Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-30
STATE AFFAIRS.

ST. Adams FIRST NATIONAL BASK-ISDIcr-
MENTs POUND By THE UNITED STATES GRAND
JURY.
Albert Sowles. Herbert Brainerd, Edward
A. smith and ]. Russell Arlington of ST.
Adams aud Harrington H. Marshall. Perkins
Z. Page and Francis o. Nickerson of Boston
were indicted by the grand Jury of the Uni
Ted States court at Windsor last week, for a
violation OF the national banking act in con
nection with the First National bank of 81.
Adams. Mr.. Sowles is the late cashier Of
the bank and Messrs. Brainerd. Smith and
Arlington are well known citizens of St. Al
bans. Harrington Ii. Marshall is the Boston
produce dealer who failed few months since
owing the bank large sum of money The
indictments are OF the same general charac-
ter and charge the respondents with dsceiv-
ing the national bank examiner by means Of
false fraudulent drafts Nickerson. for in.
stance, signed draft for S34lG.OJ which
was accepted by Page and made payable TO
the bank. The draft was absolutely worth.
less, but 1t was exhibited by the cashier to
the examiner as q substantial asset Il is I'M
derstood upon the street that the total amount
paid by Sowles rs cashier Oh these worthless
drafts was about $685. 900 Some time since
syndicate was formed for the purpose of
operating III Wall street They proceeded to
buy Union Pacific and Western Union stock
al the very highest point. Soon after pur-
chasing, both stocks began to fall and have
been steadily falling since. The syndeate's
margins were soon exhausted, and then it be
gan to take money from the bank. with the
result Of practically cleaning out that in
stitution. There are ugly stories in circula-
ton to the effect that the signatures Of some
OF the drafts mentioned above are for forger-
les. At any rate, the examiner and receiver
found tha affafFg nj he bupk IN l.
corrupt and rotten condition.
TWO MORE ORANGE COUNTY INCONSISTENCIES CONT
TO GRIEF.
EARLY on Wednesday morning. MAY q,
James III. Jones CT Tunbridge and Miles Com
stock of STAFFORD were arrested by United
States Deputy Marshal Sprague of Jamaica on
warrants issued by the United States Circuit
Court for this district on the charge of illicit
distilllng, and on Thursday both were tried
by jury in the L. S. Court at Windsor and
found guilty On Friday, May 90, they
were sentenced by the Court to each paV a
fine Of 5000 to the United States and costs of
prosecution and Oomstock, who is an old Of
fender, was also sentenced TO be imprisoned
in the county Jail at North Hero in the coun-
ty OF Grand Isle for fifteen months, and Jones
TO be imprisoned in the county jail at Iras-
ourgh IN the county of Orleans for one year
and both to stand committed to said tails IN
til full sentence is complied with.
The Methodist general conference at
Philadelphia last week voted IS to S to re-
store the Burlington district to the Troy con-
ference from which it was taken several years
ago and over which separation there has
been the hottest church fight known in the
state for years. The decision causes great
rejoicing in the Burlington district.
George L. Tiffany, who has been in Jail
since his father, Postmaster Tiffany, alb
seconded from Bennington, and who pleaded
guilty last week to an indictment for larceny
in the United States district court at Wind
sor, was sentenced to pay fine of 500. The
government was unable to prove the larceny
OF any large sums, and could only show that
he had occasionally taken few dollars from
the public funds. Tifany's relatives paid
the fine.