Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.


Perley Hubbell of South Hero was
arrested the 18th by United States
Marshal l.. A. Drew and taken to Bur-
lington and arraigned before Commits
sioner George E. johnson upon a
charge OF breaking into private mail
box on rural free delivery route run
ming out of South Hero and abstracting
therefrom letter which contained a
check for S47 so. The letter was adj
dressed to w. II. Rood and was in his
mail box. The check was endorsed by
him in Rood's name and cashed at a
Plattsburg bank. Hubbell is only IS
years old.
Frank Delorme of Williston was ar
rested and brought to the Chittenden
county Jail in Burlington the morning
of January Is on the charge of bur
glarizing the store OF c. ID. Warren in
Williston He entered the store at
2 80 in the morning through a rear
window. He ran against a burglar
alarm connected with Warren's house
and fled with several pairs of under
wear and other articles. Delorme was
tracked by officers four miles to the
home of farmer where he had been
employed, and was caught putting the
articles in his trunk. He confessed
his crime.
Late the afternoon of Jan. 16 the
officers raided place on North Main
street in Barre, said TO be conducted
by Timothy Holland. Back of sliding
piece ofsheathing in the wall was found
int Of
whiskey in bottles. Holland was ar
rested, taken before Judge Fay and
ON four charges, search,
selling, a second offence and keeping
with intent TO sell, a second offence
and a nuisance. He pleaded not
guilty to each. The trial il set for
morning. Bail OF $3.50 was
by Daniel Kingston. Hol-
land pleaded guilty to selling in Mont
pelier city court a short time ago.
Several students entered the room
Of one OF the undergraduates at Mont |
pelier Seminary Monday night, the
10Th, and pulled him out of bed, says
an exchange, They then proceeded to |
daub him with tar, and, pulling feath-
ers ont Of a pillow. stuck them on his |
body. The affair has caused great eX-
element at the school. Some look on |
The matter as joke, but others think |
1t is serious. The boy who was treated |
10 the new dress does not think it is a
Joke, yet is ready to let the matter
drop. The utmost secrecy has been |
observed and the name of the student
will not be divulged II isl claimed
he student acted as a spy and became
lisliked.
A midnight assault which resulted
IN the victim being Knocked senseless
and robbed of Sl25 was reported TO
he police of Rutland by one of the
.wo negro comedians in ".Miss New
York, Jr.n which played in the city
January Is. The comedian re-
,eived little money from the man
lger after the performance and about
2 80 o'clock was strolling along
Wales street jingling Sl.25 in his
pocket He had just passed by blind
slley near Center street when he heard
footsteps sneaking up behind. He
gave one screech for the police and
hen, as he tells the STORY, received a
crushing blow on the head which
Knocked him down and out. His yell
vas heard by the people in that vicin-
ty who found him on the sidewalk
Dr.. l.. A. Heidel was summoned and
Ittended to a bad cut under the eye,
eceived probably when the negro fell
The victim found no money in his
pockets when he regained conscious
less.