Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-03
LAWS VENGEANCE.
Heavy Sentences for Robbers
and Murderers.
oters Arraigned for Rape and Muir.
der--Judge's Denunciation.

wALTHAM, Mass, July l-Cornelius F.
Hardigan,a pugilist, and William T. ODwyer'
. compositor, both of whom lived here and
who confessed few days ago to brutaily AS
saulting snd robbing Farmer Chas H.Ieele,
who lives on the outskirts Of the town, have
been sentenced to states prison for life
Had Dryer kept his mouth shut even after
col 70 sion both would have got of with
limited sentence.
On the afternoon OF Tuesday, April l3,two
men entered the house Of Mr.. Teele during
his absence. The latter is a wealthy farmer,
81 years old, and lives alone. The farm h
fully half mile from any habitation. Mr..
Teele, upon returning, entered the house.
He was confronted by two men, who covered
him with revolvers He was grasped by the
throat, thrown to the hoor and clubbed on
the head with the butt end Of the revolver.
He was then ordered to deliver up his
money. The PROSTATE man WINS told
to turn over tho $40 0 which he had
received from the city OF Ca nbrldge In pny--
msnt for certain tracts Of land which he had
sold the city. He was warmed that II he ala
not give up the money the robbers would not
hesitate to burn the house and cremate him.
Mr.. Teele stoutly refusing to accede to the
demands, the men began to carry out their
threat. A kerosene lamp was secured, and,
saturating q handkerchief with oil, the men
stuffed the rag into Tssles mouth, and tied
him with q rope. In this condition he was
dragged into bedroom, dubbed on the
head, and then tied to the bod. The
floor, bed and Mr.. Teele's clothing were
next saturated with kerosene. Tho rob
hers next began to ransack the rooms IN
proaohed the bed with lighted matches and
again tn reatened to set Are to the place II
some money was not forthcoming. Mr..
Teele motioned to have the gag removed,
which wa done. He then informed hi,
prosecutors that the $4,000 he had received
had been deposited In the bank, but that he
had 600 In his pockets and there was $50
more In tho barn. Tho mon secured the
$3.50 and left. An hour later Mr.. Teele suo-
ceeded In breaking away from his bonds.
Two days later Hardigau and John
Briggs, who happened to DO In Somersworth,
N. H., were arrested f1r completely IN inc
oles were foundin Hardigan's pocket which
implicated him In the Teele robbery. Mr..
Teele identified Hardigan as one Vt the rob-
bers. In the Waltham court Hardigan was
held and Briggs was discharged. The
day after the Tsele robbery William
P. O'Dwyer left town, and suspicion was
directed against him. a few DAYS Na ,, later
"
as vagrant, and was sent to the Nltddlesex
house Of correction for three months. The
Waltham police were confident that
Hardigan and Dryer did the Teele Job
Working on this basis, Chief OF Police
McKenna and Inspector McKenna suceeedel
few days ago In securing full confession
from both men. When their counsel visited
them the former wore Informed OF the con-
fession made. Counsel thereupon withdrew
from the case. When the men, unattended
by counsel, were arraigned for sentence
after their plea OF guilty, Mr.. Teele was put
on the stand and told his story as help to
determine the sentence. up to tins time II
Of the court that the robbers were armed.
Several questions were asked Mr.. Teele by
to be- smart" Hs asked Mr.. Teele why
the latter did not resist them. MIR. Teele
answered: "How could when revolver
was placed at my head?" This statement
the prisoners did not try to controvert. In
passing sentence for life, Judge Bond suid
that he could not do otherwise In view OF
the facts in the case, the statute to that
effect covering the case in question complete
ly. When Hardigan and O'Dwyer heard
their fate pronounced Hardigan sat down
as II he had been shot. lIc turned with
ODwyer was as pale as DEATH and cutched
the rail OF the cage for support. Then they
put their hands out to be manacled and
were at once taken to Charleston
PROVIDENCE, r. l., July Martin
Dalton OF Providence, who, with yankee
Dan" Sullivan OF Newport, was indicted for
the murder Of Anthony $. Haswell In this
city four years ago. and who had taken ex-
ceptions to the ruling OF the court in tho
trial in which he was convicted, has been
sentenced to bard labor in states prison for
life. sullivan has been for three years in
prison on a similar sentence. He
and Dalton enticcd the old man
from East Providence to a lonely spot In the
northern suburbs OF this city, and while rob-
bling him knelt upon his chest and abdomen.
which punctured his intestines and caused
death in 10 hours. Sullivan fled to New
York, was arrested there and speedily con-
victed. Dalton fed to Georgia, but was cap
tured. Both men belong to excellent families.
Dalton is little more than boy. When
brought into the enclosure for sentence,
he kept his fellow convicts in the best OF
humor with his jokes and raillery. "You'll
all get 1t hard" he said "hut i get 1t
harder than any one Of you" In just five
seconds after he stood up to the bar for
sentence he was on his way to prison.
Life said the Judge. and the clerk read the
sentence formally. Then Dalton was led
away.
ATHOL. Mass, July 1-Gilbert Peters,
charged with ielonious assault on little T.
year-old Belle Rollins at South Royalston,
the assault causing her DEATH has been held
for the grand jury without bail. Judge
Field In giving his decision said that no
language was strong enough to characterize
this crime, so mOnstrous, so atrocious, 80
fiendish that 1t thrilled the whole COM
munity. The grand jury will meet on the
third Monday OF August at Fitchburg.
4 TOWNSEND, Mass, July William +.
Boom mas pieadeu guilty 70 tho cnargo vI
manslaughter and has been sentenced in the
court at East Cambridge to not more than
eight or less than FIVE years In states prison.
His crime was the killing Of Timothy Sui
livan here last May. The trouble that led
up to the affair took place ut the place OF
Willis Burgess, to which Booth and some
from Fitchburg had driven one
Sunday morning. While they were in the Bur
CESS yard Sullivan and friend cnme along.
Sullivan. who had just enough down to be-
said he could click" any man in
the crowd. and essayed to begin on Booth
who knocked Sullivan down with a stake.
Sullivan picked himself up, remarked that
he was "all right was still full of fight, but
was taken away. Later he relapsed into
aud it wss found
that his skull was fractured. He
was taken to the almshouse. but died
Just after his arrival. Booth was arrested
in Fitchburg and taken from his team. He
made no resistance and was allowed to
stable his horse before going to the station.
He was then turned over to Townsend OH
GERS. He is an American. 80 years old, 6 feet
1 inch tall. and wei shed when rrested 1856
pounds. He lived with his wife and one
child in Fitchburg. and bore an excellent re-
putation. Sullivan was n stone cutter, %
years old. and was employed by Thomas
Rogers OF Townsend. The utmost sympathy
Is expressed not only for Booths family but
Booth himself who was temperate and good
natnred and who did nothing to proyokcthe
uuarrel