St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20

arrests were made. While the officers
were handwriting Robinson in the
street near Randall'S store. several
stones were thrown at them. either one
Oh which might have produced fatal i'll
JulIes. but it So happened no one was
seriously hurt.
Robinson, Donica and Thos. Burke
were placed in Jail Jerrauld took the
night train south Harvey. Peck, Had
ley and Felch were on hand early Mon
day morning and plead guilty and were
ilned, amounting with costs to S4I
apiece. On Tuesday Donica had a
hearing in the States Attorneys office
before Justice johnson. and was put
under $500 bail for assault and resist
ing officers. b. ID. Durham and
thompson went his bail Thomas
Burke WAS also put under $500 bonds
Tor throwing stone ut the officers. p
+. Lonergan is his bail James Glynn
was fined so and costs for riot. APP
pealed. Robinson is yet in Jail. and
has hearing Friday. O'Rourke has
not yet been examined. We under
stand Mr. Aldrich, proprietor of the no.
tel. has sued most of these parties for
treSpaSS and private damages and
there are other suits which NAV come.
aS other persons were freely threatened.
The above are the simple facts in the
case 81 far as developed. 1t is against
our wishes to tXaggerate them. and
against our principles to suppress them.
We have the same interest in this that
every other citizen has or should have.
Every man VIII" has the peace, good or
der and best welfare of our town at
heart. dcplores such disgracetnl affair
a. that of Saturday. If we understand
| the temper of our citizens. there is Il
unanimous sentiment among them that
the parties who engaged i'll such riot
"uS and unlawful proceedings. cndan-
gcring the lives and limbs of citizens
disturbing the peace, resisting and as
Saultug officers of Justice. etc. should
he made an example of. Those wcr,
no trivial offences committed here Sat
urday evening just look ut them: Ii
Is not the fist time IL part of this Bar
net delegation, at least. have been en-
gagged i'll rows ut this place. They haN,
before threatened and detied the polio,
of cur town. Curt. Harvey left the Az
rnut House in the afternoon threatenim,
to return and clean the thing out. II,
came back according To appointment
he led the mob he was spokesman fol
Il haltd"zcn or more halfdrunk ruff
ans. one of them at least. armed with Il
loaded revolver: he assaulted il peace.
able man and he Il cripple in his OWL
house he insulted and abused guest.
of the house he with the others KEEP
up Il Iiot two or three hours. during
which officers We're struck. p"accahl,
citizens assaulted. rioters rescued fou
the police. and deadly weapons used
For this he pleads guilty t" being drunk
and disturbing the peace. and is fine,
the paltry sum OF 80 and costs. W,
submit that this i not the way to mak
riots unpopular. and that the auth"li
ties were too lcnicnt.
~ regards the other parties arrested
there is every reason Ia expect tina
Robinson and Donica will get iu>tic,
done them. As they have not Yet ha,
their trial we shall say nothing abou
them. only that they fought and resist
ed the officers like wild beasts. and tina
Robinson freely threatens the lives "
gcruu> character.