St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-05


They Weighed, yukcd. 1860 pounds are
five Years old. and were considered by
good Judges To he a> handsome Il pair
of cattle a> We're ever on the fair
grounds.
Drunk Again.
On Saturday afternoon. the denizcns
of the upper end of the avenue heard
loud "utrIi,'> of MIXED French and Eng
li>h. imItrlardrd with vigorous whack>
of u whip. and looking ont into the
street they SIM the Frrmchman Kings
horse making good time down the hill
fnll"Nrd 10y an empty sled on which
stood the King himself applying the
cha>ti>cmcnr which his confused brain
no doubt thought WAS mcrited toy the
dumb brute. When opposite the cX-
press office. Il sudden lurch of the sled
/ brought the riders feet ont from under
him. and his journey down the hill WAS
pursued while in Il horizontal position.
On reaching Railroad street police Off
Ger Lewis >aw he WAS intoxicated. and
took him t" Jail. from whence he was
released on Monday 10y pay ing $500
and costs. The whole affair WAS very
laughahc. and Yet sad Cannot liquor
selling and liquor drinking hc stopped
Another Defalcation at Burlington
The Free Press of Saturday announced
that II serious dctalcation had been dis
covered in the accounts of Mr.. Crane.
the /. :. Collector of Internal Revenue.
Mr.. Game states that there is IL def
cheney in his accounts of moneys due the
government. amounting to Scrcntecn
HoH$dnd SIR hHndy0I dOIinrs. Mr.. Cranes
explanation and the Free Press says it
is fully credited 10y his hond>mcn and
those best acquainted with the r:I>c-iS
that this sum WAS taken 10y ii former
deputy in his office. who kept all the
books and had charge of the funds. and
who 10y false entries concealed and car
ricd along the theft. We understand
that extended examinations of the books
and accounts of the office. 10y the agents
of the Internal Revenue Department.
have made this fully apparent to them
and there is the strongest evidence that
Mr.. Crane is regarded ut the Depart
mcnt. not H. the criminal but us Il rjc-
tim of Il ""hhcry. The deputy held Il
similar position under the former col
hector. Mr.. Baxter. and was sued by
Mr.. Baxter for Scren Thousand dollars.
alleged to have been purloined in like
mHuurr from him. 1t is to hc noted
thai il took Nh. Baxter several Years to
make tn" investigation of the volumi
abatrd necessary to satisfy him of the
state of the cISc, sufficiently to bring
suit and that no such suit on charge
existed against the deputy ut the time
of his appointment by Mr.. Crane to so
responsible ii position in his office.
1t is very we'll known that the deputy
collector WAS Mr.. Edward A. Jewett,
son of the late Ephlaim Jewett of this
place: and this sad intelligence came
like Il Ihunderholt to his many friends
here ;l> well as elsewhere. We need
not say that we ardently hope Mr..
Cranes suspicious aud belief will prove
untolnded. and we would not say so
were there not some reasons for think
ing 81. In the first place we must sup
pose fl ON the character and location of
the Free Press. that its account is more
nearly correct than any rumors that
come from other sources. Yet we find
/ in the account given in the 81. 4tbdns
MESSENGER some hints which strengthen
our suspicious that Mr.. Jewett may he
IL victim in this matter. The following
is the substance of the Messengers ac-
count: The deficit in Mr.. Cranes ac-
counts dates back. we are informed, to
about two years ago which would in
dictate that he was somewhat III the
mirc at the time of the detalcatiOn III
the Custom House at Burlington. Ii
seems that when Senator EdmundS
reached Washington after his return
from Europe. early III October. he was
notified 10y the treasury department OF
an irrcgularity in Mr.. Cranes accounts
and the collector was summoned tl