Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-11-12
MIsDEEos AND PENALTIES.

the county jail awaiting trial for bur
glary, was temporarily given the lib
erty OF the jail yard Nov. on account
of sickness. The November sunshine
proved too much tor Leon and be
started for parts unknown.
Angus Campbell of Graniteville, who
was charged with assaulting MurdC
Murray in drunken row at Granite.
vile Monday night, Nov. 2, was before
Justice Dickey in East Barre the Sd
and pleaded guilty 10 assault and also
to charge of furnishing. He was
fined for the two charges S25 and costs
which he paid.
Llewllyn Thompson, formerly oil
Richford, is in Jail at Concord, n. H.,
charged with forging the name OF
Clyde b. Taylor OF Richford to a postal
money order The offence, it is said,
was committed two years ago, but the
postal officials could not locate Thomp-
son until recently, when he was ar
rested in Philadelphia.
Albert Sager. Barre man, was ar
rested at Portland, Me-, Nov. 9. by the
Portland officers as he stepped off the
train. The officers of that city had
been notified by the chief of police of
Barre to arrest the man ii they could
find him. He is charged with having
robbed one Finnan In Barre of some
clothing and 50 in money.
The third trial of State VS.. Charles
+. Morse, charged with running a
gambling machine in Bennington, was
concluded the Sd inst, the jury re-
turning a verdict of guilty. In both
the other trials the jury failed to agree.
Morse ran a slot machine, the state
claiming il as gambling device.
The machine was ordered destroyed
but an appeal was taken. Morse was
fined $50 and costs.
Irving Isham and Fred A. Jewett OF
Mofetown, who were arrested Nov. 8
by Deputy Jheriff Charles A. Smith for
Illegal shooting deer were in county
court the 9Th and bail was fixed by the
assistant judges at $500 in each case.
J. w. Brock entered as surety for
Jewett and as Jewett has considerable
property of his own he was accepted
as bail for Isham. They both returned
to their homes in Moretown.
The special grand jury, at work for
three weeks on the Barre anarchistic-
socialistic problem, has reported 16
indictments found, among them one
against Alexandra Garetto of Barre
for the murder Of Eli Corti. The
officers were dispatched to Barre for
the men wanted and brought back 16
Italians handcufied together. Bail
was fixed at $500 each, and all but one
was able TO furnish il.
Cortez Atkins of Waterbury became
dissatisfied with the way the school
was conducted in his district and took
the responsibility of attempting to
correct matters by calling at the
boarding place of the teacher. Miss
Rooney. He called her outdoors and
used vile and proiane language to her.
Upon complaint of Grand Juror
Moody, Atkins was arrested and
pleaded guilty to breach Of the peace
and was fined 81 and costs, amounting
to sc.
Ii is reported that !. NJ. Donahue of
Roxbury is TO take legal steps over
statements that were made at recent
hearing on his application for license
at that place. Ii is said that certain
were made at the hearing
by individuals and that Mr.. Donahue
IS contemplating suit for SANDER. One
statement said TO have been made is
that Mr.. Donahue had a "criminaln
record. and this he takes exceptions to
and has taken legal advice on the mat
ter. There is prospect of the whole |
matter being aired in the courts.
Mrs. Alice Moffatt of Sandgate, who |
was indicted by the county grand jury
Ior attempting to poison her husband, |
md who has been out on $4,000 bail, 1
was surrendered by her bail and /
edged in Jail few days ago. Her
Dondsmen had an idea that she was
getting ready to leave the state. One
If the bail was her husband who says
he is certain that she never made any
attempt on his life and secured new
londsmen for her in the sum OF $1,000.
Joshua Mears, who was convict
ID for completely in the attempt, is
low serving term of eighteen years
n state prison.
A clever swindler has been arrested
n Burlington and now awaits the laws
operation. Last August the o. l..
1inds company of Burlington adver-
ised for a capable travelling salesman
or clothing. A man answered, claim
NO to be j. H. Marshall of New York
ity and gave Dun's as reference, which
N being looked up. proved to be all
light and he was engaged. He was
ent West and secured about $500 adj /,
-ance money from the house when he
disappeared and no trace of him could ]
e found. Officers secured New York /
ity and he was finally arrested and I;
anded over to Burlington officers.
L. NJ. Backus, employed as an en-
ineer at the plant of the F. Il. Patch
manufacturing Co., Rutland, where {
be men have been on strike for two
ears, was assaulted and pounded into
shortly after midnight
Iov. 4. He says he was met by two
len while on his way home from work
little after u o'clock. One of the
zen attacked him and after a struggle