Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
A MIDNIGHT BRAwL

Results In Arrests, Fines and ImprIs-
onment---"MIke" Fleming One Of the
stars. --LocaI BastiIe Was Too Weak
for CrOssmRn.
Michael Fleming, who has starred in va
rious roles in the local police court for sew
eral years, and James Clune, who is EN-
ployed in the steam laundry on Flat street,
were arrested by Chef-of-Police Hall at
the railroad station about II o'clock Fri
day night at the instance of one of the
employees at the station. Several men
whose sporting blood had been aroused by
a too free use of that which intoxicates,
fell to fighting among themselves and
made things generally disagreeabe around
the railroad station. A message was
sent to the telephone Office and from
the latter place the red light signal over
the Peoples bank block was lighted call
ing the chief or police to the telephone
office, where he learned what was wanted
of him.
Mr. Hall arrested Fleming and gave him
into the custody Of Victor w. Boyden,
night operator in the Western Union tee-
graph office. He then turned his attention
TO Clune. Clune resisted the attempt to
arrest him, but before the chief of police
was through with him he was glad TO sub
init. Then began the procession to the
| lookup. Fleming was too much overcome
to walk rapidly So Mr.. Boyden took him
| in his arms and carried him part of the
way.
The prisoners were arraigned before JUS
tice w. S. Newton Saturday forenoon to
| answer TO charges of intoxicaton and dis
turbance of the peace. Both pleaded guilty
to both charges. Clune's fines and costs
amounted to S19.72. The bill was settled
by Clune's father, and Clune was released
Jennings fines and costs amounted to $50 e
81, and as no one offered to settle the bill
Deputy Sheriff Starkey took Fleming to
Newfane Sunday morning to serve the al
tentative sentence of 20 days for intoxica-
ton.
At the expiration of that sentence Flem-
ing will be taken to Rutland to serve GO
days in the house of correction, his fine
and costs for disturbing the peace being
$40 and the cost of committing him being
SIP. Fleming and Clune disclosed that
they obtained their liquor of a logman.
Stephen Crossman was arraigned before
Justice Newton Friday noon charged with
selling liquor and with keeping liquor with
the intent to sell. The officers obtained
evidence some time ago that Crocsman was
doing pocket peddling business. Cross
man pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and
costs, amounting to about SO, for one first
offence of keeping and two first offences of
selling. He was unable to pay the fine
and he was therefore sentenced to 240 days
in the house of correction at Rutland
three times as many days as there were
dollars in the fine and costs after the cost
of commitment was added.
Crossman was placed in the room out
side the cells in the lookup to wait for
the j:45 train when Deputy Sheriff Nc
Clure was to take him TO Rutland. About
3 clock 5. W. Richardson saw Crossman
pass by the town liquor agency and &C
down the bank toward the railroad. Al
that time Mr.. Richardson did not know
the occasion of Cheeseman's haste, but he
learned later that Crossman had broker
Jail and had escaped across the bridge into
New Hampshire. An investigation show
ed that Crossman had torn off some of the
boards which formed the rear wall O
the waiting room" in the lookup
1t is believed that Crossman had assist
ance in escaping as it is important to tn,
welfare of certain Brattleboro individuals
that Crossman be beyond the reach of thu
Brattleboro officers.