Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-30
MIspEEos AND PENALTIES.

49, - NRAAl filAnA tACAA
for the shooting and killing OF 4 deer
about three weeks ago.
George Edmond Rice OF Pownal was
before the municipal court April "a
and pleaded guilty to an information
filed against him BY the states attor-
ney, charging him with stealing val
liable hound from Charles Pulver.
Judge Bates sentenced him TO hard la
Dor Tor not more than IA or less than
Y months.
Mrs. William Bessett of Burlington.
who was arrested several DAYS ago on
charge of alienation of affections in
snit brought to recover damages Of
$4,000, has been released IRON jail, the
matter having been satisfactorily adj
iusted The action was brought
against Mrs. Bessett by Mrs. Martin.
who claimed that her husbands affec-
tons has been alienated by Mrs. Bis
sett.
A bench warrant has been issued by
Judge A. g. Fay of Barre for Mrs En-
cline Ewing. who was arrested in Bar
re lately, charged with keeping dis
orderly house, and was released on
her own reeOgnizance. She left the
city at once and is believed to be in
Burlington Her bail is $500, but it is
said that il she keeps away from Barre
the officers will not be diligent in their
search for her.
Clarence l.. Paine of Barre, who was
arrested recently, charged with fur
nishing liquor TO Walter Burke, min
or OF Montpelier, was tried April % in
Montpelier city court. The claim
made BY the state was that Paine had
purchased liquor at the licensed store
OF l.. n. Wood, which he had sold TO
Burke and two other young men under
2liyears old, who were arraigned charg-
ed with intOxication. Paine was ac-
quilted.
The first prosecution for the viold-
ton OF the act prohibiting splitting In
street cars occurred In Burlington city
court April %. when William Bessett
was arraigned. Bessett was warned
by the conductor not 70 eXpectorate in
the car, but continued to do so In
court he said that he did not know
there was such law and that as he
could not read the sign in the car il
had no meaning for him. He re-
marked that when in Burlington be-
tore he had been allowed to smoke in
the car and spit wherever he chose.
He was fined $40 and costs.
Walter NJ Ware OF Putney was ar
rested at his home April 20 by United
States Marshal Fred A. Field on the
charge OF violating the United States
quarantine laws by shipping sheep
outside the state This is the first at
tempt made to prosecute a case OF this
kind in this vicinity since the foot and
mouth disease began TO affect Yer
mont. Ware was taken TO Rutland
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner James A. Merrill. He
waived examination and gave $500
hail to appear in federal court at
Windsor Tor the May term.
The case of Mary A. Campbell
against Ellen McHugo. an action
brought TO recover damages OF $4,000
for alienation OF affections, which has
been on trial in the Chittenden county
court, came TO an abrupt termination
April % when the court convened,
after a recess taken on account of the
death of Miss Katherine +. Benham,
the stenographer. The case was con-
tinued until next September, owing TO
the fact that the testimony taken can
he interpreted only by the stenograph-
er who took it. hence the case will
have to be tried again next fall.
Burglars entered the office of the
Queen City Soap company in Burling-
ton April % after | a. m, and blew
open the safe with a charge of dyna-
mite. The only property they secured
was revolver and box OF cartridges.
there being no money in the safe. The
men effected an entrance to the office
through side window by removing
two panes of glass. They drilled two
holes near the combination lock and
placed the dynamite in them. The ex-
plosion blew the heavy door across the |
room and badly damaged the papers In
the interior OF the safe. No clue to the
burglars has been found.
The police made three raids April |
20 in Montpelier and at l.. j. Douglass
pool room they found George Brown
dumping whiskey into a sink. Brown
was arrested and bail fixed at 5000. |
The hearing will be held Wednesday,
MAY 6. Douglass was out of town
License Commissioner William /.
Dewey notified sheriff G.. b. Evans
that gang of men were drinking in
the Nicholas Hill pasture, and then
went out himself and help land five Of
them in the coop All were quarry
men from Grsniteville. John Flood,
who was found treating the others,
was arrested for furnishing.
DIR. NJ. J. Wiltse, director OF the state
laboratory of hygiene at Burlington,
has completed an examination of the /
lungs of Mrs. James Massey OF Hard
wick. who died under peculiar circum-
stapces there. and has reported to the
authorities that he finds no trace |
of lung disease. Mrs. Massey, L
will be remembered, had a quarrel
with a neighbor. Mrs. Daniel Aldrich,
and it is alleged that she died from the
effects of the assault committed by the
latter Mrs. Aldrich is now in Jail at 1