Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-07-16
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

! son, LeNella, OF East Arlington were
badly poisoned July s by paris green
The drug is thought to have been adj
ministered by MIS-. Horton, an old
|, woman whose mind is unbalanced.
All three victims probably will recov-
er.
| officers from Canada went 10 Jeri.
cho Center, July z, and arrested James
Sturtevant and the woman living with
him, who was supposed to be his wife,
for clipping from Canada. II seems
that Mr.. Sturtevant had a wife and
four children in Canada and ran away
with his hired girl Arriving in town
last spring. they rented the Kinney
house and he went TO work for NJ. V.
Willard and had been working for him
since.
The money drawer Of Arch Batehel-
der's mill in Plaintield was relieved Of
$40 while Nelson Morse was at supper
July 9. The drawer had been remov-
ed by means of a chisel and set on a
meal bag a roll of bills and quantity
OF silver were untouched but two $50
bills had been taken. Entrance was
gained through a trap door in the
floor. The arrival of several custom
ers may have frightened the thief
away.
Blaine Martin, a 17-year-old lad Of
Marshfleld, was in city court July on /
an Information filed by the states at
torney, charging him with burglary in
breaking and entering the houses of
Charles Holt, Cassius Martin and
Brooks Buxton of that town. Martin
pleaded guilty and was sentenced by
Judge Woodward to not less than two
nor more than three years In the house
Of correction at Rutland and to pay
The costs OF prosecution.
5. W. Hindes. n. j. McCuen and
Louis Rondeau, Vergennes city license
commissioners, July 9. swore ont COM
plants against John W. Perkins, pro-
lrietor OF the American House, and
fred Barnard. proprietor OF a restau-
ant on Green street, on she charge OF
Illegal liquor selling. At the Ameri- !
an House they seized two barrels and /.
basket OF beer. In a cellar adioin-
ne the Barnard restaurant they I
eized a halt barrel of gin. half bar g
el Of whiskey and some bottled c
GODS.
In municipal court az Bennington, =
uiy Z, Or. Fred Owens and Archie
Jason Of North Adams, Mass, who
'ere charged with assault on Charles
nj Clara Gardner. appeared for trial. ?
ne charge against Mason was dis
Kissed. Owens was fined s. and
)sts for intoxication, and sos and
lsts for breach Of the peace. Mr.. and A.
Irs. Gardner were each fined $40 and =
'sts for breach OF the peace, and in :.
eiault OF having the money with -
hich TO pay their fine will serve the a
tentative sentence in the house OF II
erection at Rutland. VI
The rig which was stolen from the
irn of Edgar Davis of Mill Village dc
ar Rutland, June IL, and also one be
llch was taken from a barn az West an
idisOn about two weeks earlier.
ere recovered at Whately. Mass. wi
onday. July 6, by Deputy Sheriff T.. he
Whitaker OF Rutland The thief va
q traded the Davis rig tor another on
G at Whately. The sherifl7s depart. Nj
mt obtained a clue by whip bear ~
the name of Wells Smith, Whate- !
Mass, which was seen In the DO
sion Of the suspected thief. Rnfus
ung, az Bondyllle a few DAYS ago. PEI
Ia outfits were in good condition we
en- found. Young. it will be re- II 4
mbered, was released from the state VIII
son at Windsor but short time il c
&c, after serving ten years sen WEI
ce Tor horse stealing. I ~.
n the case OF State vs.. Mrs. Jennie not
rich, on trial in Caledonia county wal
rt on the charge OF numbering Mrs. OF s
~ Massey az East Hardwick. April ~
last, the jury reported a verdict of Sire
guilty. Mrs. Aldrich was released. F. I
VIII be remembered that the chill self
n of the two families became in
we'd In a controversy and the 81
hers took hand. Mrs. Aldrich IL
TO have hit Mrs. Massey. thrown TIL
down, beat her, trampled on her. W
ilnahy rolled her under a fence
down steep embankment The TIL
nd jury indicted Mrs. Aldrich for r.
der in the first degree. The case TIL
put on trial on July ?. and the W
evidence was taken on Thursday.
N Mrs. Aldrich was called 10 tesfi- I'LL
her own defense. She testified -
the trouble began when she found
. Massey licking her fiye-year-old 81 ~
her, Perley Waterman. The wit n,
said Mrs. Massey tackled her first NO.,
she acted in sell defense. This is n NJ
lrst time that a woman has been
for murder in Caledonia county. III
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'htheria relieved in twenty minutes. ono
g miraculous. DIR. Thomas Eclee- TIL,
lu. At any drugstore. DA
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