Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-24
STATE NEWS.
Thr Arrest Rnd RscRpe Of nm Orange
County MoOnshiner.

For many years II has been suspected
that stills were being operated by moon
sinners in Orange county, but it is said that
fear of the offenders has prevented the
execution of the law In June, 1890, the
states attorney filed information against
J. Warren Eastman, still operator living
in an isolated spot in Corinth Last Sep
TENDER additional evidence was secured,
and last Wednesday afternoon a posse Of
officers arrived at Bradford. In the middle
of the night Sheriff Boswell and his men
drove over the mountain roads, and in the
morning arrived at Eastman's farm. They
first surrounded a shanty which had been
erected for a b!acksmith's shop. A person
was heard moving about inside, aud the Of
iicers demanded that the door be opened.
Their demand was not needed, and the door
was smashed down. On the floor was an
old man on his knees, begging for mercy.
In the room was large still in full opera
ton The old man was handcutied and the
officers proceeded to the Eastman home
stead, where they arrested Darling East
man, the chief moonshiuer, and his father,
Warren Eastman The old man first ar
rested was Charles Barnes the younger
Eastman's father in-law. The prisoners
were taken to Cornth Centre, and arraign
ed before a jury of six men. The jury
disagreed after u hours of controversy,
and the states attorney learned that several
of the Jurors we're afraid to deal out justice
Darling Eastman is a powerful man of 80
years, over six feet in height. lie has red
hair and bushy red beard that gives him
fierce look June last posse of officers
went to Corinth for the express purpose of
arresting him, hut he managed to escape,
aud in the seven days chase before his
capture one Of the pursuing officers met
his death Through some legal procrasti-
nation the case was not tried
Saturday, while the officers were prepar-
ing to take Darling Eastman 10 the Chelsea
| jail lie made a successful dash for liberty,
| going through house and out side door.
| His action was 50 sudden the officers did
not recover themselves to start in pursuit
until he had jumped over a fence and dis
appeared in a neighboring wood. A
searching party Of 20 was Immediately or
| gained and armed with revolverS aud
| shot guns. The pursuers were all sworn in
as deputies. and orders given IN sho0t the
fugitive ON sight. if he refused to give him
self up Eastman has not, however, been
recAptured.
The ma ximum sentence that could he i'm
posed upon him would be 100 years, il he
| is convicted Of all the offences charged
| His escape was almost out of the Jaws of
| death, for he must have expected to have
been fired upon, hut not a shot was fired
Murklands foundry at Barton was dam
ayed Inv fire ON "Wednesday morning of
last week Int the patterns and valuable
contsnts were saved The new system of
water works prevented A serious fire.
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Was,arn irn;on taleo,ranb comnanv died a,
n Albans last Friday after brief illness
from pneumonia He was married on
March q ~ Miss Nellie Pierce, and only d
week before his death came tn St Adams
tO bid goodbye To the relatives of his wife
who was to accompany him at once to Ja-
pan, where he was to represent the inter
ests of the American Fielding company Of
New York.
Gen. l.. A. Grant, assistant secretary o.
war, will deliver the Memorial day address
in Rutland.
G. f. Smith has been appointed post
master at West Topsham.
BARTON people are indignant over the &C
tion Of the ''side" Judges of the count,
court in cutting down the bail of Fred NJ
Hunt TO $1,000. one-balf the sum set by tn
{ Justice before whom the hearing was held
and who knew the facts aud the enormit
of the crimes alleged Hunt is the maj
who left his wife very low with consump
ton and went TO Rock Island, Z. q. wher
he and the l6-years- Old daughter OF prom
inent Barton resident were found living a
man and wife.
Mrs Persis A. Morey, formerly of Iii
ton, \. H., Tell at Chelsea Two Weeks az
and broke her hip. Death resulted las
week Thursday.