The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-13
JACK Pow ERS ARR noTED.


Grand Juror Thomas issued Il warrant for
the arrest of Jack Powers on the charge
of stealing team.
Deputy sheriff TrIcy earned that Jack
WIS in LaDllD1,N H.. an in company
with Deputy Sheriff Cimp of BARR. left
on the Saturday evening train for Leba-
non.
Upon arriving at White River Junction
the officers learned that Jack was still at
Lebanon, anl sunday morning they
started for that place. At West Lebanon
few miles this 81 L. Of LAbln IN. they IN It
Charles Sands on his way home with r.
Il Putney's team. The officers held him
up and he willingly accompanied them
back to Lebanon, although they had no
warrant for his arrest. Later upon com
mum eating with States Attorney Hoar.
the officers were instructed to hold
Sands
Jack was at the hotel in Lebanon when
the officers arrived there about eleven
o'clock on sunday morning With the aid
of sheriff Stearus of Grafton county and
other local officers, the hotel was sur
rounded and Jack was captured He was
nanhcled with two pairs OF handouts
and taken to the police station.
He consented to return T., Vermont with
the officers without eXtrudition papers ON
condition that only the charge of larceny
of theDoten team be brought against him.
But as the officers also had IL warrant
against him on the charge of keeping with
intent To sell, they could not trade Jack
then refused to 90 lo Vermont without
eXtradition papers and the case is now
out of Graud Juror Thomas hands Pow
ers is now being prosecuted by the tate's
Attorney.
Several davs delay will be necessary be-
fore Jack can he brought to Vermont as
the states attorney will have to make ap-
plication to Governor Stckney and he in
turn to Governor Jordan of New Hamp-
shire for the necessary papers. In the
meantime Jack is in custody at Lebanon.
Deputy Sheriff Camp remaining with
him.
1t was thought by certain legal men in
this city today that Governor Jordan
would refuse to grant eXtradition papers
in the liquor case but would in the lar
ceny case. 1t was held that if this was
done Jack could not be tried on the liz
uor charge as only the cause for which he
was eXtradited could be brought against
him
Deputy Sheriff Tracy arrived home
with Sands on: :the 1915 train Monday
Sands came willingly. He felt he had
nothing to fear as he believed in driving
Jack to Lebanon he had done that which
came in his line of business rs livery
man. Mr. Putney said today that he did
not learn of the team having been let uu-
til Saturday morning, and has had no
fears of the team not being returned, as
he had no cause to suspect s Inds of any
evil intent. Mr. Putney sent Allison
Stoddard to Lebanon for the team today
Grand Juror Thomas today issued and
had served warrant upon ands charg-
ing him with the larceny of the Putney
team
In considering the points in Sands case
the opinion has been expressed that he
cannot be convicted of the charge, us ii
appears that he was following his voc ltion
in letting the team, and was on his way
home with it when stopped by the Off
GERS. 1t is also held he could not be held
for aiding and abetting II criminal to es-
cape as Powers was not under arrest at
the time, and as audS had as much right
to let Jack Il livery team as railroad
would to sell him IA ticket The raid of
Friday night has been the cause of tying
up legal tangle in which two states are
mixed
tate's Attorney HOar said Monday after
noon that he had not yet begun eXtradl-
ton proceedings in Powers case, and
when he did il would he in the liquor case
alone and not in the larceny of the team
charge. He said that according to what
law he had looked up in the matter he
could only find that Powers was guilty of
stealing ride and not team The eX-
pense of eXtradition is about $500.
1t is reported that Powers may be held
in New Hampshire for running away
from Sheriff learns, who arrested him
there some time ago on the charge of
stealing $500 bond The bond was
found in the hotel safe and il is said Pow
ers asked leave of the officer 10 get his
oVercoat.
When his request was granted he made
his escape and the officer had not laid
eyes on him until his arrest in Lebanon
on sunday. 1t is reported that Powers
said when arrested, he would never be
taken back to Vermont alive