Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-08-02
THE JURY SAID GUILTY
And Postmaster Cannon Gets a New
Job Out of 1t.


Tuesday evening to listen to the sitting
of the inferior court, so called, which
was booked to try Barney Cannon, ijr.,
for stealing rooster from George b.
Wheeler. Court was opened in the
regular manner with George A. Weston
as presiding Judge; III. ID. Ryder, clerk
A. III. Thompson, officer; George b..
Wheeler, complainant; Barney Cannon,
jr., respondent; G. b. Perry of Worces-
ter, prosecuting attorney; Capt. A. v.
Newton, attorney for the defense. The
jury of twelve good men and truen
was drawn from the audience and
caused considerable merriment as they
answered to their names and went up
on the platform. They were John L..
Sullivan, foreman, (Hiram King, jr.),
Grover Cleveland CDR. f. Whitman,
David B. Hill CLARK Chase, Edward
J. Phelps CA. f. Winnewisser), William
Mckinley or. G. ELLIOTT, Thomas B.
Read Henry Wheeler), Hoke Smith
&C. H. Shepardson) Benjamin Harrison
III. d. Aldrich), George f. Edmunds
(E. l.. Walker), Richard Croker e.. L..
Dunham), Sockless Jerry Simpson &C..
f. MaynardD, Gen. CoXey &c. A. Eaton).
Truly as great an aggregation of noted
and pure-minded men as ever sat to-
gether in jury box.
The first case on the docket was
State VS.. Oscar ID. Olcott and t. E.
O'Brien for "over exertion.o Counsel
for the defense asked for q continuance
of the case as both of the defendants
were sick with cholera infantum, and
the request was granted by Judge WEES
ton, as they would probably never do
SO again.
The next case was State VS.. Black
and indefinite continuance was asked
for as the defendant is dead. Granted.
Next came State VS.. John Bush for
furnishing one drink of liquor to George
Kibbey and John o. Spring. He was
sentenced to vote the Republican ticket
for the next six years.
Then came the chief case of the even
ing, State VS.. Barney Cannon, j., for
the larceny ola Plymouth Rock rooster.
The case was opened by the prosecu-
ton and the complainant was first
put upon the stand. Mr.. Wheeler told
his story of the night of December a.
last when the alleged larceny took place
He had been entertaining party of
young married people, among whom
were Dan Linton and his wife, DIR. Rud-
den and his wife, and some other young
people, and had sent them home about
10 o'clock. Soon after that he retired
and had just got to sleep when his wife
nudged him and told him someone
was in the hen house. He had some
very fine ROSTERS there, his hobby be-
ing the raising of Plymouth Rock roos-
: ters.. One Of them, Ethan Allen, had
been handed down from past gener-
atoms and was great fayorite. lie
had been with Noah in the Ark, and
was brought over to this country
in the Mayfower and landed on Ply
mouth Rock which was named after
Z the rooster. In view OF all this, he was
naturally alarmed at the thought OF a
disturbance in the hen house, and on
going out there saw the respondent,
Mr.. Cannon, trying to get away from
y his dog. He chased him up the IRE
escape to the top of the hen house, and
{; commenced to throw sticks of wood at
him. Finally one stick struck bag
which Cannon had slung over ms
shoulder and voice, which Mr.. Wheel
or recognized as that Of Ethan Allen
cried out in pain. That maddened nm
and he rushed into the house after his
gun, but when he came out again the
rohber had flown. Cross examination
/, failed to break down his testimony.
Capt. w. H. Taylor was the seconc
witness called. and his testimony was
very damaging. He testified that OF
the evening in question he had beer
detained at his place of business latel
than usual by candidates for the post
office who wanted him to sign incl
petitions, and 1t was heally -
when he started home. AS his VIII
had instructed him to be home by
o'clock he thought he would take ilttl
stroll and wait until she had gone to leel
before venturing into the house. Turn
ing up School street he saw crouch
inc figure which jumped over the renee
He went to investigate and recognize
the respondent with a bag on m
chandler. He followed Mr.. Canno
home and looking through the WIZ
dow saw him take from the bag ID
roozter known as Ethan Allen whlc
belonged to George B. Wheeler, maxim
.he remark that "I'll bet $40 l WI
lin y On Christmas day he attende
cock-fight in George Balls barn.
which were a number OF promlneI
gentlemen. and one of them was nj
Sannon. with Ethan Allen under u