Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-02-19
MIsoEEDs AND PENALTIES.

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John Newman, Henry Butterfly,
Fred and Winslow Provost, the boys
who were charged with stealing $40
from the Cameron creamery, Mont
pelier, have been placed on probation
during their good behavior.
John Blake, who was arrested at
Fitchburg, Mass, on the charge of
shooting Lewis A. Morse south OF
Rutland Jan. Is, in an attempt to rob
him, was arraigned Feb. 10 and
pleaded guilty to the charge. He was
sentenced to not more than seven
years nor less than five years at hard
labor at the states prison at Windsor.
Blake made statement in which he
claimed that both he and Morse were
intoxicated at the time OF the shooting.
He said that the trouble arose out OF
his smashing a bottle of whiskey be-
longing to Morse. He said that he
had no intentions of robbing the man.
Morse has recovered from the two bull
let wounds which he received in the
thigh during the fight.
Thomas Cory of Montpelier has
brought an action for false imprison-
ment against Constable w. II. Bu-
chanan of Barre, the damages being
set up at $4,000 Mr.. Cory claims
that when he was in Barre about a
month ago be was arrested by Mr..
Buchanan for tax, and the only way
he could be released was to borrow
the money from a merchant and pay
il. The tax was STA. Mr.. Cory
has never lived in Barre and has been
resident of Montpelier Tor many
years. After paying the tax he went
to the city hall and was paid back his
money by the city treasurer. Mr.. Cor
~ was much exercised over the mat
ter and consequently brought the
suit.
Charles w. Norton of South Wal
lingford, the wholesale swindler who
has been confined in the house of cor
rection since his arrest October 3, was
sentenced TO Is months in the house OF
correction by Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler
in the federal court at Rutland Feb.
10 for using the mails for fraudulent
purposes. Norton pleaded guilty on
one count of the ten found against
him, the lightest OF the lot. Ii charges
him with obtaining goods of G. c.
Bailey 4 Co. of Boston without ever
intending 10 pay for them. Norton
was one of the most successful swim
dlers the country has ever known. He
obtained goods TO the value Of $780,
600 from firms all over the country
without paying cent. and afterward
disposed OF the goods Tor whatever he
could get for them.
Deputy Sheriff w. G.. Jones and
Frank Greene of johnson were in
Morrisville Feb. Il, looking after
Frank Moore. who had committed an
assault on Roy Scribner, a farmer OF
johnson, and then stole a horse and
made his escape. About o'clock in
the afternoon Mr.. Scribner went into
his hayloft 10 feed his horses. Young
Moore, who is somewhat of a tramp,
came to Mr.. Scribner's house Tor food
and Mr. Scribner gave him some
work. But instead of working he
went into the hayloft of the barn and
assaulted Mr.. Scribner when be went
in with some heavy instrument, iniur-
ing him quite seriously. but Mr..
Scribner was able to get TO the house
and at once notify the officers. but IN
the meantime Mr.. Moore took one Of
the horses from the barn and made his
escape.
A revolving case of cruelty came to-
the attention Of Mrs. Jennie b. Pow
ers. agent of the Vermont Humane
society. at Brattleboro recently. Sew
eral teams with heavy loads went
down Main street and while crossing
the street railroad track one Of the
teams came TO a standstill. being I'M
able to pull the load The team con-
sisted Of horse and mule A crowd
gathered around and soon blood was
seen dripping from the mules mouth.
Mrs. Powers attention was called to-
the fact and she stepped forward and
opened the mules mouth, revealing a
chain bit. The animals tongue was
split two or three inches and the edges
OF it were ragged. The load finally
was drawn 10 the depot and while Mrs.
Powers was having papers made out
for the mans arrest be took bis team
across the covered bridge into New
Hampshire The teams came from