Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-29
nIspgEps AND PENALTIES.

him TO White River junction and
turned him over 10 Chief of Police
OF Bellows Falls. Porter is
wanted there for an assault committed
Dec. IA ON Eva Ransom.
In Bennington county court last
Thursday the jury returned a verdict
OF guilty in the case OF State vs.. Eugene
charged with attempting to
poison Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Hicks.
Sargood is now serving a sentence Tor
colts, and has also been
found guilty of perjury.
Because he stole a gold watch and
chain, Horatio Ewell, Jr., a Milton
boy II years old, was sentenced in
Burlington city court TO serve not less
than IL and not more than 10 months
in the house of correction. The watch
was stolen last August from 5. Is.
Howard. a Westford man. There was
a row, during which Howard, accord
ing TO Ewell's story, was struck
blow which daZed him. While the
victim was in this state, Ewell said he
took the watch and chain and hid them
in 4 barn. 4 short time ago be got the
articles and was shortly afterwards
detected.
Maurice j Meany, thirteen years
old, a school boy and the son Of Thorn
as Meany Of Bellows Falls. employed
IN the mill Of Blake d Higgins, has
been arrested by postotiice Inspector
and a deputy United States marshal
from Rutland Tor alleged tampering
with the mails The charge Is that
December u the boy went to the post
Office and called Tor DR.. G.. Ii. Cor
hams mail 1t was given him, but II
was not delivered TO the doctor. Dur
ing the afternoon the boy, il Is alleged,
tried to cash check found in the let
ter at the store OF Frank Massucco.
Meany was placed in the hands OF the
government authorities, and Is now
under 800 bail awaiting the action OF
the grand jury.
Wisconsin papers contain news OF
the murder in New Auburn OF u. a.
| Doyle. Mr.. Doyle was born IN Jeri-
cho 80 years ago and lived IN Burning
ton for a short time when a boy. lie
served in the civil war and for the past
eighteen years had been a successful
merchant and real estate dealer IN
New Auburn. He was shot from be
hind while he was milking a COW, the
bullet entering behind the LETT ear and
passing through the right collar bone
| No motive for the murder is known
| Ii is not believed that robbery was the
object, as money was found IN hl'
pocket and no one had entered tnt
house where be lived alone. 1t IS sup
posed that the deed was committed by
some one who had grievance agalns
him.
A report comes from the state prison
al Windsor that Arturo Bernaeco, WHIT
attempted to assassinate Chief OF 70
lice Patrick Brown OF Barre lev
years ago. has teen up to his old trick
within the prison walls and the othe
day assaulted one OF the keepers, Oh
whom he attempted to draw knife
The weapon was taken away from hin
and Bernaeco was given a trounelnI
that he will remember. lie was thel
nut in the dungeon for week. Nher
i Bernacco secured the knife is a mys
terry the prison officials are trying I
solve. He had the weapon hiddel
about his clothes. Bernacco, who wa
given twenty years at hard labor,
set down on the books as dangerou
criminal. 1t is believed that he ha
been planning for some time to escape
Yard Conductor j NC Is OF the Cen
tral Vermont railroad was seriOusl
stabbed in the left side at White Rive
Junction Dec 20 by Daniel Living
ston. a laborer employed in the mill
AT Hartford. Orders had been give
not TO allow anyone to loiter about Tn
switch house in the railroad yard
Livingston was in the house and Cor
ductor Lucas ordered him out. Il
refused to 90. Lucas tried to elet
him and Livingston turned on nh
with a knife. which he plunged INT
Lucas left side, penetrating the lnne
and ran away. Deputy Sherlifs Hoa
and Stafford found him at West Le0i
non. n. H., across the river, and al
rested him. At the police court neal
ing Livingston waived examination an
was bound over in the sum OF $500 |
appear at county court. In default
, | Dali ne was IahtN ~ Noou9SoNh 49,
Edward Ploof OF Richford and llcte
Como OF Sutton, Que, were arralghe
i in Sheldon Dec. 20, charged VII
breaking and entering the Centr'
Vermont Railway Cos station at Sou
Franklin early that morning Bot
pleaded not guilty, but, after hea
ING. were bound over 10 await the a
ton of the grand jury in the sum
$50. on opening the office IN u
morning. the station agent, Carl In
, ery. found the window broken IN, u
cash drawer on the floor, papers an
vouchers scattered about the otiic
! and the cash gone. lie iolioWt
tracks in the snow leading from U
station to Enosburg Falls and the
met the two respondents, who r
2 away when he approached them, o.
who were finally captured behind
> pile of lumber in barn near the =
t ton at Enosburg Falls. No mons
was found upon either OF the respon
ents.
Mrs. Mary 5. Crick, OF White Plan