ments. Train service north and south
had been restored practically to normal
to-day.
Reports from other points, including
Philadelphia and Baltimore, showed
they faced much The same conditions
as. Washington. with the process Of re-
coyery still slew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
GREAT, TREMENDOUS ROAR
Accompanied the Collapse. Said Con-
gresham Smithwick.

Washington, u. C., Jan. 30 (By the
Associated rcssl.--An avalanche of
broken plaster. bricks, splintered wood
and twisted steel beams catspultinc
upon the audience while the orchestra
played and comedy film ground out
is the description OF the Knickerbocker
theatre diaster given by Representative
John II. Smithwick Of Pensacola. Fla.
He was in the balcony of the theatre
when the roof collapsed under it,
weight OF snow and escaped unaided-
just how, he cannot recall-with more
OF less serious hurts.
The orchestra was playing beautiful
music and a comic film wa- running
said Mr. Smithwiek. lying in his bed.
bsndaged and With his face and hands
covered with cuts. suddenly there
was a sharp crack. looked M and
saw a great. fissure running across the
ceiling. II was right over nv head.
instantly realized what was happening
The plaster began TO fall. dropping
down in large and small chunks all
over the theatre. II seemed 10 me.
y htie | was booking up great piece
right over my head stated 70 fall
dncked down betueen the seats The
piece strnck the spa right where
had been sitting. The forsr was hrok-
en- by the ~eat. bat IL pinned me down
where ] was crouching
The noise uas awful II Vas q
great tremendous roar. u vas simply
indeseribablc. J cau never forget Il.
In the midst 81 the roaring were
shrieks and cries Of uomen and chill /
sfen and few shouts oi men. Tl,ere /
we're eries for help. 1rnans and worst ]
If At the means of those in terrible i
pain n was awful 7 can't describe 4
4. src Is an Abe time. those poor
rAiitrea ard men ard sczscn crying 4
and EfuaninE there
There aere enlf fcw Of - IN ihs
iaiaas. TIE iaicoat rase aas sni !
rfasaed. .ocn afirr - oelinr bersE
fa fai on fio-e On tir llafr aoo-.
IheF etrf c-rrft ftt uar.r We IN
,tr talarry 4frf aers irrtanafe.
= slt-s tttrr a-s . .af.s 81 usgts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
CHIUcHIOLI-cERASoLI
Marriage Took Place at Brides Home
in Barre.

Antonio ChiucllioIi Of 81 Walker
street, Concord, n. H., and Miss Ber-
tina Olga Cerasoli OF d Berlin street.
Barre, were united in marriage Satur
day afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock by jus
tice of the Peace James Smart. The
couple were attended by Miss Laura
villa and Fiorinda Cerasoli. The bride
wore brown crepe de chine dress and
carried yellow roses and white carna
tions. while the bridesmaid wore pink
organdv.
A reception and dance we're given in
their honor al the home of the bride on
Berlin street. after which the newly
welded couple took the train for Bos
ton and New York, where they win
spend their honeymoon. They will re
side at 81 Walker street, Concord,
y. II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
DIAMOND THIEF
UNDER $4,000 BAIL
Sherman Morris Waived Examination
at Lynn, Mass, All Rings Except
One Recovered.

Lynn. Mass. Jan. 80 Sherman Nor
ris. alias Samuel A. Robinson, who was
arrested last Saturday night after he
had taken diamond rings valued at
$3.50 from two iewelry store windows,
which he broke, waived examination
when arraigned to-day on charges OF
breaking, entering and larceny. He was
held in $4,000 bail for the superior
court.
Morris was captured after a running
gunfight with the police, and all the
rings except one, valued at $500, were
found in his possession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
GETS FULL CLAIM.
Thomas McGiiivary Petitioner Against
Deerfield Pulp Co

Judgment for Thomas Mct,ilivary
against Deerfield Pulp Co. and the I'm
ployers Liability Assurance Co. for the
full amoun, Of his claim Tor compensa
tion under g. /. $500 WAS given by
Judge sherman Il. Moulton in Wash.
ington county court ON Saturday. The
claim was compensation for 260 weeks.
The plaintiff was seriously injured
several years ago while engaged in
logging on a mountain.
Adjustment is understood to have
been sought under the Vermont stat
ute by the defendants. as the plaintiff
is now bringing suit for 100000 in a
Massachusetts court IL is understood
that the action of the Vermont court
will be pleaded when the case canes
for trial in Massachusetts, NJ. p. Maur-
ice Of Brattleboro appeared for the de-
PENDANTS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
DISCUSS REPLY
TO THE GERMANS
Preparations Commission May Com
plete Document To-
night

Paris, Jan. 30 tby the Associated
Pressl Discussion Of the German re-
ply on the reparations question was
taken mp by the reparatious commit
tee this morning and the work OF pre-.
pairing the note with which the com
mission viii forward the German doe.
umcnt to the allies was begun. II was
expected the draft Of the forwarding
note would be completed before night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
And Col. Charles Keller, U.
S. A., Engineer Commits
siOner of District of CO.
lumbia, Takes Charge Of
Building Whose Roof
Was Crushed in By
Snow

Washington, D, G., Jan. 30. With a
total Of los dead and l32 injured re-
moved from the ruins of the knicker-
becker motion picture theatre up to an
carly hour to-day, the rescuers were
still struggling with the heavy wreck
age left when the snow laden roof Of
the structure collapsed during the
showing Of comedy feature bill Sat
urday night. Brigadier General Band
holtz, commandant of federal troops
in the District, in personal charge of
the rescue work, said IL might be an
other "a hours before it could be def Z
nitely said there were no more dead
or injured in the wreelSage Of twisted
steel and concrete which yet remains to
be cleared away Of the mass that was
hurled down without warning on the
pleasure seeking liundtnds below.
However, BY daybrcak this morning
the searchers had explored almost ey-
cry portion Of the debris strewn struc-
ture without finding any more bodies.
Colonel Charles Keller, U. S. A., en-
eincer commissioner of the District of
Columbia, took charge of the forces at
the theatre site as the military gave
way to the civilian forces Marines
were withdrawn before dawn and sol |
diers from Fort Meyer also began leav- |
ing.
All dead and injured had been re
moved early to-day from the Christian
Science church nearby, d large strlc /
tiue which for more than 36 hours had
served as a clearing house for the vie
Tins.
Edward II. shaugnessy of Chicago,
second assistant postmaster general.
who with his wife and two children
were injured in the crash, was described
to day as in seriou. condition with
only a fighting chance for recovery.
No bodies had been taken out Of the
theatre in the twelve hours ending At
10 o'clock to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
BOSCH CASE in
MANY TURNS
Government Investigation
to Follow Three-Main
Channels
SALE TO M. e. KERN
TO BE STUDIED
Citizenship Of the Latter
Will Probably Be
Considered

| Boston. Jan. 30--The scope OF tn
department Of justice investigation q
the sale III 1910 Of the Bosch Magnetic
company as an alien property 70 tht
American Bosch Magnetic company was
learned to-day coincident with the ar
rival here Of Thomas w. Miller, alien
property custodian. with government
records of the transfer. The documents
were discussed at conference OF fed
eral attorneys, held with view to
preparing the information contained in
them for presentation to federal
grand jury.
Onicials indicated that the investiga
ton would follow three main channels.
The first Of these il the sale Of the
Bosch Magnetic company BY A. Mitch
ell Palmer, as alien property eusto-
dian. to Martin Il. Kern. In this con-
nection, ii was said, the question ef
Kern's citizenship at the time Of the
transfer probably would be touched
upon.
The government il also interested,
officials said, in looking into the Bosch
contracts with the army
air service, involving S420,oD0. The.
third phase under investigation, it was
said, involved income Tax returns filed
BY the company. Internal revenue
agents are understood to be checking
up these returns.
The records brought by Mr.. Miller
were gone over at d conference at
tended by United States Attorney
Robert o. Harris Of this district, As
sistani Federal Attorney John 0. joyce
,f New York and Mr. Miller. The fed
sral grand jury here, which started
the last of this week, is |
lue TO come in again Wednesday,
it will complete the case, or
grand juries at Washington or New
fork will begin 1t, is still uncertain.
The question of jurisdiction was 10
Il discussed further. officials said.
Mr.. Miller WAS accompanied to the
difference By former Congressman
William w. Wilson of the third Iii
Iois district, as special litigation coun.
e for the alien property c,istodian;
nd Paul Smith, chief of the corpora
ion management division of the ciIsto.
ians Office
Mr. Miller said be appeared at the
'nitcd States attorneys office in com
lance with a subpoena issued BY Mr..
Iarris directing him TO bring the rec
rds to the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
DEATH LIST IS NOW 1O8
IN THE KlNICKERBOCKER
THEATRE CATASTROPHE

20 seconds, hardly more. before the
balcony fell Funny, but It spun
around, kind Of twisted, as its supports
gave way and il swung down on those
below. II didn't so straight down, just
kind Of sid sideways and slanting. |
suppose from the weight Of the debris
that had fallen on us up stairs.
II don't know how ] got out from
where | was crouching under the chunk
Of plaster that hal fallen on me. | real
ly believe it weighed all of 500 pounds
and think moved that plaster with
my shoulders. Anyway | irawled out
between the seats to where saw a
small hole in the plaster, above. /
forced myself up through that hole,
wiggling and showing. Then | crawled
out over the snow and plaster, over
the tangled debris, TO the doors Of the
Eighteenth street side.
Across the aisle from me when the
crash came was a little fellow Il never
saw him again and / wonder ii he is
dead-wbo laughed and roared at every
especially funny part of the film
don't know what became of him or
the others in the balcony after we
were showered with plaster.
"As the ceiling broke, the plaster
fell first, in chunks. 1t was just like
an ice pond breaking up The roof
didn't give way on one crash. II seemed
to break mp everywhere. That let Ia
the snow which came in through the
broken places where the ceiling had |
given way
Its queer, but I was conscious all /
the time when ] was pinned down I'M
der there by the great piece of ceiling. /
My mind, when / Saw the ceiling fall
ing, and afterwards, was just as clear
was hurt some, but ! didn't know how
badly. II seemed that my time had
,ome. ] lived a year, ! tell you, pinned |
lown between the seats.
1T wasn't until got outside that
loticed blood falling from my face and
mnds. got out myself. No one
ielped me-. ! crawled over the broken
eats and plaster and snow to the
|oor. On the way | saw a young fell
ow lying half curled mp moaning and
rying for help. ] leaned over to lift
ihi anu lHtH eNti Abfit- Ncut Uistth.
The next remember ! was at the
DOR, wiping the blood from my eyes
nd mouth. don't know how / got
ut. | didn't see any other injured
mes as | crawled out. | can't remem-
er that part Of ii. Ny only thought
hen was to get home before | should
ie. My chest panied me, my back
eemed broken. my face was dripping !,
18th blood, All | wanted to do was !
! get home and tell my wife. and lit 4
y girl what had happened and how | D
as hurt | thought | was going to /
f
Representative Smithvick, who lives !.
bout a block from the theatre. said he
home without overcoat or {
1t through the snowdrfts. Physicians b
ere summoned Immediately. who
'und him suffering from shock, bruises
nd possibly internal injuries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-30
wEsTLING's TRIAL STARTS
On Charge of Numbering Carl Mollar,
Bronx Jeweler.

New York. Jan. 80. Ulric Wcstling.
formerly OF Worcester. Mass. was
brought to trial to-day for tho murder
Of Carl AIollar. elderly Bronx jewclcr,
who was shot in his home the day be.
fore Christmas. while trying to prevent
the theft Of jewellery valued at several
thousand dollars. Mrs. Ursiline MoIIar.
the widow. who was wounded by
bullet in the head. viii be the chief
witness for the prosecution.