Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-16

intended to use for unlawful purposes.
Some new evidence has been secured
which duplicates them, probably, with
the robberies committed in the stations OF
the Rutland railroad at Proctor and Pitts
ford and the attempt at Fowler. One OF
the men, James Hill, is at the house OF
correction, Rutland, being held for safe
keeping, while the otner two men, Bry-
son and Carter, are in such bad condition
that they cannot leave the Proctor hospi-
tai
Leon Bushee, 10 years old, was last
week Wednesday sentenced to the Yer
mont Industrial school for the rest of his
minority on the charge OF petty larceny
in stealing small sum of money from
Patrick Lynch at the Brattleboro Cabinet
company's factory, where Bushee was
employed. Bushee was also charged
with forgery, but this was continued.
The young man raised pay check from
1872 to $4.92 and wrote over the date
and the signature Of the treasurer, F. A..
Thompson. The check was presented at
the Vermont National bank where the
cashier at once detected tampering with
the amount. Bushee had been in Brat
tleboro but two months, coming from
Concord, Mass, to that town.
The farm house, barn, ice house and
two other small buildings belonging to
Frank Seymour of Leicester were de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, July
Z. The fire started in the barn, which
spread to the house, which was but q
short distance from the barn. Nearly
everything was removed from the lower
part of the house, but it was badly dam
aged. Mr.. Seymour succeeded in getting
all of his horses out of the barn, but lost
some farming implements, harnesses, and
quantity of hay and grain. They had
just completed repairing, papering and
painting the house. The loss is estimat-
ed at over SO, 900 with small insurance.
Hiram Perkins of Berlin, who was rem
dered unconscious July by jumping from
moving electric car at Benjamin Falls
station, died last Thursday from concus-
sion of the brain. The accident which
caused his death was sustained as he was
returning home from Montpelier. He
had planned to alight from the car at
Benjamin's Falls and walk the remainder
of the distance. When he was being
carried by that station he stepped from
the car and was thrown very heavily. His
head struck on rail or stone. From
that time to the time of his death he did
not regain consciousness. The men in
charge of the car say that he did not
signal them to stop, but that he hastily
arose from his seat and stepped off.
William Cox, Rutland hackman, was
admitted to bail Saturday, charged with
threatening the city health officer, DR..
Clarence F. Ball, with dangerous wea-
pom. Viola, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cox, died few days ago, and it was Civ
en- out that death was caused by ivy pois-
oning. 1t developed, however, that the
real cause was spotted fever. Contrary
to the orders of the health officer, pub
because DR.. Ball reported the cause to
the states attorney. Friday night he
went to the DOCTORS home armed with a
loaded shot gun. Cox's daughters, learn
ing of their fathers intention, had pre-
ceded him and warned DR.. Ball, so that
the doors of the house were locked when
Cox arrived and he was unable to gain an
entrance.
Jannos Popovitich, a Polander OF West
Castleton, was given preliminary hear
ing at the house of correction in Rutland
last week Wednesday on scharge of as
sault with intent to kill. He was ar
rsigned and bound over to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury, which meets in
Rutland next September. The respond
ent was remanded to Jail because he could
not raise bail to the amount of 1000.
The warrant alleges that Popovitich hit a
fellow countryman by the name of Ing
naiz Lazacik over the head with a large
stone while they were together at West
Castleton July A. The cause of the fra
cas- is said to have been quarrel between
the two men on a previous occasion.
Popovitich was arrested the day of the
affair and has since been confined in the
county Jail.
Nicholas Andy has been placed under
800 bonds to appear at the September
term of Windham county court on the
charge of assault on Lawrence Chilochi
with intent to kill, July A. Andy is an
employee at the dam in Vernon and was
attempting to pass Chilochi on narrow
footbridge that crosses the Connecticut
river. Chilochi did not offer to let. the
man pass and Andy grabbed him and
threatened to throw him into the river.
He next drew a revolver, struck Chilochi
twice on the ear, and then ran to the
river bank where be threw four large
stones at Chilochi, wounding him about
the head and face. Andy again drew his
revolver, it is said, and tried to shoot,
but the weapon did not explode. He was
chased by mob of Italians and placed
under arrest.
Sitting upright in chair where she
had been asleep all night, overcome by
gas and within fifteen minutes of death
10y asphyxiation, Mrs. L. A. Robbins Of
Rutland was found Sunday morning,
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