Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-07


released last year from the Middlebury
jail after serving seven years sentence
for his connection with the breaking of
the Formers National bank of YER
gennes, was married April %, his bride
being Miss Edith c. Bishop OF Michigan
City, Ind. Announcements have just
been received by Mr.. Ketchum's friends
in Rutland. Mr.. and Mrs. Ketchum
will be at home at 'sThe Elemes," Rayn-
ham, Mass, after May Is. When Mr..
Ketchum left Vermont, he left a number
OF creditors, but most of them have faith
that he will make good just as soon as he
Is In position to do SO. He has demon
strated his good intentions by sending
renewals of notes held by vermonters.
Cleveland Russell, charged with rape,
and Ephraim Guyette, charged with lar
ceny, each IS years old, escaped from
Windsor county jail at Woodstock last
week Tuesday evening. They pulled of
the window casing and forced of the iron
bars from the window of the room adjoin-
ing that from which the murderer Shaw
escaped in similar manner a few years
ago. Making rope of bed blankets, the
men made their escape during pouring
rain. The darkness of the night aided in
the escape. The condition of the win
dow was noticed few minutes after the
break was made by Sheriff E. A. Thomas.
They were arrested at Claremont. N. H.,
April 20 and placed in the jail there.
They were identified by the conductor OF
freight train on which they were riding.
A travelling salesman for New York
fur house made the discovery at Burling-
ton the other day that his trunks had
been rified and fifteen pieces of the best
samples stolen. The trunks arrived on
an early train and were taken to the Van
Ness House. Without being opened,
they were ordered to the station few
hours later. When they were being
loaded the porter noticed that one Of the
trunk locks was broken. He notified the
drummer and the discovery of the theft
was made by checking up the contents OF
the trunk. The cheaper grades Of furs
had been unmolested. As 10 was nearly
daylight when the trunks arrived and
the time they remained in the station, it
is mystery when and where the theft
was committed.
John Lumsden, an employee in Richie
Bros steam mill at Greensboro Four
Corners, went into the basement of the
mill to regulate hot box last week Mon
leave, his clothing was caught by a set
screw on the shaft and he was drawn
around it, but in some miraculous man
ner was soon thrown from the shaft and
found on pile of sawdust nearby by an
other workman who went to look for
him on hearing his cry for help. His
clothing, except a portion of one shirt
sleeve and his shoes and stockings, were
torn from his body. His right leg was
broken below the knee and the skin and
some of the flesh was torn from his right
arm from the shoulder down below the
elbow, beside many bruises. His condi-
tion is as favorable as could be expected.
Joseph Mielluner and George WILDER
were arrested in Newport April % as
suspicious characters, and were later
identified as men who broke into a store
at Farnham, Que. recently. The men
were at Prouty & Miller's yard selling
articles to the help nearly all day April 81
and were watched by the officers until it
was thought best to arrest them. The
men were pursued to Clyde river swamp
where they became stalled in the mire
and were extricated by the officers. The
authorities at Farnham were notified and
Canadi ian officers went to Newport and
took them to Farnham. Both men ad
mitted their guilt and said they had
gotten away with over $50 worth of
goods. A diamond, valued at s75, was
found on one OF the men, which the
owner of the store says is not his, indi-
eating that Farnham is not the only place
visited by them.
Miss Edith NJ Hill, the professional
nurse, who sued Mrs. H. A. Staten of
Vernon for damages for alleged breach of
contract to live together as sisters, won
her case in the Windham court at New
fame April 30, after being out two hours,
returning q verdict for Miss Hill to re-
cover damages in the sum of $4,000. This
was the most unique case that has come
before jury in this county in many
years. Briefly told, Miss Hill alleged
that soon after she and Mrs. Staten, then
Miss leila johnson, had made an agree
ment whereby Miss Hill was to give up
nursing and she and Miss johnson were
to live together for life without marrying
and share the estate of Miss Johnson's'
father, T. L. johnson, the latter died,
leaving an estate of from $4,000 to
$40, 900, and that the daughter, in viola
ton of her agreement, turned Miss Hill
out of doors and was married to H. A.
Staten.
In an effort to keep within legitimate
bounds the number OF liquor prescrIp-
tions issued by the physicians of Wind
ham county, States Attorney Robert c.
Bacon of Brattleboro had DIR. George B.
Hunter, also of that place, arrested April
80 on an information charging him with
issuing prescriptions for liquor when he
had reason to believe that the liquor was
not wanted for medicinal use. Judge
George M. Powers, presiding judge of
the county court, fined Doctor Hunter
5000 and costs, amounting to s211.
There were 81 counts in the informa-
ton, one for each liquor prescription is
sued by Doctor Hunter in the month of
March, as shown by the records in the
office of County Clerk F. d. E. Stowe.
Doctor Hunter pleaded guilty to one
count and the others were mol pressed.
The number of liquor prescriptions is
saed by Doctor Hunter considerably ex-
ceeded those issued by any other Brattle-
boro doctor, and for that reason States
Attorney Bacon selected him as the re-