Orleans County monitor. [volume], October 07, 1895, Image 5

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V. Farr, agent for the Burling -
Free Press, was in town last week
e interest of that paper.
L II. Curtis and wife gave a re-
ion at their home, last Monday
for their son Byron and bride.
rge number were present, who
t an enjoyable evening, wishing
fiewly married a happy life.
hn Lowrey of Barton Landing has
edinto S. Lane's house on Central
Jvhich was vacated by David Hunt,
moved to West Derby. M. Ful-
jof Barton Landing has moved to
1. Tuck's house, on Prospect Hill.
has.Allchurch, clerk for E. Lane &
has gone to his home in Barton
visit and rest. Mrs. Hallenborg
oston is visiting her parents, Mr.
Mrs. E. A.Stewart. Mr. and Mrs.
Robbins of Boston are guests of
l. Stewart. Mrs.Geo. Newton and
id of Boston are in town on a vis-
I their many friends. Mr. Newton
li Maine hunting and will come
later. Mrs. G. W. Burbank has
Irned to Boston, after several
ks spent here visiting. Mr. and
N. L. Foster are visiting in Sr..
nsbury. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Tink-
!i are visiting their son, Dr. H. C.
ham in Burlington. Geo. Noyes,
has been to Portland, Me., on a
k to his father, has returned home.
stiield.
elson Lurette and the widow Kirk
e married last Thursday.
. H. Hoyt is on the road selling
Hendrix patent air tight butter-
liss Elgie Brown has been engaged
each in the mill schoolhouse this
iter.
aiss Stella Gilman has returned
Jm Johnson. Josie Hodgkins was
town recently. Ada Brown was
ne over Saturday.
listmore.
im Thurston had a finger crushed
ile at work in the bobbin mill one
Y recently.
'here is to be a school fair at the
le view school-house next Friday
ernoon and evening, to raise money
a flag. Several have loaned their
lections of curios to be placed on
Jliibition, and an enjoyable enter-
nment has been prepared. The
r is under tne direction or rne
kcher, G. Frederic Wheeler.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
mlouville.
Flie water works cost $36,000.
Dra M. Jenkins has opened his new
rber shop in the Weeks block on
urch St.
fIr. and Mrs. II. L. Parker have
en on a bicycle trip to Island Pond
d West Charleston.
Mrs. Stern and Mis3 Jennie are now
New York. The latter's marriage
William Yarger will occur in that
y Oct. 15.
lA village meeting is called to see if
e voters wish to put in electric
;hts. Better wait and get breath
More starting in on another large
lid expensive project.
ast I lard wick.
Mrs. D. Noble is a little better.
Myrtie Field was home from Cabot
bnday.
Geo. Hale and Henry Eldridge have
kch purchased a separator.
V. Stuart has cut .60 acres of corn
ith a corn cutter and binder this
ason.
Rev. Clark of Grand Isle occupied
le desk at the Cong, church last
labbath.
W. S. Bailey has rented Edgar
font's house and will occupy it as
on as Mrs. D. J. Ward leaves it.
west Burke.
Mrs. Milo Smith, ha3 bought the
lace known as the Winchester
Vlace, near the depot.
Warner Fogg has built a new piazza
o his house, adding much to the good
ppearance of his premises.
Mrs. S. Barker has moved her
xousehold goods to Newport Center,
vhere she will reside with her daugh
ers. iUttOIl.
George Bean and wife were in town
ast week.
Orville Campbell is in town laid up
kvith a bad hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Tilton gave an
bid fashioned corn husking last Friday
ievening. Refreshments were served
Sand a good time spent.
Mrs. Silas Ball is very seriously ill,
and her recovery is doubtful Mrs.
Ellen Butterfield and Miss Emma
Butterfield are also quite sick.
Wheelock.
Mrs. Moore from Boston is board
ing with Mrs. A. Sanborn.
J. C. King of Chicago, who has been
stopping a few days with his friends,
has returned home.
Shefflcld.
Byron Kendall and Miss Gracie
Dewey were in town over Sunday, the
guests of of G. E. Kendall.
A Card. To all friends and neighbors who
helped us by acts of kindness, and express
ions of sympathy during the fatal illness of
our dear mother, we desire to offer our heart
felt thanks. Me. and Mrs. S. I. Speagce, .
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Tracy,
Mk. and Mrs. J. N. Craig,
Angie X.Tracy.
Minnie F. Tracy.
COUNTY COURT.
Readers of the Monitor will remem
ber the shooting affair at Barton last
December, in which Mrs. Lena Bars
tow was shot at her home by some
unknown person, the subsequent ar
rest of one Wm. Lathe, charged with
the crime, his preliminary hearing be
fore the justice, and the finding of "a
true bill" by the.. grand jury at this
term. He was arraigned before the
court Monday, Sept. 30, and plead
"not guilty" to the indictment charg
ing him with an assault with intent to
kill. A great deal of difficulty was
experienced in getting a jury, as near
ly all the jurymen had formed and
expressed an opinion in the case.
Tuesday morning the panel was com
pleted and the following named gen
tlemen composed the jury: Judson
M. Page, Holland, Henry N. Deatte,
Jay, Lincoln Goodsell, Morgan, Car
ter E. Fowler, Westfield, Portus W.
Davison, Craftsbury; James D. Leav
itt, Craftsbury; Homer Tillotson,
Westfield, Horace McLaren, Greens
boro, Frank Tripp, Charleston, Al
phonso C. Pillsbury, Derby, Fred J.
Grant, Irasburgh.
Mrs. Lena Barstow sworn, testified
substantially as follows: "Am the wife
of George Barstow, and reside near
the south edge of Barton Village, on
road to South Barton. My husband
was night watchman in engine house.
On the evening of Dec. 14 last he went
to work about 6 o'clock. About 7:30
he came back and got some money to
pay boys who had been working for
him. After this I was alone. I sat in
the kitchen reading, and about 8
o'clock some one knocked at the door.
I opened it and some one fired a shot
into my face. It was a bright, moon
light night, and as the person stood
in the door, I saw that he wore a dark
slouch hat. At the first shot, I said,
"O dear," and backed into the room.
The light had gone out and I fell over
a basket. As I fell,I said, "what have
I done?" The person made no reply,
but fired a second time, but this shot
did not take effect. It was dark in
the room at this time. I saw that the
person had a moustache, but could not
say whether he wore any other beard
or not. I did not remember any more
after this until I found myself in the
middle of the road on my way to en
gine house, where my husband was.
I told him what had happened. He
went to the house and I went to Mr.
Hopkins', the next neighbor. Dr.
Sedgwick was called, and shortly after
I was taken home. I was confined to
my bed 9 da.ys."
Cross examination: "I do not know
who it was that fired the shot at me.
I heard no noise about the house dur
ing the evening."
George D. Barstow: "Reside at Bar
ton. On Dec. 14th last I was night
watchman at engine house. We had
supper that night between 5:30 and 6
o'clock. I went to work right after
supper. William White had worked
for me that day. He is a carpenter.
He had supper with us. After supper
he went home across the lake; saw
him go, and shortly after saw light
near his place. William Lathe came
into the engine house a week or ten
days before Dec. 14. He had lived in
Barton 5 or 6 years ago. I knew him
then, but I did not recognize him that
night till he told me who he was.
He told me that he was "braking" on
the C. P. railway and would soon be
baggage master; said he had come to
Barton to get witnesses to get a di
vorce from his wife. He asked how
I was getting aiong, and how much I
was getting per day; said he suppos
ed that I must have laid up some mon
ey. I told him "no." Then he show
ed me his revolver and asked me to
trade. I told him I did not care to.
Shortly after he went out, saying he
was going to ride to Newport on a
freight train. A few days after he
came in, but I had no talk with him.
On the evening of Dec. 14, about 7:15,
as I stood in the door of engine house,
saw Lathe running south on railroad
track past engine house. A freight
train was just pulling in from the
south. I crossed the track, and as
the train passed me, saw Lathe stand
ing in the door of the caboose, look
ing in the direction of my house.
Paid no more attention to him at the
time. Then I went to the house and
got money to pay Sinclair boys, who
had been working for me. This was
about 7:30. About 8 o'clock my wife
came into engine house and told me
that she had been shot. I went to
house; lights were out and the door
open; saw tracks about house. They
looked as if made by a new rubber;
saw the same track on railroad track,
where I had seen Lathe running to get
on train. I got my pay from pay car
that day about dark."
Cross examination: "White was
at work on the door at the house,
when I gave money to my wife that
I got from pay car. After White left
the shore in a boat, I did not see him
again that night. Have told all the
talk I had with Lathe the night he
came into engine house. Did not
watch to see whether Lathe got off the
train that night or not.
Chas. C: Grow: Deputy Sheriff of
Barton: "Was called to Barstow's
house shortly after eight o'clock on
evening 'of Dec. 14, ' Found tracks
about house and track marks to
road; they were made by rubbers.
Went on "helper" about two miles
north of Barton Village; there I got
off and found tracks similar to those
around Barstow house; followed
them as far as Oney Hawkins'; got
Mr. Hawkins to carry me as far as
Coventry Station; found tracks at
each crossing. At Coventry Station
went South on R. R. track in company
with Mr. Felker and met Lathe about
a hundred rods from the station. His
face was flushed and he looked heat
ed. Found revolver in his pocket,
with four empty shells; smelled as if
it had been recently discharged.
Lathe said he had just come from
Barton and did not want to go back,
said he had seen a man run up over
the hill a little ways back. He told
me this before I told him a woman
had been shot at Barton. He had on
a single coat and rubbers. He asked
if the woman was dead, or if she had
recognized her .assailant; told him
that she said the man had on a round
hat and had a mustache. He said, "I
have both, but that does not make
me the man." He had on same shoes
and rubbers when I committed him
to jail, and wore the same ones the
day of the preliminary hearing, Jan.
5th.
Wm. R. Sedgwick, M. D., physician
and surgeon, Barton: Was called to
attend Mrs. L9na Barstow on the 14th
of last December. Found her suffer
ing from a pistol wound in face. The
ball had passed under the skin for a
distance of 9 inches. Cut the bullet
from the back of her head. Her cheek
was full of gun powder; she suffered
a great deal; it was a very dangerous
wound. Measured Lathe's rubbers
on January 5th, the day of hearing.
He told me he had on the same rub
bers then that he wore when he was
arrested.
Dr. Branch, Newport, physician and
surgeon: Was called to attend Mrs.
Barstow and corroborated Dr. Sedg
wick as to the character of wound.
John Wells, Barton: "Was engineer
on helper engine in Dec. '94: Measur
ed tracks about the house; also those
made by the respondent on Jan. 15th.
Tracks were the same size, both made
with a new rubber. Saw Lathe in pas
senger station on the eve of Dec. 14,
about 5:45 and again at 7. Saw him
about 12 after be was arrested. Asked
why he was walking to Newport. He
said he got on train, but the engineer
gave him a grunt and he got off; told
me that I passed him twice between
Barton and Barton Landing; said I
had No. 507. I did not have it. It
was a very bright moonlight night; I
watched the track carefully, but did
not see him."
James Rann of Newport: "Was sec
tion foreman at Barton in Dec. '94;
measured tracks around Barstow
house on the evening of the shooting;
saw Lathe at Barton on Jan. 5th; he
wore a pair of new rubbers; measur
ed track of them; it was the same as
the track I measured the night of
shooting."
Z. M. Felker, who was with Officer
Grow when Lathe was arrested, testi
fied substantially the same as Grow in
regard to the events that took place
at that time.
Herbert H. Person, Barton: "Was
clerk for C. C. Grow in Dec. '94.
About a week before the shooting re
spondent came into the store and pur
chased 4 cartridges. I fitted them to
the same revolver shown here in
court. He said he was an employe on
the C. P. R. R. Said his employers
gave him permission to carry a re
volver.
Daniel R. Hunt, Barton. Lathe is
my nephew. He came to my place
about 3;30 p. m. the day of the shoot
ing. He went out about an hour be
fore supper; said he had been at the
Peerless. He showed me a rovolver.
There were four bullets in it. About
6:30 we went to Blanchard's grocery;
from there to tub factory; about 7:15
Lathe said he must be going to get
train. Went out, did not see him
after that. He had on a pair of rub
bers. D. W. Davison, Newport, freight
conductor : Lathe got into the ca
boose of my train at Barton about 7: 25
p. m., December 14 last. Nothing was
said by us. He did not ask to ride to
Newport and I did not tell him to get
off. After a few minutes he went out
on the steps and closed the door.
When we passed the station I looked
out and he was not there.
Mrs. David Colliston, Barton: I live
about a mile north of Barton village
near railroad track. On the evening
of December 14 last I sat at my win
dow looking out on the track. It was
a bright moonlight night, I had no
light in the room, saw a man running
north on the railroad track, could not
distinguish his features; this was be
ween eight and nine o'ciock.
James W. Schofield, Lyndonville,
engineer on freight train : Pulling in
to Barton Landing at 9:16 p.m. from
the north, saw a man on track near
bridge, noticed he had on checked
coat.
D. Longeway Barton: On Dec. 14
met a man near old passenger station.
He was crossing the street. I thought
it was Lathe I said "Hello Will," bub
he did not answer, this was about
eight o'clock p. m.
W. Sinclair, Lowell: In Dec. '94 liv
ed at Barton; on the 14th worked for
Barstow cutting wood. Went to en
gine house in the evening to get my
pay. Saw a man walking on track
south of engine house just before the
train pulled in. When the train passed
I saw him in the caboose door. I did
not go to Barstow's house that night.
Johnie Sinclair testified the same as
Wayland Sinclair.
Harry Wellington: Have been con
fined in Orleans ceunty jail during the
past summer. Wrote the letter shown
me by Lathe's dictation. Returned
letters to Lathe and did not see them
till shown them by L. D. Miles.
Frank. Bedell: Have charge of jail
and prisoners. When jail was repair
ed last summer found the letter con
cealed over the door in the cell where
Lathe had been confined for five or
6ix months. The letter was address
ed to Troy, Vt., and was marked "per
sonal." It read as follows:
My Dear Wife: I want you to make
three copies of the enclosed letter and
have them mailed, not any nearer
than Richford, and send one to L. D.
Miles, one to State's Attorney Annis
and one to Lena Barstow, Barton Vil
lage. Have it done as soon as you can
after you get this letter and it will be
sure to make me a free man. Be sure
and do this yourself, and for God's
sake depend on no one else.
(Then followed this letter) :
Richford, April .5th, 1895,
From Whom You Can Find Out:
Having found out that you now have
under your keeping a man which you
are keeping to answer the charge of
assault on Mrs. Lena Barstow at Bar
ton Village, I take the extreme liberty
to write to you to let you know that
that man which you now hold is not
the guilty man. I myself swear that
I am the guilty man who done the
shooting, and I have not the heart to
see another man punished for the
crime I have done. I leave this above
place by tte time you get this letter
and then you can try and find me if
you come. I remain your man at
large, - Fred Cole.
L. D. Miles sheriff of Orleans Co tes
tified that Lathe escaped from jail
January 22d and waa recaptured in
Troy and recommitted to jail Feb. 8th,
that he again escaped May 22 and was
recaptured at Johnson and recom
mitted May 29. At this point the
state rested.
Wm. Lathe, the respondent, then
took the stand: I was a brakeman on
the C P. Railroad two years ago. Last
fall I worked at Westfield. Then I
came to Newport and boarded with
a man named Badell. I went to Bar
ton 3 times in December last. The first
time was the 8th, I went there on the
11th and on the 14th. On the 14th I
went there on a freight train reached
there about 3:30 p. m. My revolver
was loaded on the 8th, but not on the
14th. I went first to D. R. Hunt's; he is
my uncle. I staid here till 4 to 5 p. m.
I went in Pereival's office, I wanted to
get a job, I did no: see Mr. Percival.
From there I went to Barron & Hamb
let's store. I went nowhere else.
Went back to Hunt's and had supper,
and staid there till 6:30. Then I went
to take, train. Hunt went with me.
We went first to the passenger station
and then to Blanchard's grocery, from
there we went to tub shop; we found
the watchman, Mr. Martin, there. We
staid till about 7:25, then I heard
whistle of train coming. I told Hunt
I must be going. Went up the track
20 or 25 cars length beyond engine, I
got on the van on the west side. I
went into the car to get a ride to New
port. I said "How do you do," to Mr.
Davison, the conductor. He grum
bled out something. I did not ask to
ride to Newport. I went outside and
closed the door and stood on the
steps till we came to old depot; I
jumped off and walked down as far
as the new depot, then I walked in
the street till I came to the first cross
ing north of the village. An engine
passed me near bridge atO. Hawkins'.
A passenger train passed me a mile
south at Coventry I did not see Mrs.
Barstow that day or evening. I did
not go to her house, did not discharge
a revolver at Mrs. B. or any other
person that night. Did not discharge
a revolver at all. I did not know any
one had been there until Grow told me.
I did not see Duff Longeway that
night. I escaped from jail because the
ventilation was bad and it was too
dark to read. I felt I was innocent and
did not want to stay there. I did not
go to Peerless in Barton on the 14th.
I was there on the 11th. The respon
dent rested.
F. W. Cutting of Barton, manager
of Peerless Mfg. Co testified: that on
the 14th of December Lathe was at the
Peerless. He identified him by the
fact that one of Lathe's thumbs is
missing. The arguments were then
begun, counsel for respondent laying
special stress on the fact that the state
had not made out a case beyond a
reasonable doubt.
The case was ably argued on both
sides. Friday p. m. the court room
wag thronged to hear Judge Start
charge the jury. Many ladies were
present. After a very impartial
charge, the jury retired at 2:30 p. m.,
and returned a verdict Saturday p.m.
at 3:4-5, of an assault with intent to
kill.
Lathe was immediately sentenced
to 20 years at hard labor in State's
prison f
State's Att'y O. S. Annis and W. W.
Miles for the state. Dickerman &
Young for the respondent.
Court then took a recess till the 1st
Tuesday in November at 9 a. m. Then
the case of State vs. Mary Holloway,
and State vs. Wm. Chase, charged
with murder, will be taken up.
Nathan Boelis who plead "Guilty"
to grand larceny, was sentenced to 2
years in State's prison.
Frank Morriel who was "convicted
of grand larceny, was sentenced to 3
years in States prison.
Harry Wellington was sentenced to
11 months in the house of correction
for jail breaking.
H. G. Banister of Jay plead guilty in
32 first offences of selling furnishing
and giving away intoxicating liquor,
and was fined 640 and costs.
Th-a following divorces have been
granted at this term:
Ada Dodge from Curtis Dodge for
desertion.
Wm. Drew from Emeline Drew for
desertion.
Jennie M. Croft from Wm. G. Croft
for desertion.
W. C. Shepard from Lillian Shepard
for intolerable severity.
Martha Aldrich from Leslie Aldrich
for intolerable severity.
Maud E. Bashaw from Joseph Ba
shaw for refusal to support.
Zabriska M. Felker from Agnes Fel
ker for adultery.
The attention of our readers is called to the
advertisement elsewhere in this issue, of
Smith's Rheumatic Cure. It is the prepara
tion of Mr. George G. Smith, one of the fore
most druggists of the state, and Is the out
come of years of careful study and experi
mental work. It has been on the market for
many years, but until now has never been
advertised except by word of mouth, and in
this primative way has acquired a reputation
which has put it in the front ranks, as far as
sales are concerned. Judging from the thous
ands of testimonials as to its efficacy which
Mr. Smith has in his possession, it would
seem it does what is claimed for It, cures
rheumatism by eliminating acid from the
blood by its action upon the liver and kidneys.
BIRTHS.
In Barton Landing, Sept. 23, a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ordway.
In Westraore, Sept. 24, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs, M. E. Calkins.
In West Derby, Sept. 21, a daughter to Mr
and Mrs. Thomas Bronie.
MARRIED.
In Irasburgh, Sept. 3, by Rev. P. N. Granger,
George Wright of Newport and Miss Nettie
Kidder of Irasburgh.
In Irasburgh, Oct. 2, by Bev. P. Jf. Granger,
Arthur M. Clough and Miss Katie D. Post,
both of Irasburgh.
W 2E 7. ELSE
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FLTO
Anything in the clothing line ma-le to or.ier on hort notice
and a ritgu arm teed. flA.k i nee tlie samples.
ALSO, a large assortment of
JReady 3V0Cc3Lo OlotlxlXDLS
AT RKJIIT PRICES.
Sept. 30, 1895. V II EH LEU b LOCKE.
IRABURGH, VT.
H. T. SEAVER.
They are Cheap, Cheap, Cheap! Ammunition by the cirt load.
AXES! AXES!
Our Axes work so easy that a child can use them ! Then wo hao
25 dozen Axe Handles that we fiut to cll. And what about Lanterns,
Driving Lamps, Window Glass, Oil Cans, Sec. ?
At the residence of the bride's parents. In
Charleston, Sept. 2f, by Rev. J. 1 Marvin,
Arthur Cutting and Miss Carrie E. Knight.
In Newport, Sept. 21, by Kev. It. L. Old,
Melvin Taylor of Bradford and MUs Hattie
Folsom of Newport.
In San Lucas, Cal., Sept. 4, Charles Sawyer
(formerly of Lowell, Vt.) and Mis Kate Io
herty of Salinas.
DIED.
In Glover, Sept. 30, of quick consumption,
Mrs. EUa Jerome, aged 20 years.
In West Derby, Oct. 5, Amy A. Whipple,
widow of Henry M. Field, aged 59 years.
Pure Blood
Is the great requisite for good licnlth, be
cause the blood is the vital fluid which
carries nourish
ment and support
to all the organs
of the body.
Make ycur Hood
pure now by the
use of tLc great
blood purlflor,
Hood's Hartsapa-
rilla. Pror. Edwin
F. Norton, pro
's fessor of French
and German at
Olivet College,
Michigan, writes: "We have always found
Hood's Sarsaparilla
of great value in restoring vigor, appetite,
etc., whenever we have uec1 it."
Arfic Dilfc t,ie ,,""t after-dinnet
nOUU rllla pillg. They ttiUt J1kiUo0.
E. B. Hill's Estate
rjTATE OF VERMONT, Orleans District,
0 s- In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 30th day of September,
A. D., 1895.
Geo. B. Brewster, Administrator of the estate
of K. Ii. Hill, late of Irasburgh in said district
deceased, makes application for license to
sell the real estute of said deceased, describ
ed as follows, to wit : Being about rive acres
of pasture near E. L. Chandler's saw mill in
said Irasburgh; also, a village lot with build
ings thereon in Irasburgh Village in naid
Irasburgh and being the late home place of
said deceased, representing that a fcale t here
of would be beneficial to the heir and all
persons interested in said estate.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred ' to a tendon
thereof, to be held at the Probate OUice in
Newport, on the 2Uh day of : ct., A.D.,1h'.)5, for
hearing and decision thereon: And it is fur
ther ordered that notice hereof be given to
all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks uccei vely in the Orleana
County Monitor, a newspaper publlihed at
Barton. previous to anid lime appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at aid time
and pluce and liow cause, if any they may
have, whv said license should not be granted.
By the Court ttet,
40-42 F. E. ALFRED, Judge.
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