Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-02
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Deputy Sheriff Ed. Kent escorted into
town Monday Luther Wade, his wife,
Hattie Wade, and their two children,
whom he had succeeded in tracking TO
North Troy and arresting there on the
charge OF theft.
The Wades, no lived in the b. NJ.
Huse house on Fish hill, packed up their
belongings the second week i'm June
and announced their departure to fresh
scenes and pastures new in the vicinity Of
Wilder, but shipped their goods under an
assumed name to North Troy.
After leaving the Huse place, they went
to the house of Frank Trssk, for whom
Wade had worked, and were there from
the 18th to the 15th::of June. During
their stay, Mr.. Trask bought some pigs
and paid for them out OF . pocket book,
which he took from . drawer and which
he claims had S35 or $40 in II when be
put il back in the drawer. A day or two
later, Mr.. Trask v as down cellar sprout-
ing potatoes and his wife went out to
feed the chickens, leaving the Wades in
the meantime to their own devices
Tuesday, the 10th ult.. Mr.. Trask
started for East Bethel and asked his wife
to bring him the pocketbook, which she
did and handed him st the same time
some loose change that proyedto be enough
for all the purchases he made. He did
not, therefore. open the pocket book un-
til after he reached home, when not q
cent Of money could be found in it.
Mr.. Trask began to imagine that per-
hsps he had been harboring something
besides angels unawares, and his suspi-
cion rested on his late guests, who had
bade him farewell only the day before.
His longing to see them again so in
creased that efforts were made to find
them in Wilder, but all to no avail. They
were not there. By frequent changes OF
name, they eluded pursuit until Sheriff
Kent traced them TO Newport, where they
had registered at the hotel under fresh
cognomen, and finally came face to face
with them in North Troy.
They were given q bearing Monday aft
ernoon before Justice II. W. Vail. At
first they both pleaded not guilty but,
when IL appeared that they must be
bound over to the December term Of
Orange county court and lodged in Chel-
sea Jail, the woman consented to plead
guilty to stealing part OF the money, care
fully. keeping within the petit larceny
limit.
On the mans solemnly promising to
take care OF his two little children, one q
baby six months old, and TO conduct
himself otherwise in an orderly and law
abiding manner, he was placed on proba-
tion in the charge of Sheriff w. n.
Spague of Chelsea and allowed TO return
to North Troy. The woman was taken
to Rutland Tuesday night TO serve out a
sentence of three months in the house OF
correction.
John c. sherburne prosecuted the case
in the absence Of States Attorney Will
son.
After the mother had gone TO Rutland.
the little two-year-old girl and the baby
began to feel the hest, lack of care and
crowded quarters Of the Jail so much az
TO make them very fretfol and almost
sick, while they were waiting for Sheriff
Sprague TO come from Chelsea with the
papers for their fathers release on probs-
ton. The condition of the children ex-
cited good deal Of sympathy and talk,
but no relief action until Rev. Fraser
Metzger took the little ones out of the
jail and carried them TO Mrs. Lizzie
Smith, who soon put them in a cleaner
and more comfortable state. sberiff
Sprague finally arrived and allowed the
father and children to leave for North
Troy on the evening train.