Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-22
MIspEeps AND PENALTIES.

Mrs. Bert BuZzell OF Richmond has
brought a suit against Miss Ida Bar
Der Tor alternating her husbands affec-
tons. The declaration of the writ is
for $4,000. Mr.. Buzzell went to Bur
lington and bought a ticket Tor the
South. Miss Barber was to take the
train the 18th for Burlington, where
Constable Murphy served the papers.
As she wanted counsel Murphy went
with her to Burlington.
William Gilman, arrested the 18th
in Ludlow and tried in Rutland city
court the 18th, charged with burglary,
was found guilty and sentenced to not
more than six years nor less than 10
months in the state prison at Windsor.
The burglary was committed last De-
cember when Gilman broke into the
Howe scale works and stole quantity
of brass. He was not located till the
18th. when he was found in Ludlow.
States Attorney A. f. Schwenk has
mol pros'd the remaining cases against
the Brattleboro hotel license holders
and their bartenders. under arrest on
the charge OF violating the law as
shown by their testimony before the
board OF license commissioners.
Eight cases are thus mol pros'd This
action is taken because OF the states
attorneys belief that iuries in the re-
naming cases would fail To convict,
the cases being similar to that against
Z. G.. Frost, who was acquitted by the
jury.
The case against Theodore Kupke of
Winooski, the ex-soldier, who was
charged with selling liquor without
a license, and whose case was post
poned was taken up Oct. 16 in justice
court. kupke's place was raided some
time ago and a quantity of malt found
which upon analysis was found to con-
tain more than four per cent OF alco-
hol Kupke was arrested and placed
under $500 bonds. The trial resulted
in finding the respondent guilty and a
fine of $500 and costs was imposed,
from which he appealed.
Frank Smith, the ll-year-old son of
II. w. Smith of Brattleboro, was taken
TO the industrial school at Vergennes
the 18th by Deputy Sheriff Hall. The
boy was arrested on the charge Of
stealing a bicycle from Charles
Bracket, the electrician at the cleo
trio light station. He waived examin-
alton and was put under bonds of
$500, but was unable to give bail. He
ran away from home recently and was
gone several weeks. Chief Hall found
him in the electric light station IN
Springfield, Mass.
Capt. Harry b. Chamberlain. quart
ermaster U. S. A., formerly OF Fairlee,
son-in-law OF Gen. w. II. Gilmore. has
been convicted at Manila. p. l.. OF
smuggling and sentenced TO paya fine
OF $500, or to serve 100 days in the
Bilibid penitentiary. He was an Oh
ficer in charge of the transport Seward,
and was charged with smuggling
goods into the Philippines from China.
The smuggling was not for personal
gain, the goods being consigned to a
friend. The incident is merely one
wherein mistaken kindness to friend
runs up against the technicalities of
the law and pays the penalty.
Winfield and George Stone, who
pleaded guilty to burglarizing the
postoffice and store at Gouldsyille two
months ago. were brought into court
at Montpelier last week for sentence.
The former, aged II, was sentenced to
the state industrial school at Yer
gennes for the remainder of his mi
nority, with an alternate sentence OF
not less than two nor more than two
and one-half years in the house of cor
rection at Rutland if his conduct is not
good at Vergennes. George Stone
was sentenced to the house of correc-
ton at Rutland for not less than two
nor more than two and one-half years.
Guy Williams, a well-to-do farmer
OF Sudbury, was held up. by highway
men near the west end of the Long
swamp on the road from Brandon to
Sudbury Tuesday night, Oct. Is.
Mr.. Williams was returning from
Brandon rather later than usual, and
had reached a point near the Sudbury
end OF the road, a secluded spot, when
man sprung out from among the
bushes and. taking his horse by the
head. ordered him to hand over his
money. Mr.. Williams Immediately be-
gan to strike at the man with a whip
and also bit the horse, which sprang
forward. shaking the robber off and
dashing on.
The clothing store of F. f. Colburn
in Northtield and the office of the
Mortified News were entered the
night of Oct. Is by burglars, clothing.
dress suit cases and valises being
stolen from the Colburn store. Moth
ing was taken from the News office
although the'safe was found open in
the morning and the papers scattered
about. Both places must have been
entered by means of false keys, no
force having been used in either in
stance. At midnight the next night,
officers surrounded the house of
Eugene Davis. who lives with his
mother. Mrs. John Davis, in North
field, and entering. found four dress
suit cases under the woodshed floor
and a large amount of new clothing
between the floor of one chamber and
the ceiling of a room under. Davis
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