Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-18
Arrest of III. f.. Adams.

Yesterday afternoon William NJ.
Field. sheriff of the county OF Rutland,
arrested Hiram E. Adams on warrant
issued by Joel C. Baker, Justice OF the
Peace upon the complaint OF L. j.
Ormsbee, States Attorney charging hlm
with the larceny of five one thousand
dollar Government bonds, commonly
called Five-Twenty Bonds, all of the
value of five thousand dollars the prop
erty of Horace H. Dyer, on the goth
day of February, 1872. The following
is a copy of the complaint and warrant
STATE OF VERMONT, SIS.
To Joel G. Baker, Esquire, one OF the
Justices of the Peace within and for the
county of Rutland comes EbeneZer j.
Ormsbee States Attorney in and for the
county of Rptland in his proper person,
and on his oath OF Office, complaint
makes, That Hiram E. Adams of Rut-
land. in the county of Rutland, on the
twenty-sixth day of February AID. 1872
with force and arms, at Rutland atOre-
said. one Government Bond, commonly
known as a Five-Twenty Bond, OF the
value and denomination of one thousand
dollars, and bearing the number of H.
OFT. one Government Bond, commonly
known as a Five-Twenty Bond, Of the
value and denomination of one thousand
dollars, and bearing the number 17,078 :;
one Government Bond, cOmmOnlysknown
as a Five-Twenty Bond, of the value and
denomination of one thousand dollars,
and hearing the number of 17,0S2 one
cn,Do,,,nrl1yr l-DHXTIl q
a Five-Twenty Bond, of the value and
denomination OF one thousand dollars,
and bearing the numper Of 17,083 one
Government Bond, commonly known as
a Five-Twenty Bond, of the value and
denomination of one thousand dollars,
and bearing the number OF OS4-an
of the value Of Five thousand dollars,
and of the goods, chattels and property
of one Horace II. Dyer, then and there
| in the possession of the said Horace II.
| DYER. being found, feloniOusly did steal
/ take and carry away contrary to the
! form. force and effect of the statute in
such case made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity of the state.
EBENEzER J. ORMsBEE,
States Attorney.
The above complaint was exhibited tC
me this 10th day Of April in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sevcnty-two.
JOEL c, BAKER,
Justice of the Peace.
State Of Ter0pol1t,) To any SAerU o.
Rutla1ld. So. C0nSta5le in tn,
State. Greeting;
By the authority Of the State of Yer
mont, YOU are hereby commanded t.
apprehend the body Of the said Hiram
F. Adams and him have forthwith be
fore the subscribing authority at my
office in Rutland, in the county Of Rut
land aforesaid, that he may answer Il
the foregoing complaint, and he turthe
dealt with according to law.
Fail not. but due service and return
Given under my hand at Rutland il
the county of Rutland aforesaid, thi
10th dav of April y. d. 1872.
JOEL c. BAKER,
Justice of the Peace.
Upon this warrant Mr. Adam
was brought before Justice Baker
whrreupon the States Attorne,
filed second or additional count, il
substance identical with the one con
tanned in the complaint. with the additl
onaI word. .the same being a valuabl
contract then in force" after the dc
scription Of each bond,
Charles II. Joyce, appeared asattorne.
for the respondent and or his motionth
hearing was postponed to Thursda
morning next, at nine O'Clock at tn