Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-10-13
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Arrive at Woodstock $40 2.45
The 1915 a. H. train connects with all
the noon trains on other roads,
Gods mills grind slow, but they
grind exceeding fine. One by one
the little shoulder strapped under
strappers Of the "war power are COM
ing to grief Democrats and Demo
cratic Journals told them they were
exceeding their power, but ye strapper
stigmatized them as coppefheads, trail
tors, &C., and threatened them with
arrest AMI Imprisonment if they per-
sisted in maintaining statute law.
That day is over thank God, and those
chaps are getting their deserts at the
hands of the civil law. This time it
is our townsman Capt. Gilman Henry,
who was Provost Marshal OF the Sec.
ond Congressional District of YER
mont in 1861. The suit was brought
in the above year by Andrew j. Bean,
Of Manchester, N. H., for false impris-
onment Mr.. Henry's real estate was at
tached, and the case has been in court
ever since until last week when it
was decided in the U. S. District
Court at Rutland that the said Henry
pay the said Bean $4,000 for losses
and injuries caused by said imprison-
ment. The substance of the case is
this Bean was substitute broker
and brought man from Canada to
be enlisted as Il substitute for which
he received 500 and the ''sub. 5000
The man was daily enlisted and Bean
went his way. The "sub." busted TIE
next night. Henry thinking that the
enlistment and drsertion was a pre-
concerted plan between the two men.
ordered their arrest if they could be
found Mr.. Daniel n. Betkwith, dep
uly marshal, made search for two or
three days without success, and the
active search was abandoned until No
vembcr II. 1864, when he accidentally
met Bean in the cars at Wells River
Junction and arrested him, took him
to Windsor and imprisoned him in a
cell in the State Prison where he was
kept five months. Henry had several
interviews with him, during the time,
and promised to release him if he
would pay the money back. This,
Bean refused to do, but demanded a
trial in the civil court, which was de-
nied him. At the end of the time
named above an order came from
Washington instructing Henry to
turn Bean over to the civil authorities
and he vas set free on his own recog-
nizance. Judge Shipman in his
charge was severe but just on Henry,
stating that martial law did not exist
in this State then, that Bean was not
in the military service, and that he
should have an immediate trial in the
civil courts of the State. The Jud ge
also charged that Henry did not show
any authority from Government for
the arrest and Imprisonment. Henry
claimed that he had authority from a
superior officer, but lost it. There was
nothing in his arrest, it was upon the
manner of his Imprisonment, and the
denial of speedy trial in state in
which the civil courts were in session,
hinged the amount of damage. 1t
would appear from the Judges charge
that "military law is demonstration.
al" in a State that has "civil law"
That is what we told them ten years
ago, but Gilman orce said that he
would contribute to buy a rope to
hang us. Verify. Gods mills grind
SLOW, but sure. Gilman has taken an
appeal to the L. S. Supreme Court,
but he will get licked, and he deserves
it. Messrs. Geo. n. Dale, n. II.
Sheafe aud E. J. Phelps were counsel
Tor plaintiff. Hon. L. p. Poland,
Chas. n. Davenport and B. +. Fifield
United States district attorney, for the
defendant.
The Maj. Churchill store and
residence on the corner are undergoing
a coat of paint.
The neighbors on River street
congratulate Mr.. John Clapp on hi.
seeming prosperity and bold dash al
progress. He is repairing his barn
and putting up bran new L. to his
house.
Thomas Hale, formerly of the
Windsor Journal, bargainel For the
Stamford Office last week and came
on this week to take possession, bu.
there appears to b. some holes in the
skinner the parties did not count on a,