Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-24
MlsDEEDs AND PENALTIES

~AtNAf WIN WAS arrested II
s1e ponce at the time the dead body ,
N mrs. Peter MERCER was found in Bul
ilhgton, was In city court Dec. Is. H
insisted that he did not know an,
J, thing OF Mrs. Mercier's death. and 4
her death had been attributed to acut
aienoilsm since his arrest. he wa
arralgned for intoxlcation only. III
f pleaded guilty and was fined Is an,
: costs, which he paid.
Anthony McNeelly, who was arrest
{ ca about month ago on the charge O
having embezzled s1400 from the Rut
iand railroad company while acting a,
treasurer at the Burlington freight of
; ,ices, appeared before Justice f. g.
, webster, Dec. l6. He waived examin.
atom and was held for the county
court In the sum OF $1,000, which was
furnished by j. j. Enright. McNeelly's
counsel. The case will be tried at the
March term OF county court.
Many people in the vicinity of Rut-
land. especially lumbermen in camps
east OF there, are looking for two
insurance agents, Ii. A. Seeley and
bernard Erskine, to whom they made
applications for accident policies.
Inc men represented themselves as
agents Of the international Registry
company OF New York. but such a
company is not known there. Several
people OF Rutland city also paid money
10 the same men who worked Ben
nington.
John NJ. Thompson, alias Christie
pher Sorenson. the Dane charged with
me larceny of $500 from Mrs. Matilda
Rowland OF Montpelier, was sentenced
10 three months in the House of Cor
fectlon at Lowell. Mass, recently. At
the last minute Mrs. Rowland. who
was IN the case as witness, came be-
lore Judge Hardy and pleaded with
him to be lenient with Thompson. She
SAID she did not wish to see him sent
away Tor long term as she supposed
ne had been subjected to a great Temp
latlon when he saw so much money be-
fore him.
Il was under rather unusual circnm-
stances that James, otherwise known
as Jim smith, appeared in Burlington
city court Dec IL Jim had been on
4 drunk and according to his state
ment was unable to stop drinking.
The idea came into his head that il he
could but once get in some place
where it would be impossible for him
% get liquor he could stop. No sooner
lad the idea got to working than he
'ent word 70 the police that he wanted
o be arrested The police are kind
nen and wished to aid Smith and
Don had him behind the bars of the {
Jhlttenden county Jail. Smith pleaded
'ulity before Judge Hawkins and il 1
VIII be 80 days at least before he has .
mother drink. I
The Rev. Daniel Mcintyre of Pawlet ]
fas given a hearing at West Pawlet. :
zee. II, before Justice OF the Peace NJ. a
costello OF Poultney on the charge of }
ousing three-year-old girl that had b
cen cared for in his family and after a
iuli hearing he was acquitted. The Z
ate Jailed TO show that the child had C
sceiyed any abuse while in Mr.. Nc a
ltyre's charge. On the contrary il o
as shown that real affection was b
lown the child by the minister and o
! family. The name of the child was v
wen as Mary Frances Hunter of Bos- u
N, and she has been given TO fam
named Rose in Springfield Mass.
be Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre has rendered
$ resignation as pastor OF the Conc'l =,
Inrch at Pawlet but the members of 10
e church have voted to request him al
Withdraw it. sa
The recovery of a horse and carriage
flowed by police court marriage.
ere noteworthy events in Brattleboro
e. 10. Several weeks ago Lucius
III of Oswego. n. Y and Hattie Dunk
of Brattleboro hired a team of
ed Rand of Saxtons River, but failed :
return i Mr.. Rand located the
I'm in Fitchburg. Mass, the I4th. n
q had IL returned to Brattleboro. 2
II was arrested on warrant issued X
Justice Williams of Bellows Falls. III
lille in the custody of Chief OF Police Y
III, the couple was married by JUS g
e Newton, after which Chief Hall =
* Call TO Bellows Falls 10 be ar y
gned on a charge of trover, for q
lch be was put under bonds in the "A
n OF 5000. Being unable TO furnish "
he was taken to Newfane Jail. the 81
de, though apparently with funds at
disposal. failing to come to his as y
ance. S
'harles higgins was arraigned in IN
edonia county court, Dec. IA. on v
charge OF larceny. The respond Il
is Is years old and an orphan. He a
aded guilty to the charge of steal
fur robe in West Burke a short y
ago and was sentenced to the
istrial school at Vergennes for the \
ainder OF his minority or the alter IL
We sentence OF not less than nine
this nor more than IL months in the ii
Sc Of correction. As the respond ~
was being taken back to the Jail n
his sentence by Deputy Worthen
ecided TO try and gain his liberty.
hey were going up the steps to the wit
house he whirled. ran out of the
and jumped down a bank ten
high. Officer Worthen was in hot nas
nit and both jumIed down the wo
at the same time. Worthen
X on top OF higgins when lie Drll
ed and captured him, but not VIII,
three fingers on Deputy Worth :