Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-09-08

"A SPLENDID ItuM hOW.-lhere was
fine display of the effects Of rum in this
village on Tuesday evening. During
the afternoon two men already under the
influence Of liquor called at G. +, Wood :
sa loon and called for ale, which was refus-
ed. At about 6 o'clock they called again
and were very belligerent. Mr.. Woods
fearing they meant mischief calledin G. +.
Arnold to prevent trouble. They imme-
diately assailed Arnold who asked them
to be quiet, whereupon both stripped off
their coats and attacked him fiercely with
violent blows, till he thought the time
had arrived for vigorous defence, and
made it. The result was the two drunk
en- roughs were instantly laid out. :"
Mr.. Arnold then took one Of them in not
altogether tender manner to his office,
and called upon the collecting crowd to
arrest the other and do likewise. No one
responded to this call, however, and he
went back after the man himself. but
the bird had fled. Their names prove to
be John S. Shufelt Cor "Shoo Fly as
some called him) and Dennis Corine, Of
Rutland, masons, and one or both have
been at work here. Shufelt was imme-
diately brought before Justice Bridgman
and fined 50 and COSTS, amounting in all
to nearly $40, which was much lighter
| fine than he deserved as events after
wards proved. Capt. Taylor was absent
with the hat rack thieves at Brattleboro,
and he was placed in charge of officer
| +. NJ Barber, and as he left the court
room where he had been quite defiant he
stood moment at the door and thanked
"the audience for their attendance" Of
fcer Barber and Charles Hodgman as
assistant were about to conduct him to
the lookup, when he asked the privilege
of going to some place to obtain bail or
money to pay his fine, to which they con-
sented and after having passed Mr.. Bridg-
mans house he suddenly sank down and
refused to proceed. AT this moment Of
ficers Barber and Hodgman were attack
ed by gangof pals" knocked down and
stoned, and of course Shoe Fly escaped.
This affair was supposed to oe ended,
when Mrs. La6elle, who lives in one
of the tenements in Harris east part
of Mammoth block, suddenly appear
ed in Arms & Wilson's store in
frightened condition, and reported that
one of her boarders bad been assaulted
and wanted help. Messrs. G. E. Arnold,
c. B. Eddy and officer B. T. Phelps of
Westminster, instantly responded to the
call, and going up into the building, the
man they were after fled into the upper
rooms, and crawled over the partition, it
being open overhead, into the attic of the
TIMES office The men followed him pell
NELL down into the printing Office where
he tried to fight them of, but was seized
when he attempted or pretended to pull
dirk OF pistol and not knowing at that
time how far he might be armed, Mr..
Arnold very properly made an actual
settler" of him on the spot. After this
he was more docile and taken to the lock-
up where he lodged that night We'd
nesday morning he was sober and APP
peared like another man. He proved to
be Corine who had escaped from Woods
saloon, where be had assaulted Arnold.
He was fined fifteen dollars and costs,
amounting to S20,99. Such is but asmall
part of the details of this last elegant
rum row, the strangest part of all being
that it did not produce more serious re-
suits.