The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-16
MIDDLEBURY, VT. FEBRUARY 16 1883.

lads about sixteen, with girls accOmpa-
nying. were possessed of sixteen bottles
of "the ardent" In "usc" because un-
corked, Estimates were made of the
liquor on that particular car, and 1t was
thought there was more than a barrel of
1t aboard. Nearly or quite one-half
came to Rutland Bennington Banner.
At meeting of the directors for the
Bennington battle monument, recently
held in New York, 1t was the unanimous
expression of the board that no reasona-
bic effort should be withheld to render
the monument creditable to the event 1t
| CONN emorates and crcditable to the na-
ton, and that Its completion should be
Two cases of attempted suicide occur
red in Brattleboro and West Bratteboro
last week. Oscar w. Richardson, busi-
ness maR Of st. Johnsbury, while stop
ping In Brattleboro at the house Of his
brother, Mr.. w. F. Richardson, stabbed
himself In the groin with a pocket knife.
When discovered he was lying insensible
In his room. with basin half full Of
blood at his side. Medical assistance
was Immediately summoned, and the
wounded man was finally restored to
consciousness. He could give no reason
for the act, and did not even remember
that he had performedit. 1t Is supposed
that 1t was freak of temporary insanity.
He will recover. The other case Is that
Of Mr.. Alvin Hiscook of West Brattle-
boro. He was respondent over an in
surance loss, and over some malicious ru-
ed his ears. In the presence Of his wife
and sister, he suddenly drew sharp
penknife from his pocket and attempted
to cut his throat. His wife made des-
perate effort to get the knife away from
him, and finally succeeded, after cutting
her hand to the bone. Mr.. Hiscock in
| flicted some severe wounds upon his
neck, which bled profusely, but will not
prove fatal.
The annual encampment Of the G. A.
r. was held at Bennington, last week.
beginning Thursday afternoon with an
address by Commander A. 3. Valentine.
According to this, the department has
had an increase of 700 members and an
addition Of 10 posts during the year !;
now numbering AZ posts and nearly LOO
members, gain of 75 per cent. The
financial department was never so strong
as now. The Quartermaster-Ge General has
5000 on hand. In the evening there was
a campfire, at which speeches were
made by Governor Barstow, Gen. W. W.
Henry. Junior Vice Commander Bangs
and Chaplain-in-Chlef J. NJ. Foster Of the
National Department, G. A. r. Of Water
loo, n. V, AttOrney-General Sherman of
Massachusetts,. Past Commander G. A.
X. Department of New York, Major n
Z. Bowman and others. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are !:
Com'd'r, A. b. Valentine, Bennington {;
5. V. COm'd'r, l.. ID. Savage, Waitsfield !;
|. w. Com'd'r, w. Ii. Gilmore. West
Fairlec; surgeon, E. II. Pettengill, Bel
lows Falls; chaplain, Rev. j. X. Richard
son, Rutland; council Of administrators,
Warren Gibbs, Burlington; N. p. Bow
man, st. Johnsbury: g. A. Benedict,
Poultnoy; G. f. Graves, Bennington; c.
f. Parker, Vergennes; delegates to ma
tional encampment at Denver, Col, in
August next: E. H. Ripley of Rutland,
A. p. Childs of Bennington, l.. F. Ter
rill of Underhill alternates, d. l.. Nor
gan Of Rutland, o. G. Wilder Of Waits
field, NJ. j. Leach Of Wolcott.
| The case against John O'Neil OF
Whitehall, arrested at Rutland recently,
came to standstill on Friday last. The
case began several weeks since before
Justice Of the Peace Wayne Bailey, and
had been continued from time to time
1t consumed nine days In actual trial and
over $50 witnesses had already testified
Including express and telegraph agents
who have produced books and papers. In
obedience to subp9nas. The prose
cutting officers claim to have pro ven over
three hundred sales of liquor sent by
O'Nell from W. itehall In Jugs to Rut.
land parties, c. o. d., on orders by mai
or telegraph, and that such sales were
consummated In Vermont, and that o Neil
Is amenable to the Vermont laws. On
Friday O'Neil, by his attorney, presented
q petition to remove the prosecution to
cult court, which sits IN few weeks al
Burlington, claiming among other rea,
sons that he (O'NeiD was denied the
equal rights of United States citizen
that all the sales proven were made IL
New York, where he had right to sell
that this prosecution NEEDLES with inter.
State commerce.; that Grand Juror CaiI
and Others had conspired TO convict him
Of liquor selling because a citizen Of
New \ lork; that newspaper articles anC
mistatements had created great prejudice
so that he could not have fair trial, be
cause a citizen of another State. The
lpetition also contained several charge:
of misconduct in the justice. The petit
tion claims the right Of removal undel
section 6il Of the United States statutes
which Is the civil rights law designed
to carry into effect the fourteenth
amendment. The prosecuting Officer
claims that many statements In the petit
ton are false, though they are sworn tC
by 0,Neil. O'Nell's lawyers claim tina
the statute Is mandatory and that tn,
iusticel has no discretion, but must re
move the prosecution to the UniteG
States court. O'Neil also moved tina
Grand Juror Cain and Deputy Sheriff
Stearns be proceeded against for con
tempt in issuing and serving, severa
days since, 73 complaints fer keeping
liquor with intent to sell, upon which
O,Neil was arrested and gave bail
claiming that while on business In Yer
mont he was arrested and put to trial Il
this cause, and that while defending thi
suit 73 complaints were served on him
and claiming such proceedings were II
contempt OF court and that the 73 com
plants should be nolle pros'd. Justic
Bailey continued the cause one week Z,
consider before rendering his decision.