Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24
MIspEEps AND PENALTIES.

After having swindled two of the
merchants of Winooski by forged or
ders, J. X. Lee. alias John Wilson,
alias James Wilson, was taken into
custody last week as he was in the act
OF having a supposed forged check
cashed at the Winooski Savings bank.
Bert Heath, Joseph Kline, Thomas
LOveday, Frank Stone and Henry Cat
ozzi were in Rutland city court Mar.
10 charged with disturbing the peace
at dance Mar. IL. 1t appears that
there was a general drunken row ct
the dance and warrants were issued
for ten men but five of them left the
city. During the fight policeman was
called but the drunken people attack
ed him, throwing chairs, etc, at him,
driving him out of the hall.
As Harry Gabaree was passing the
| blacksmith shop of V. l.. Barber In
Waterbury March IL. TWO men, Frank
Bicktord and Archie Town, came from
behind a wood pile and attacked him.
Both carried a club which they used
freely, but as they were in a terribly
intoxicated condition Mr.. Gabaree was
dbtt " uOlu MS oNu AOl SOiiiS
| However, they succeeded in downing
him and obtaining his coat, money and
other articles. after which they left.
The false imprisonment case OF
Michael Consadine against Special
Officer Orrin Packard in Rutland
county court was decided March 16 in
favor of the officer. The plaintiff was
arrested by the defendant stJuly and
found guilty in city court of breach OF
the peace. He appealed the case to the
county court and it was nolle pressed
at the request OF States Attorney w III
Preston. Consadine then brought suit
against Packard for $4,000 damages.
Edward Leno OF Forestdale was
brought into Rutland county court
Mar. Il on a charge of bieamy. Bail
was fixed at 5000 in his case. which he
was unable to furnish and he was com
United to the county Jail. 1t Is al
legged that Leno married the woman
with whom he has been living at For
estdale In Massachusetts and that he
had at that time another wife living In
White River junction. An informa-
ton was filed against him by theIstate's
attorney.
James Davis OF Bennington was ar
rested BY Sheriff Godfrey Saturday
morning and brought before the mu-
nicipal court on the complaint of L.
vear-old girl OF assault with intent to
commit rape. At the preliminary hear
ing Judge Bates fixed the bail at $500
and continued thee case TO Mar. 70.
i Davis was also arraigned on the
charge OF disturbing the peace. Bail
was fixed at $50 and the case con-
tinued to March g. Bail was furnish
by j I. Remington.
! f. B. Rice's store in Westford was
burglarized the night of March IL and
a small amount OF money secured.
Shoes. pocket knives and some other
articles were taken besides the money,
about IS in small change. Entrance
was made into the cellar of Rice's
store by the way of the hatchway
which was forced open with tools
taken from Floyd b. Grows black
smith shop. At the shop the burglars
entered BY breaking window In the
basement and making their way mp,
stairs. The work at both the shop and
the store showed that the parties were
thoroughly acquainted with the prem
ises.
The Jury in Washington county
court having the case of Gland X
George VS.. James Howard, ct ais, fol
alleged injuries, physical and other,
wise, sustained as a result of coat o.
tar and feathers administered while
student at Montpelier Seminary in Jan.
nary, 1908, reported verdict Mar. Il
of guilty in the case of Howard and
that he pay damages of $1,000 and
costs. w. s. Fleury and Royce Mar.
win. who were also defendants in the
suit, were found not guilty and allowed
their costs. Three students, Sowles,
Gordon and Scott, who were implicat-
ed in the affair, according TO the testl'
mony, we're not defendants in the case
The missing rig OF John Dervin. q
Rutland liveryman, has been found II
East Dorset. where, John Deual, who
hired the team to drive to Ludlow
represented himself as woodchoppei
lust through his winters work and
sold the horse and buggy to a mar
named GRAY. Before renting him
team Dervin had bought OF Deual
team that toe latter had stolen II
Granville, n. T., and represented as
his own. After disposing of the sec
ond stolen outfit DENIAL bought ticket
for Troy. Now farmer, named
blanchard. living near West Rutland
has reported to the deputy sheriff, &c
Fish. that Deual is also guilty of :
criminal assault upon his l2-year-olc
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