The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-19

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The iusarthee company which paid
the lo.s 90 CArBe,'s mil bA. brought :
I ss,i agsiSsl Reeves Zoe Furnishing hgaor
ito ihe parties who eel Afe 70 the building
aud We i.srn that Mr. CAraey hs-
brought similar suit sKainst him attach.
/ lax I'll H. property. A. Reeves is worth
I b taI si5 COO, mostly mate 10 selliHg
liquors, jadsemrnt agaiust him will be
god. similar ea.es have been trird IN
#din rent parts u the state and usually
rr.uI Ia large Judgements. Ibis ieatur'
of the lNv ougus 10 act as restraint up
on people WHO seli intoxicating liquors.
The community has been greatly eI'
cited the past ~eek over the arrest OF the
parties supposed 20 have BEEN connected
with the bnruinx OF C.rssy's mill. the
blowing up 81 Holton's house and other
ra.ealities and crimes which have caused
great alarm TO the people In this vicinity
+ The arrests ere inside through evidence
ell by one OF Pinkeron's detective
/ who was employed TO work up the esse
aud IL lhooght TO be conclusive. The
parties arrested were john Reeves, Cbas.
~. Coie, Mike Coffee and Fitzgerald.
The last two have turned ) ate's evil
dence. REEVES aud Cole are liquor deal
efs aud seem 10 have beea the ptincips'
iusiisaiurs ~ the crimes. Reeves !. worth
considerable property mostly made from
the sale Of liquor. The crimes were con-
mitted in retaliation for liquor prosecu
tians. The examination ~ not finished
aud Il is rumored tina, other parties will
be implicated aud that they will be deall
win Ia such a manner IS 10 Lruve a
warning IL evil doors 10 this community.
Ibrre bA. long becu feeling that prop
eny and even life Is hardly safe, and
everything has been Ia the hands " the
rumseilers. II the better class ia com.
munlty will take bold Of the matter our
character ia this respect can be great!
improved.
Tse following brief notice Of he poin IN
the case We take FROM the Rutland Herald
The the trial Of The Bennington ban,iit,i
was continued ON Monday morning upon
the charge of burning the knitting mill OF
John V. Carney, IN june last. The
States evidence OF Coffee shows thai
John Reeves, Chsrles II. Cole, james
Fitzgerald, aud Michael Coffee planned
the burning; that the three last named
went TO the mill, broke Into 1t through .
window, and after gathering together
quantity Of cotton and other waste, the
mess was fired, they retreatiDg to Reeves
saloon; that the first attempt was not sue.
cessful, aud that the mill did not burn
until fired the third timc. The Substance
of Eiggerald's evidence upon this war
rant corroborates the testimony aud con-
isssionsl Of Michael J. Coffee; concern.
INK the plan Of firing Judge Carney's mill
he says that three OF four nights before
the fire Cole, Reeves aud himself we're IN
Reeves bar room, they stood at the bar
drinking; Reeves introduced the snbjrci
by So, ing something must be done with
Carney" Cole said that she you'd give
him dash" aud Reeves promised to pay
him tor firing the mill, blowing up Hol-
tou's house and sbearing Powers horse ;
he further states that Fitzgerald, COFFEE
4nd Cole met on The night OF the fire,
drank nine times together, and all wenl
10 the mill ;snd opened the door by nesns
Of broken window glass, aud entered;
Cole then hred pile OF cotton waste
and covered IL with a basket; they At
once let the mill and ran distance Of
several blocks. returning by another
street, when Fitzgerald entered the mil
aud fired ii a second time; ut this june
lure Coffee left them, aud soon after
wards Cole aud Fitzgerald returned to
the mill aud fired IL the third time, the
Two previous attempts having been unsnc
cessful Tuesday morning the parties
came Into conrt and both tie prosecution
aud defence rested the case. Judge White
gave his decision. holding both Gale aud
Reeves To snswer at the next term OF the
Cuuny court, liking their bail st 5000
pseh The case oi shtAfiug Of sheriff
pJser's horse wac then taken up. The
witness Fitzgerald testified directly TO the
tact that Reeves promised to pay Cole o.
| he would sheer tho horse, znd gave
him the shetrs with which 10 do the
work that Cole then went TO Powers
bani spd sbeertd the horse. After se.
we're crUss ex mipstion, which the viii
res. stood sdmifabi, we'll, Judge White
gave his decision, holding the parties,
Lole aud Reeves, 10 suswrr, fixing ths
bail 81 81 900 eucb, Reeves the instgalor
Of tbe-e ctimes, 10 noted rumseIler,
WHO has received more favor from the
authorities than than ibe pub ie liked,
having been sciusIiy appointed .ilor BY
B sherin Cfoius. lie Is "a irishmAp. Cole
/ tue parry Who is charged with being toe