Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-16
JOY Riders Come to Grief.

JOY RIDERS come TO GFtef.
William loyal. q barber OF Bethel,
hired a team at E. S. Putnam's livery
stable there little after noon Sunday to
drive to this village. Before going far,
he took in a companion, J. E. Lindsay, a
Bethel stone cutter, and the two set out
on regular ''joy ride. =
They made fast time and whirled into
town at racing speed, going around cor
ners on one wheel and creating a sensR-
tion generally. They drove on to North
field, and on their line OF travel evident
IL found plenty of refreshment for man,
/ if not for beast; for they grew steadily
merrier, while the horse, one OF the best
4 in Mr. Putnams livery, as steadily de-
clinsd in strength and spirits.
Sunday night the poor beast was fed
I at the Thresher stable in Mortified and
the next morning its drunken drivers
urged it along the road to East Braintree.
7 In the gulf the carriage tipped over
and was so smashed that the men hunted
up blackboard to replace it and, in IN
diminished gaity, pushed onward to West
BraintFee.
When his team was not returned to the
stable Sunday night according to agree
ment. Mr.. Putnam became uneasy and
! began to telephone around the country
in search of it. So spectacular had been
the proceedings OF the men and so cruel
their treatment of the horse that they had
not passed unnoticed, and he was soon
put on their track. Hearing that they
we're headed toward West Braintree, be
telephoned Deputy Sheriff Selva Thayel
OF that town to take the team and arrest
the men, drunk or sober; while be and
Chief Of Police f. II. Ketehum of Ban
doIph started from Bethel with e. E.
Clafiin in the latter's auto to meet ths
party on the way.
Sheriff Thayer cannily stationed himself
at the Brsintree saloon and. sure enough
Joyal and Lindsay drove right up and fel
into the clutches Of the law. Two miles
this side of Braintree the Clafiin auto
broke down and Mr.. Putnam, leaving hi
companions to tinker the machine
caught ride in another auto and reached
Brsintree soon after the sheriff had round
ed up the outfit.
Mr.. Putnam found his horse complete
Iy exhausted and in frightful condition
There was a cut an inch and a half lonl
on the nigh forward foot under the fet
lcck and another cut four inches deel
that reached to the bone on the nigl
hind leg below the gambel. 1t had beel
driven all Of so miles at hard pace with
out being fed but once, so far as known
and, while it bore no marks of the lash
it had been the victim of drunke
cruelty.
The men were taken to Bethel Monda
night and. in part settlement of damages
yielded up to Mr.. Putnam about S14 i
money, a watch and a couple of rings
Tuesday afternoon Officer Ketchur
brought them handcuffed to Randolph o
the mail train, and they were arraigne
before Justice H. w. Vail on the charge
of intoxication and cruelty to animal'
On the last count they were sentenced
80 days in Jail at Chelsea, and for intox
cation they were fined IS and costs. A
4 they could not pay, they took the alterni
i tive sentence of 20 more days in jail, hel
they will linger for a period approach
) ing four months. Deputy Sheriff d. ]
Howe committed them yesterday.