Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-10-23
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

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charged Oct 10 with forging the name
OF Z. Z. Campbell, the station agent.
1t is Mr.. Billings second offence OF this
nature. The man is thought to be in
sane and has been placed in the state
hospital for the insane.
Everett Morse of Calais has been ar
rested on the charge OF forgery. 1t is
alleged that Morse forged the name OF
II. A. Morse, his uncle, upon bank
note for $500 about a year ago and
drew the money upon il from the
Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust
Co. Besides the names mentioned
there also appears the name of Allan
Morse, father of the accused man, upon
the note.
George Ballou, aged 20 years, was
arrested in Concord, n. H., Oct. L.
He is wanted in Lyndonville, where il
is alleged that he stole a suit OF clothes
and Boston & Maine mileage book,
property OF w. ]. Blodgett of Lyndon
vile. Vermont officers went to Con-
cord the 18th for the prisoner. He
was a hotel porter in Lyndonville and
was headed for Boston. He had a
start of 12S miles before he was ar
rested. The stolen goods were re-
covered.
Friday night, Oct. II, Fred Paquette,
cashier for the Bartlett company IN
Island Pond, had occasion to enter the
store and found himself face to face
with Stillman Fletcher, who had gain
ed entrance by the cellar window
Fletcher had secured a little over a
dollar in change from the money
drawer, and when surprised was en-
loving chocolate creams. He was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Bemis and
Saturday was before Justice Parsons
on charge of breaking and entering
lie waived examination and was taken
to Guildhall Jail Monday. The prison
er, young man, was married a short
time since and went to Island Pond
from Barton TO seek employment. lie
evidently found it.
Orlin LOOMS, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, Bennington, was
married by the Rev DR.. Washburne Of
the Methodist church. TO Mrs. Lucy g.
BATHS Oct. g. According to the license
issued this was his second marriage
and her third. He went from Water
bury. and served in the 18th Vermont.
When applying for a license he gave
his occupation as that OF farm hand.
Since his marriage the town clerk
has received a letter from person in
Waterbury claiming that he is guar
dian for LOOMS, and that he has a
wife and children residing in that
town. The bride has daughter re-
siding in Bennington, and Town Clerk
Booth has notified her that, as the Ii.
cense was procured under misrepre'
sentation and Loomis was already a
married man, the marriage OF heI
mother, according TO the statutes OF
the state of Vermont, is null and void
Mr.. and Mrs. LOOMS had already be.
gun housekeeping.
Grand Juror Maurer, with Policeman
Tiff and Kelley, went to the place on
Stafford street in Bennington, alleged
to be kept by John j. Kirby the 10th,
complaint having been made that the
place was nuisance. When they
reached there about s p. m. they found
that rushing business was being
done. They took what stuff they could
find and advised Kirby to close up.
Two hours later they made the place
another visit and found that Kirby had
replenished his stock and was full OF
business again. For the second time
they seized his stock, ordered him to
close and stay closed. Kirby made
some wordy objections to the second
call but the officers overruled. The
evening before they made a call at the
Webster House and at place on River
street, finding liquor in both places.
A Rutland police officer noticed five
Cinnamon in the smoking car OF the
sleeper which arrives in Rutland from
the north at - :15 o'clock. The officer
thought that the men acted in a sus-
picious manner and at once notified
Deputy United States Marshal +. IL.
Chapman, who, after communicating
with Marshal Fred A. Field, tele-
phoned to North Bennington to have
the men detained there, which was
done. Mr.. Chapman went to North
Bennington on the ;l5 o'clock train
Tuesday morning, Oct. IA, and re-
turned with his capture on the 3:lO
O'Clock train in the afternoon. In
terpreter Charles Lee of Boston was
summoned and arrived on the 5:lO
O'Clock train. The men were imme-
diately arraigned before United States
Commissioner j. A. Merrill in the
federal court room. They gave their
names as zee Kim, Coon MOuch sue,
Coon Jack and Jong Hing. On eX-
animation all agreed that they landed
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