Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-11

the work of the same gang that has
been travelling tn ough New Egg
land in an automobile and entering
country stores Safes Attorney |
Hin was at the store as-soon as possi-
BILE, but found no clue to the rob'srs.
The community is greatly excited by i
the affair.
Niles Sentenced for Murder.
In Orleans county court at Newport
late Monday afternoon Judge w. W.
Miles sentenced Dwight A. Niles to
life Imprisonment in the state prison
at Windsor. When court convened
Monday after recess of few days
the first case to come for trial was
that against Niles, who was charged
with the murder of his wife. Con-
trary toall xpectations,.Niles entered
plea of guilty of murder in the
second degree, which the state sc-
cepted. This is the fret murder case
which has been heard in Orleans
county court for many years and it is
| the saddest. 1t it said that Niles
knows things about the case which
he Will not disclose, preferring to
take a life sentence Sheriff l.. b.
Miles took the prisoner to state
prison ednesday orning.
| The crime TO which Niles pleaded
guilty was committed last spring at
Newport Center, where he shot and
instantly killed his young wife, who
had refused to live with him. He
shot her down at the gate of her
parents home. Fleeing, he hid IN
swamps but wfs recogniz sd when on
a train near Richford. Arrested and
confined in the Jail there, he attempt
ed to kill himself by cutting his throat
while the jailer was lighting fire Niles
was ; railway brakeman and ex- mem
Der of the Vermont National Guard.
After the sentence of Niles court took
recess until to day at which time tie
case against George T. Howard, Of
Crattsbury, comes up for trial. This
case is the recovery Of moneys which
it il charged Howard appropriated
illegally while serving on the state
board of railroad missioners.
Island Ponds Narrow Escape.
The business section of Island Pond
ps threatened with destruction Sat
urday evening, November 2, and but
for the valiant efforts Of the volun-
teer fire department and an excellent
water system huge loss would have
ensued. As it was property Valued
into thousands was destroyed and a
total loss of approaching 100000 was
incurred. The tiIe wasdiscovered at s
O'Clock Saturday night in the large
block of the Bartlett company, catch
log in an upstairs room from burn
ing chimney, and after four hours of
hard fighting it was under control.
The block was occupied by seven
families, the Knights of Pythias,
Grand Army and Woman s Relief
Corps halls. On the ground floor was
, the general store of the Ba tlett COM
pany and that of James Pilgrim,
matchmaker and jew Ter. The
knights of Pythias lost their charter,
, C 9stly paraphernalia and silverware
! costing $1,000; insurance, $500. The
7 Grand Army saved it's charter and
J other valuables. The stock in both
= = stores was badly damaged and build
0 ing was Quilted, while some of the
o tenants lost everything. A high
Q wind prevailed and adjoining blocks
- on both sides were but few feet
% from the burning structure. An un
1 limited water supply and herculear
. efforts were all that KEEP the fire
~ within bounds, E. NJ. Bartlett, the
"a principal owner of the block, lost hi
20 lumber mill at Norton by fire a few
~ weeks since, suffering loss of 81, 000
Il Boys Caught Pilfering in ST. Johnsbur
DO Store.
~ Arsene and Napoleon Laliberty, o
81 ST. Johnsbury, boys aged IA and 1
DO years old, respectively, who were un
- der bail of $4,000 each to appear at tn
~ December term of Caledonia count
y court, on charge of breaking and en-
- tering the offices of A. L. Bragg an
- E. T. and H. K. Ide, October 6, LAS
got into further trouble last nigh
The store of F. A. Scott & Go. wa
closed at $50 o'clock, but about ia
NO O'Clock Lindol Scott, member of th
tn, firm, entered the store by back doc