Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-04
CRUEL TO A LITTLE GIRL
HUMANE SOCIETIES COMPLAIN
OF PAWLET MINISTER.
Rutland License Comm SIS toner's After
Wholesalers-Croteau, East Mont
pelier Murderer, in AsyIum-MedicaI
College to Be Rebuilt.

rev. Daniel Mcintyre, a COngrega-
tional minister at Pawlet, has been ar
rested on complaint of Humane officer
w. w. Tower of Rutland and several
humane societies on the charge of
cruelty to a three-year old girl. He
was arraigned Wednesday at Poultney
and the case was continued because
important witnesses were away. Bail
in the sum of $500 was furnished Mr..
| Tower states that there is plenty of
evidence to convict. Great excitement
prevails among Mr.. McIntyre's parish
toner's and the townspeople, as Mr.. Nc
lntyre is popular in Pawlet
/ A Chicago firm has secured posses
sion of what is practically the worlds
present supply of pears. A million and
a quarter are stored in a Chicago ware
house and New York has only a few
! carloads left
Daring thieves entered st. Joseph's
/ convent at Rutland at noon Tuesday
and stole s400 and some checks from a
safe on the upper floor while the sis
ters were at dinner. There is no clue
to the robbers
II. c. Staymenternan, American mis-
sionary to Africa, has been drowned in
the Congo river The Lapsley, the mis-
sidnary craft of the southern Presby-
terian church, capsized and Staymen-
ternan went down with 23 of the crew.
The medical department of the state
university at Burlington resumed work
yesterday in rooms in the old building
and at the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Ground will be broken in the spring for
a new building for the medical depart
ment.
A tank of naphtha exploded on the
railroad at Dover, Del, Wednesday,
killing two persons, injuring several
and wrecking freight train and sew
eral buildings. The public school
building was consumed by fire, also a
dwelling house and a dozen others
damaged
Judge Stafford has signed the order
committing Bartholomew Croteau to
the state hospital for the insane at
Waterbury until further order of the
Washington county court. Croteau is
under indictment for murder in shoot
ing Peter Vorron at East Montpelier
September last.
Seth Dean of Castleton was struck
by train at Mascot crossing yester-
day morning and instantly killed. He
was slightly deaf and probably did not
hear the approaching train. The horse
was killed and the wagon was smashed
to pieces. Mr.. Deans body was
dragged six rods and was frightfully
mangled.
In Washington county court yesterday
Stephen Trombley of Northfield with
drew his plea of not guilty of assault
upon a girl in Northfield last June, and
pleaded guilty. Trombley was tried
last fall for assault and the jury dis
agreed. Because he had been in Jail
about six months and had pleaded
guilty after a disagreement the court
sentenced him to not less than three
months nor more than six months in
the house of correction, without costs.
He is the husband of the Mrs. Tromb-
ley who was assaulted several weeks
ago by Adelbert Martin.
C. H. Lalor & Co, holders of a whole
sale liquor license at Rutland were
summoned before the board of license
Wednesday afternoon,
charging with selling liquor in small
quantities illegally. Witnesses testified
to buying a quart, pint and half pints
of whiskey from the firm. The Lalors
testified that these sales were made
only when buyers bought a large order
of ale or similar drink at the same
time. The commissioners yesterday
voted to revoke the license. Lalor will
fight the case and appealed from the
decision of the commissioners.