Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02

time OF her arrest and evidence of the
payment of about 5000 of the debts OF the
spnuldnss since MIR. Waldo lost his
money.
kETCHUM CAN BET NOW.
Now I can have o chance to make a
few bets on the horse races" were the
first words uttered by John W. Iictchum
OF VerScnncs bank fare when United
states Marshal +. II. Chapman of Rut.
land conducted him into his new quar-
tors in the Addison county jail, at Mid.
'llctury. Kctchum was ASSIGNED to a
large we'll lighted room which over
looks the Addison county fairgrounds
and this was the first thing that attracted
his attention when he entered the room.
after his lorg confinement at the crowded
Burlington Jail. The former banker has
many pleasant associations now and he
expects that his health will greatly i'm
prove during the remainder of MS seven
years sentence
FEDERAL PRISONERS CURED or
OPIUM HABIT
Among the cases to be taken IN by the
federal grand jury which sat at Burling-
ton Tuesday is that of John D. Sauls-
bury, the Poutnev counterfeiter. who
was arrested November g and has since
been in the Rutland county Jail await
ing the February torn of the United
States court Saulsburys case is of moro
than usual interest because he has a his
tory seldom found attached to a man OK
cept in "a dime novel. When tho man first
went to Jail he was in q ptiabo condition
as tho result Of having been a slave to
morphine for n long period Ills prison
life has made him a changed man for
having been compelled to do without the
drug he has rcgained his health and tho
prospect of light sentence because Of
tho peculiar conditions which led to his
counterfoiting makes him look forward
10 beginning life anew with not a little
enthusiasm. During October spurious
quarters and half dollars began to crcu-
late in and around Poultney and Joseph
r.. Murphy of Boston. a secret service
man, soon traced them TO Salisbury.
Ills arrest followed and h. eventually
pleaded guilty. asking the United States
district attorney TO flo an informa ton
against him in order that he might h.
sentenced. 1t was found that because of
IA technicalitY in tho law his case would
have to go before the grand jury so he
has had to spend four months in Jail. al
| though perfectly willing to take tho pun
ishmont prescribed for his offnnse. Sauls-
bury served in tho Philippines in tho
United states army. He WAS captured hv
tho Filninos. ana after suffering untold
ihardships. WAS released by Aguinaldo.
While sick in a hospital he took large
! quantities Of morphine aud was unable
In desperate effort 10 cure himself. he
spcnt all his money and when his credi-
tors began to press him he devised the
count erfeting scheme to satisfy them.
BUSINESS OF vEENoNT'S SMALL
EST TOWN.
The town report Of Glastonbury tho
town which contains the smallest num-
Der of voters in the state. and which
has probably tho smallest grand list
has been printed and contains several
interesting items. Orville Tiff. road
commissioner. has expended during the
past year the sum of s52.S6. nearly
ono half of which was for himself and
team. TO look ont for the education
of the children, tho school directors
have paid out so45.9o. which is the
largest item OF expense which the
town bore during the year. Robert r.
Young, the trea surer, received taxes
from the collector as follows: Town,
1851 26: school. $2oO.51: highway. s147,
making a total of s91s.77. Three MEM
bers of the family of N1attisons are the
selectmen. and the total amount of Or
dcrs drawn by them equals s1S0.17.
The town liabilities February 90 were
s1.11I.s3. which are offset by uncol-
llectcd taxes of s35.41. This shows a
decrease in the debt of about 5000
Each year one of the selectmen goes
TO bennington with the report to
be printed. Usually the town polls
eight or ton votes. all republican, the
only democrat having moved away
several years ago. However. the num-
Der of those entitled TO vote is some
what greater than that.
MEETING OF ORLEANS COUNTY
CARRIERS.
In response to an invitation from Ed
ward j. Knapp and John c. Carpenter
there was a very pleasant gathering OF
the Orleans county Rural Delivery as
. ISOLATION at the town hall in lrasburgr
last Wednesday, Among those present
were: c. H. Woodstock of North Troy
president of the association; NJ. c. Nc
Lellan of Greensboro. vice-prcsdcnt; G
w Laraheo of Newport Center. secre-
Itary. A. r. Ciarvin of North Craftsbury,
treasurer: a. r. Wills of Newport l.. G.
Pea body of Newport Center. Mr.. Bassett
and Mr.. Durham of Barton Landing were
, also present Social intercourse made mp
most of the programme for the forenoon.
-, Mrs Carnentcr ana Miss Mary Knapp
served a sumrtuous dinner. The after