Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-05-21
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

While the station agent at Underhill
Z. L. Abbott, was at dinner the 18th
entrance was made into the private
office by some person or persons
climbing over the top of the lattice
work which incloses the office, and be
tween S25 and $40 stolen.
Benjamin Seabury, the ten-year-old
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Seabury OF Rut-
land, was arraigned before Justice Of
the Peace Willis NJ. Ross, May u, on a
charge of habitual truancy. He plead
ed guilty and was sentenced to l0l
weeks in the Vermont industrial
school,
A case OF alleged cruelty to children
in the family OF Llewellyn johnson OF
Shrewsbury was reported in Rutland
lately and the matter was investigated
by Humane Officer w. w. Tower. He
says he found the man and family OF
six children living alone on farm
owned by George Coburne of Mount
Holly. The johnson family was
found TO be without food of any kind
and with very little clothing. The six
children range in age from two and
one-half to Is years. Coburne agreed
to send the family some food.
james Canning pleaded guilty in
Montpelier city court May u to having
in his possession three trout each les
than six inches long, which he had
caught in Dog river. Mr.. Canning
explained to Judge Woodward that be
had no intention OF violating the law
and supposed he had thrown back al
the trout he had caught that were
under size. The trout found in his
possession were only quarter of al
inch short of six inches. He was fined
81 for each trout with costs of 1929
which he paid. Complaint was made
by Fish Warden John Hutchinson.
Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald served pa
pers May II on II. X. Bush OF Barre,
clerk of the Barre 4 Montpelier Trac-
ton and Power company, in suit
with damages placed at $1,000
brought by Mary Randall OF Burling
ton, who sets up that on October II,
while she was alighting from a car
the car was started. throwing her 10
the ground. bruising her severely anc
giving her nervous system a shock
which has since incapacitated her fol-
work. She also alleges that she has
already paid $500 10 physicians for
treatment. The case is returnable al
the September term Of Washington
county court.
Harry Gallup, the ffteen-year-old
son Of Hoyt Gallup of Plaintield, has
mysteriously disappeared. lie said be
was going to visit his nephew, Wind
sor Perry, about two miles away. He
left home soon after 5 o'clock In the
morning a week ago and has not been
seen since. Inquiry at the Perry
house brought out the information
that he had not been there. Edgar
Comstock, the fourteen-year-old son
of Charles Comstock, also disappeared
at the same time. He ran away to
Canada a short time ago and his
father brought him back again. This
fact makes 1t apparent that the boys
have not met with foul play.
Irwin Stockwell of Gloversville. n.
Y, a West Point cadet, home on a
furlough. was arrested at Manchester
Center, May Is, charged with stealing
horse from c. w. Crippen a Sons OF
Fair Haven. c. r. Ames OF Manches-
ter Center received a telephone mes
sage describing the horse and stating
that the driver was wearing a cadet
uniform. The young man was found
at the Colburn House, Manchester
Center, and was arrested by Con-
stable f. ID. Giddings. Mr.. Crippen
offered to settle with Stockwell for S25.
but as the latter had no money he had
to be prosecuted. Mr.. Crippen says
that Stockwell lett a rig in another
stable at Fair Haven which had been
hired in another place several days
before.
There was quite a sensation in Sw1"-
ton May Is when it became kuoe 4,
that the old town liquor agency stand
was closed and that james G.. McNal-
". who had been selling the town
stock there under a seeond-class IL
cense. chad been put under arrest, on a
complaint by States Attorney Locklin.
for selling without a license granted
according TO law f, Z. Rustedt APP
peared for States Attorney Locklin,
who was detained at home in Richford
on account of the illness of his son.
The state was not ready and asked the
court justice, II. p. Dee OF st. Adams,
for a continuance, which was granted
to the 9th at 10 a. m, bail for McNal-
ly being furnished in the sum of $500.
This is the outcome of the license COM
giving McNally license
for that location, after, it is claimed,
majority of the property holders with
in four hundred feet, protested against
a license being granted there. The
case will probably 90 TO the supreme
court.