St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-03-09
c. B. Stevens Arrested.
Charged With Importing Diseased
Bull from Canada and Attempt
ing to Bribe Federal Of
ficer.-Hired Man
Arrested.

The work of District Attorney Dunnett
before the federal jury in United States
District court is being rapidly revealed
by the arrests made under indictments
secured at the February term of court
recently closed in Burlington. The
latest arrest comes near enough home
to cause surprise and keen interest.
Yesterday Deputy Marshal SulIoway
arrested Charles B. Stevens of North
Danville and his hired man, Robert w.
Howard, and the two men were taken
before U. S. Commissioner Harry
Blodgett and placed under bail for their
appearance at the federal court in Bur-
lington on April 12 Messrs. Stevens
and Howard are charged with import
ing from Canada an Ayrshire bull infect
ed with tuberculosis.
The bull owned by Char1eSB. Stevens,
is named Robin Hood. He bought this
bull IN Canada, and when he desired to
bring him in, the bull was tested. and
showed a reaction, indicating the pre-
sence of tuberculosis germs. Admission
was therefore denied to the bull. Later
on Mr.. Howard, acting for Mr.. Stevens,
presented bull for admission, showing
his papers, which told his pedigree, and
showed that he had successfully passed
the tuberculin test. This bull answered
to the same general description as the
bull Robin Hood. 1t was afterwards
found that the second bull was in reality
Robin Hood, passing under the papers of
another bull, answering to the same
general description.
Mr. Stevens was also arrested on a
more serious charge. 1t is alleged that
he offered the federal Inspector at New
port $25 to allow him to bring in the
diseased bull. Mr.. Stevens is a well
known breeder of cattle and this arrest
will cause great surprise among his
friends.
At the hearing before Commissioner
Blodgett, Stevens was placed under
$1,000 bail on the first charge and
$4,000 on the charge of attempted brib-
cry. Howard's bail was fixed at $500.
The bail was furnished in each case
and the men will appear before the
United States court at Burlington, April
12.
Some of the other indictments are
shown in the following important cases
which have been brought since the ad
journment of court.
Used Mails to Defraud.
One of the parties indicted at the recent
term of U. S. court was D. Cooley, OF
Coaticook, Que, who came to Norton's
Mills TO get uudll IOI EL1ll6 OOuI6C, Oh
Coaticook, who went under aliases OF
DR.. E. Cooley, Louis Guyon and A.
Renaud. Goulet operated fraud scheme
in Canada until he was excluded from
using mails there and then he opened
headquarters at Norton's Mills. He
was doing a large business, receiving
about 100 letters and many money orders
and registered letters daily. He sent the
boy Cooley into Vermont for his mail and
the boy was arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Miles of Newport. He was placed
in Jail at Newport and Thursday an at
tornev from Canada came and furnished
bail for his release.
A Test Liquor Case.
United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey visited Montpelier and Barre Fri
day and seized large quantity of liquor
the seizure being one of the largest ever
made in Vermont. The liquor was seized
on the ground that it was not properly
labeled as required by United States
law passed in 1909. The marshal has
rented a storehouse for storing the liquors
seized. The Montpelier cases will be
heard in United States Court, Rutland,
the forenoon of April sand the Barre
cases at later ate These are consid-
cred as test cases under the new law