Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-29
The POLICE COURT.
Active in Dispensing Justice TO Ola
and New Offenders,

y 0A4ds lae thteMpefAmce movement mas
seemed 70 have swept over the community,
leaving riot Of crime aud intoN'eation IN
is wake.
Thursday, the s2nd last, a hearing was
given !, II, Brown, the young man from
Granville charged with forging the names .
Of Frank Ratcheilor and L. l., Dickerman /
OF the same toNn 10 guarantee OF 80 10 4
Z. :, Page OF Hyde Park should the latter ,
furnish Brown capital TO that amount 70 /
act N his agent ia the purchase Of hides, 4
etc. The prisoner was bound over TO 4
appear before the grand jury in June, bail /
being liked at 900, which was furnished |
by Mr., Batehellor,
Albert Newman, under arrest Tor burg
larRing a closed house IN Corinth, was
una hle TO present evidence to retute The
charge on account OF the illness OF his
witnes ses, aud the case was postponed 20
thefsand OF December. Newman was placed
undvF bonds of $500 and taken to Chelsea
for safe keeping.
Mrs. Nellie tWatersl Earle, arrested for
Ihigamy, and her supposed husband,
Newell King, taken for adultery, were also
given hearing last Thursday and bound
over 10 county court at ei00 each, which
amounts have since been raised.
II developed at the hearing that the
woman married George W. Earle, who LETT
her few days later aud went TO Boston 10
MNfk on tue NEN AAAANh AAHAH - AN AAA
not return, she petitioned for divorce IN
1903 through +. X. Gordon Of Montpelier,
alleging wiiiul desertiOn and refusal TO
support " hile the divorce proceedings
were pending, psper was sent her that
contained a notice % the death of Earle as
the result OF railroad accident, and let
ter from one Of his sisters brought the
same news. The wifs's attorney then told
her there was no use of continuing the
I Al. oil 10
In the course of time she married Newell
King in good faith and had thought her
self his lawful wife until at this iuncture
the unsettled divorce case was brought 10
the attention OF the court, and the fact be-
came known that Earle is still alive. As
convincing proof OF his existence, he APP
peared in the flesh Monday night, coming
/ from Boston, and corroborated the story
/ Of the woman in every particular. He said
/ he was injured and reported dead by the
papers. He expressed his belief in the
4 good faith in which the King marriage
( had been contracted, and wished the prea-
ent prosecution to cease. The divorce suit
will probably be renewed as soon as possi-
BILE and the matrimonial tangle finally un-
snarled. Earle has a sister in Tunbridge
and one in Chelsea, whom he came to YER
mont to visit.
Charles Bent and Roscoe Merrill, two
small boys, had engaged in snowballing
match that ended in the Bent boys heay-
ing stone at the other that Knocked him
down. Complaint was entered and the
two lads were brought last Thursday be-
fore Justice y. l.. Boyden, who ordered q
good old-fashioned spanking for the
Young offenders. Officer Ketchum carrie
out the sentence with a handy volume oi
the Vermont statutes and VIII soon add
shingle 10 his equipment.
j. W. Adshade, who had been iutoxi'
Gated the 18th, was arralgned IN court tn
I'D, and fined s5 with costs of s19.7 anC
an additional sentence of 80 days in th'
house Of correction. TIE sentence was tt
be suspended during good behavior, anC
the fine in day or two was paid. Las
Sunday, both Adshade and Frank Lashul
were arrested for intoxication after con
siderable fiourishing of big stick on tn
part of the former, who led the officers
little chase over Central street before b.
, would submit to capture.
AT the hearing Monday morning, b
was fined SIS and costs of IS for intoxlca
ton, with 80 days in the workhouse. III
previous sentence of 80 days was also re
vived with 81 days more for the unpai
costs of s19.77 in the first case, the com
bined fines and sentences ensuring him
residence of six months in Rutland. ii
r was then taken for resisting the officer
2 and bound over to county court with pa
d fixed at 5000.
o Lashua testified that he went to Wind
sor Saturday and, crossing the Connectl
n cut, procured in New Hampshire th
g cause Of the trouble he and his companlo
were in. He brought the stuff home ant
having i'm 5ibed freely, went to Adshade
tenement over his own and lay down. l
n prevent breaking the precious bottle
:. his pocket, he took it out and set it on til
l. table, then went to sleep and when
II awoke found Adshade gloriously drunl
d He considered that, under the circun
O stances. he was not guilty of furnishin
but the court took different view of tt
matter and bound him over to count
court in the sum of 800, bail being pre-
>, cured. In October, he had fallen into Il
u tolls of the law on account of drunke
s spree and had paid a fine of sl5 with cos
- amounting to S22, a sentence of 30 da,
;s in the house OF correction being su
% pended. For his last burst OF hilarity
ID days were added to the first 3d. and bo
men were taken to Rutland Tuesday
work out their sentences.
N. G.. Hart was the next to be engulf'
~ in the wave of alcoholism. Monday
&c &c had reached such state of inebrlatl'
~ ~ that he tumbled over the scales in
~ ~ barn and broke the lantern he was carr
~ ing. The oil scattered over his clothin
. ignited and had it not been for the time
arrival OF MS nOuSekeepeF, ne dhNt !
barn would have been destroyed by t
flames. Afterwards he fell the wh'
as length OF the barn stairs with light
IA lamp in his hand and bruised and bump
" W his face horribly. The lamp fortunate
:" went out.
vs. As he seemed disposed to continue
exciting career, the officers were sent
and placed him in one of the safe
-, deposit boxes of the lookup. The M
"a morning he was quite determined
' Vi plead not guilty Of intoxication, aliegi
e that medicine prescribed by physicI
'S' had temporarily affected him. On seco
thought, however, he pleaded guilty a
paid fine of IS and costs of S6,95. WI
~. asked as to his source OF supply,
, hse stated that he always kept liquor by h
i've and so far the testimony in all the ca
' has indicated that the stimulat
beverages have been obtained outside
-. town.
'@as @ Yesterday afternoon George Pratt
on brought from his farm by Chief of Pol
aly Ketchum and lodged in the cooler to
cover from a protracted bibulous con
tion that had seriously impaired
. usual amiability. He was t,first inclil
in to make hostile demonstration at
era idea of arrest, but with the officers hi
vas at his throat decided to ride to the will
quietly without being tied up II
clothesline. About o'clock IN the ey
ing he felt return OF Samsonian strent