Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-06-08
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY. JULY 8, 1875.
A SINGLE DAYS RECORD.
The Work of our Police on sat-
urday-The Arrests-"Pu
a "Ciub-room"- Serving an
old MIttlmus-A Lively Days
Work. .-.....s .... I'm. (. =.

Sam Stocker INDUCED in too much of
the ''ciub-oom" sort of whisky on Sat
day, and was arrested by officer Per-
kins, and lodged in the county house
over Sunday.
John Root was arrested on Saturday
and held to bail in the sum of $3.50 on
the charge of bastardy. 1t is alleged
that John has two more ''wives" than
our Vermont laws allow one man to
have, and this is remotely the cause of
his trouble. 1t is quite probable he will
get into still greater difficulties if he does
not at once cease his evil practices.
Thomas Wheeler felt unusually frisby
on Saturday night. In his meanderings
he finally brought up IN the back yard
of the Bates House. Here he discov-
cred some girls taking in clothes, and at
once began the exhilarating and pleas
ant pastime of chasing the girls around
the woodpile. They objected to this
sort of amusement, and Officers Craw-
ford and Stearns were sent for, and Mr..
Wheeler was relieved from duty and
taken to Jail to sleep off his surplus
whisky. 1t was then found that there
was an old mittimus against Wheeler,
winch mad neon rccviVoo from burning
ton, and part of which he had paid.
He will now be invited to pay the bal
ance before he regains his liberty.
About two years ago officer Crawford
received a mittimus against one Mich
olas Foster and ever since receiving it
he has made diligent search for the
person of Nicholas. He looked through
the lands and by-way5 of the town and
fingered around the places where such
men as "Nlck" most do congregate; he
scraped the cutters with q fine tooth
comb, as it were, and revealed the
interior of the gin mills as with the
brightness Of a calcium light but no
Nicholas Foster could he find Craw-
ford subsequently enquired of the young
mans father, who told him that ''Nick"
had left town, and smiled at the idea of
catching him. While the officers were
arresting the above named Wheeler two
young men followed them to see the
fun. Seeing them following, Crawford
turned about and with a blow tipped
over the ''apple cart" Of one, who prov.
ed to be Nicholas Foster, who had re-
turned TO town Crawford upon learn.
ing his name requested him to deposit
enough money TO pay the mitttmus or
accompany him to jail The money not
}0s&Hg forthcoming he accepted Craw-
!ford.s invitation and walked the
plank and now the old gent probably
"'smies at the other side of his mouth"
While he was on his way up the hill his
companion, one John Foster, follow
cd, and all the way along exposed
his tongue to the night air while he flung
strong language at the officers. Not to
to be outdOne in politeness the officers,
when the Cavalcade arrived at the Jail,
invited John to seat with Nick, and
he, ever ready to oblige, walked in with
scarce murmur. .......
Otlicer Perkins did good thing on
in raiding upon "A disgraceful
mol. eglied "club room" in the second |
story OF ]. B. Kilburn's brick block on |
Center street. The ''club," which it is
alleged is noBe other than Charles II. |
Woolley, rents sniie of rooms of Mr.. !
Kilburn, in the front part of bis block. |
This place has been in operation for only
comparatively short time, but We are
informed il is one of the worst dens of
iniguity which was ever opened in any
The suite of rooms en-
braces large sitting room, bed room,
and two liquor closets. From this
place, il the window happens tob open,
the peaceable citizen who passes at al
most any hour of the day or night, Sun
day included, is saluted by sounds of
reyery and card playing. Voices which
were known to the listener have been
heard discussing a game of cards on Sur
day. and In loud tones calling 'High-
Jack" When Mr. Perkins raped
at the door it was not opened until the
third time, when a voice called out
cleft" 1t would have been well tor the
"club room" if Mr.. Perkins had left,
but he persisted and was finally allowed
to 20 inside, where he found the pro-
prietor, Charles FL. Wooiley, and
friend. A search of both closets, one
Of which he was obliged to break into,
rezealed six bottles of wine, one keg and
two bottles Of whisky, the latter article
being perhaps the r0ttenest rot gut ever
swallowed. .- ~.