Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-19
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

freight depot at Fair Haven wa
broken into Sunday night, March 8
and part OF the contents of a thirty-gal
lon barrel OF rum was stolen. The
thieves entered through a window il
the office and after tapping the run
barrel and taking what they wanted
allowed the remainder to run out on
the floor.
Napoleon Provinche, who pleaded
guilty to entering the store of Walter
X. Smith at Fair Haven some time age
and stealing seven revolyers, was sen.
fenced in Rutland city court 10 not less
than two nor more than three years al
hard labor at Windsor. Eric Cleveland
and Charles Wood, suspected of CON-
plicity, were allowed to 90 after both
had promised to do better. Proyinehe
was taken to Windsor, Mar 10.
Frank West of Barre, who went to
Montpelier to run the barber shop OF
Charles West, his brother. while the
latter is serving a sentence tor assault
in the house of correction at Rutland,
is at the Heaton hospital totally blind
from the effects of drinking by mistake
a small quantity of wood alcohol. The
attending physician at the hospital
gives no encouragement that the eye
sight will ever be restored.
G. w. Peterson, Bennington tailor,
was arrested March 9 charged with
running lottery. His offense consists
in forming a suit club in which the
participants secured suits by lot, the
first drawers getting theirs for a nomi-
nal sum while the less fortunate ones
paid enough extra to make profit on
the whole The hearing was postponed
and the case may 90 directly TO the SUI
preme court to say what constitutes "A
lottery The complaint against Peter
son was made by several of the Ben
nington dealers in custom clothing
who allege that his suit clubs inter
tered with their business.
+. f. tombstone was taken to Bur-
lington, Mar. 9, from Rutland and was
arraigned on charge of practising
dentistry without license. He has
been operating in the state for about
two years and complaints were made
by the Vermont Dental society. The
present charge alleges that he prac-
tised at Underhill. The officers have
been looking for him for some time
and finally located him at Rutland,
where he was arrested. He waived
examination and bail was fixed at $500,
which he furnished. Since tombstone
left Underhill it is said he has changed
bis method Of practice. Formerly he
pulled teeth for consideration. I'm
der the new procedure he sells medi-
cine and pulls teeth for nothing. The
case will be disposed OF in Chittenden
county court.
Edward McGuirk, the l5-year-old son
of John McGuirk OF Rutland, lies at
his home in precarious condition as
the result OF being badly crushed in an
elevator March 9. The accident oc-
CURED about p. m. and the victim,
with other boys was in the cage at the
Mead building, where there is no ele-
vator boy after O'Clock. McGuirk leap
ed from the cage while ii was descend
ing and falling short was caught be-
tween the floor and the top OF the ele-
vator and badly crushed about the
waist before be could be released. I'm
der the influence of opiates he was
carried home and ii was found his
lungs and stomach were badly hurt be-
sides other internal injuries. His back
is not broken and unless pneumonia or
other complications set in he has a
good chance of recovery.
In Rutland county court last Thurs
day in the case Of Ray Tatro, II years
old, VS.. +. X. Eegleston, the plaintiff
was awarded S65.75 damages. This
case has aroused interest throughout
that section of the state from the UNI
usual features connected with IL. The
plaintiff and his ten-year-old playmate
were the chief witnesses last Thursday.
The boys said Eggleston consented TO
their riding on his sleigh last winter
but after they had helped him deliver
milk, and without warning, he turned
and knocked Tatro over the head with
the butt OF his whip, laying him out in
the road with a cash in his head. In
city court recently the boy sued for
$500 and got $50 damages. Not salts
fed he appealed the case. Eggleston
acknowledged in court that he hit the
DON anu sttli was cOAi ~
ed he first warned the boys to get of
the sleigh.
G. A. Lafrana was arrested in West
Berlin, March u, for larceny and at two
O'Clock was in Montpelier city court
and pleaded guilty, after telling the
whole story to the prosecuting officer.
His story implicated two other young
men. Fred Dumas and Clarence Case,
and they were later in the day arrested
at their homes in Northfield and
taken to Montpelier. Lafrana's
story was that at two different times
last October he and the above named
boys broke into the summer cottage OF
w. p. Haskell in the night time and
stole books, the first time about forty
and the second time twenty or twenty
five. Since Lafrana was willing TO
turn states evidence he was let OF
with the charge of larceny as above
and was fined $40 and costs of about
SI2. The other young men were
charged with burglary, to which they
both pleaded not guilty. Lairana then