Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-31
MIsoEEps AND PENALTIES.

tacks upon two or three men, and was
finally taken by DR. Cochrane TO d. G.
Barney, pOormaster. He called at a
house, requesting a piece of bread,
which he was afterward seen trying ~
light with a match, for "a smoke
Albert Arbour of Pownal was before
Judge Bates in the municipal court
March IS, charged with the larceny OF
five pairs of trousers, valued at $40.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
10 not less than IA or more than l6
months at hard labor in the state
prison He started for that institution
soon after.
The jury in the case of Rev. Philippe
Girard against Mrs. Settle Prior and j.
X. Mcmahon at Burlington returned a
verdict March 20 for the defendants to
recover their costs. The case was
brought to recover damages of 5000,
Father Girard, Catholic priest, claim
ING that he had been falsely arrested
by the defendants, who are prominent
in Catholic circles. Father Girard
claimed he was accused of robbing St.
Mary's cathedral at Burlington and
suffered much indignity by being de-
tanned by the defendants.
Allen Wanzer, aged II years, son of
Homer Wanzer OF Pumpkin village, F"
Fairfield, met with a serious accident
recently. his right hand being blown
to pieces by a dynamite cartridge.
The boy had found the cartridge and,
unknown to his parents, had carried
il in his pocket some time. The day
the accident occurred he was in the
house aud had the cartridge in his
right hand and with his left hand was
picking at it with a tooth pick when
il exploded, taking off his thumb and
two fingers and badly lacerating the
whole hand.
An unusual decision was rendered
last week in Rutland county court in
the case of John Rodo, Polander, VS..
Isadore Trepanier, Frenchman. In
the suit, Rodo sought to recover dam
ages from Trepanier, who, it is
claimed, sold him a balky horse.
Neither understood the language of
the other, making horse-trading more
than usually dangerous and causing a
misunderstanding regarding the ami
mails condition. The court decided
that the defendant must take back the
horse and the plaintiff must pay him
the damage done the animal while in
his possession.
For the fifth time In seven weeks the
Barre fire department was, March 20,
called out to protect the property ofthe
q lafl Fau ~
from destruction by fire. This time
the firebug directed his attention to the
passenger station, but the fire was eX-
tinguished before any considerable
damage was done Two previous at
tempts were directed toward the
freigh house. and two, the latter on
the same night, were toward the bag
gage house. The most serious loss
was occasioned at the first fire when
the freight house was damaged to the
extent of $1,000.
Robert Murray, who was sentenced
to the House of Correction from three
to three and one-half years for assault,
escaped from that Institution some
time in the night March 20. The officers
have no clue to his whereabouts. Muir
ray worked at a rubbing bed in the
marble min. He was not missed at
supper time. When the keeper made
his rounds he looked in the cell which
is occupied by two prisoners and saw
one man. Surprising them both to be
there he passed on and Murray was
not missed until breakfast in the morn
ing. 1t is supposed Murray hid under
the rubbing bed and then climbed a
derrick and made his escape.
Rutland county court, Mar. %, took
up the case of Ethel b. Ballard VS..
Joseph II. Socia. petition for annul-
ment OF marriage. The case is a big
surprise as it was not known that such
action was contemplated Miss Bal
lard is a member of well known Rut-
land family and married Socia a year
ago when the latter was an employee
OF the express office. 1t was claimed
afterward that Socia had another wife
living at Fort Ann, n Y. He was ar
rested on the charge of bigamy and his
trial is expected this term. Socia
that he never was legally mar
ried to the first woman.
Charles II. Page was placed under
arrest in Fairlee the 2lst charged with
forged checks on a Lowell.
Mass, bank. He was taken by Sheriff
Lorenzo Sulloway of st. Johnsbury
Just as he was boarding a southbound
train. 1t is alleged that Page gave two
worthless checks to Mrs. S. c. Taylor,
formerly OF Milford, N. H., and that
she succeeded in obtaining the money
they called for at a st. Johnsbury
bank. Although only the sum of 500
is involved in this state, the sheriff
claims the man is wanted in Nashua,
Laconia and Cheshire county, n. H.,
and other places on similar complaints.
Mrs. TAYLOR later was arrested for al
legged completely and will have a hear
ing in New Hampshire.
Fred Spencer of Worcester, one of
three men under arrest charged with
the murder of Charles Mclean at
on the night of March 18th,
was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore City Judge c. Z. Woodward at
Montpelier the 9th. The hearing was
behind closed doors and no one was
a