European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 28, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5suspect in Plant attack fights extradition Elizabeth Teague is moved from a jail in Haverhill . Pittsburg . Up a an Industrial Engineer who allegedly went on a shooting spree in an eve ready Battery co. Plant in Vermont killing her Boss and wounding three others was in jail in new Hampshire on saturday after she refused extradition authorities said. Meanwhile company officials denied reports that the suspect Elizabeth Teague had been fired one Day before the shootings for making unwelcome advances to a male co worker. A company spokesman said workers were trying to understand what prompted the a a senseless crime. Spokesman Patrick Farrell said Teague had been a an average employee in Good standing with the company. Teague 30, was arrested at 10 50 . Friday in Pittsburg just a few Miles from the Canadian Border police said. The arrest came about nine hours after Teague allegedly walked into the Plant in Bennington a to a where she was employed As an Industrial Engineer and began firing a 9mm pistol. Witnesses said Teague shot three men and a woman who apparently had been meeting in a conference room. The victims were taken to the southwestern Vermont medical Center in Bennington where Plant manager Jonathan Perryman was pronounced dead about 3 30 . Thomas Fuhr a maintenance supervisor and Patricia Masi a Secretary remained hospitalized saturday but their conditions had been upgraded to satisfactory a Hospital spokeswoman said. The fourth victim William Crittenden also a maintain Ance supervisor was grazed by one of the bullets. He was treated for a minor laceration and released. The shootings occurred about 30 minutes after police said Teague allegedly set a Small fire in another part of the Plant which employs 35s people in the southwestern Vermont Community of 10,000. Teague escaped in a car but was arrested in Pittsburg about 220 Miles from Bennington. Pittsburg police chief Richard Lapointe stopped l eague for speeding and took her into custody after recognizing her As the suspect in the Bennington shootings police said. Teague appeared in court saturday. She refused to return to Vermont to face charges in the shootings a Pittsburg police spokesman said. He said Teague would count inc to be held in the new Hampshire jail while Vermont authorities try to arrange for her return. Plant authorities denied reports that Teague had been fired recently. Published reports said Teague apparently had a a fatal attractions for a male co worker who spurned her advances. According to the reports the Man told associates Teague had been harassing him for months and finally he complained to a supervisor. Farrell the company spokesman said he had heard the reports but said l eague had not been fired and was in Good standing with the company where she had worked for almost two years. A the Only thing the company has said was that on thursday afternoon she was counselled by Plant manager Jon Perryman on a confidential personal matter. Beyond that we have not elaborated a Farrell said. A that conversation did not result in her dismissal or even in the threat of her  workers were shocked by the shootings and horrified by the death of Perryman. 47. Who was married and the father of four children Farrell  killed by umbrella from Art project fort Tejon Calif. Up one of the umbrellas unfurled Over the California landscape in Christo s latest Art project was ripped Loose by High winds saturday striking and killing a woman and injuring a child authorities said. The artist Christo and his wife Jeanne Claude immediately ordered the umbrellas furled in both California and Japan ending the temporary out in the stars and stripes door Art project which was to have been on display through wednesday. A it was a 32-year-old female hit by an umbrella toppled by High winds a said Kern county sheriffs sgt. Gary mar Latt. Winds in the area were gusting to 65 Mph when the umbrella was toppled and killed Lori Rae Mathews of Camarillo officials said. Deputies were notified of the Accident which occurred at the end of Digier Road in the fort Tejon area shortly after 5 . Saturday he said. A child was also injured in the Accident Marlatt said. The age and identity of the child were not immediately available he said. When Christo and his wife Learned of the Accident and the death of Mathews they immediately ordered that All 3,100 umbrellas in Haraki Japan and in California. Be immediately closed out of respect to her memory said Keaton Wilde a worker on the temporary Art project in California. In California the umbrellas stretched along 18 Miles of rolling hillsides along interstate 5 from the intersection of Highway 138 to the Bottom of the Grapevine in the san Joaquin valley.10 years ago oct. 28,1981 a the House foreign affairs committee approved a draft Bill that would assign 1,200 . Troops to a multinational Force in the Sinai Peninsula to help keep peace Between Egypt and israel.20 years ago oct. 28,1971 a the White House said that . Support for the United nations and some foreign Aid allocations could be affected by what it described As the undisguised glee and personal animosity of delegates toward the . Two China policy following a defeat of the policy in the . General assembly.30 years ago oct. 28,1961 a soviet and american tanks Facell each other across the Berlin sector Border and the Berlin come was put on a Brief general Alert. State department officials said the incident showed the soviets had conceded they were responsible for events in East Berlin.40 years ago oct. 28,1951 a Rocky Marciano knocked former heavyweight Champion Joe Lewis to the floor with a stunning left Hook and right to the jaw to score a technical knockout 2 minutes and 36 seconds into the 8th round before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden. Inmate faced execution by sheriff in cell under Odd Oklahoma Law Oklahoma City a death Row inmate Benjamin Brewer could have been killed in his cell this week by a county sheriff under an obscure Oklahoma Law that lawmakers say is outdated. But a state appeals court halted the execution proceedings Friday and gave attorneys Tor All sides 15 Days to submit More Legal briefs. A a it a a very Odd situation a said Brewers defense attorney Mitchell a. Lee. It began aug. 27 when District judge . Beasley in Tulsa county ordered sheriff Stanley Glanz to execute Brewer on tuesday. His order was based on a Seldom used 80-year-o�d Oklahoma Law that allows a sheriff to carry out an execution if no Legal reason exists to delay it. David Moss the Tulsa county District attorney had requested the order because no action had been taken in brewery Scase in 18 months. Brewer was sentenced to die for the 1978 slaying of a Tulsa woman. However another District judge presiding in Pittsburg county where the stale Penitentiary is located ordered prison officials oct. 2 not to assist the Tulsa sheriff because Brewer still has several appeals available. District judge Robert Laydene a order meant the sheriff would not be allowed to use the prisons death chamber for the execution. On tuesday Layden refused to Issue an order to Stop Glanz. The judge said he had no authority Over the Tulsa sheriff. Defense attorney Lee said the order meant Glanz would have to a shoot Brewer or strangle him or whatever he wants to kill him in his  Glanz went to the prison Friday to talk with Brewer about potential witnesses to the execution. A we Felt we need to go ahead and make the arrangements a Glanz said. A your main purpose was to visit with or. Brewer and advise him he had the right to have clergy and up to five witnesses attend the  the Oklahoma attorney general a office sided with the Tulsa judge brewery a lawyer sided with Layden. On Friday the Oklahoma court of criminal appeals is sued its stay about 15 minutes before the sheriff arrived at the prison. Glanz conceded they never expected to be allowed to execute Brewer. But the sheriff insisted he would have been pre eared and hinted he might have asked for Elp from authorities in neighbouring Texas or Arkansas. A there Are state agencies other than the state of Oklahoma a he said. Several legislators said the Case illustrated the need to repeal the Law. A it might have worked 80 years ago a said Ren. Gary Maxey chairman of the House criminal Justice committee. Quot but with the changes that have been made in capital punishment Laws i done to think it would work today. A a a and i think some sheriffs would object to carrying out  but Glanz. Said he  object. A a it a part of the Job. We feel its necessary a he said. Quot the District attorney feels that once we have an order like this he has a duty and i have a duty. And we re going to continue in  jurors favor death sentence for couple St. Louis a urday recommended the for a couple convicted teen age daughter whose were recorded secretly by Zein Isa and his wife convicted Friday of first in the 1989 stabbing of 16 jurors on sat death sentence of killing their cries and gasps the Fri. Maria Isa were degree murder year old Tina. Isa said he killed Tina in self defense when she came at him with a knife. The Fri had bugged the family a apartment reportedly As part of an investigation into whether Zein Isa was involved with the Palestine liberation organization. Isa 61, a palestinian is a naturalized . Citizen. His 48-year-old wife is brazilian. The 12-member jury took More than four hours to reach its decision. Judge Charles a. Shaw set a dec. 13 sentencing Date. The Only alternative to the death sentence is life in prison without parole