The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-10

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For number Of years Howard and a |
"war widow" by the name of Pelkic have
lived together. very much the same as
though they were ''man and wife," but it
existed between them, but that they have
been together as they have by common con-
sent. 1t turns out that Howard had rather
grown tired of his "help meet, ana began
to cast about for new deal How far he
had progressed is not precisely known far
enough, however, to arouse the "green-
eyed monster in the breast of his old and
former flame, and as in all "such cases
made and provided" she was determined
to he revcngcd for being thus cast off. 1t
was
SOON NOIsHD
that mad0me was dropping pretty broad
hints that she knew enough about
THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE
at Weston to make it not at all interesting
to cans. Howard" should she conclude to
dvulge.
The finale of the matter was that
SHE DID DIvULGE,
not only privately, but as witness upon
the stand before G w Wiley, Esq, before
whom the examination was held, 1t APP
peared in the evidence that Towards first
attempt to burn his own and his neighbor,
Sprague's, buildings, was through the
agency of boy by the name of Albee,
whom he hired to do the job, for stipu-
lated sum. To effect his object and not
excite suspicion, he resortcd to the follow
ing
sTRATEGEM OF TIE CAsKED BOY.
Living as he did at this time, at North
Londonderry, he procured some sort of a
cask, of sufficient Dimensions to comfort
ably hold the boy. Into this he placed his
HIRED PAL
and heading the cask up, drove to his
former place of abode in Weston village,
unloaded his casked up boy in his barn,
backed out and went his way. While de-
posting his cargo he forgot at which end
OF the cask the boys head lay, and it 80
happened that he placed the cask upon the
barn floor with
TIE BOYS HEAD DOWN AND HIS HEELS UP.
This being very uncomfortable posi-
ton to occupy for any length of time, the
young chap softly and cautiously suggested
that the cask be reversed before its proprie
tor left for good on his return passage. OF
course the cask was so fitted up that when
it should be late enough at night to be COM
paratively safe the caged-up youngster had
| it in his power to emerge and proceed to
his appointed task. But when the time ar
| rived and he had burst his wooden shell, he
found himself unequal to the task he had
undertaken, and he retraccd his steps in the
dead of night to the place from whence he
came, a wiser if not better boy. Howard
then agreed with
POOR CooT OF A MAN
TO do his diabolical work; but again his
plans were doomed to come TO
grief" it being now understood that the
man got so druah before he got around to
| W MS iNldllOue WIN tlut It was uNuOtt
to do anything.
Not TO be foilcd according TO "grass
widower" Pelkey's testimony, Howard
concluded TO perform his fiery work alone
unknown to and unaided by others. He
succeeded but too well, as the charrcd ant
blackened ruins plainly showed the day
succeeding the fire.
There were present and used
AS WITNESSES
at the examination, Mrs Pelkie, the Able,
boy, and the man (name not remembered
whom Howard induced to make the las
trial by promising to pay him the sum o
fifty dollars The circumstances connected
with the case were so strong and the testimo
ny so Overwhelmingly against the respond
ent that Justice Wiley unhestatingly boun
him up,
PLACING HIS BONDS
at the snug sum of five thousand dollars
for the want of which he was duly com
mitted for safe keeping on Thursday tn
Sth inst, TO the county Jail.
~ may HOt DC ulllisS W Stttt thut thiS ]
by no means the first time that this ma
Howard has been in hot water. Last Sep
TENDER he and fellow by the name O
Witherell stole horse somewhere i
Windham county, and sold it
) ON THE FAIR GROUNDS AT RUTLAND,
at the time the State fair was being held
Both men were apprehended had an ex
animation and were placed in Jail at New
fame to await the action of the grand jur
when it should convene. Howard, b
means of his mother mortgaging farm
she owns succeeded in procuring tn
requisite security tor his bail, and has sine
r been at large. Withercll, it is understood
is still Sin durance vile" at Newfane a
e of which exemplifies that ''they who so'
9 to the wind shall reap the whirlwind" an
: that as a general rule sooner or later, as
the present instance, " murder will out.