Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-19
CAUGHT IN NEWPORT, N. H.
DIR" STANTON CARRIED OFF
HOWARD & YEARLY's TEAM.

When Arrested Last Friday Evening
Afterward Attempted 10 Commit
su!eido-will Fight Extradition.
While the Valley fair was In prog.
ress n young man of pleasing person
atty drlfied into town aud registered
nt the Brooks House under the name
of DIR, j, \. stanton aud began the can
Nass of the doctors aud nurses of Brat
tloboro for the purpose of selling a
sci of books ON the care Of the sick,
lie was emincntly successful in his
work aud sold n large number Of vol
umes. SO pleasing were his manners
and winning his WAYS that he became
well acquainted with several doctors
of the town. lie disrourscd ilucntly
On medical subjects aud had evidently
had some experience In medical work
In some manner il became known that
ho was addicted 10 the use of morphine
From that hour his troubles began
Last Thursday afternoon he hired u
team and took woman of the town
FOR ride 10 Hinsdale, y. II. That
same night he hired another team
from the stable of Howard 4 Yearly
with the ayowed intention Of going IA
Guilfnrl. The next morning he had
not returned and the proprictors of the
stable became alarmed aud began
STEPS "a look mp the outfit. Nothing
was heard Of the team until II was
learned late Friday afternoon that
stanton had put up for the night AT
the Spofrnrd House, run by John Cork
cry ut Spoirord, y. H. lie left that
place early Friday morning and head
ed this way. .Sonn after leaving spot
ford he executed right-ahout-tacC
movement and drove back by the house
unseen by its occupants.
Meanwhile tclcphoncd descriptions
had been sent in every direction and
the officers in the surrounding towns
were Watching Toward evening Fri
dav well.drCssCd stranger drove Il
the livery stable of j. II. Glynn II
Newport \, H.. and put up team thai
had evidently been driven long dis
lance mt an easy gait The stranger
went TO the Newport House and reg
istcred as G. w. Gilbert, NJ. d., and
after tipping the bell-boy literally Il
carry his suit case up to his room, be
gan to tell the loungers at the note
very interesting narrative of IN
/ travels and past life. According to M
story he was Il young doctor, gradu
ate in the class of 1908 of the Jeiler
SON medical school of Philadelphia
which place he said was his home. II,
stated that he had had an office will
| DR. Richardson on Bromield street
Boston. hut was now travelling through
the country for pleasure and inciden
| tally looking for location IN whlel
TO establish himself in the practice o
medicine. His story was proceeding
in GOOD shane when suddenly the burr,
form of Sheriff Gunnson doomed up II
the doorway. The officer recognize
his man by the telephoned description
as soon as his eyes beheld the obJec
of his search. When charged witt
horse.stealing Stanton Indignantly de
MED all knowledge of the crime am
asserted that he had owned the outh
for the past II months. Nevertheless
his wrists were soon encircled WIN
nair of steel bracelets and he was lee
away TO the lookup. Soon after M
orrost he confessed that he was tn
man wanted and said that ms req
name was Stanton. He asked nhefli
Gunnison to telegraph DIR. NJ. BurhtoI
of PHILADELPHIA for funds to releas
him from his embarrassing position
According to latest news no answe
had been received to the message
stanton was locked m at the count.
iaH and. during Friday night took
dose of four grains of morphine WIT
suicidal intent. Owing to the larg
s;go of the dose he was made very sic
but his life was not in danger III an
time When he was searched AT III
iail but % cents in money was louh
on his person. Other articles were
Iodv's gold watch which he sad Dc
iongod 70 n person in Brattlehoro an
, lin of $3.50 for two weeks boar
at the Brooks House. .,...-.
He at first expressed his wlIllng heIS
IN return to this town without eN'rau
zion napers but later said that he Woul
o;ther settle the ease out of court q
eaht ovtradition, and engaged Attol
nov Chellis to look after ms interest,"
In his pocket was found an enveIop
on fine back of which was written =
onse Of accident notify Mrs. 5, AZ
Wost Lphigh avenue. Philadelphia, r.
S+onton had made efforts to erase IN
;Jontitv of his team by cutting on
tho name Howard & Yearly which wa
slammed on the whip.
As matters look now the young ni"'
who gives his age as % years, years., ma" ii,
term in the state prison staring MI
IN fine face. A term of from three
ION tn Years is the prescribed penalty &c