The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-10
|,ppHy GIVEN TWO
YEARS At RUTLAND
SboOting at c. J. Glidden's
Balloon June 10.
IS Rlo0LEMAS DISCHARGED

:, changed to simple Assault q
n,,s Murphy Pleaded Guilty
I,.,l, The Gas Bag Was a prin'
,l,,a Such As Are Sent Up.
al. Murphy was sentenced Frida,
- 81 M. Gibson 10 not NOR
~ rar. aud not less than III
,bt house 81 correction a
4, committing an assault upon
ny 'GiIil,n OF Boston while the
}, RAISING over Braitleboro in q
Ls5 la. The charge OF assault
,,,sgI 10 k.ll brought against
P.sssman Nas not sustained, the
~ uurgiy gave in court totally
20, Eils.lman from any connec'
| ~ he Affair." 800
3. \, Depuiy sheriff NJ. L. Davis
,Aslnoau. AZ the opening OF the
SAFE. Attorney X. q. Bacon
.,.,mi,g5n 10 withdraw the charge
m with intent TO Kill against
o. IN order To hle complaint
bim ID simple assault. Murphy
,,,.lel on the new charge and his
a ruilty was taken.
| ,.1,e.t Of states Attorney X. Z.
4. Nurphy's sentence was deferred
Pis,Itman had been given a hear.
r. M charge OF assault with intent
IN The hr,t witness called by the
"a. Charles j. Glidden, who testi.
En- NJ vas in the balloon when the
!. Ter find and that he was accom-
n br Leo stevens OF New York. The
I'm n Mr.. Gliddens was instruc.
,nl entertaining and brought to
several features OF aerial navigation
'hriar 10 the ordinary public. Mr..
IyD took up the story OF the ascent
he time the balloon left Pittsiield,
. and produced a map showing the
: Al the flight and the place where
aIoon wa, located at the time the
. VEN fined. 4 Paragraph sheet was
Introduced which gave the height
! Me level Of the sea which the bal.
maintained throughout its course.
hpgaph. Mr.. Glidden explained,
, mechanism resembling a clock
anied a paper disk upon which
marked small squares, each square
.ep,ing tive minutes OF time. From
enter TO the outside of the sheet
one hundred feet is indicated by
: A the paper disk revolves a
trace. through the squares, record.
Be time OF day and the altitude of
alOon
Gliden said that he was managing
sslloon and that he was looking
ht ahead for the purpose of keeping
alo0n out Of danger. a pilot can. !
b anything but keep his eye to the
explained Mr.. Glidden, ''and no
tunity is ever given to view the l
hiding country. | did not see the !
who shot, and | did not even get i
earrings in respect to the houses in Il
entity When two shots were fired c
d swishing sound; then / heard r
lIet strike the balloon with thud $
Hing the sound made in whipping b
e. Ny first impulse was to find a /
/ landing place, for / realized we j.
u great danger, but no safe place v
be seen in the immediate vicinity 81
{ were obliged to remain in the air II
We reached a pasture in Dummers- q
ai the bullets caused the bag to rip &c
DID have been dashed to the ground Z
UGH force that no one would have a.
led us. The balloon in landing o.
skipped the telephone wires and it n
at one time that it would land on NJ
lroad track. A train passed by =
after the descent ne
apy to question, Mr.. Glidden 81
le balloon was about 1000 feet al
'ealeyel when shot at. The wit sl'
en- explained that the basket and A
re % feet high and that a drag dI
feet long was carried. wv
license then waived its opportu- TO
cross examine Mr.. Glidden. In st,
tn the states attorney he said all
no wish to severely punish Muir. tn
what he had done, He thought ug
enCe was clear that Murphy had :
ledge that anyone was in the bag. PHI
ght some punishment that would GU
notice OF what would befall of de
who committed like offenses tn
be imposed, Mr.. Glidden was laI
used and he left Brattleboro on se'
train. CHI
was then called. According to Al
he was returning from the field ma
stance from the house on the era
watson S. French, where he was a.
, and he spied a balloon which OF
10 be a prize balloon such as he CHI
sent up from Boston common. sol
Balloons Murphy had seen the the
AGE slip of paper offering a WI
> ,5he finder of the balloon. He cal
doubt in his mind, he said, that see
on was one Of this kind. Muir sto
iIled to the house and procured cha
FTenchs gun and ran out to not
could get a good aim. He shot be
would have fired again had not Ere
french stopped him. The bal tlel
Z along and Murphy said he IN
with disappointment because OF
10y brought it down. At that lta
lad no idea that he had struck An
H. In answering the questions '
le attorney Murphy said that wei
" see Rlggleman and that he the
X with him in regard to firing An
noon before he committed the Ere
positively denied that 2iggle. nee
even, In sight or on that side and
Sc when he fired. the
expressed great sorrow that the
nj should have occurred and day
u was a matter of which his den
ance was the cause. He was cha
lhed than anyone could i'm MOI
passengers were in the balloon. sho,
lcer Murphy said he deserved QUO
ment and that he thought him bon
70 get out of the affair with so New
lelce, Il am ready and will X.
and to suffer it out like a Sta'
continued, but you can bet / the
4 chance at a balloon again."
'foer located the farm of Wat.
On he map that was pro-
,ult' Mrs Fred Gage and son, So
4 testified as to hearing the est