Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-04-08
State News.


nized as man who was caught in an at
tempt to rob the same box tive months
ago Martin pulled away and ran, bat
was stopped by parties in the street.
He was subsequently recognized by
Frank Kelley and Mr.. Burnett, watch
men at the Vt. Central depot, as man
who was seen hanging round the ticket
office, the day the money drawer was
robbed in January last and a cold CHS
ell was found on his person which fits ex-
actly into the marks made in the money
drawer when it was forced open. The
result was that Martin was brought be-
fore Justice Hollenbeck next morning,
and upon examination, was bound up for
trial in $500 for grand larceny at the
Depot and 500 for attempt to rob the
church. In default of bail he was CON
mitted to jail-Free Press
FINED.-F Francis Hall who lives in
one of John Soregan's houses near the
Rutland depot, was brought before Jus
tice Hollenbeck Tuesday and fined $50
and costs, for selling lipuor.-N
SHOOTING AFFAIR. On Monday
morning soldier named James Burns.
who belongs to the Invalid Corps in
Burlington, WAS discovered lying insensi-
bic under the awning of the Robinson
Barracks, corner of King and Water
streets in Burlington, He had been Sc
verely wounded by pistol ball, which
appeared to have entered his left breast.
A number of pistol shots were heard in
the vicinity about two o'clock in the morn
ing. A Frenchman, recently from Rot
land, named Joseph Gautier, but latter
ly keeping "rumhole" in the barracks.
was found with pistol, and has been
lodged in Jail. The examination on
Thursday resulted in his being diScharg-
ed. John B Wheeler appeared for the
State, and Daniel Roberts, Jeremiah
French for the respondent. The evil
dence developed that a party of soldiers.
among them Burns, were on "beDdrr"
Sunday nights that they procured liquor
at Gautier's that Gautier had pistol,
which he fired before the soldiers, while I
n his grocery, and that they several n
lines afterward pounded on his door - I
rhe only evidence of any account against 5
Gautier was that Mrs. Baulers. better 4
known as BLACK Lucy" who testified, S
according to the Free Press rebort, to
WITNESSING pistol firing from h e r
window Some one came and pounded
IN Gautier's door; he came out and
threatened to shoot there were two men;
they came again, and Gautier came out
again and threatened to shoot, and did
shoot saw the pistol distinctly; the
men were then across the street eau
tier spoke in both French and English
his wife begged him not to shoot the
men went away and came back several
times they tried to get in at Mrs. Car
sons door; the last time they went away
they were gone a good while came upl
and again pounded on Gauter's door; he
came out in his shirt sleeves and fired
towards Murphy's house twice the men
were across Water street, the other way;I
| heard the clock strike four soon after
one of the men had on a soldiers blank
ct; they wore caps.
The counsel for the respondent claim.
ed that the evidence entirely failed to-
show that he had fired at Burns, and that
if he had il would have been justifiable
on the ground of his defending his prem
Uses from assault by the soldiers. Justice
Hollenbeck took this view of the case
and discharged Gauier.
Burns is still suffering from his wound
though not considered in a critical state.
After his discharge Gautier was ar
raigned in complaint for selling liquor
and fined $40 and COSTS Burlington
Times.
On Thursday of last week, in this vii
lage, David Spillings made an unprovok
ed assault on G. II. Searle of Cornwall
Spillings was drunk. On complaint OF
States Attorney Foote, he was taken be-
fore Justice Bushnell aud mulcted in
eight dollars fine and COSTS. John Sulli-
van of this place was fined ten dollars
for giving the liquor to SpiilingS, which
was the cause OF the row .-Middlebury
Register.
On Sunday evening the ooh, Nelson
@. Cone, OF Sandgate, was found dead
in his bunk in the mill which be had tend
ed for the last ten or twelve years. He
was about Saturday evening in his usual
health, and was not missed ill evening