The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-17

driven to desperation to know how 10 sub
SYST at all. In the country villages like
Aliddlebury, there is no such restitution as
enoken OF above. If man Is thrown out
OF mechanical business here, he straight
way looks for employment at something
else and II he Is temperate and reliable he
Will soon find work | think ii is safe 10
say that there are no suffering poor among
us, although q stricter economy Is neces-
sarily used to get along comfortably. We
hear of very little, If any theving in our
village, aud think, perhaps, that thus far,
this winter the poor have lived rs comfort
ably rs usual. A.
CHESTER.
IA Daniel come to Judgment! yea, a Daniel !"
At o'clock, q. M, Feb 10th, 1874 Geo
IL Wood was arrested without warrant by
Spencer II. Leonard, under Sec 80 of the
| liquor law which provides that when a
person shall be found in such state of in
toXication rs to disturb the public or do
nestle peace and tranquility" certain OIL
GERS may arrest and compel such person 10
disclose, etc. Wood was brought before
Justice Fred W. Marsh lie twice asked
to he allowed to procure counsel, which
request was denied him, the court saying
he had no right to counsel. lie was then
put on his disclosure by the court Cd and
| disclosed where he obtained the ardent.
The court ca then ordered him into the
hands of the constable to be kept until Z
o'clock p. M, because he did not answer
certain incidental questions to the satisfac-
| ton of Leonard. The matter having
reached the car of Hugh Henry, Esq, at
. o'clock p. M, he visited the sachems and
demanded hearing for the discharge of
I the boy. The court still maintained that
! The defendant had no right TO appear with
counsel, but did not attempt to eject Mr..
I Henry from the room. Mr. Henry then Of
! fered to prove by the testimony of half
dozen people, including Mr. Leonard him
/ self, that the boy was not disturbing the
| peace at the time of his arrest, and that he
was NOT even intoxicated then. and was.
/ therefore. not subject TO arrest at that time,
aud that he had not then or previously dis
I lurbcd the peace. The justice (?) absolute
! ~ refused to hear any evidence on this
/ point. Mr. Henry then inquired il the
| boy had not disclosed at the time he was
! put on his disclosure. Mr. Leonard said he
had, but did not answer certain incidental
| questions to his satisfaction whether in re.
laton 10 the post-ofiicc he dill not say. Mr.
| Henry then claimed that the boy having al
ready disclosed could not be held longer,
but the justice held him. Finally Mr. Henry
suggested that Mr. Leonard, holding the Of
| flee postmaster, had no authority, as grand
| juror, to arrest any one and asked the
| court to pny u trltle OF respect to the
/ constitution of the state, though he ignored
| common law and statute rights. The court
thcrcupon discharged the young man from
arrest. What gives additional point to
this outrage on personal liberty, is the fact
that the young mans father at one time
| signed a petition to make Leonard post
master, for which the boy took him to task,
and Lconard hearing Of it, declared he
| would arrest him the first chance he had.
| do not suppose Leonard intended to
stretch authority when making the arrest,
| 1t undoubtedly was an inadvertancc, but it
bohoovcs certain uneasy spirits among Us
to be careful that they do not exceed the
opportunities afforded by statute law,
which has so frequently served the par
| poses OF revenge and personal malice and
which has proved so impotent in suppress
| Ing the evil Of intcmpcrance. At best it
only forces change of base, it does not
eradicate We understand the fun is not
all over. A. A. ID.