Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-18

pAiNu Opcu anu Tue MONEY was HISS
ing, A search was instituted and tn,
bag, with the entire amount, was 10
Gated in shed adjoining Pine street
The bag had evidently not been open
ed, as none OF the money was gone. Il
was hidden behind a timber.
In Readsboro Sept. 10, John II
Scott pleaded guilty in a justice couri
to the charge of bigamy and was held
for the county grand jury and furnish
ed the required bonds TOR appearance.
Scott has been in business in that viii
lage several years. Several months
ago he was arrested for illegal liquor
selling and since then has been quietly
making preparations to leave town.
A few days ago wife No. / appeared
and he was arrested. The marriage
certificate OF wife No. 2 was produced
as evidence. This wife and the two
children are highly respected In Reads
boro, The daughter is progresses
ing young woman with a good educa-
tion,and the son is well spokenof The
revelation OF his first marriage is a
crushing blow to them. He expressed
no surprise when he was arrested.
William Rogers of Barre, recommit-
ted to states prison TO serve the re-
mainder Of sentence from which last
January he obtained a conditional
pardon from Governor Stickney, has
been taken TO Windsor. Rogers was
convicted at the March term, 1899, of
Washington county court of assault
with intent to kill James McPhee OF
Barre and was sentenced to not more
than five years at hard labor in states
prison. One of the conditions of the
pardon granted him by Governor
Stickney was that he should keep the
peace. On July IL last, the day Paw
nee Bills Wild West show was at
Barre, Rogers became mixed up in a
drunken fight with Frank and Jeffer-
son Simonds of Orange, for which he
was fined in Barre city court. 1t re-
Gently came TO the notice of the gov
ernor that the conditions of Rogers
pardon had been violated and he
arrest and recommittal. He was
found in Barre by the officers. He has
a little more than two years yet to
serve.
Thomas Flaherty, who, with VIII
liam Carroll, alias William Turner,
was arrested by the United States
officers for burglarizing postotiices but
was acquitted at the session OF the
United States courts at Rutland, was
arraigued Sept. s in the Chittenden
county court for attempting to break |
out OF the Chittenden county jail May |
20 last. Flaherty and Carroll were
both turned over to the county /
after they were acquitted |
at Rutland, the charge against them I
being burglary at the store OF the 1
Hartwell Co. at Essex 4
Junction and at the residence of A. G.
Crane in Burlington. Carroll secured 1
bail in the sum of 900 In each case
and was released. Flaherty was un-
able to get bail and May 20 Sheriff 4
Reeves discovered that he was at
to escape and that he had
nearly. effected an entrance TO the
basement of the Jail from which he
could easily gain freedom. Elaherty
pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO
serve not less than one and one-half
nor more than two years at hard labor
in the states prison at Windsor. Car
roll, or Turner, has not shown up and
bail in the cases against him was
called the Sth and forfeited. Flaherty
viii be prosecuted later on the charges
)f burglary.
Chief-of-Police L. II. Lawson OF Rut-
and has been notified by the Chicago
police that warrant is out for the
arrest OF Chester Parmenter, who UNI
il about three years ago was resi-
lent of Rutland and who now has
many relatives living in that part OF
Vermont. Since leaving RUTLAND,
'armenter has been employed as fire
solicitor for the Inter-Ooean
'ire Insurance Co. of Chicago. The
warrants against Parmenter were
worn out by Mrs. Annie Harcinac, a
south Chicago woman, who had 5000
n Inter-Ocean policies, but the settle
nent of whose loss was refused on the
rround that the conditions OF the
,olicy had not been complied with.
rhe woman claims that the solicitor,
represented the Inter-Ocean
o be strong company, whereas, as
ar as is known, it was merely an in
lividual underwriting scheme, with
'armenter the only underwater. Par
nenter disappeared the day the war
ants for him were issued and the Chi
ago police have been unable as yet to
ocate him. 1t was thought that he
le might have come to the home OF
ONE of his relatives, so Rutland police
we're notified but no trace OF him has
,een found. Parmenter was well
,nown all over Vermont, he having
lone prosperous insurance business
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