Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-05-10

The postoffice in Dandy was robbed the
night OF Apr. -, the safe being blown
open by dynamite. The burglars secured
stamps valued at 800, about 900 in
money, and a quantity OF money order
forms. The burglary was performed IN
the same manner as those which occurred
so frequently in the state last summer
and 1t Is believed that part az the gang
Is again operating here The sudden
death Of "Connecticut Billy at Sheldon
last fall put stop to operations OF that
character for period
The trustees under the will Of Col VIII
liam Austine have filed q stipulation that
they will not use the bequest Of $4,000 for
the establishment Of a tuberculosis sana-
forum unless authorized By vote OF the
town Of BrattlebOro. The beauest was for
hospital, but the wording was very
vague, and when the trustees announced
their purpose TO establish a hospital for
tuberculosis patients, they were opposed
by Chairman James +. Hooker Of the
board OF selectmen, who claimed that the
town should control this bequest under
the law.
Marvin A. Mcclure, who was sentenced
Feb. -, 1901, to serve seven years in the
house Of correction at Rutland for aiding
and abettiDg cashier Charles W. Mussey in
wrecking the Merchants National bank,
was released May as the result OF the
signing April p by President Roosevelt OF
the amended federal law. which allows
United States prisoners three days in ad-
dition to the five days a month given by
the state las for good behavior. Mcclure
has held the position 81 bookkeeper in the
marble shop at the house OF correction.
Mussey was pardoned By President Me-
kinley March =, 1901, on the ground Of
serious illness. He is now in Chicago.
The body OF an unknown man was
found Saturday by some boys not far
from the house OF W. b. strceter in
Cayendish. II appeared to be the body Of
man about 80 years old. A peculiar and
mysterious feature OF the case was the
fact that his hat, coat, shoes and stockings
were missing. tie had evidently been,
dead several weeks, and there was nothing
in the pockets Of the vest or trousers bY
which his identity could be established.
There were no marks OF violence whatever
on the body. The man was feet inches
tall, quite bald, had very prominent front
teeth, was Of dark complexion and
weighed about l65 pounds. The body is
held for Identification.
John Holland, aged s. years, a guard at
the house Of correction, Rutland, was
found dead Sunday morning in the
greenhouse adjoining that institution
with four bullets in his body. II was a
case OF suicide. Coming as IL does inn
mediately after the close Of the inyesti- .
CATION al the house Of correction, it is
thought by many to be the result Of
disclosures made before the committee
which we're detrimental to Holland, but
Superintendent Morgan denies this. He
states that Holland had always been a
trusted empioye during the l3 years
OF his service. About seven years ago
Holland received hard blow on the head
with an iron bar while fighting with two
HkFa irving n
Since then he has acted strangely at
times and Mr. Morgan believes that the
suicide Was the result OF that injury.
Mai Henry b Jersey, native Of VIII
Jamestown and graduate OF Norwich lnl-
versity, has been appointed by the United
States government TO represent the wealth
er bureau and the United States geologic
cal survey in the airship expedition pro-
posed BY Walter Wellman, a Chicago
newspaper man, in order to reach the
north pole. Major Hersey has accepted
the appointment and has resigned the po- .
sition which he has held for several years
as Inspector OF weather bureaus west OF the
Mississippi. He Will leave soon Tor France I
to assist in the supervision Of the building
OF the airship. As soon as the ship y
Major Hersey, with Walter
Wellman andthe operator, Santos Dumont,
viii leave for spitzOergen, where a WIRE
less telegraph station and the base OF oper-
ations will be established Major Jersey
is a veteran OF the war with Spain, having
served al the battle OF san Juan Hill M
Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
The investigation OF the house Of cor
rection at Rutland was completed at ses-
sion Of the legislative committee held
there last week. Il was shown that since
this investigation began the commitments
have decreased so that the number OF IN .
mates is now 40, compared with 80 when
the hearings were begun. Double fees
have been secured in some cases by officers
who have brought single prisoner 70 the
house OF correction, convicted OF Two /
Matron Roberts testified that
women prisoners never reform while
in the Institution. IL IS the same old .
bunch which keeps coming and going
over and over again. Cases are frequent
where persons discharged from the house
Of correction get drunk before they leave
the city and are back again. Superintend-
ent Morgan was instructed TO furnish des-
criptions Of all prisoners to the Rutland
licensees, SO they will not sell 10 them and
this trouble may be avoided Various ex-
prisoners testified that fare was good al 4
the house Of correction and abuses intre-
quent.
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