Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-07-11
Police Court Affairs.

Last fall the store of John Keleher was
broken into ana about go worth Of pipes,
cigars. etc. stolen. Feb. p the X. X.
/ freight depot was entered and some pro-
vision stolen. June q the keleher store
was entered and among the articles missed
was a cheap watch, box of Lord Nelson
cigars. box of Hoffman House cigars and
ole. in cash. Mr.. Keleher had bought the
watch of Fred Brown and after the break,
he notified Brown TO be on the lookout for
the watch. The morning of July 18th Frank
Merrill asked Brown If he did not want 70
trade watches and produced the stolen
watch. which was well-known to Brown.
as he had made some repairs upon II.
When asked where he got the watch Mer-
rill stated that he traded with a stranger.
A search warrant was sworn out FRIDAY
morning and the tenement occupied BY
Merrill in the E. S. jackson house on Riv-
er street was thoroughly gone through by
Sheriff B. G.. Rogers. A portion of a box
of Lord Nelson's cigars was found, several
boxes of Fould's breakfast germs and some
figs in jar were found among other arti-
cles OF a very suspicious nature. The break
fast germs and the figs were among the ar
ticles taken from the freight depot Feb. p.
Merrill was arrested and at a hearing be-
fore Justice Adams Saturday morning was
bound over to December term of Windsor
county court in 900 bonds in each case,
falling to get which, he was lodged in
/ Woodstock Jail by Sheriff Rogers.
In his conversation Merrill claimed to
have been with Teddie Bowen, the young
son of Albert II. Bowen, the night OF June
"a and that he could prove an abb by him.
Young Bowen when approached on the
subject broke down and gave the whole
story Of the raid away and said that il was
planned by Merrill in the engine room of
the shoe shop and that he was present and
assisted Merrill. Bowen was arrested and
placed under $3.50 bonds. which were fur
nished by +. f. Cushman.
Young Bowen is bright, likable young
fellow, quite popular among his mates. His
chief misfortune seems to have been that
he had fallen among bad companions. As
the prosecuting officer remarked this incl
dent would be lesson to fathers TO keep
their boys at home nights or at least to
know where they were.
Merrill was one Of the night watehmen
at the tannery and certain circumstances
implicated l.. 5. Bartlett, the other night
Waterman, and search warrant was issu-
ed Saturday to search the tenement occu-
pied By Bartlett in the A, H. Bowen house
on River street. Mr.. Bartlett and family
were then absent visiting friends in Whit
ing. The search made BY Sheriff B. e..
Rogers resulted in finding some more
packages of Eould's breakfast germs and
figs in jar; also a side OF leather with the
tannery mark on it and some other articles
A warrant was issued for Bartlett and was
served on his return Sunday. Monday he
was brought before Justice Adams and
fined .l0 and costs, amounting to ~6.9l on
a plea of guilty for taking the property
from the tannery. On the charge Of break
ing into the railroad depot Bartlett claimed
that he did not take any part in the break
ing, but that he was knowing to il and re-
ceived part Of the plumber Justice Adams
found sufficient cause to bind him over to
the next term of Windsor county court in
500 bonds, which were furnished
In all these cases States Attorney G. II.
Tarbell appeared for the state; John Keat-
ing appeared for Frank Merrill and John
Wilson for Edward Bowen and L. 5. Bart
lett.