The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-27

and Arlington for stealing an OK on or
about the 23d day of September, 1885. 1t
appeared that George +. Randall owned a
large pasture on Kicker mountain in Water,
bury, into which he and Hiram Royce had
put several cattle for the summer; that
Gardner Shonio, his two sons, John anu
Jesse and one Chauncey Arlington lived
in that vicinity and were engaged by Mr.:
Randall chopping and that John, Jesse ana
Arlington drove the OK into the woods
where Jesse held the light while John shot
it and all helped to dress it and hang 1t to a
small maple tree. Mr.. Boyce had in his
employ one A. p. Davis, whom he directed
to make an investigation, and If possible
bring the guilty parties to justice. Mr.. Ia
Wis made the acquaintance of the parties
named, oftentimes staying with them Tor
some days, and at last obtained confessions
of all but Gardner To do this he entered
into an agreement to Ego in and Kill
another" and went there with his knives
for that purpose, but on account of the fear
that the loss by Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Royce
would lead 10 detection it was given up
The tree where the OK was hung up and
dressed was shown to Sheriff Atherton on
the day of their arrest and before the trial
Arlington, on being arraigned, pleaded
guilty to the indictment and was remanded.
After the testimony on the part of the state
was nearly closed the counsel for the Shon-
los offered to retract the pleas of not guilty
as to John and Jesse and plead guilty to the
indictment. Upon this plea being entered
the states attorney entered mol prOseqW
as to Gardner, and moved for sentence upon
the remaining three. The court then sem
fenced Jesse to the reform school during his
minority, and sentenced John and Aiming
ton each to the state prison for two years
The case of the state Us. William Curren,
indicted for the larceny of S95 from Susan
Farrar of Berlin in December, 1885, was dis
posed of by plea of guilty. In the state
ment of the states attorney to the court it
appeared that Susan Farrar and her hus-
band Samuel, both aged and infirm people,
lived together alone, and that the respond
ent went there and stayed five days to help
them about their chores and thst while he
was there several sums of money were
paid to Mrs. Farrar in his presence, and
that he made himself familiar with the
house, that she kept her money in her bed
room and the respondent made the beds and
knew where it was kept and one morning
departed on the pretence that he was going
after medicine for his face and took with
him the said money and wenttO Canada and
spent the same in a jolly good time; that he
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Howe,
brought pack to Montpelier, where he had a
preliminary examination, and was bound
over to the county court and remanded to
Jail, where he has been in confinement since
sometime in December, 1885. The court
sentenced him to eighteen months impriS-
onment in the state prison at Windsor
Arthur f. Flanders also pleaded guilty to
an indictment alleging that he stole Sic
Middlesex on the Sd day of September
1886 When arrested by Sheriff Anterior
he made full confession of the larceny and
went to the barn and brought forth the
money, which he had concealed in the hay
NOW. The court sentenced him to coniine
ment in the house of correction at Rutland
for eighteen months.
William Ewing, indicted for an assault
upon William Cayhue at Montpelier on the
Sth day of May, 1886, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to pay fine OF 500 with the
usual alternative sentence.
| Fred Lavelle, SMYRNA A. Patterson and
| William Lovely were brought into cour
| upon an information filed at the request Of
the respondents by the states attorney
| charging them with the burglary of the store
| of Arms & Haines at Waterbury on the 1itl
| day of October, 1886. They were all be-
tween the ages of sixteen and twenty, anC
they severally pleaded guilty to the charge
and Lavelle and Patterson were sentenced tC
eighteen months each in the house of cor
rection at Rutland and Lovely one year
Another information was filed charging
Bert Lavelle with having entered the same
store with Patterson and Fred Lavelle. Tn,
| respondent was but thirteen years of agt
and it appearing that his act was NOR,
through the influence of the older boys thar
from any criminal intent, the case was sub
mitted to the jury without argument ant
they returned a verdict of not guilty.
| Another information was filed charging
Samuel Reynolds and his wife, Lucinda
| Reynolds with having received and con
cealed stolen property. 1t appeared upon
the statements made in court that the
house was the rendezvous for the abov'
named boys that after their depredation
upon the store of Arms ~ Haines "a larg,
portion of the stolen property was carrie,
to the house of the respondents and there
concealed; that they were the abettors o
! the boys in all of their doings. They pleat
! guilty to the charge and were sentenced Il
four years Imprisonment in the state
! prison at Windsor.
The cases for selling and giving ava,
Intoxicating liquor contrary to law We're dis
posed of as follows Three cases against A
ID. Lane, plea guilty of one first offence il
each case and fined so and costs in each
and in three other cases against the sam,
respondent a mol proSeqW was entered; il
the case of State as. e. r.. Bliss the appea
was dismissed leaving the judgment of til,
justice of guilty in force five cases on thu
old docket against Fred X. Stevens, ap
pealed from the judgment of a justice o
the peace, were disposed of by two of then
mol pressed, two by a forfeiture of the bal
| and i'll one the appeal from the justice wa
dismissed leaving the judgment of the jus
tice in force in the case of state Us. Han
| nah and Sarah Severance for selling cider
the state entered mol proSequi; Levi ID
McCrillis pleaded guilty to one first offenc,
and was fined the usual ten dollars an,
costs; A. w. Spaulding pleaded guilty Il
six first offences and was fined $50 and costs
II. n. Wyeth pleaded guilty to ten first of
fences and was fined 500 and costs; ID. w
Bancroft pleaded guilty to ten first offense
and was fined 800 and costs Ben amir
and Frank Barrett pleaded guilty to tiv
first offences and were fined $50 and costs
Seth w. Jones pleaded guilty to three frs
offences and was fined $50 and costs; Il. X
Meader pleaded guilty and was fined SO
| and costs. Ira Ct. Bascom pleaded guilty Il
two first offences and was fined $50 an,
COSTS w. n. Whiting pleaded guilty to tw
first offences and was fined $50 and costs
III. A, Rugg pleaded guilty to five first OF
fences and was fined $50 and costs.
Levi ID. McCrillis pleaded guilty to keep
ing Intoxicating liquor with intent to sell
and was fined SO and costs; A. w. Spauld
ing to keeping with intent to SELL and wa
fined $40 and costs. In the nuisance case
Thomas Williams pleaded guilty, and wa
fined $50 and costs Asa Kittredge pleaded
guilty, and was fined $50 and costs; Levi ID
McCrllis pleaded guilty, and was fined 50
and costs e. r. Meader pleaded guilty AM
was fined 500 and costs; j. NJ. Bell pleade'
guilty and was fined 500 and costs; One
Miller pleaded guilty and was fined $50
and costs.
In the following cases the bail was fol-
feited: Freeman and Roger Bixby for sellin
Intoxicating liquor, $500; j. A. Locxlin, nui
sance, 500, selling, $500; Collins Blakely
selling, $500.
The following cases were not disposed o
as the respondents We're not within tn
tntn nft tl,A t,,,.v Ill H.