Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-01-02

near the clothing, he was arrested. ne
did not deny the theft and the money
was recovered. The stealing and arrest
happened within a half hour OF each
other. In city court kaufman pleaded
guilty to the theft and was fined 80 and
costs of 1886, with an alternative sem
tence of go days in the house Of correc-
ton.
The breach OF promise case OF Irene NJ.
Massucco VS.. Dominica Tomassi, which
had been tried three times in Washing
ton county court, and been twice sent
back from supreme court, was settled by
the defendant paying $1,000 to the plain
tiff, who is a sister OF bis first wife, This
case was last tried at the September term
of Washington county court and the
plaintiff was awarded a verdict of s4,O2s
and costs, which amounted to about s50o.
The defendant thus saves about 81, 800 by
settling the case. The plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were married in church in Italy
in 1900, and Tomassi promised to have
the civil ceremony performed when they
reached this country. This he never did,
I and eventually sent the woman back to
Italy, as the church marriage was not
binding in law, and married another wo-
man. At the first trial of the case, the
plaintiff was awarded 5000, at the sec
ond $500, and at the third trial ss,02s.
An expenditure of $4,000 has been
made this year upon Burlington break
water, Lake Cbampiain, which barbors
I the city from the strong west winds and
secures the feet OF the Chsmplain Trans
portation Co. OF line steamers as well as
/ the hundreds of smaller craft which find
haven in Burlington bay. Something
+ like 900, 0C0 has been laid out upon re-
pairs to this breakwater within this peri
cd and there is work which will take a
few years longer to complete. Ii is prob
able that another appropriation viii be
asked from Congress for this purpose.
Z The work this season has been, for the
most part, submarine, diver being en-
ployed almost the entire time beneath the
surface, at times working thirty feet be-
I low. His work consisted in clearing away
the worn timbers and placing new ma
terial to fern a firm foundation TO the
structure, which, in the course OF sixty
years, had become unsound. Great ce-
ment blocks were manufactured on the
spot and sunk, gradually building up a
splendid structure.
While the patients were taking their
daily airing at the Waterbury insane bos-
pitai, being in an enclosure surrounded
/ by 10-foot brick wall which was sur
mounted by q tin coping, Fred Green
wood, ST. Adams man, who had been
sent up from the state prison, where he
was serving Q two years sentence for as
sault with intent to commit robbery, es-
capped Another inmate, named Wash
burn, who was recently charged with
manslaug hter, was the vehicle to the es-
cape, but the hospital authorities do not
believe that he was 50 willingly. Wash
I burn was standing near the wall when
Greenwood, who is an extremely agile
man, ran and lesped on his back and then
clambered over the coping. Washburn il
six feet tall, and so Greenwood got a
good lift. He fed toward Middlesex, but
was pursued by hospital attendants.
They boarded freight train and when
the train caught up with Greenwood he
also boarded ii, taking the snme car that
carried his pursuers. He was captured at
Middiesex. He did not put up fight at
that time, but on the return to Water
bury he resisted vigorously when about
to be put inside the asylum.
the Railroad Commission.
The present board Of railroad commits
sioners has been in Office one year, and,
probably, during that time has had more
real power and has done more good for
the people as a whole than any similar
board for many years back. The COM
missioners operated under a law framed
by the late Judge Ross, former chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of Vermont.
also United States senator, who saw the
defects of the old law when a member of
the railroad commission. The law
framed by him, il is true, did not succeed
in obtaining favorable hearing in the
general assembly until after his death.
IL was too much generally hated by the
railroad interests. However. after a
years trial we cannot see that the rail-
roads of The state have been irnperiIed by
any of its provisions. Undoubtedly, the
most appreciated piece of railroad legisla-
ton in years and from " hich the state IL
receiving an always apparent good, is
the net which makes a start in aboiishing
grade crossings. Its beginning is small
but effective and its benefits lasting. The
present board has been praised more and
criticised less than many of its predeces-
sors and IL it continues to do its plain du-
ty it can be depended on to have general
support and encouragement. The Even
ing Argus believes that the years trial of
the commission has proved that Governor
Proctor was eminentiy successful in his
appointments on that Observation-Disclosures
Argus.
Mountain Poor Fed at Rutland.
The Rutland Humane society fed 300 of
the mountain poor of Rutland county at
its annual Christmas dinner Friday. The
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