Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-02-13
FIT'TONLA

Robert Futon he of wide notoriety. mas
been an object II interest al the Brooks
House ana on the streets since Tuesday al
terno1n. when ne came down from W ood-
stock Jail In an officers charge tor near
ing before Judge " heeier IA a matter u nlch
Is elsewher- reported M full il was his
intention az rlrst u leave Tor Montreal los
the 1913 train last night. Out having taken
exception 10 Judge " heeler order or rul-
lng giving MN only - hours an which o.
leave the state he waited over until today
10 near Judge Wheeler decision as %
granting nm an appeal u the United
States supreme court. In any case Fit
ton said last night am coming back 70
\ ermont, for ! nave no IDEA OF being driv-
en- out of tine state. / an not going o.
nave them come 10 me and say. blank
blank YOU get out Of mere hold that
hsve a right % STAY mere 50 long as ! don
do anything that they can prove against
me. A man Is innocent until he Il proved
guilty see When shown an account
of the recent diamond affair al the Bliss
House and asked # he was there ne said
''Oh YES. / know, diamonds Is trumps
somebody sent me "a copy Of The rhmnix
When asked definitely If lac was mere ON
that occasion ne said oh. ! cant tell
where was witho II booking " heu
asked if he had anything 70 say about tine
affair, he said. If haven't said ANYTHING,
nave IA not on the witness stand am p"
tltton saws he mas a brother 10 Rockville
Conn, no Is wealthy, and IA sister who is
worth hall a million I've got friends
who stand right bv me ne added when
! want anything all nave 70 do Is 70 tap
the wire
The officers say that the reason why Fit
ton Was sn willing 70 get out of the Troy
jail ana come o. Nermont was because the
Troy officers mad found IA nIs yalise papers
Inch seemed % imphcate Tim IN some bank
affair at Montreal, and ne preferred 10 be
beyond their reach In speaking of the
fact that ne came voluntarily with the er-
mont officer fItton said 81 was cute
enough 10 get writing before came Tx
ing all that TINS little Teller right here
tapping HIMSELF did II. See ''
An interesting episode occurred during
fltton hearing at Bennington according
% his own account of II FItton did not
agree with the Justice on some point and
promptly called him a liar The Justice
fined FItUon $40 for contempt of court
Cash the bill, Charlie Charlie the treas
urer Of our concern was FIttou ready
answer. A moment later the Judge agail
rutiied tItton feelings and Robert agaIu
pronounced nm liar, received ms secor
nne OF $40 for contempt, and again call 81
upon Charlie 10 produce the cash Fit
ton says the Judge Is "a good fellow, and
he thinks he will employ MIN for mis- next
counsel
tfttOn denies Indignantly the charge that
he stopped so low a. 70 steal BPS IN ImDney
and silver watch at Bennington I've got
too much money for that. ne said but IL
1t had been a " hole ban and ] got the
chance, 1t would have be,n lust ike me 70
steal il ' He saws the iuau Riley from
whom he Is accused of making the theft.
never mad any money or a. watch. and il
was simply "a game TO strik- MIN IFituon
Tor some money.
Those who we're present during the hear
ing before Judge Wheeler OF Wednesday
noticed that Fitton was Enthusiastically the
man VINO was running his @ an side of the
case de knew more of tbs law than his
lawyers did. had all the references and de
cisions at his fingers ends, told them at
what page and section 10 lind = Iasr. what
law books 10 send for, etc. ct NDorrTN
Taken all an all, Rohert Fiji ts ..lmis
takably character, cOpiedlney Dh, one
hut himself HIS nepheV Gedold .Age-ttou
of Rockville, Conn was with Ahes ne ring
has STAY here, leavir yesterd' (SU-pb oon
~ 10. y. 6end6
Judge Wheeler - n - t-A,-'o f-s7s NH
afternoon granting 50 - ~ N Mo-
Wt,.sf, - h. y fchealth anrA
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