Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-05-26
MIsoEEps AND PENALTIES.

In Bennington municipal court May
II a decision in the case OF Deforge VS..
John A. Leahy was rendered. The
suit was brought 70 recover $500 dam
ages for the alleged sale OF liquor to a
minor son. The plaintiff was awarded
damages to the amount of 800.
Leahy took an appeal and furnished
bail. John ?. Mulligau giving surety.
Chas. II. Page, who was recently ar
rested by Sheriff Sulloway in Fairlee at
the instance of Milford, n. H., parties,
was tried in the Nashua court and SEN
fenced to a year in Jail and fined 500.
Page was arrested Tor passing worth
less checks and Mrs. Taylor, who was
with him in the east part OF the state,
was placed under 500 bonds Tor good
behavior. Francis Switzer of St.
Johnsbury endorsed one OF the checks
amounting to $3.50 but has since re-
ceived the full amount Of his antici-
pated loss.
As the result of a drunken ARRAY at
the barracks OF the 23d battery, Fort
Ethan Allen, late Saturday night Pri-
vate Burke OF that battery lies in the
post hospital perhaps fatally hurt, and
Private Metcalf OF the same organiza-
ton is in confinement at the guard
house. The two men were both very
intoxicated and became engaged in a
violent alteration over a woman to
whom both were paying attentions.
Metcalf drew a heavy jackknile and
sprang upon Burke, stabbing him in
the side. He raised his arm TO strike
again, but before be could use the
murderous knife a second time, the
other men of the battery, who were
nearby. interfered, and as he relaxed
his hold Burke fell TO the floor, stabbed
directly over his heart.
Mrs. Richard Dixon of Bennington
was arrested May 20 on a warrant
charging her with alternating the atfec-
tons OF her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Kinds. The complaint was made by
Mr.. Kinds. The couple separated
three years ago, since which Mrs.
Kinds and her child have resided with
Mrs Kinds mother. Kinds went with
an officer and watching his opportuni-
ty seized his child and started away
with it. The child did not want to 90
and chung to its mother, who begged
and entreated the father not to take it,
but he succeeded in securing il and
took it without the aid OF the officer.
As a result the mother went into hys-
terics. According 10 the law the IA
Their is the natural guardian and unless
the courts interfere he has a right to
take his child anywhere.
The activities Of the Pownal white
caps did not end with the attack made
on Jack Myers in April. Monday
night, May Is, Ira Burdick OF North
Pownal, one of the men whom the
whitecaps or 1.-THE Reformers, as they
style themselves, had notified OF their
and promised visit, was
attacked. He has complained 10 the
authorities that he was felled by a
blow on the head, which stunned him
temporarily. Before he could defend
himself be was severely pounded and
kicked by nine disguised men and his
wounds are now plainly evident. The
attack was made while Burdick was
walking quietly toward his home.
Burdick is powerful man and had
prepared for an attack by purchasing a
revolver and giving notice that he
would make trouble for anyone at
to modest him. The attack,
however, was so planned that Burdick
had no opportunity 10 defend himself
by muscular effort or the use Of
weapons