Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-02-19

NoRTHFrELD VI, February H. 1870
Messrs. Editors Some remarks In your last
paper seem 10 call for few words by way Of ex-
PLANTATION. As | was officially connected with the
case Of Mrs. Stack, who recently died In Mont
pelor I will briefly state the facts regarding the
matter. She had been known for some time pre-
vious to her conviction as a vender OF intoxicating
drink. King street, where Mrs. Stack lived, had
come to be regarded as a very pandemonium Of
rowdysm and drunkenness. Her illegal traffic
was considered to have much to do in causing
this demoralizing state of things. In fact, such
was knoyn to be the case, but the legal proof was
not developed until the fore part Of September
last, when one Of her patrons was arrested in
drunken spree, and disclosed on her. She was
arraigned for the offense and plead guilty Of
two first o6enses, and fined as the law demands
ten dollars for each ofense and COSTS making
twenty-seven dollars and sixty cents in ALL She
did not pay, but was allowed to go on her prom
Use to pay in day or two. She failed to fulfill
her promise and wrote her in about week. call
ing on her to settle No attention was paid to
my letter. Another week elapsed, more or less,
and then mittimus was placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Avery, directing him TO collect of
her the fine and costs, or in default thereof, to
take her TO jail. No one supposed she would go
to Jail, as she was known TO have the means to
pay. Thus matters rested for over four months.
The officer called upon her repeatedly to get set
Element She was made TO understand that she
must pay or go TO jail Mr.. Avery had, during the
interim, fixed n time-more than once, too when
she told that she must settle or submit to the
alternative. lie had eased off with her at such
times because she claimed to be unwell until he
had grown suspicious she might be shdmming.
Not wishing to force her from home II really unwell
nor willing to daily longer with her, the officer,
about the middle of the first week in February,
took DIR. o. o. Davis-a physician in regular stand
ing and of considerable practice along with him,
and notified her she must pay or go with him to
Montpelier u able. The Doctor satisfied himself
she was well enough to go, with which she
agreed-in fact claimed that as one OF her cell days
and further, told Mr. Avery she would as soon
go with him in a sleigh as in the cars. He took
her along at once arriving at the Jail late in the
afternoon or early in the evening Mr.. Dudley
warmed the female apartment of the Jail for her,
to which she was shown at bed time. She sent
word by Mr. Avery to any who inquired for her
that she was happy" in her new quarters. In
view of these facts where rests the fault or blame
in the matter2 Certainly not with the authorities
at Mortified. d. T. AvERILL.
T. S. DIR Davis, spoken of above, is regular
diplomatized graduate of Dartmouth College,
with near dozen years of medical practice in
Lowell, Mass, and considerable in other places,
besides some years surgical practice during the
war. lie was for some ten years member Of
the Massachusetts, Medical Society, of which he
has shown me the proof. He is regarded as a
skillful practitioner and is frequently called in for
consultation in difficult cases.
d. T. AvERILL,
Justice Of the Peace