The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-03
tAERIAL ASSAULT"
CASE UP FOR TODAY
Charles Riggleman and William
Murphy Still in Limbo.
local MEN WILL CLAIM REWARD
violence Which Led to the Arrest Of
Respondents Was Furnished by H. G.
Barber and S. A. Daniels-Charles
J. Glidden to be Present.

William Murphy and Charles Rigglemar
II Blattleboro, who are charged by the
hate with having committed an assault
nth rifle upon Charles j. Glidden
Olrstaeronaut, as he was passing ovel
battaboro in his balloon on the night OF
Ine 70, have been spending the week in
he Newiane Jail, the states legal machin'
BY having succeeded in putting oil a
bearing until 230 o'clock this afternoon.
Judge T. W. Gibson placed the young
nen under bail Saturday afternoon, but
(ley were unable TO furnish it and chose
h 60 to Newfane in preference to being
lcaNeraed in the dungeon under Judge
AewtOns office.
As stated in the Reformer last week the
respondents were taken before Judge Glib
Nn Friday morning in the municipal court
lld alter the warrant was read to them
was arranged to take up the case ut
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was gen
FnIy expected then that they would
F1ye examination and be bound over to
be county court at Newfane. During the
tg however, Attorney General G. G.
Fit: and William X. Daley, counsel for
be respondents, held a conference at
Fhich Mr.. Daley announced his intention
pot to waive an examination, but to de-
hald hearing. This made another con-
nuance necessary, as the state did not
pub to 60 ahead with the hearing with
ut the presence Of Mr.. Glidden, and it
Fs agreed that the case should be taken
at 2,3O o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile the respondents languished in
BE lock,up States Attorney Robert G.
aCon returned Friday afternoon from a
w TO the northern part Of the state,
|nd Attorney General Fits turned the
|as over to him. Mr.. Bacon got in COM
fmlcaton with Mr.. Glidden and re-
lsted him to be present at the hearing |
p Saturday, but Mr.. Glidden said it
you'd be impossible for him to do so, as
L mad made an engagement which 1T
tNId be necessary for him to keep, not
(loWms that his presence would be ne,
|l!ed at the hearing. He said it would
h impossible for him to come to Brattle-
fgro before July 8.
lAe, respondents were again taken be-
fe Judge Gibson at go o'clock Satur-
N according to the arrangement Friday
tGtn00n, and the court room was filled
KIN an interested crowd of spectators.
[aes Attorney Bacon made a motion
further continuance for the reason
EN MI Glidden was unable to be pres
W tie said that Mr.. Glidden was a
ta'ellal witness, and the state could not
Y The case without him. This is a
tllGus matter" said Mr.. Bacon, 'and it +;
lsnt have resulted in the death Of two {
IIoNg 1t Is almost daily occurrence ,
ny balloons pass over this part of the {
'ae and il they are to be shot at it is
W Inat something be done about it. l
~ al the diligence | could after my ar t
va N town, and it will be impossible I
/ I G,. state to 90 on until we can have '
! hidden here" Mr.. Daley objected t
fI'uu99lsy to any further continuance.
!, understand, he said, chat Mr.. Gid f
~, y about the country making ascen- C
IA "a and 1t Is not right that we should b
- these men to suit his own pleasure. S
NJ = oeland an immediate hearing" The a
r's, asked II 1t would not be possible to is
IVY with what witnesses were avail V
,s,n out Mr.. Bacon objected for several il
, 4 one Of them being that he did not fl
y, u, y disclose part of the states evil Il
w WIN the probability that after that IL
! on ugne 1t would be found necessary to h
o ug,a without finishing the hearing. Il
r.J was that some points were in G
"a l4 ~ when would make it necessary. to h
~; sIe balloon IN court as an exhibit. Of
! 'a III mat 1t had been reported that the P
! WI. ~. shot at the balloon thought it ia
=, ,io3 NY The record of the instruments tt
,'I " u a the balloon, showing the eleva- n
h "a t.e balloon at the time it was shot pl
~ nos sail would have some bearing upon to
F;TTl III Of its being mistaken for a m
h ne ne court said he did not wish to la
any more hardship upon the re- o,
Dsbt = IMAM was necessary, but he ell
~, rSn, mere was some force to the state il
ltsj y contention and, therefore, til
r'Sa s sne motion for a continuance until Sc
h on n4lng the hour at go p. m. la
TStueslion Of bail was next consid-
N ~ court said he would be disposed ca
MI ~ PAY as reasonably as was con- Sc
h ", WIN the severity of the case, and tie
!, NJ. NJ. Serutlnize the surety too care m
yei ~ a Ia aeon recommended that bail vo
Il 6 ~ SLVOO each. Mr.. Daley thought WI
,a 49, was excessive, and after brief pa
al me court fixed the bail at DC
h ~. aug then remanded the prisoners do
lbs rustSg5ly Of Sheriff NJ. p. Davis. The of
/ e Ky, ls5t that it would be useless for us
lce5 ttLileltake to furnish bail and an ar
: s.. sls-f willingness to be locked up tie
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