Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-09-26
LATE STATE NEWS.


rape, the victim being his little step
who viii not be II years OF age
till next month, Rogers, who Is o. years
OF age, was at first inclined TO night the
case, but after the little girl had been
placed ON the stand he pleaded guilty.
Edwin ID. Nash, assistant superinten-
dent OF the Central Vermont railway,
with headquarters In New London,
Conn, has resigned his position, TO
take effect at an early date. sapt. Nash
sewers his connection with the Central
Vermont to take the more responsible
and remuneratiye position OF general
manager OF new line OF railway in Costa
Rica, Central America, recently built by
the United Fruit company.
A peculiar accident heiell the six
months-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stafford,
guests at Echo Lake hotel In Tyson. The
youngster fell while being playfully tossed
by lis mother and struck against the side
OF the bed. In the attempt TO save the
child from falling further, the mother
caught Il by the leg and the baby turned
over in such manner as to both dislo-
cate and break the leg. The injury was
not discovered for two days after the aoci-
dent.
The jury in the case OF Chaunoey Drown
OF Barton vs.. the New England Telephone
4 Telegraph company and the CONSOLIDATE
ed Light a Power company returned
verdict in Orleans county court Sept. 20
for the plaintiff to recover damages of
$4,000. Drown sued for $4,000.
Drown was lineman for the telephone
company and while at work at Granite
willie May 4, 1905, was severely burned
by electricity, with the result that II was
necessary to remove a part OF his skull
and replace II with a metal cap.
The jury in the breach OF promise case
OF Massucco vs.. Tomasi OF Montpelier,
which had been on trial nearly two weeks
in Washington county court, brought in
a verdict Sept. 20 for the plaintiff to re-
cover ss,Ois.l6 and her costs. At the
first trial of this case in 1908, when the
defendant was in Italy, the plaintiff was
awarded $1,000 damages and costs. At
the second trial last spring, verdict in
her favor for IS, 500 and costs was render
ed. Ii is understood the defendant will
again take the case to supreme court.
Charles Barbarian, alias Garand Mage
disian, the Armenian accused Of snug
Cling three Oriental aliens into this cour-
try, who was arrested with his three sub
jects at Alburg some weeks ago, pleaded
guilty Friday to the charge against him
and was fined 800 without costs, by the
federal court at Burlington. The three
aliens who have been held as witnesses
against Barbarian will now be held by
the immigration authorities for being in
this country illegally. They will be
given a hearing, when il Is likely they
will be deported.
Roy l.. Sharkey, who claims his home
as Barre, was arrested at Manchester, y.
H., Thursday on suspicion. Later, II was
learned by the police that Sharkey was
wanted on the charge OF burglary at Bel
lows Falls committed early in the week.
Though sharkey at first refused to give
the police any information, claiming
that he purchased the stuff from fellow
named George Brown in the Hotel Pres
colt al Pepperell, Mass, Sunday, he
later admitted his guilt. According to
Sharkey, he was travelling with cheap
show. He is about 20 years old.
The engine room, boiler house and
blacksmith shop at the quarry Of Mino-
que Bros. & Quinn at Fairhsven were de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. The origin
of. the fire is unknown. All Of the ms
chinery was practically ruined and Il G
cables used for hosting the stock from
the quarry were also badly damaged SC
that the quarry will be crippled for some
time. This is one Of the companies
affected by the strike which has been on
for the last five months, but 1t has been
operated by non-union men, gang being
employed there at the time of the fire
The property was partially insured.
1t has been arranged with the court tc
have the case of State VS.. George 7. How.
ard of Craftsbury, the former railroad
commissioner, tried the third week in
October instead of beginning it this
week. Judge William H. Taylor, who
is holding court in Newport, does not
want to preside at the Howard trial, as
he was member Of the 1906 legislature
when the whole question of alleged ir.
regularities in the bills OF the railroad
commission was under discussion
Judge Miles is assigned for the Septem
Der term OF Essex county court, which
opened Tuesday and at the conclusion
of that term he will return to Newpor,
and preside at the Howard case. TIL,
state will be represented by States At
torney Cook and Acknowledgement Fits
while Mr.. Howard has engaged Young &
Young of Newport, Alexander Dunnett
of St. Johnsbury and W. B. G. Stickney
of Bethel.
Vergennes is assured OF one OF the fin
est public buildings in the state when tn,
estate of the late w. G. Bixby is finally
settled. By the will of Mr.. Bixby, who
was prominent hardware dealer OF tina,
city, who also had large realty in the
West, the city is bequeathed in the neigh
borhood of $3.50, 900, which, according tc
the provisions OF the will, is to be util
| lied in erecting public library building
, and maintaining the same. It is now
; practically assured that the money will
} be available the coming winter, so tina,
work upon the structure may begin early
IN the spring. Vergennes now has {
J small public library, which is about on q
| par with many OF the small towns ant
( villages in the state which have taken
advantage OF the law to secure state aid
: The other requests made in the will ar,
: slS, 600 to the Prospect Cemetery associa
/ ton OF Vergennes and $1,000 each tc
) Hampton institute, Tuskegee Normal in
+ stitute and an orphan asylum in Chicago