The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-06-04
mr.. CAssIE's POSITION.
He Tells About His Paying Fine in
plainfield

plainfleld,
MI. Editor In your fridays issue
\ see an item evidently from 4 certain
party in Marshfield
| will say right here that | viii swear
no dogs III mime have run loose for d
month, on since the end of the fox hunt
/ my season. Since then they have been
constantly on the chain. would fnr.s
Their say that this Mr.. Pike Of Marsh
field, The game warden for the county
of Washington, has been at my place
apparently wishing TO buy dogs, but
probably to get good description, and
another fellow. probably confederate,
has been twice. | did not have any
TO sell and ! am glad Of it.
On Thursday afternoon on Elm street,
while on my way down street 70 sell
load of hay. met 4 man who gave
/ his name as Mr.. Pike al Marshfield.
had never met him, but lie said some
body told him drove pretty good
horse, hitohed 10 q jumper with a high
yellow seat. says: Il am your man.
But instead Of buying load Of hay
he said he had charges against me about
dogs chasing deer aud read papers long
| and elaborate, but as the dates mem
toned We're May ~, ( said. aWelA my
| dogs have been on chain for a month,
butt he had his story and promptly in
formed me that ii did not make any
| difference, because they could 20 back
three years and change the date 10
correspond with any testimony that
might be presented. | argued with him
that there were three or -four hundred
| dogs here in Barre and that myself
had seen two dogs Of that description
in the month Of May chasing something
] several times, but they were not my
/ dogs.
/ Mr.. Pike Of MarshfieId admitted the
number Of dogs in Barre, which ne de-
| scribed MS italian dogs but he said
/ he did not understand italian and could
make nothing Of them, but he found
| he'd dogs of that description and he
! found it easy to get me. He is probably
ia Republican Of the stand-pat sort, aud
got his appointment rather on his mer.
| its a. q stalnch Republican, but / hope
next time they viii appoint good,
/ straight Italian for change.
/ Mr.. Pike invited ME to ride on the
cars with him 10 plainiieId to meet the
| Judge, but | said | would rather ride
alone in my blackboard, and he said
1 ne would trust ME and | gave him
credit for that. turned around and
reached plainiield ahead Of Mr. Pike
and met him on the street al plain1ied
| He informed me where to fnd livery
stable, but | said | would find my own
hitching post if could.
gut toi the appointed place, the Hotel
/ Plainield, and found Mr.. Pike waiting.
/ Then the Judge. whom ! happened to
have met before. q nice fellow. gave me
reduced rates on the fine He read
some charges, all made out, but although
\ ! told him | had been taught when 4
boy TO always he honest aud tell the
1 truth when ! could, and that had lived
/ in Barre for - Years and never faced
/ Judge nor jury before, and as | did not
know the truth Of the charges and did
not feel like pleading guilty, at the same
time ! was willing to pay the fine and
he was very considerate and said that
the court understood it that way, and
as fur as he was concerned he made
it easy for me. but Mr.. Pike threw
down a bundle Of papers and costs and
hastily excused himself that he must
60, and went
After he went the judge informed me
that he would make the fine only 4
dollar, which looked cheap. But when
we looked mp the evacuated warden's
papers, we found that the expenses were
Sl40i. or something, extra, which look
ed high To me (abont the price Of a
load Of hay), but happened TO have
over fifteen dollars in my pockets, and
paid the fellows right there to ret
through with it.
i ! watched this Mr.. Pike leave the vii.
lage in the direction of AlarshGeld, with
a one horse wagon and few bags of
1 phosphate, and concluded be had not
got his potatoes planted and may have
accounted COR his carly exit from the
court room, and the phosphate costs
something as ! know. But my place
is for sale and has been for some time
(see my advertisement on page 7 and
wish TO 90 To England aud while |
don't want 80 kick about these little
things. -til in fairness ask You space
for this explanation.
George Cassie.
4 p. 5. ] understand that there were
some sheep killed about 10 days ago,
but | hope l don't get into that mix
up. G. c.