Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-25
AND PENALTIES.

local dealers as Vermont sugar.
f. w. Eastman, proprietor of the
Avenue House at st. Johnsbury, was
arrested the 18th on a charge of keep
ing a disorderly house. A hearing
was held and Eastman's bail was fixed
at $1,000, which he furnished.
Chief of Police Eugene NJ. Blake
took Albert Peno from st. Adams to
the state prison at Windsor June Is to
serve a sentence OF not more than four
nor less than three years at hard labor.
Peno pleaded guilty to grand larceny
in city court, his offence being the
theft Of a watch and pipe.
Horse thieves entered the barn of
Elmer Davis at Mill Village the night
OF June IL and drove away Mr.. Davis
black mare and top carriage. Davis
did not know of the loss until morning
when he went to feed his stock. Ii is
believed there were two men concern
ed in the affair, as two kinds of match
es We're found on the barn floor.
David Parizo of Winooski was ar
rested Thursday morning, the 18th, on
the charge of procuring and selling in
t~oxicating liquors without a license,
and furnishing to Frank Morrow, who
was fined for drunkenness Wednesday
evening. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to serve not more than nine
nor less than w months in the
house of correction at Rutland to which
place he vas taken Thursday.
Harmand Yoyer, alias Arwand Voy-
er, alias Arthur Albert Rodier, whose
entrance TO the house of I. A. Sum-
merSkill in st. Adams led TO the sum-
merskill-Hall shooting affair, pleaded
guilty to an information charging him
with burglary, filed by States Attorney
w. b. Locklin in city court June Is
and was sentenced by City Judge
John M. Shove TO not less than five
nor more than six years at hard labor
in the states prison at Windsor.
Martin Bailey, who lives on a farm
two miles south OF Ludlow, who was
arrested on a charge of assault on
Carrie Chadwick and taken to Wood
stock, was given a hearing June 19 be-
fore Judge Tyler and bound up to
county court in $1,000 bail. Roy Viii
liams, a l9-year-old young man, was
given a hearing on a similar charge
before Justice Hathorn and held in
$500 bail. The girl, who was IA years
old, disappeared from home and was
found at Bailey's farm in the company
OF Williams.
States Attorney F. A. Bailey has re-
ceived formal complaint from John +.
Wheelock OF Colchester, attorney and
past commander of Reynolds post, G.
A. r., OF that place. against the alleged
acts OF vandalism at Barre Memorial
day. when a small American flag was
burned by i've hoodlums. States At
torney Bailey stated he did not know
of any state law by which they could
be reached and will refer the matter to
United States District Attorney James
l.. Martin. When of the men pro-
tested against the burning of the flag
his companion shouted, TO hell with
the American flag
The trials OF Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers
of Bennington, charged with the muir
der OF her husband, Marcus NJ. Rogers,
in Bennington Aug. -, 1902, and OF
Leon Perham and Estella Bates,
charged with assisting in the murder,
have been continued TO the December
term of county court, which is held in
Bennington. The reason for this is
that the crime took place IN that town
and most OF the witnesses reside there.
The crime was most atroeious. Rog-
ers was hit on the head, chloroformed
and thrown into a brook. Mrs. Rog-
ers pleaded not guilty, as did also
Leon Perham.
John Kelly. one of the criminal pa
tients at the state hospital for the in
sane at Waterbury, escaped from Gus
tody the 10th and gave some OF the
hospital help a lively race before they
captured him. II appears that after
some of the patients had been outside
of the main building and were being
taken in again, Kelly concealed him
self behind the entrance door in the
hall and after the other patients and
their attendants were all in, he slipped
out before the door was fastened. lie
was seen climbing over the guard wall
and was pursued at once. He started
for the river and succeeded in reach
ing ii before the attendants, but did
not dare to cross. He hid in the bush
es, where he was caught.
Seven tramps, all more or less in
toxicated, were jailed at Montpelier
June 10 by Chief Mcmahon, Deputy
Fitzgerald and Special Officer W. A.
Ellis. They were all brought before
Judge Woodward in city court and all
pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxi-
cation brought against them. As they
had no money, they were sent TO the
county Jail Tor ten days. Their names
are Mark Flynn Of st. Adams, William
Boyd OF Burlington, Joseph Barry OF
Barre town, Thomas Kane OF Waltham,
Mass, Frank Barry of Concord, n. H.,
James Henderson of Barre, Mike
Cummings of Montpelier. Boyd had a
third offence and Barry a second.
The fine in the case of these two was
SIS, but as they had no wealth they
took 80 days in jail. The bunch was
rounded up at or near the Central Yer
mont passenger station.
Helen 5. Bishop, aged about seven