St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-06-28
COUNTY COURT.
Two Important Gases. Several Sentences
Imposed.

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defendants of $55.63. This was the
amount with interest of the first note
given to the plaintiff to help pay for
the span OF horses.
This was the last civil case and the
criminal docket was taken up Friday.
John and Eugene McCasco of Dan
vile pleaded guilty of larceny of a
buffalo robe and were each fined $50
and costs.
Mrs. Plant was arraigned for keep
ing a disorderly house and pleaded
not guilty.
Myron Wiley, who pleaded guilty
of stealing a horse and harness at
Hardwick, was sentenced to hard
labor at Windsor for two years and
six months.
Chas. Badger, who INDUCED in
forging an order on the Citizens
Savings bank to the amount of $50,
was arraigned, and having pleaded
guilty and asked to be disposed of at
this term of court, was also given
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labor at Windsor. The court eX
pressed the hope that the sentence
might have a reforming effect on
Badger, who is but % years old.
THE WALTER CASE.
Charles T. Walter came into court
Tuesday afternoon and plead guilty
to four indictments for forgery. Mr..
Walter was considerably affected as
the indictments were read by the
clerk. c. A. Prouty then addressed
the court and made an eloquent and
strong appeal for clemency. He
stated that the respondent was
graduate of Bates College, that he
came here in 1885 to take charge of
the Republican and had lived in St.
Johnsbury ever since. He began here
without business experience and the
money he had obtained was used up
in the bad management OF the con-
Germ of which he was at the head.
He has committed a crime and is
willing to stand the penalty. What
do we punish criminals for? In the
first place there is criminal class.
SO the first object is to protect So
cietv. Mr.. Walter does not belong
to the criminal class. If put back in
St. Johnsbury today he would not
we punish a man for his own good.
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the mental suffering of Mr.. Walter
the past few months. Lawyer
Prouty then referred to the great suf-
fering that was brought to the wife
and praised her in highest terms for
her devotion. He then urged the
court to consider the four indict-
nents as one, or else to sentence the
respondent on the first indictment
and defer sentence on the others.
States Attorney Bates said he had
nothing to say against Mr.. Walter.
He had to perform his duty to the
state in bringing him to trial, but it
was duty he was very loath to
perform.
Lawyer Prouty offered in the re-
spondent's behalf letter and the let
ter was read by Mr.. Bates and then
given to the court.
After consulting with the side
judges few moments the court pro-
nOunced the sentence. The court
said that it recognized that the men
tai suffering was most intense and
so far as that is concerned the re-
spondent's punishment was already
sufficient. But it could not forget
that the laws must be maintained
and the punishment must be such as
to deter others from committing
crime. Mr.. Walter was then SEN
fenced to five years hard labor at
states prison.
THE CASE AGAINST CONDUCTOR DREW.
On Monday afternoon the case of
the State VS. Drew was taken up and
the respondent was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. At the request OF
Charles A. Proutv of Newport, one
of the attorneys for Mr.. Drew, the
case was postponed until Tuesday
morning.
The jury was empanelled Tuesday
morning. One juror, c. A. Sylvester
Of this place, was challenged by the
lawyers for the prosecution. Mr..
Sylvester stated that he had alway VS.
known Mr.. Drew and had at one
time had him in his employ. The at
torneys for the prosecution are
States Attorney Bates and Alex
ander Dunnett and for the defense c.
A. Prouty, w. P. Stafford and Harry
Blodgett. The case was opened on
behalf of the state by Mr.. Dunnett.
He said the evidence would show
that three persons met their death in
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