Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-06-21


rested, charged by Boston and New
York parties wish Obtaining goods
under false protenoes while in bust
ness.
Quite a sensation was created In st.
Johnsbury, the other day by three
young ladies' ~ promonading the
streets, one of whom was dressed in
male clothing with "p,ng" hat.
st. Adams, June II. A Girl named /
Katie Shay, daughter Of a night watch .
man OF the Vermont Central engine /
house. aged about II years and appar-
andy not very bright, alleges that
yesterday, while picking berries in a
piece Of woods about n mile down the
Lake road, rape was committed on her
by Thomas Murphy, 4 farmer living
near there. She was accompanied by
Il younger sister and another little girl,
and her story is confirmed by them.
the girl is not much injured The All
thortias arc investigating the case.
BENNINGTON, June Is. A desperate
character known as Private Hicks was
crested to-day on a Hudson river
steamer aud brought here tonight up
on an indictment as being one of the
Harmon masked burglars. Hicks is
one of the four who were captured at
Saratoga last month, but was released
upon Il writ of habea5 corpus while
Edwards and McGrath were held. lie
will be taken to Manchester Monday
morning for trial before the county
court, nov in session. Edwards, who
escaped at uoosac Junction recently,
has been recaptured. McGrath enter
cd upon his fifteen years sentence to-
day'%t noon.
Parties in Greensboro have turned
treasure seekers, having spent IL week
on MI. Mansfield, where they claim a
chest of gold was buried by relative
years ago, to keep it from the Indians
who were in pursA't.
In the county court at Woodstock,
VIM. +. Warby has been sentenced
20 eight years in state prison for horse
stealing, Frederick A. Warden to
four years for horse stealing and VIM
Bryant to ten months for larceny.
The editor Of the Barton Monitor,
who aided in securing the passage Of
the fish and game law was ticed $40
and costs the other day for violation
Of the act. Hard luck.
A Bridport man says he has tried
and proved thai tar dissolved in water
and sprinkled Oh potato vines is sure
death to the potato bugs, which have
appeared in large numbers and With q
sharp appetite.
The contract for building the new
Nortn church, at st. Johnsbury, has
been let to L. & I. Fairb anks & Co.
The church is to be buil5 Of stone
from Isle La Motto, and york is to be
commenced this season.
D.ptheria is n scOurgc at present in
Lincoln. On Thursday last Dr.. ttycr
lost one child, on Saturday another,
and on Sunday morning the doctor
himself died Of this disease. His wife
and remaining child BON lie sick Of ii
and the wife is not expected to recov-
er. There are some eight or Ten cases
iii towp.
In the Orange County court, Chel.
sea, Levi Richardson was on Thurs
day morning sentenced to State prison
for two years for larceny. This is
MS second term in prison fer the same
crime. No other criminal case OF i'm
portance has been tried before This
court the present session, and the
civil cases on the calendar are few
and unimportant.
Augustus Germain, 4 rcpairer o.
sewing machines at St. Johnsbury
has been arrested for indecent assaults
on several little girls and let off with
the light punishment of $40 fine and
costs.
Three brothers uamed Dodge robbed
the three houses Of Messrs. Gray.
Ainsworth and Burnett, in Nortl
Montpelier, and arrived at Derby
Line, some ten days ago. They spent
the money freely and bought out o.
Rourke's grocery store on Stansteac
Plain and also team. Sheriff futile
OF Montpelier started after them, bu
they heard Of it and departed attel
selling back to O'Rourbe at sacrifice
and were arrested at Shcrbrooke p
O., and confined in Jail.
Rev. f. d. Hopkins of st. johns
bury, was acquitted Of forgery by thl
case Of the insurance company vs.. tn,
Merchants Bank, after30 hours dclib
Grafton.
In the hope Of indicting seyera
Bennington liquor dealers, some 81
villagers, supposed frequepters Of thu
local bars, have been SUMMONED t.
give evidence before the grand jury a
Manchester.
/ he Orlcaps county session Of th
, Supreme Court conyenes at Irasbur
: on August %. There are many i'm
portant cases to be l.eard on exccp
tions, among them the case Of Edwl
f G. Hayden, who was tried at the Sen
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the murder Of his wife, in which ex
ceptions were fled by respondent
The legal profession claim that Hay
denis chances for new trial are few
/ and that the decision Of the Count,
Court will be sustained. In that cas-