News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-31
MRS. KENERSON is PLACED IN JAIL
THE JOHNSON ovERsEER GETS BUSY
AND UNITEs HUSBAND AND WIFE.
AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE

/ THE bOhNpON Wv bhShEh GETS BUSY
| AND UNITEs HUSBAND AND WIFE.
| AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE
| Aswe stated in this paper last week
| Russell Kenerson is in Jail at Burlington
awaiting trial by the United States court,
charged with forgery and deceit in get.
| ting cash on pension check. His arrest
| left his family, wife and two sons, in
! destitute circumstances and Overseer
| Wilson of johnson, having found out
that they belonged to that town, con-
| cluded to take matters in his own hands.
On sunday, the Dist, he conferred with a
| physician in Hyde Park, who said that
the woman was in very bad condition
| and that before her final recovery it
would be necessary to have an operation
performed; this could be done in about
six weeks.
Mr.. Wilson pondered over the matter
quite little and finally concluded to
have the woman moved to johnson, the
doctor saying that she could be taken in
comfortable conveyance. So it was
arranged that such an outfit would be
ready the next Tuesday and the doctor
was to be on hand to help get the patient
ready for the transfer. On that day Mr..
Wilson and viii Jones of Johnson ap-
peared at the house in Garfield with the
am to take the woman away. Mrs.
Lurey, neighbor, was secured to help.
Alltl Il while the doctor informed Mr..
Wilson that he did not think the woman
could be moved, she was so ill., wilson
concluded that she could and started to
get the woman ready himself. The doc
tor and Mrs. Lurvey, however, got her
into shape and she was taken away.
On the way to Johnson the woman was
severely sick, vomiting considerably and
hardly able to hold her head up. Reach
ing Johnson she was placed in charge of
a doctor there, Mr.. Wilson telling him
to get the woman in as good condition
as possible, as she was to be taken to
Burlington the next day for an operation.
The women got through the night fairly
comfortable, but when told the next
morning that she was to 60 to Burlington |
jumped out of bed and declared she |
wouldn't 90. The Overseer, no viewer, used |
his mild but persistent persuasion and |
she finally concluded that she would 60
and with little assistance made herself |
ready for the journey, taking then for |
the first time in several hours little |
nourishment. Reaching Burlington the
woman was decidedly better and wanted |
to 60 with Mr.. Wilson and his friends to
dinner, but the Overseer took her to the |
Mary Fletcher Hospital and arranged |
with DR.. Andrews to have an eXamina-
tiOn at once, the doctor to inform him of |
the outcome.
Mr. WiIcn, ratnrnn1 RI tho 0itu ap1
thought i5 would be nice to call on Ken.
erson at the Jail; so he did, and while
there told the man that he had brought
Mrs. Kenerson down to the city for an
operation. Mr.. Kenerson appeared sur
priSed and said Il thought she was GO
ing to be brought here to Jail" Mr..
Wilson Immediately "got wise" and
concluded that perhaps Deputy Marshal
Reeves might want her and SO got in
with that person. In the
meantime Mr.. Wilson had learned from
Dr.. Andrews that an examination had
been made and There was nothing the
matter with the woman" Mr.. Reeves
ind Mr.. Wilson went up to the hospital
ind the woman rs taken in charge by
;he former and lodged in Jail, where she
low is. awaiting trial for forgery in con-
lection with the same case in which her
husband is held.
Reeves was very glad to find that the
Woman was in Burlington, and told Mr..
wilson that the day he went to Garfield
lie had papers for both parties; Kenerson
laving been reported as suffering from
couple of broken ribs, he was at first
Inclined to take the woman and leave the
nan. but as the woman was sick in bed
le left her. 1t seems that Kenerson's
'rOken ribs were more imaginary than
cal.
The case is strange one throughout,
tut Mr.. Wilson congratulates himself
hat his town has got out of it as cheaply
s they have-the expense being about
5000, when there might have been a
Vhole lot more. Now what was the
natter with the woman?