Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-08
State N O w S.

the same with ten dollar bills Of the banl
Of RoyaIton. After time, some persons
began from the appearance and action!
# these men 10 suspect something wrong
They began to examine the bills tia; hac
been thus passed and it was difficult Il
tell whether they were good or bad, som
aid they were true bills, others though
them counterfeit. Finally some Of the
hills were sent to the Bank at Royallor
cor Inspection. In the meantime two q
these men were apprehendrd and put II
he lookup in the Town Hall, the Other
having eludpd the sheriff. They were
kept in the lookup till sometime on FRI.
day when they were removed TO one q
the upper rooms in the Hall, but just be-
fore dark they broke out and endeavored
TO escape. The village was aroused and
men sent in various directions in search
Of them. They were however dscov-
cred just at dark coming down the lill
west of Dir. Browns house on Chase
street, and were apprehended lay C. W.
Brown assisted by 3. +. Bingham, con-
lucted down Main street and delivered
up to the sheriff who committed them
again TO the lookup and kept guard over
them during The night. Word came from
the officers of the Bank at Royalton that
the bills were counterfeit, and the cul
prits were taken before C. X. Field, j.
p, and examined and put under five
hundred dollar bonds each; and for want
of sureties they were sent to the Jail at
Newfane. They passed eight or nine
ten dollar counterfeit bills in this village.
and the one with whom the current mon
ey which they received in change was
deposited, is still at large. They prob
ably are part Of gang of desperate men
who are proving about the country.
committing crimes and outrages, and the
public should be on the lookout for
thieves, counlerfeiters, passers of coun>
terfet money, and rogues generally. The
police of every village, town and city
should keep a sharp eye on suspicious
looking and suspicious.acting persons.
The two men apprehended gave their.
names, the one James Dix, Philadelphia,
the other Albert A. Allison, Cleveland
Ohio.
p, S. Since writing the above, we
earn that these men have been released
from jail, and have been enlisted to help
I'll up the quota for Townshend, their
bail having been reduced from five hun,
ired to two hundred dollars each. We
ioubt the propriety Of the procedure
ISL, OtCuuNt lh'St urn WIZ Hi"ud"'N |
show as much skill and readiness in de-
serting, rs they did in passing counter
leit money and 2nG. it seems to us an
insult to our sons and brothers in the
field TO send such men to he their asso-
ciates and what face can we have toI
urge respectable men to enlst.-Phoe-I
MIC.
THE LIooR LAW A FAILURE "A
the Term Of the Windsor Co. Courr
which has just closed, Hon. James Bar
relt presiding, the following cases for Vi
oIating the liquor law were disposed of
rs follows:
Riley Hopkins Of -, pleaded guilty
to ten offences, and was fined 500 and
costs.
Charles Blake of Windsor, pleaded
guilty to three cffrncpS, and it being the
second offence, was fned $50 and costs.
Sam. G. Pratt of Woodstock, was nd
judged guilty Of three ctf'nces, and 1t be
ing bis third offence, was fined $50 and
costs, and sentenced to the county Jail for
three months.
Thomas Lamphire Of IIarIland, plea
ded guilty 10 seventeen offences, and was
fined $40 and costs.
James Clifford of Windsor, plead j
guilty to thiriy-one offences, aud was fin
ed $50 and costs.
Nelson Billings and Franklin Merri-
field, of Windsor pleaded guilty TO sixty
and were fined 5000 and costs.
Shurlleff & Dannatt of Windsor, be-
ng indicted, appealed to the Supreme
Court and were placed under bonds OF
$1,000. It being their third offence, their
counsel, we are informed, advised to this
course hoping, possibly, to get the matter
put off until it should become an old af
fair. In this, judging from the manner
in which the States Attorney has atten.
Died to these cases, they will probably be
diss ppontrd. We confess that the above
record discoses state Of things not very
creditabe 10 US as a community. Some
$1,000 imposed as fines and bonds at
single court for the violation of the law
- UindSor LoRrRai.