Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-15
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the paving gang at Barre went on &
spree the night OF the 9th and in
row one mans hand was badly cut
Two men mixed up in the row left the
city on the midnight train.
Edward Clark of Montpelier was
convicted in county court Oct. 9 OF an
assault with intent to commit rape on
Emma Billadeau, aged IL years, and
was sentenced to not less than nine
nor more than ten years in the state
prison at Windsor.
Edward G. Frost of Brattleboro,
member of the Valley Bottling COM
pany. was acquitted Oct. 5 OF the
charge OF selling TO minor, the de-
cision ofthe jury being at variance
with the decision of the board OF COM
missioners. Mr.. Frost admitted that
he sold to a minor but supposed the
young man to be 21.
Charles Getchell OF Marshfield was
tried in county court at Montpelier
Oct. 5 on the charge of cruelty TO AMI
mails in torturing and killing a cow
belonging to w. r. Tibbitts of South
Cabot. The jury returned a verdict
of not guilty by reason of insanity, and
the respondent was committed to the
insane hospital at Waterbury that al
ternoon.
Eli Carter of Montpelier, while in an
intoxicated condition, took team oil
w. w. Sheplee of Montpelier the even
ing OF Oct. and drove it to Montpel-
Ter. it being hitched in the shed where
he lett the team he was driving. II
was thought at first to be case OF
THEFT, but the circumstances being
known, a fine of Sl5 with costs OF Sl4.-
80 was imposed for intoxication and
Carter admitted to bail in the sum OF
800.
VIM. Benoit, aged IS, was fined 8
and costs of Sll.29 in Burlington city
court the other day for intoxlcation'
Benoit said he met a friend, VIM.
Mumbleau. who treated him TO beer
and alcohol, and they were soon Joined
by man from Plattsburg, who treated
them twice. Mumbleau was arrested
and when in court said he was only -
years old. He admitted that he gave
Benoit beer und alcohol and corrobo-
rated Benoit's story about the Platts-
burg man. He was sentenced to serve
not less than three nor more than
three and one-halt months in the house
OF correction at Rutland.
Frank Slack was fined $40 and costs
in the Rutland city court Oct. 8 for
embezzlement of a fire insurance pre-
MUM. which he was sent TO collect
from Miss Hettie Green of that city.
There was another count TO the COM
plant charging HIM with failing to
turn over premium collected from
CITY Judge Willis NJ. Ross but as the
case was tried before Judge Ross the
court and attorneys could not figure
out any way to press that count and 1t
was dropped. Only two witnesses
were examined. c. c. Fletcher testi-
fled to giving Slack the policy to col
lect the premium, and Miss Green
testified that Slack owed her more
money than the premium amounted TO
and said she gave him credit for It..
The case was appealed to county
court.
Alderman George @. Stiles was ar
rested Saturday in Burlington and
dragged through the streets by two
policemen to the city hall in order
that quorum might be present at a
meeting of the board of aldermen to
consider matters relating to the mu-
nicipal electric light plant. The tao
ton of the board opposed to the muni-
cipal plant determined to block busi-
ness by staying away and preventing
there being a quorum. Most OF them
were out OF reach but Stiles, who was
torcibly taken to city hall and though
he voted no on electric light matters,
his presence completed the quorum,
and the faction for the municipal plant
passed a resolution, authorizing the
city to issue 1-2 per cent bonds Tor
the sum of S5S. 600 for the purpose OF
a municipal plant.
Z. NJ. House of Waitsfield had a
valuable violin stolen out of his house
Oct. ) by some one who entered
through a front window. Otto tens-
tel, boy sent to Waitsfield few years
AGO from the Massachusetts, state re-
formatory, and Jerry Sears. who
originally hailed from Northheld,
were suspected. Fenstel went to
Boston the morning after the crime
and enlisted in the navy. The others
trunk and other property were
searched but the violin was not found.
The matter was placed in the hands OF
the states attorney, and a Boston de-
tective was employed to visit the navy
ward to obtain further information.
The enlisted man disclosed that he
and his associate took the violin and
secreted it in an old. unoccupied house
belonging to George H. Hastings.
This information was given the
the premises were
searched and the violin found.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains,
stings. Instant relief. DIR. Thomas &c