The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-03-16
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Mall Tram Crashes Into a Pile of Roads,
One Man Killed and Several Injured.

ohc WAN hHIeO ana SeveTal Injured.
The mail train over the Central Vermont rail-
road, due at Montpelier at $50 O'CLOCK Monday
morning, was wrecked at Browns mills, 10 the
town of Rerlin,2l2 miles from Montpelier, at
2io O'Clock Monday morning. part of ledge
IN deep cut fell upon the track a curve
where 1t was impossible for the engineer to see
1t unit the train was upon the obstruction The
train consisted of locomotive, mall car. bag
gage car, TWO pa senger cars and two sleeping
cars. The locomotive and mail car were totally
wrecked. the baggage car and the remains of
the .ail car resting on top of the locomotive
The forward passenger car WAS somewha, dam
aged. but the others remained practically Intact
The passengers who were for the most part i'm
migrants, were badly frightened, but. with the
exception OF a few receiving slight cuts and
bruises, they were unhurt. Engineer Patrick
hckenDey was taken out of the wreck at
O'CLOCK dead. His head was crushed and
body badly bruised. He was unmarried. and
belonged In st lbans. living there with SIS
badly butnot seriously hurt He crawled out
OF the wreck unaided. Two mail agents we're
In the mail car, and II Is miracle how either
succeeded In making bis escape, for the car
was completely demo ished. Post Clerk Will
liam SpaIding OF Roxbury. was badly cut about
the head. hnt not seriously Injured. Spalding
secured the registered letter pouch, and the re,
malnder OF the mail was tKen to Montpelier In
wagons. wrecking train was sent from st Al
bans shortly after the accident happened. The
accident happening In a cut. made the WORK OF
removal more difficult. and the track was also
torn up for several rods.
Tuberculosis 1t East Burke.
farm at East Burke, owned by Darling OF
the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, 1, found to
be infected with tuberculosis, and 70 head out
Of u total Of 81 must be killed.
United States Court.
The United States circrit court for this dis
trict adjourned Friday after disposipg OF iot
Of criminal business. The May term Will be
m tndo eha nft nil
States agains, Fred III ger OF Fletcher, the re-
spondent pleaded guilty to the in,iictmeDtcharg'
Ing him with selling lot cry ticket; also to the
similar charge. The ones in both
case amounted to 1900. Edgar Chiott Of Bur
lington, pleate guilty to two Indictments. one
Tor en- b. 20 ing from the mails valuable letter
was sentenced to one year and half imprison- |
ment at hard labor In the house OF corr ction. |
In The second fine OF t5 and costs Was impos |
appropriaiing letter not belonging to him, 1
II colt, Aiais Rev II Clay steele. lately OF
D iddk town, pleaded guilty. He was fined eiao,
y hich he paid In the caees Of the United States 4
igaiDet d W r, rier aud II q E.kins of North 4
Troy and Arthur Kezer Of fletcher. respond. \
,nis, pleaded not guilty TO selling liquor without
.sS a. ssna aS ,e scc ssse
In the government cases against A 4
} Hibbard OF TYSON All William Mnynee. the i
Indictments alleging violation OF the postal
avs In opening other persons letters. bo'h had \
,les. o. not guilty entered and furnished ESQ |
'ail esch. These cases were also continued, as
vas also The csse against Henry Asckin of
ilidlesex for selling liquor Illegally. Nsckin
living hail In the sum OF 600. Compromises
viii probably be tfrected In all these cases. q
Y Selinss OF Montpelier plesded guilty of
ressipg the contract dor law. He hired a ser
art In Montreal to work In HE boarding house
Montpelier. Through bis Ignorance OF the
Nv the court wHs asked TO show him leniency.
NJ this hat no more thzn been done fore
Ell ms. refUsiig to have HE intelligence I'm
e ed. cia m j that he knew al about the law.
Ie 10 somewhat eccentric. howeyer, which feet
udEe Wheeler took into consideration, ov-r-
'oklng bic claim OF pretended kBO~ ledge anc
led him IS without costs. 10 the case nf the {
niied States sgainst Daniel Beatty o; Wash I
giou. y J, argued on q. fendani's motion TO
smiss the Indictment d. murrer. court sus- 4
ined the in iictment In the first court. ad I
dyed the tecond iDsuile,ent and orSered re- :