Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-10-02
MARTIN DEFIES OFFICERS
NORTHFIELD ASSAULT CASE
FOLLOWED BY EXCITING HUNT.

FOLLOWED BY EXCITING HUNT
Croteau Pleads Not Guilty Of Murder
West Burke Man Instantly Killed
Rape Suspects Held for TriaI-oId
State House for Museum. ~
Adelbert Martin, the man under in
dictment for a murderous assault on
Mrs. Stephen Tromblee at South
ed his pursuers for nearly a week, was
seen going towards Barre Monday
forenoon by Thomas Grady, a well
known farmer who resides, about two
miles east of Northfield village. Mr..
Grady was certain of his identification
and notified the police at once. Martin
also appeared to two men on Saturday
on Milestone hill in South Northfield.
| The first time he was drinking from a
tub by the roadside and to the Farmer
Verge who recognized him and spoke
to him he said he supposed the officers
were after him and he warned the man
not to give any information that he
had seen him. He was again seen in
barn on the hill owned by woman for
whom he had worked. Five sheriffs and
posse of about 200 citizens started at
once on his trail. He told Mr.. Verge
that no three deputy sheriffs could
capture him alive. 1t is believed that
he is heavily armed and that he would
make desperate fight before he was
captured. He is known to have had
eight dollars when he fled after his as
sault on Mrs. Tromblee Since his
flight farmers in that vicinity have
missed chickens and ducks from their
yards and their disappearance is
charged to Martin. With plenty of
corn, potatoes and apples in the fields
and an occasional roast duck or
chicken he would not suffer for food.
The man is regarded as an outlaw
and a dangerous character. He is in
poor health and for this reason it is
believed that he cannot travel more
than eight or ten miles day and that
he is depending less upon his ability to
cover long distances than upon his
wits to elude his pursuers when they
are close upon him. The town officials
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of Of
fering a reward for his capture The
hiding place he had occupied for sew
eral days was found Monday about two
rods from the Brookfield highway. He
had taken some boards and made hut
for himself, covering it inside and out
with spruce boughs In it were rags
used by Martin, who is suffering from
a disease The doctors say he will not
be able to walk in few days.
Harry DeWing, former Montpelier
lawyer and journalist died in Cleve-
land, O., Sept. 3. He was a thorough
newspaper man and had worked on the
Argus and Patriot, ST. Adams Messen-
ger and Boston Globe.
j. NJ. Holland of New York. former
resident of Northfield has purchased |
several hillside farms and also other |
water privileges in connection with |
plan to construct a system to furnish |
Northfield with water for domestic use, |
light manufacturing and other pur- |
poses. The estimated cost of the pro-
posed system is from $4,000 to $4,000. |
Injunction, or similar proceedings |
VIII be brought with a view to stop
ping the issuance of s6S,000 city bonds |
voted at the meeting Of the Burlington
aldermen Thursday TO establish a mu-
ncipal lighting plant. 1t is claimed
the action of the board is illegal. The
meeting was called on short notice and
two aldermen opposed to the resolution
passed were not present. Mayor Burke
signed the resolution as soon as the
board adjourned.
1t has developed, during the agita-
ton concerning the financial condition
Of Burlington, that $3,759,O00 worth of
property is exempt from taxation. This
includes state university property,
sS10,500; Protestant church property,
s595,000 Irish Catholic property s3S4,-
300; French Catholic, s161,50 corpo-
rations $4,000; miscellaneous, ST.
541 600. This record does not include
he public buildings and city property
which would increase the total to
"a, 4S0, 900.
In court at Montpelier Monday
George W. Freeman, 10, of Calais, said
o be one of the towns wealthiest
'armers, indicted for an attempt ON
Aug. S to commit a felonious assault
IN siX-year- old Marcia Goodrich at ,
cabot. pleaded not guilty. He was
held for trial in $4,000 bail which his
furnished. Edward Clark of ,
indicted for a similar Of ,
ense on 11-year- old Emma Billideau
vas also held for trial. He pleaded
lot guilty. I
C. j. Bell of Walden, chairman of the :
tate board of agriculture, is making
for farmers meetings to
re held in October and December.
they will be held in every county in &
he state and will be similar to those 9
onducted in the past. Among the ;
peakers already engaged are Prof. G.. :
A. Gowell of Maine, Henry Van Dres-
err of New York, Col. j. II. Brigham of :
d. c., and Aaron Jones, =
Master of the National grange of In =
lana.
:
Surveyors have just completed a sur
ey of the boundary lines between YER
lont and New York. 1t is practically
he same as the old one and will be
larked by substantial monuments
onsisting of granite posts six feet
Ugh, resting on a base of concrete
nree feet square and extending below
ne post line. On each of the four sides
f the post is stamped the following
New York" Vermont"
tate act of 1872 renewed 1903" The
-ork was paid for jointly by the states.
The statue which will snrmount st.
Iary's cathedral tower at Burlington
ill typify the immaculate conception
t the Virgin Mary and is patterned
fter the one at Lourdes. 1t will be OF
upper, with steel frame. II feet tall
nd from the interior will run a stair
use leading to an opening in the
BOULDER from which is reached circle
electric lights representing IL stars.
t the feet of the statue will be
'escent moon of lights. The hands of
lie figure will be Joined and the eyes
plifted. The whole will be covered
it'll gold leaf.
The 18th annual session of the grand
dge, Knights of Pythias. was held in
ARE Thursday. Three hundred dol
rs was appropriated to the uniform
NIX First Chancellor Tyler of Bur-
lgton was elected supreme represent
tive and will attend the convention
Louisville, KY, next year and will
I'D this office for two years. The
and lodge designated Burlington as