Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29
HUDSON is IN JAIL
Man Who Escaped From Officers
Caught in Mortified

Deputy Sheriff Davis Brought Him Back
to Vermont by clever Ruse-Judge
Gibson VIII Sentence Him Tomorrow.
George Hudson, as he was known here
when he proved too slippery for Deputy
Sheriff Chauncey l.. Knapp and Chief-of-
Police George Wilson last week, was
caught by Deputy Sheriff Myron p. Davis
in Mortified Monday and brought to
Brattleboro for a hearing before Judge
e. W. Gibson of the municipal court on
the charge of stealing $35 from A H.
Jaquith of Vernon on Wednesday of last
week. His real name is Josselyn and his
family live in West Springfield
After he made the break for liberty last
week Thursday, after being arrested at
the Auditorium, nothing was heard of
him until Saturday morning, when 1t was
learned that he was staying at a house
short distance south of Mr.. Jaquith's
farm in Vernon. Deputy Sheriff Knapp
and Chief Wilson were much wrought up
over the way in which he gave them the
slip, and when they heard of his where
abouts they got an automobile and went
down after him, but he appeared to have
received a wireless message telling of
their approach At any rate, when they
arrived he had picked up his meager be-
longings and left for parts unknown. The
officers did not advertise their trip very
freely.
On Sunday Mrs. Jaquith received
telephone message from Mortified say
ing that the young man was at the home
of Charles Tenney of that town. She
communicated with the department of
justice and arrangements were made for
Deputy Sheriff Davis to go after him
Monday morning The officer went down
in an automobile and found his man
working on Mr.. Tenny's farm Hudson
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he had never been in Vermont. His story
was very plausible and it was evident
that he would put every possible bar in
the way of being brouht back to Brattle
boro.
Mr. Davis realized that Hudson might
make some trouble and cause some de-
lay in being brought to justice so he
conceived a plot to get him back into
Vermont without overstepping his rights
as an officer of the state He asked Hud-
son If he knew George Alderman of South
Vernon, and when the young man as
sured him that Mr.. Alderman was
close friend of his the officer suggested
that they take a run over to South YER
non and let Mr.. Alderman decide whether
he was Hudson or Williams. The young
man was not anxious to make the trip,
but he consented, AS soon as they were
over the line into Vernon the officer
placed Hudson under arrest and brought
him along to Brattleboro. Profiting by
the experiences of his brother officers,
Mr.. Davis securely handcuffed his prison
er, and during the court proceedings he
kept a close watch on him.
Hudson spent few hours in the village
lookup and was taken before Judge Glib
son late in the afternoon. He secured
| the services of Frank e. Barber to de-
fend him, and after numerous confer
| ences he was asked to plead to charge
of the larceny of $95. Under the Vermont
| statute the larceny of any sum more than
$25 is grand larceny and is punishable by
imprisonment in the state prison and is
| out of the jurisdiction of the municipal
court Under that charge all that could
| have been done would have been to bind
him over for a hearing in the county
| court before the grand jury. 1t was sug-
| gested that the charge be changed to
| petty larceny which would bring 1t within
| the jurisdiction of the municipal court.
, Judge Gibson announced that If the
| young man would make restitution of
| part or the whole of the money he would
consider such proposition. On request
| of Mr.. Barber the case was put over
| until Tuesday afternoon in order to give
| Hudson time to communicate with his
| family and friends He announced that
Hudson was ready to plead guilty to the
| lesser charge.
| On Tuesday Hudson asked for more
| time in which to raise the money, but as
he was unable to produce any by Wed
nesday morning he was taken into court
again. After further conferences his
case was disposed of temporarily. He
waived examination and was officially
committed to the county jail at Newfane
to await a hearing before the grand
jury in the spring term of court as the
municipal court had no jurisdiction. Ar
| arrangement was made, however, where
by he may petition the court to sentence
him which will make It possible for the
municipal court to impose the sentence
He was taken to the county Jail by
| Deputy Sheriff Davis, and tomorrow
morning he will be brought back to re-
ceive his sentence from Judge Gibson II
response to his request. His sentence
will be either to the house of correction
at Rutland vi to the state prison eft Wind
i sor.