Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1876-11-30

Gus Jim cracks, by lot of infllels and
swindlers, that made themselves attract
i've to s'the Million" by donning fez
caps, spangled jackets, and Zouave
breeches, and calling their shanties,
Booths, Bazsars, Kiousks, Villas, and
the like. Here was exposed for sale
more 'solive wood from the Mount of
Olives" than that sacred eminence ever
produced, and when it is known that
the very little olive timber remaining
there is jealousy guarded from the
woodlands ak, the barefacedness of
the imposition, and the gullability of
the American people are apparent. Not
content with gathering what they could
from the sale of their wares to such as
were willing to purchase, very much as
if for the purpose of leVying black mail,
they soon commenced to make frequent
arrests from among the bystanders,
charging the persons 50 arrested with
theft. One young man from Vermont
was so arrested and locked up on the
testimony of a Centennial guard, who
the sargent avowed was less to be be
heved than the person arrested. The
case was reported TO me the next morn
ing, and at once set about to do what
COuiu GOuS iOl tue AOus lay
Hard of Burlington, Joseph ID. Deni-
son of Royalton, Gen. Foster, Gen.
Henry, and some others, interested
themselves Immediately, and repaired to
the district attorneys office to find that
the grand jury had found true bill, and
that the district attorney could not enter
a nolle pros in the case. This threw the
matter into the Criminal Count, where
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next morning, with Hon. Ray Hard
counsel for defendant. By production
of evidence which was secured in the
boys behalf, verdict of acquittal was
secured, but it became very evident that
but for the facilities which could only
have concentrated at the State head
quarters building, this innocent young
Vermonter would, upon the testimony
of Turkish haler, and an i'll savored
policeman, h cen sent to prison for
ninety days e have had occasion to
care for nLGn!r of Vermonters. who
we're partially cercome by the heat Of
the summer, xaia have administered 8
very considerable quantity of paregoric
ana laudanum to those needing such
medicine. Our reading room was fur
nished gratnitous)y with the regular
issues of tifty-tWo newspapers and peri
odicals, principally from Vermont, and
they were at all times Eagerly read by
our visitors, who expressed great salts
faction at finding their home papers be-
fore them. We were especially fortu-
nate in the selection of our clerk, Major
Ellis, who was at all times most assidu-
Gus in his attention to bis duties, and in
politeness to our visitors. who, am
fully convinced, with very few excep-
tions IF any returned well pleased with
the facilities offered by the Vermont
Headquarters, and thankful to Colonel
Sprague for his enterprise and generosity
in providing the same. The moneys
expended for furniture and current ex-
penses were intended to come from
private subscriptions to ''the citizens
fund, Of which your honored State
treasurer was the discussing agent. Mr.
Page cheerfully supplied the amount
necessary to meet our limited outlay !;
yet learn that he is individually out of
pocket, whicn is much to be tt gretted,
IS we have kept within the e. il,a'es
the amount of which it was piedged him
would be subscribed. Thanking all for
the courtesies extended to me indiyidu.
ally, and your own and other newspa-
i 9ers for the assistance which they have
Readqta turthering the success of the
! ( ans building in various ways,
/ . respectfully, 1859