The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-16
IN CITY COURT.


About one O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, July 8, Martin became uneasy
and made himself generally obnox-
ious in the Hollister neighborhood on
the Plainfied road, so much so that
j. Burton Pike, constable Of the town
of Marshfield was summoned and about
an hour later arrested the youth on
a charge of breach of the peace.
Early Wednesday forenoon he was
taken before Justice o. H. Smith, and
after little hesitation pleaded guilty
to the charge. At this point S. W.
Cole, town grand juror, filed COM
plant against young Martin for lar
ceny, and warrant was issued by
Justice Smith for his arrest on that
charge
1t seems that the lad has. for some
time, since leaving his fathers home
Jacob Martin of Marshfield-about
two years ago, been committing petty
larcenies, throughout the town, and
1t was on two of these acts that Mr.
Cole had him arrested last week.
Constable Pike at once arrested him
on this charge, to which Martin also
pleaded guilty. As Justice Smith
was obliged to be out of town for the
day, he has left the prisoner in the
officer hands till his return.
Later in the day, young Martin was
arrested by the same officer on war
rant issued by the States Attorney,
charging him with burglary. He
was taken before Justice Smith on his
return and in answer to the charge
waived his examination and was
bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $500 bail. Being unable co
furnish bail, he was committed to
Jail by the constable on mittimus
Issued by Justice Smith. After
night in Jail he concluded the way of
the transgressor was hard and asked
the States attorney to file an inform
alton against him, which was done.
In city court on Thursday he plead
ed guilty to the charge of burglary
and was sentenced to the house of cor
rection at Rutland for a term of not
less than two nor more than three
years and to pay costs of prosecu-
ton. By order of the court, Con-
stable Pike took Martin to Marshfield
on the O'Clock train in the afternoon
to receive sentence for the two often
SEES to which he pleaded guilty on
Wednesday. In each case he re-
ceived the minimum sentence of
81 and costs, the first amounting to
50. 80 and the second 10 $40. Inas-
much as the young man was unable to
pay these amounts, he will be obliged
to serve three times as many days as
dollars in fines and costs, amounting
to about eight weeks, in Rutland,
sentence to commence at the conclu-
sion of the burglary sentence Con-
stable Pike took the prisoner to Rut-
land on the morning train.
Those who know the prisoner ex-
press much sympathy at his misfor-
tune and yet breathe sigh of relief
to know that he is beyond harms
way. Martin, although young man
OF less than twenty years, is not a
first offender. He has frequently
broken into buildings and made him
self perfectly az home both night and
day, taking whatever he desired in
small things. About a year ago he
some misdemeanors out of
the State. the settlement of which
cost his father no small amount of
money, and since that time his father
has given the son his time and refused
to settle any more Of his scrapes.
The next unfortunate was George
of Plainfield, who made the
acquaintance of the ever-vigilant
about O'Clock of this
day. Whitcher was found
At the corner of State and Elm streets,
n company with a friend, sitting
quietly in livery team belonging in
Plainfield A warrant had been is
sued by States Attorney Bailey re-
before Justice Charles E. |
short time prev ious,
him with burglary, and the |
warrant placed in the hands of County |
Sheriff Evans, who in turn gave it to |
lis deputy, Fitzgerald, and in sur
'risingly short time, the deputy had
iafely lodged his man.
The crime with which young Whit
,her is charged was committed on
July 8, in the mill of j. M. Batchelder
Z Sons of Plainfeld. The mill was
entered by force from below, and $50
II cash taken from the money drawer.
Whitcher appeared in city court
his forenoon, and to the charge
against him pleaded not guilty. His
pail was fixed at $500, and the same
by his father, George Witch.
II, and his counsel, Fred Laird. The
case was continued till July 2S.