Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-27
THE STRIKING EVENTS
Which Took Place in Windham
County in 1895.
Criminal and Sensational.

The criminal and sensational events of
the year form a record such as Windham
county has not known in any previous
year. On the second day of the year
Thomas Dugan, who had swindled many
Grand Army men, was arrested in Green
field, Mass, upon complaint of Brattleboro
veterans. 1t became known in March that
"Col." w. H. II. Sllowaye, formerly of
Bellows Falls, was one of the greatest
Grand Army frauds ever known. The
prosecution of Town Clerk PaImelee of
Wilmington in April for selling liquor, up
on complaint of Rev. A. A. Smith, caused
a breeze in that town.
Miss Adeine Gillette, formerly of South
Londonderry, brought suit in April for
$4,000 against eX-Mayor Chas. S. Hayden
of Fitchburg, Mass, by whom she was en-
ployed. Alfred Stebbins, the defaulting col
lector of Deerfield, Mass, was arrested in
Brattleboro April 30 while fleeing to Cana
da. Fred johnson assaulted his young sis
ter at Jamaica May >, and shot the brother
who sought TO protect the girls honor.
Ada Chamberlain was arrested at West
Jamaica May II, charged with the murder
of her illegitimate child at Ashburgham,
Mass, but was discharged in August. The
Phoenix told, May 10, how d. Davis of
Putney had given S400 to bogus detective
who promised to recover for him part of
the $4,000 secured by buncoers the previous
year. "Dr." N. Ii. Fletcher of Athol,
Mass, was charged with cruelty to ami
mails, perjury, and practicing medicine
without license, in June, and attempted
suicide while awaiting hearing. John Q.
Cummings fired through the window of
A. d. Thomas's house at Houghtonville
July 3. He fled from the state while
awaiting hearing for liquor selling, but re-
turned recently and is now in Jail. VIM.
NJ. Bennett, 16, was sent to the reform
scoool Aug. for stealing watch at West
minister West. A switch maliciously mis-
placed caused a small railaoad wreck at
Bellows Falls Aug. 10. Harry Lord was
arrested for the crime and sent to the re-
form school for the remainder of his minor
ity.
Mrs. John Jaffrey was feloniously as
sautcd at East Putney Oct. by three
Westminster boys, Chas. and Harry Ellis
and Perley Baker, all of whom were
promptly arrested. Milo Gray, formerly
of Bellows Falls and Westminster West,
was arrested Oct. 10 at Westmoreland, n.
H., charged with killing his wife at Lam
daft, n. II. John and Ira Coy and Jer-
ONE Hall, three boys, were held for trial at
w tob w OCls - lOl oAtdlihS PlOp
worth of goods from NJ. w. Browns store
Tabor Coombs was arrested at Putney
Nov. 10 charged with adultery
The body of child was found in a box
in SaXtons river at Bellows Falls in June,
and several weeks later Stella Green was ar
rested charged with the murder Of her
illegitimate child. An attempt was made
to wreck the Boston d Maine train two
miles north of Brattleboro Oct. 2S, and
Dec. and William, Bert and Julian
Porter, brothers, were arrested at South
Framingham, Mass, charged with the
crime. The mysterious robbery of the
mail pouch at the railroad station took
| place Dec. II.
Windham County court adjourned April
3, after the longest spring session in recent
years, So out of 1S7 cases being disposed
of. The September term, which was ad-
journed, was not finished until the third
week in November and was made remark
able in that II prisoners were sentenced to
state institutions, several for long terms,
among them those charged with the most
serious crimes in the above record.