Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-03-31

last fall to go to Peacham. He didn't
go to Peacham, but went TO Canada,
and in attempting to sniuggle out some
whiskey got seize i-whiskey and team
and Prescott had TO 90 up and pay
$40 to get his property back.
Owens family consists of a wife and
three small children, one of them II
nursing infant. Some few weeks ago,
starvation compelled the wife 20 whis-
per her poverty to a neig lbor, who car
ried III something to eat. 1t was then
discovered that for three days prior
there had been nothing in the house to
eat but pint of beans. Soon after this,
she was compelled toapply again, when
John Bacon and Charles Stack paid the
family visit saw their condition and
sent in some provisions. This, however
before tac huge stomach of Owens, did
not last long, and the family were soon
destitute again. Last Wednesday, Mrs.
o., having procured little money 10y
washing, was about to go to the store
for some provisions, when Owens order
ed her to buy him a plug of tobacco.
She told him that she had bought his
tobacco all winter, and he had better
work and duy ii himself. He threaten
ed to kill her ifshc didn't buy il. On
her return home she stepped into the
house of a near neigobor, and in few
minutes Owens came in, and, after the
affectionate inquiry, "Why in hi don't
YOU 90 home?h stepped up, struck her
ON tie side of the head, and said, Cd
d-n you, that amt halfyou'll get when
YOU oct homc.O He then ordered her
out, and together they went towards
home, he striking and kicking her sew
eral times in the street. When near
their own house, Owens went down to
The bank ofthe river-not to drown him.
self but to cat rod to whip his wife
with. He then went into the house,
locked the door and began to beat her.
1t was not till after she had been Sc
We ely whipped that she succeeded in
getting the door unlocked, when she ran
into the road bare-footed and bare-head
ed, and run up to the house of Frank
Clement, where she told her troubles
and begged for shelter and protection.
She remained here all night, and the
next morning Thursday Clement got
f.. Stone, f.. M. Ide and G.. w. Stone,
and went to Owens house to get the
children. Owens at the time was out
getting some wood, and when he re-
turned Stone asked him what the trou
bic was between him and his wife, and
was informed that at is none of your
Cd d-n business" He was further
Informed if he had come there for a row
he could have enough of it. He refus-
ed to give up the children, and told
them there would be bloodshed if they
touched one of them.
They left the house, and got papers
made out for Owens arrest. hurry
Miles, in the absence of a constable, was
authorized to arrest him. AS body
guard, he took with him Fl. Brockway,
f. NJ. Ide and FL, Clement. When
they got to the house Owens refused to
be arres ted and began to fight the four,
giving some severe blows before he was
secured. lie was finally ironed and ta-
ken before justice Stone, and examined
on three charges-assault cn his wife,
assault on II. Broclxway, and resisting
the officers. He was bound up in $3.50
bail, and sent to Jail, and is now waiting
for the judge of the County Court to
make him out pass to Windsor. He
has sworn to kill his wife, and she says
she knows he will do it if he gets Il
chance.
p. S.-Owens is one of our black list
characters. He took our paper long
time at the East village and wouldn't
pay forit We had his name down in
our black list to be worked up soon.-
This notice will do for him. He is well
come to our account.