Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-28
MIsoEE os AND eEhAL1lEs

appearance corresponds to one wanted
IN Louisiana for murder and a reward
Is offered for him He had been in
Cambridge, n. Y, several DAYS. A
posse found nothing of him. Sheriff
Wilson thinks he does not resemble
the man wanted but the residents
insist that he does. Thirty men
secured the woods without results.
Hiram Bean of Alarshfeld. who is
charged with felonious assault on
Josephine Kent, was arraigned in
Montpelier city court July %. Bean
waived examination and his bail was
liked at $4,000. which be was unable
to raise and was committed 10 Jail.
Beans wife was ia the court room dur
INC the binding over proceedings but
as she had no money was powerless TO
assist her husband. He will remain
IN jail until the conyening OF the grand
jury in September.
Oyerseer Of the Poor William jack
son OF Middlebury was notified July
~ that a child had been left at the
door OF residence in the village dur
ing the night, with the request that he
take charge Of the foundling. Mr.
jackson responded and after an ex-
animation OF the baby by DR.. NJ. II.
Eddy as to its physical condition il
was placed at the county farm. The
little waif is a girl about three weeks
old Mr.. Jackson will make every
effort possible to find out by whom the
child was left
Mrs. Charles Stone OF Monkton
fouy1 a wounded deer in her oat field
July 90 Fish and Game Warden j.
I. Preston was notified and went the
next morning TO investigate the case
and found a five-year-old buck that
lad been shot in the gambrel OF one of
his hind legs. the limb just hanging by
small piece OF flesh. The deer had
magnificent pair OF five-pronged ant
lers Mr.. Preston killed the deer and
buried the carcass, which already
showed signs OF modification. No
clue has yet been found as to the per-
son that did the shooting.
Daniel Manning OF Brattleboro. who
is partially deaf and dumb, was held
July 10 IN the sum Of Sl05 for his ap-
pearance az the September term OF the
county court Tor trial on the charge Of
throwing a stone through a window in
Chief OF Police Halls house A stone
weighing several pounds was thrown
through a front parlor window before
daylight Sunday morning, the 18th,
several hours after Manning had
threatened to get even with Chief Hall
Tor some grievance. When Chief Hall
and Policeman Worden went 10 Man.
nings house. and before the officers
had spoken, Manning motioned with
his hands as though throwing some
thing at a window. and said in his Pc
culiar way, Il didn't do 1t. | didn't
do it, His wife said he had been out
all night.
While returning home from Bono
seen park one night recently Albert
Gains. a young man OF Castleton Cor
ners. was held up at the point ola re-
volver and robbed of s24 by two UNI
known men who met hun in the hollow
south of the covered bridge which
crosses the railroad near Castleton
Corners. Mr.. Gains had missed the
last car from the park and was walking
home alone about ~ o'clock at night.
One of the men was tall, wore a sleuch
hat and held the revolver in his hand
which went of and the bullet passed
through Gains coat sleeve but did not
iniure him. The other man was small.
He went behind Gains and held his
arms while his partner went through
the victims pockets. They then LETT
Gains and went towards Castleton
Corners. The night was dark so that
Mr.. Gains could not see very well ana
would find it difficult to identity his
assailants. "a
Frank Adams was arrested July -
in ST. Johnsbury for attempting to
mass worthless checks. He worked on
me farm of Miss Martha Mason IN
Waterford and left recently, taking
with him some of her blank checks,
and came to st. Johnsbury. The hrst
the officers knew about him Is that he
purchased goods at the store OF A: =.
Harvey. and rendered a check OF 80
in payment. One of the clerks TOOK
the check to the Citizens bank, where
Miss Mason has a deposit. and was
told that the signature was forgery
The clerk returned and told Adams he
would not take the check and then tel
ephoned the police. When they came
Adams had LETT and so Chief Noyes tel
ephoned to various places in town 70
watch out for such a man. shortly
after. a telephone message came IRON
the Store of Steele, Taplin Co., where
he attempted TO pass another check OF
about 500. Adams was found there
and taken to the police station, where
he confessed the crime. A hearing
was held July 10 and he was bound up
TO county court and bail fixed at SOU
and not furnished.
Tuesday. July y, Frank Prae was
sent from the farm of Lewis Lamoa-
tagne in Waterford to the creamery
with the cream. He did the errand
and returned to the farm and, not md
mo any one at home started of horse
hack riding towards his home In Ian
caster cast. When Mr.. Lamontagne re-
tnrned he found his hired man miss
me and also his horse. lie immedl-
atelv notified the officers in st. Johns-
bury and the 18th Sheriff Sulloway To-
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