Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-04-08


maximum penalty for the crime TO
which Martin pleaded guilty. II will
be remembered that Martin entered
the house of Mrs. stephen Tromblee
the night of Sept. 23. 1908. Mr.. from
blee being absent, and beat the wo-
man severely with a club. He made
his escape and for weeks led the Off
GERS an unsuccessful and sensational
chase through central Vermont He
was arrested Jan. 20 In Manchester,
n. II.
]. Harry Engels. well known
| throughout the state as musical
director and composer of great ability,
died at Rutland Wednesday April 6.
of pneumonia
] The counsel for the defendant in the
famous SANDER case of Wilson vs. +.
/ w. Clement have failed to file atfida-
1 Wits for continuance on the grounds
of insufficient bonds of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff viii secure trial at the
May term of the u. S. court to be
held at Windsor.
OF the 100000 being raised by
| Bishop A. c. A. Hail and members of
the Vermont Episcopal diocese to re-
open the girls school at Rock Point,
about $4,000 has been raised. This
money was nearly all obtained out
| side the diocese. Vermont is to be
thoroughly canvassed TO raise the re-
mainler.
| The Montreal sleeper over the Rut-
| land railroad struck a broken rail at
| Proctor Sunday, April 8, and the three
rear sleeping cars were derailed and
hurled into a string Of freight cars
on a siding. Samuel Ellis and Har-
ry Brooks. porters. were badly injured
and the passengers were thrown from
their berths. none receiving serious
injuries. The sleepers were badly
wrecked. The train was delayed
three hours.
G. s Miller, of the Lawrence Mass.
Produce company, has been arrested
by Postoffice Inspector Snow Of Bos-
ton on a charge Of using the mails In
scheme to defraud. 1t is alleged that
Miller has been inducing many farm
ers of Massachusetts, Maine, New
HAMPSHIRE and Vermont to send
produce TO the concern and that he
handled a business during the past
month to the amount of $4,000 for
which little return has yet been made
to shippers.
II Is reported that Charles A. FitZ-
patrick of Burlington is deeply inter-
ested in the candidacy of w. r.
Hearst of New York. for the demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency,
and will canvass at least a part of
the state, endeavoring to secure
Hearst delegation from Vermont to
the national democratic convention.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was postmaster at
White River Junction during Cleve-
lands second administration and was
chairman of the democratic town
committee for several years.
The Burlington board of assessors
were visited at their meeting, April
l. by Mayor James G. Burke, who in
sisted that more care should be taken
in making out the tax lists. He in
simulated that heavy taxpayers were
lodging some of their taxes by max
ing false lists and said that the board
had been at fault in allowing this. He
does not wish it to be so this year.
In his annual message before the city
council Monday, April 4. the mayor
recommended a curfew law, the APP
pointment of a finance committee, a
plumbing inspector for the health de-
partment, a public dock and NUM-
cipal electric plant. He asserted that
fragrant abuses exist among rich
taxpayers in making their lists,
Newman Weeks. a citizen of Rut
land lodged a complaint with the al
dermen of that town March rs,
charging the Rutland license commits
sioners with violation of their oath
of Office in failing TO heed various
sections of the law relating to the
granting of licenses. holding meet
ings at least four times a year for the
examination of police officers. sheriffs
and constables in regard TO violations
and also in> failing to prosecute often
ders after complaints had been made
to them. Before time for the hearing
in the case. Judge Tyler. presiding at
county court, issued an injunction re-
straining five Of the aldermen from
acting on the charges. The petition
for the Injunction was made by the
commissioners hearing on the
matter will be held before the SUI
preme court next May. In asking
for the order the license commission
ers declared that the five aldermen
named have conspired to remove the
petitioners from office and to subject
them to other penalties and forfeit
ures and that the aldermen control
the police and certain other officials
OF the city.