Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-08-20
S. NJ. WAITE At LIBERTT.


HE LEAVES RUTLAND AT DEAD OF NIGHT ON THE
EXPIRATION OF HIS SENTENCE AND STARTS At
ONCE FOR OMAHA.
$. NJ. Waites sentence of six years in
the house Of correction expired at midnight
last Friday night, and he left the prison at
once, or in season TO be taken to the train
which leaves Rutland at 230 A. NJ. for Mont
real. He boarded the train, and il he went
through TO Omaha, a. he professed it to be
his intention to do, he il now there or on his
way to his ranch in northwestern Nebraska.
Waite was sentenced by Judge Wheeler at
Windsor June Il, 1881, to six years impris-
onment The Communication time allowance is
five days for each month OF good behavior, OF
two months in a year, which reduced the SEN
tence to practically FIVE years and two months
Mr.. Eayres seems not to have counted Waite's
fracss with the prison employ IS last fall as an
act Of misbehavior, and he was given full
time allowance for every month.
In note in regard TO Wste's health Mr..
Eayres says "he has had feeble spells during
the winter. but on the whole | think he was
in about the same condition OF health as when
be was at Brattleboro in attendance upon the
hearing in the case Of the bank against his en-
tate, except that he is not a. ieshy"
The United States statute provides that
every United States prisoner on his discharge
from prison shall be entitled to be given - : in
money aud suit Of plain clothes" but Me-.
layers says his attention has never been
called to this provision and Mr.. Waite receiy-
| ed nothing of the kind
Windham county man who visited Waite
on Wednesday OF last week found him in rea.
sonabe health aud spirits, though claiming
not TO be able TO speak above a whisper. lie
said his plan was to 20 at once to the ranch II
| be was allowed TO leave the state. Tue care
which he took to get of on the first train pos
sble, and in the dead Of night shows that he
was apprehensive OF re.arrest and did not
mean to take any needless chances The de-
monstration of last winter at the time OF the
pardon excitement probably convinced him
| that 1t would not be wise for him to attempt
an exhibition of himself here.
There Is a general expression OF relief on
the part Of our people that he has pru-
IDENTIFY taken himself out of the way aud
now that he has served out his sentence few
express a desire to see him troubled further
while he remains away, though the feeling
that he still richly merits q term in state pris-
on remains unchanged.
We are informed that the remaining govern.
ment indictments hanging over HIM were
hob prossd last winter with the knowledge
and acquiescence of the Attorney General, 40
that further trouble cannot be made for him
on that score. The opinion of lawyers seem.
to be that indictments against him could moi
be sustained in the state courts
Will Waites ranch is situated, az already
stated, in Northwestern Nebraska, In Cherry
county. Valentine, 40 miles distant, is the
nearest railroad station. The ranch is a small
one, with about 800 head Of cattle nov on it
Young Waite is the mail carrier over the route
from Valentine. He is reported to be max
ing successful ranchman, with wife and baby
! Both his sisters are at the west teaching. Al
acquaintance recently at the ranch says tina
government land claims have besn taken OF
In the names of both.
Young Waite was expected to meet his faith
er in Chicago
LATER AND FURTHER PARTICULARS -wAITEi
PEAR OF RE-ARREsr-How HE WENT AWAY
HIS DEMEANoR FOR THE PAST YEAR.
letter received from reliable SQUIRE,
in Rutland says that ever since the pardon
excitement Mr.. Waite has been very solicit
Gus lest he should be re-arrested on his re
lease. As the time drew near he ascertained
that Superintendent EAyres held no papers
for his further detention and that there were
none in the hands of the sheriff But thi.
did not put him at ease aud he arranged with
former keeper at the Jail, now employed il
thebaggage Office at the railroad station, I,
send a cab for him to the workhouse at twslv,
O'Clock Friday night. The letter continues
I'm less than three minutes after ~ o'clocl
MIR. Waite WAS away and no one saw hin
again until he took the 2;3O A. NJ train north
He had cut his hair. and no one in the depo
recognized him. lie had arranged with
friend to notify the newspapers that he haC
gone after receiving word from him in Mont
real. From Canada he goes directly to Oma
ha. Although Waite got irritable about yeaI
ago and Was severely disciplined in all, he ha
grown tractable Of late, and helped about tn,
workhouse, being especially useful in caring
for the sick After Judge Wheeler ordered
ME-. EIyres to conhne him more closely wheI
he was being allowed many liberties, even
that Of coming down town after the mail
the. lines were drawn on him again, and b,
lost his temper and was impudent to the Off
GERS. When refusing to go to his cell on,
day he was thrown down and taken there
force, After this he was more respectful
lie has always been a privileged prisoner
having a special cell, and receiving q numbe
OF daily papers and all kinds OF reading mat
ter. His system is broken down and in many
ways his mind begins TO show the effect o
suffering he has endured.s
II have no sympathy for his crimes, but
think he could not be punished more. Prou,
by nature, he has suffered terribly from tn
disgrace"