Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-16
MIsoEEosA AND PENALTIES.

iucsSAl plcdueu not guilty, Out Nds
found guilty and fined $500 and
costs. She took an appeal. and bal
was fixed at $500.
The Barre police department seized
70 barrels OF liquor at the Central Yer
mont station June 10, the barrels being
consigned to various parties. Eight
cen barrels were in a car and the rest
in the freight Office cooler The
stuff was stored in the basement of the
city hall and the case will be taken to
county court for trial.
United States Deputy Marshal Graves
of Waterbury made an early visit to
Barre June s and arrested Teobalda
Rossi on a warrant charging him with
carrying on a retail liquor business
without a government license. Mr..
Rossi gives his occupation as com
mission agent" He has been admit
ted to bail and will appear at the 0c-
tober term OF the federal court in Rut-
land for trial.
The rooms of the Bennington Lodge
OF Elks we're entered by burglars the
morning of June s. Entrance was
gained by prying open the front door.
The intruders thoroughly ransacked
the rooms, broke open the new money
register. completely running it, but Sc
cured no booty except some ivory
chips. The confectionery and ice
cream establishment of G. L. Hudson
was also entered through a back win
dow. The burglars tipped over ia
Bile, broke some of the china on it, but
there was no money Tor them to get
hold Of
The president of the Island Pond
Water company, NJ. l.. Kelsey, was
arrested June II by Deputy Sheriff
| Bemis at the instance OF the town for
| failure for two years to comply with
| the requirements of the Vermont
statutes in regard to incorporated
companies, by neglecting to make re-
turns to the town clerk according to
| law as is required to be done before
April Is. The penalty for such neg
| lect is s., 900 for each year. Bail in
| the sum OF $4,000 was furnished, and
the matter will come before the county
court at the October term.
A robbery was committed in Mont
lpelier early June Z in the house OF G.
Il. Bupbee. About o'clock Mrs.
Bugbee was awakened by someone
leaving the room. She awakened Mr..
Bugbee and il was found on investiga-
ton that his trousers had been stolen,
in the pockets OF which were 500.
The police were notified and two Off
GERS arrived ten minutes later, but no
trace of the robber could be found.
Entrance was made through the par
lor window and the burglar evidently
left by the kitchen door, which was
left open. Henry Valequette OF Mon
treal, who had been working for Mr..
Bugbee, was arrested but no evidence
was found against him.
The house of Arthur Loranger in
Barre was entered Monday night, June
Is, but nothing was taken and it Is sup
posed the robber or robbers were scar
ed away. Alfred Robertson, ledger,
who returned home little after mid
night, found the front door OF the
house open, and further investigation
showed that the glass in a window IN
the rear OF the house had been remov-
ed. The pane had been broken some
time and the house breaker only had
to take it out, which be did, and laid |
it carefully on the piazza. MIR. and
Mrs Loranger were caring Tor sick |
baby and were obliged to be up every |
half hour all night, and it is supposed |
they must have scared the robber
away before he had time to secure any
thing.
An attempted robbery occurred in
Roxbury the night OF June Z, when
two or three men tried TO make |
entrance to the house OF d. /.
Nichols Mr.. Nichols was away and
Mrs. Winch of Mortified was staying
with Mrs Nichols. About l a. m.
they heard two or three men at the
window, trying 20 get into the house
and demanding an entrance. Mrs.
Nichols said she would never let them
in and went into the next room to
oct a revolver. She came back to
the window and found man facing
her with only the pane OF glass be-
tween. She told him to get out or
she would shoot. He decided 10 leave.
Mrs. Nichols then went up stairs and
slOI tue ItNOlNGI lAlltN LAAiA1c " hANuGN
the neighbors and it was not long
before the alarm became general.
Sheriff John 0'Grady was notified
and an attempt was made to trace
the men but the tracks were not very
plain and the trail was soon lost
A preliminary hearing in the case
Of the state against Sidney Bailey OF
Putney, charged with the murder of
his wife June by shooting her, was
held before Justice NJ. ID. Whitman
IN Putney June Z. Bailey was dis
as there was not evidence
enough against him to warrant hold
inc him Tor the grand jury. II is
apparent to all that Mr.. Bailey thought
be was shooting at a burglar. The
only new fact brought out at the hear
inc was that two days before the
a peddler left the house in
am angry mood, and this was talked
over by Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey the night
Of the tragedy This may have caused
Mrs. Bailey TO walk in her sleep and
cause the dog to bark, which awak-
ened Mr.. Bailey. Selling his gun
ana seeing a person moving about