Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

man of MiddlebuTy. left town sudden
ly Sunday night, Apr. y, leaving a
letter to his wife saying that she would
never see him again. No reason Is
known for his action. He leaves a
wife and young child, as well as par
ents and two brothers.
A Montpelier jury reported a YER
dict OF guilty April Is in the case OF
state against Charles Cushman for
highway robbery. Christian Hender-
son. his companion, pleaded guilty,
charged with holding up Albert Cuts
in Barre last winter, relieving him OF
500
John Lashaway and Benjamin f.
Stephens were taken to the states
prison from Burlington, April Ia. the
former to serve not less than two nor
more than two and one-half years for
stealing beer from a freight car, and
the latter not less than four nor more
than five years for forgery.
Miss Alta West, aged II years, plead
ed guilty TO intoxication in Rutland
city court Monday morning, April Is.
She was fined IS and costs Of 800. As
she had no money she was sent to the
House of Correction for 10 days. The
girl had been acting in drunken
manner at her home, and her mother
had her arrested.
John +. Martin was arrested at Rnt-
land, Apr. 10, by the police at the re-
quest of the naval authorities at Nor
folk, Va, charged with having desert
ed from the Chauncey while at the
navy yard. He was found at the home
OF his brother-in-law, Rodney Shaw, a
special police officer.
Peter Lavigne of Plattsburgh was
sent to the hospital ward in Washing
ton county Jail from the effects of
Knockout drops administered at Barre
April IL. He had roll Of bills and
has only hazy memory of what trans
pired. He was found on the sidewalk
OF that city by the police and given 10
days in Jail for being drunk.
Albert Schultz. one OF the Woodtord
license commissioners, was arrested in
Bennington. April Is. in an intoxicated
condition and was lodged in Jail.
There have been no applications for
license in Woodtord. aud schultz was
apparently determined to rush the sea-
son. In one pocket was aquart OF old
Tom gin, and in another bottle Of
whiskey A friend who was with him,
sober, was also well provided.
Deputy Sheriff Martin Fitzgerald ar
rested James Howard at Montpelier
seminary about noon. April IL, on a
body writ In which Claude r. George
is plaintiff The suit is an outcome OF
the tar and feathers serape of some
time ago when the plaintiff was hazed
by being given dressing of tar with
"A finishing of feathers, by several OF
the seminary boys. The suit is for
81, 900 damages and is brought by +.
j. Marshall, attorney for the plaintiff.
The plaintiff being a minor the suit is
nominally by next friend. Ii is ex-
pected that there will be others
brought into the matter before the
feathers are all accounted for
Henry Majester, Warren Hunt. Wal
ter Burke aud Andrew Rogers were all
arraigned for intoxication in Montpel.
Ter city court April IL and each plead
ed guilty. Each was in turn sentenced
to pay a fine of S5 and costs OF 1919
or take the alternative of ten days In
jail. Hunt paid and Maiester expect
ed to be able 10, but Burke and Rogers
took the ten DAYS. Majester. Burke
and Hunt are all minors so the ques-
lion arose rs to where they got their
liquor. No disclosures could be asked
for but the prosecuting attorney con-
suited with the boys and with the Of
iicers and as result warrant was is
sued and served. charging Rogers with
to Majester. Rogers was ar
raigned on the new charge and pleaded
not guilty. At his trial he was ac-
quilted and discharged
News has been received that Patrick
Hubbard of Fair Haven shot Michael
O'Rourke. formerly OF West Rutland,a
Carthage, Mo, April Is. and his vic
tim died a short time afterward. Hub
bard was found wandering around the
streets of Rutland about three or four
weeks ago and was acting strangely.
lie appeared somewhat demented and
The police took him into custody. Sew
eral bottles OF morphine were found in
his pockets together with couple of
revolvers. IL was decided that he was
A morphine fend and as he had rela-
lives in Fair Haven he was taken there /
by the officers and turned over to his I
relatives. II appears that his relatives
could not just agree who was bound TO /
look after him and in the mix-up Hub !
BARD took 1t into his head TO 90 out TO
Missouri where he had worked some
years ago. lie was an acquaintance
'fO'Ronrke and had. it is stated. been
staying with him.
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The Granite Construction company
II Montpelier has been awarded a
10000 contract by Bishop Michaud
o increase the height of the towere on