The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07

Mean Affes,-Two Sent TO Newfan'
Jail and Third Told to dig"
Tramps are expected hereafter 1,
cut Bratilehofo Out Of their Visiting
list aud three knights Of the road haN,
been given instructions this week u
pass the word along. Two were sent u
Newinnc jail and the other was or
dcrcd out Of town, Brniileburu fed
ifamps all winter aud throughout the
I spring, aud ns result the town has
been oVermn with hoboes who gained
AN idea that this town was aR easy
mark.
The Central Vermont railroad sta.
/ iion has been buTglariEcd several
times recently. aud freight cars have
been broken open. In Que instance n
ear of watcfmelens was opened and
several Juicy melons were taken and
az another time about slJ0 worth Of
Tubbcrs were stolen from a ear, ON
account of these numerous dcprcdn
tions and annoyances Station Agent q.
j. Rowe decided Monday that he would
take stcps. TO get IL Of he pest aud
a merry afternoon followed. lie start
ed IN by ordering two tramps of u
freight train in the depot yard. They
got OH, but few minutes later at
tempted 10 board another train north
of the Depot street crossing aud Mr.
Rowe Immediately secured the services
Of Deputy Shcriifs NJ. u. Davis and
g. |. Knapp and started in pursuit.
The tTamps hot footed IL up the track
and the officers lost sight OF them. but
they found third Weary Willie lying
beside the trek in the rear of Harms
place and hauled him into the police
court.
II, $50, III. ,...,. a.. rl..t.. eIa.t-
of White River Junction. state s At
torney X. G. Bacon charged him with
yagrancy, 90 which he pleaded not
guilty. With an air of injured inno
ccnce he stOutly asserted that he was
no tramp, but a poor, sick man who
had become exhausted and was lying
down for n rest. He said he had work I
ed mending umbrellas between Brat. |
tleboro and Wilmington and after
wards worked in Wilmington, Reads. 7
boro and Jacksonville. lie said he /
was taken iii in Jacksonville and was /
visited three times day by Dr. I
Thomas of that village. When asked I
how much money he had he replied, 4
:. One cent? 1t was apparent that
here was more or less truth in Clark s
story about his illness, which caused
Mr. Rowe to state that he did not 4
wish TO be unduly severe upon the
nan and that if he would promise to
cave town Immediately and keep oil
he company's property the company
would be satisfied.
State S Attorney Bacon suggested
hat he plead guilty and that sentence
'e suspended, but Clark said he could
ot consistently plead guilty to being
vagrant when he was not one. He
greed, however, to plead guilty to
which ba liI and Tho eo1trt !
the ease for sentence, plac-
lg Clark under bonds in the sum of
100 for his appearance from day to
ay and releasing him on his own rec.
enhance. NOW Dig said State Is
ttorney Bacon as the case was con
uded. and Mr.. Rowe added, eyes,
nd if you ever show up here again
gu are stung,' Clark replied, 50 You
ct your life | will not get stung, "
nd he started for the door. !
SYMPATHETIC bystanders handed
lark coins Sggregating dollar and
, left town with the impression that
, had been pretty well used after all.
developed later that he begged
ON house to house on Prospect hill Z
Irlier in the day.
After this ease had been disposed
the officers were overcome with a
sire to capture the two men who
I'd eluded them and so, in Judge
bison s automobile with the. judge
r a chauffeur, they overlook the two le
amps near Henry Il. Browns farm v
nth of the village. These two gave c,
cir names as Albert Clark and a
They were arraigned before Judge ia
BISON at an evening session of the al
Inicipal court and both pleaded not W
ilty and Clark was sworn, as he OF
shed to testify. He was a rough W
liking individual, but in a l5minute la
eech he astonished his spectators by W
well constructed sentences and tr
. of big words. He showed conclu- ia
ely that he had seen better days. pl
said if he could have his way he m
uld dispose of both tramps and 81,
the two extremes M
society which were a menace to the mi
npanion had sought employment at wi
, Connecticut River dam and at 9th sig
places and had decided that if they
lid not find work elsewhere they ag
uld apply at the canning factory no
ich would be open on the 14th ac- or
ding to a sign posted at the fac jim
V. Judge Gibson expressed sympa- grt
for the men if they were honest mi
their endeavor to secure work and all
4 that he should impose very llgilt sal
tence although they, We're clearly
hin the definition of tramp under on
public statutes of Vermont. lie gay
fenced them to Is days in Newfane ing
/, but Mr.. Rowe suggested that the ke
tence be modified to IL days which thi
i'd give the respondents their lib tina
' in time to get work at the can the
Q factory if they were in earnest, tire
: the court adopted the suggestion. me-
owl said Mr.. Rowe to the tramps, rec
u have an opportunity to, make sho
d and if you will show.up here at ly
expiration of your sentence l will clul
rantee to secure jobs for you at ing
canning factory" The prisoners ly
ed that they would be on hand and was
Tuesday morning Deputy Sheriff at
lpp took them to Newfane. was
le will of Curtis Barrett, a wealthy INA i