The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-16
AFTERMATH.

Barre was treated to no end of ex-
citement Monday in addition to the
Pawnee Bill show.
The show brought hundreds of Wis
iotrs to the city and many took the
opportunity to take treatment for
the parched condition of their throats
with the result that bunch was
gathered in by the police.
William and James Rogers of the
Granite City and f. f. and T. J. ST.
mons of Orange were arrested during
the afternoon by Chief Patrick Brown.
They were engaged in a free-for all
fight in the yard of Mrs Robinson on
South Main street. Two Of them, the
Simons from Orange, were getting
the worst of the encounter when
Chief Brown arrived. William Rogers
had just returned from Windsor, where
he served sentence for assault on
one McPhee. The Simons family,
when interviewed in the police sta.
tion by Journal reporter Monday
afternoon, seemed quite bit concern
ed over seventeen COWS which awaited
milking at home.
Shortly after one O'Clock this
morning the police department were
called upon for assistance again.
Michael Grannels, about thirty-two
years of age, employed some two years
ago in Cutters stable, Barre, recently
returned to the city and again secured
employment with Cutler but Monday
changing his mind he entered into a
contract with the Pawnee Bill people
A few minutes after one O'Clock
this morning, having finished loading
its cars, the show started its train and
Grannels attempted to board it but
fell beneath the wheels which passed
over his left leg above the knee and
his left arm was torn off at the shoul-
der. He was conveyed to the emer-
gency hospital where he died in a
few moments. The dead man has a
brother William, iu Manchester, N.
H., and his mother, Mrs. Maggie
Grannels, resides in Vergennes.
That the fair sex should not be
sighted during the days festivities
Mrs. Emeline Ewing, who was con-
victed last week of keeping a house of
assignation, was taken to Rutland to
serve sentence of sixty days at the
house of correction.
Edward Raymo, in jumping from
a team near the Central Vermont
Station, accidentally dropped 32-cal-
ibre revolver from his hip pock ct
which was discharged, the ball enter
ing one of his legs just above the
knee. DR.. Deziel made the man COM
Portable.
This morning the Granite City
Court was run under a forced draft and
at two p. m. had disposed of twelve
cases, the largest number ever handled
In the same space of time.
The Rogers boys" were dealt out
justice by His Honor in no uncertain
quantity. William, charged with
breaking the peace, was taxed $50 and
costs of 50. Al his brother James was
drunk in addition to breaking the
peace and will have to ante S25 and
costs of 91676
The Simons family of Orange faced
His Honor who handed Mr.. Simons,
senior, an invitation to pay 50 and
costs of 80 II for breaking the peace,
and his son was taxed like figure as
a drunk
Charles Mitchell, Transportation
manager of the Pawnee Bill outfit, in
a discussion with one of his en-
ployes, tapped the workman upon the
head with cudgel and fractured the
roof of that gentleman's brain. Mr..
Mitchell after sleeping in cell over
night decided to pay $40 and costs of
S1.2 but said it was exorbitant.
Frank L. Cochrrane and E. f. Ber-
gen as common drunks paid fines of So
and costs of SS.42.
E. B. Jones of Essex Junction,
drunk, was fined So and costs of So. 80
for an over-indulgence in the ardent