Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-03
MIsDEEos AND PENALTIES

and smaller articles of clothing was
taken. There is no clue TO the thieves.
| Joseph Robida OF Readsboro. who
was lodged in jail Aug. p, has been
held by Justice C. A. Perry in default
OF $500 bail, charged with the larceny
Of the buggy Of Frank Pike of the
same town. The buggy was found in
Robida's house. He claims that he
purchased it.
Acting Judge II. W. Scott of Barre
bound over Robert Murray Aug. 20
under $1,000 on the charge OF assault
with intent TO kill and murder, being
armed with dangerous weapons. Muir
ray fired five shots from a revolver at
a boy named Bennett because he
would not give him cigarette.
The case Of Brown and Douglass,
who were arrested at Hardwick for
illegal liquor selling. was heard Aug.
25. They were adjudged guilty Of
four offences three were illegal selling
and one for keeping with intent to
sell. They were fined $1,000 and
costs. amounting 10 $3.50. They APP
pealed the case to the supreme court.
Brown and Douglass went there about
two months ago and opened a pool
and billiard room.
John Hughes, the circus man ar
rested In Waterbury for theft was
taken TO St. Adams and arraigned
before Justice John Kearney He
was bound over for trial, and in de-
fault of bail, was committed 10 jail.
Later he decided to plead guilty 10 an
information filed against him by
States Attorney w. B. Locklin, charg-
ing him with the crime, and was
sentenced by Judge Thorne IN the
city court to not less than three nor
more than three and one-half years at
hard labor in the state prison at Wind
sor.
+. A. Brown. the hotel man at Graf
ton who was lately fined $500 and
costs for selling liquor without a
| license and who escaped from the OFF,
GERS and got out Of the state without
paving the fine, IS supposed to be
somewhere I'm New Hampshire. A
team which he borrowed In Grafton
without asking the permission of the
owner was found in Gassetts, Vt.
Three hundred and twenty-five dollars
which had been sent 10 Brown by tel
egraph from Boston to pay his fine
with was trusteed while in the hands
of the Bellows Falls telegraph opera
tor. The matter will come up Tor
hearing at the March term Of Wind
ham county court.
The state department at Washing
ton. through Acting Secretary Alvey
A. Adee. has invited Gov. John Nc
Cullough's attention to the Italian
paper published at Barre by r.
Mariani under the name OF ''Cronaca
Soyversias. for the "eircola studi
socioli' of that town, which sheet the
department characterizes as reyolu-
tionary and anarchistic. August 20,
Gov. Mccullough directed States
Attorney +. A. Bailey OF Montpelier
10 take such measures and adopt such
means as the law warrants 70 invesu-
gate the character of the paper, and,
II the law Justify. TO suppress the
same Report came from New York
some time ago that the headquarters
OF the anarchists had been removed
from Paterson. n. j.. TO Barre. A
few weeks ago a picnic was held IN
woods near Montpelier, where red
flags were seen flying.
DR.. j. p. J. Howes of Waitsileld
had rather peculiar experience while
attending some of his patients IN War
rem lately. His team was hitched IN
the she'd adjoining the house whiie
he was inside caring for the SICK
member OF the family. When ne re-
turned he found his horse presented
peculiar spectacle. A man named
oscar Martin In an intoxicated con-
dition had locked the animals tail
with A pair of shears. Ihe doctor
also found his medicine chest empty,
twenty-four bottles with contents nav
inc been smashed. and he missed
pocket book containing notes anu
valuable papers. DIR. Howe nouheu
the states attorney, +. A Bailey OF
Montpelier. and warrants for the arrest
of Martin were made out, one ior
malicious mischief and another lof
intoyication. He was arTaigned De-
fore Judoe Lyford of Warren, acting
as Justice, pleaded guilty to both
charges. and was fined sol and costs
OF 1851 in each case.
States Attorney F. A. Bailey was In
Roxbury Aug "a, called there to pros
ecnte Michael Sullivan, who caused
disturbance in that town the night 6e,
| fore. Upon investigation the case dlu
moi prove so serious as was az mrs.
supposed. He was arraigned before
Justice George O. Young on charge o.
breach of the peace, to which charge
ne pleaded not guilty but was con On
yicted and fined $40 and costs Of ss.oZ;
lie was then tried for intoXicatlon anu
AGAIN pleaded not guilty but was con,
voted also of the second charge anu
fined Is and costs OF S9.l6. lie TOOK
an appeal on each of the charges put
late In the afternoon he was looking
for money to pay the fines ana Waive
his appeal. Sullivan is - years oil
age. He came home at night ana pc
gsn 70 raise trouble with his family,
81 that they spent the night elsewhere Vs
sDd left him to cool off in the house
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