Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-10-31
LARCENY THE CHARGE,
OENSMORE BROTHERS ON TRIAL IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY COURT.
Alleged to Have stolen Several Thousand
Dollars From Georgia Ladies-Busi-
ness in Washington County
Court-State Doings.

ST. Adams, oct. 2S-Judgc Munson re-
sumed business at the Franklin County
Court to-day, after "A recess OF two weeks,
taken on account of the Supreme Court
being in session.
Several civil cases are yet TO be tried and
the following criminal cases were set for
trial by the states attorney: Joseph Arm
strong for breach Of the peace; Mary
Bcaupre, breach of the peace; Tony Brace,
Brace selling liquor; Amanda Peters, sell
ing liquor; Lotto Baker, MUIR
der of four children; village of ST. Adams,
nuisance; Hugh Green, killing fish with
dynamite: Julia Morrill,, keeping house of
i'll fame. William Il. Dooin, forgery and
obtaining money under false pretcnses;
Della Facto, breach Of the peace; Charles
Douglass, breach of the peace; Leander
LARGO breach OF the peace; Mike Rasp-
berry. breach of the peace; Fred ombard,
breach Of the peace; Francis Ward, breach
of the peace; Charles Beaupre, breach OF
the peace, three counts; Maria Judd,
breach OF the peace; Peter lombard,
breach of the peace; John Andrews, in
toXication; Nelson Lower, breach Of the
peace; Victoria Barnum, keeping house
of i'll fame; Arthur X. Sheltus, selling liz
uor. two counts; John Mauahau. selling
liquor; Ed Medor, selling liquor; also mi
nor cases against Mitchell Fourier. Mel
vim Russell, 1nez Russell, Ed Campbell
Francis Ward, Frank LARGE James Pct
tingill and Judy Brace
Richard Peno and Albert Emery were
brought into court and arraigned on sew
cral indictments for larceny; they pleaded
not guilty and We're remanded to Jail for
trial.
Lloyd Banning and Ralph Burt. two
young boys from EnoSburgh, were ar
raigned charged with larceny of gold
watch and $50 in money at k,nosburgh last
They l,t- 1,, al
jury and pleaded not guilty. Banning was
remanded to Jail for trial and Burt was
released on $500 bonds
Charles and Henry Dcnsmorc of Georgia
We're next arraigned. charged with the
larceny of money and valuable papers.
amounting to $7526.92. from Misses Sarah
anu Mary Goodwin on the 10Th of last
June. They pleaded not guilty to the
charge and the case was begun at once.
Miss Sarah Goodwin was the first wit
ness on the stand and testified that she
lived at Georgia Plains with her sister,
Mary; James Waits also lived with them
as hired man.
about Z o'clock with Nj Waits to help
shear the sheep; started to return to the
house about $50 with Mr.. Waits.
When she got to the house saw Charles
and Henry Densmore in the shed; Henry
being on the step leading into the kitchen
ana tnafIeS $1,000 a step down.
Mr.. Waits had seen the men before she
had, having gotten TO the shed first and
the men We're doing nothing; Charles
went to her at once and told her that he
had Just driven away two tramps, and
that if she would go with them he would
| help find the tranps; said she didn't go
/ looking for the tramps as she considered
the Densmores to be the tramps.
Said that there were two OF her Valises
in the shed at Henry's feet; she took tho
valses and went into the house. The out
side door had been so tempered with that
1t would fall off if it was touched. Both
Charles and Henry followed her into the
house and told her three times to open
the valises and see if she had lost any
thing. She refused to open the valiscs;
said they We're going to the store and
would call when returning; they did so
and asked if she had lost anything and
also where she kept the valises which she
refused to tell them
She testified that the "alises We're under
the head of her bed when she loft tho
house. Said that she knew there was 1921 H.
10 in the valise besides notes, deeds and
leases, also notes of a face value of at
least $500 that tho straps around the
Vaise had been unbuclcd.
a recess was taken at this point until 9
a m, when the case will be resumed.