Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-08-14
Misogsos AND PENALTIES.

A press dispatch sent out from
Plattsburg, n. Y. is to the effect that
Sim Bowen and Colby, who were un-
der arrest on the charge of burglariz-
ING Bishop Potter's cottage on Hawks
island, Lake Placid, have escaped from
the Elizabethtown Jail. They were con-
fined in the new steel cages which
were only recently installed in the
JAIL Ii will be remembered that Bow
en- was arrested in Montpelier about a
month ago. He was known as ''Sau-
gage Bowen. He refused TO 90 back
10 New York without Tequisition pap
ers, which the officers finally secured.
W. c. Beebe, accused of stabbing a
man at Deering, \. H., was arrested
at Ludlow Aug. by Deputy Sheriff l..
c. Howe. Beebe and his wife are said
10 have attacked and wounded a man
with knife at Deering several days
ago. The wife was arrested and fined
for her part in the atfray. Beebe
jumped the town and was later joined
| by Mrs Beebe. Chief of Police V. r..
Bruce of Hillsboro Bridge, \. H., had
charge of the case and a few days ago
learned OF the presence of the Beebes
at Bellows Falls, where they inquired
the way to Rutland. Bruce went to
Rutland and there learned of Beebe's
arrest. He then went to Ludlow and
Beebe was delivered over to him.
Drury A. Sherman, ex-postmaster
at Sherman, about three miles from
Readsboro in Windham county, was
arraiqned before United States Com
missioner James A. Merrill at the
marshars office in Rutland August
on the charge Of defrauding the gov
eminent BY mailing false returns OF
cancellation to the auditor and ex-
changing stamps in payment for mer-
chandise. He waived examination
and was bound up 70 await the action
OF the grand jury which meets
in October. In default of $1,000 bail
sherman is in the county Jail. lie IS
81 years old and was appointed post
master in 1886. His crooked work
has been going on for over a year and
amounts TO about $4,000. Sherman
has ALWAYS borne a good reputation.
! The postmaster turned over his prop
ertv. including a small store, the
stock for which is said 20 have been
bought with postage stamps, TO his
sureties. The property will amount
10 about 81 600, which is said TO be
practically all OF Sherman's bond.
When Elroy Kent was released from
prison at Windsor last week, after com
pletinp a sentence for burglary, be
! found Sheriff wilkins OF Putney await.
inc him with a writ for his arrest on
the charge Of grand larceny. lie was
taken at once to Newtane to avail
trial at the September term OF Wind.
ham county court. Kent Is only =
years old. but has quite record. Ac
cording to his own story, he has been
under arrest at least six times. In
1895 he was sentenced TO two years II
the house OF correction for entering
the store OF B. NJ. Adams in Towns
lhend. In 1899 he burglarized a house
lin Putney. While the sheriff was
hunting for him he broke into a cloth
inc store in Milton He was discoy
cred and shot down IN an attempt tt
make his escape. Tried in ChittendeI
county court. he was sentenced 10
minimum term of two and one-hal
wears in prison. At the expiration o
this Kent was released on parole by
GOV. Stickney. and while on his way
home stole suit OF clothes from
cousin in Brattleboro. He was later
found in the cellar of his mothers
house in Manchester and taken (
Brattleboro tor hearing. In default
of $500 bail he was committed to iai
Al Newfane. Gov Stickney, having
been informed OF this, ordered the tel
How to be returned to serve out the
maximum term of his three years sen
tence TOR the Milton burglary. On his
release Kent found the officer ready 70
take him back to Jail at Newtane.