Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-24

the lou diFeduy quhftefeu At tine pldHl.
Jeers and boots from the strikers greeted
the newcomers at the station, but no vio-
lence was offered.
Deadlocked Over License Boards.
Not only is the board OF license COM
missioners of Rutland city held open be-
yond the time fixed by law for their APP
pointment but the other towns in the
county which voted wet, Castleton, Fair
Haven. Benson, Wells, Mount Tabor and
West Rutland, are kept in doubt as to the
personnel of their commissions because
OF the inability OF Assistant Judges
Frank M. Plumley of Sherburne and
Horace NJ. Redfeld OF Hubbardton to
agree on a license board for Rutland.
Just why the other towns are held up be-
cause OF the deadlock in respect to Rut-
land is not known.
The time for appointment of men to
deal out the licenses expired Thursday
but there is no penalty fixed by Law for
non-appointment Of the boards and no
provision made for failure OF the assistant
judges to make such appointment so most
people think that the matter wilt go
to the courts. The question has excited
more interest than the license fights and
there is q great deal OF feeling aroused by
the deadlock. Many business men here
tofore supporters OF license, are so
wrought up that they assert that they
will never again vote for license.
II the judges appoint commissions now
the legality of the action is sure to be
questioned and 1t is probable, J. r.
Hnadley, president of the Rutland No
License and Civic league, says, that the
matter will be tested in the courts
The deadlock relative to the appoint
ment OF the commissioners in Rutland
city, which had been holding up all the
license boards in the wet towns of Rut-
land county. was broken Saturday, Assist
ant Judges PIumley and Redheld agree
ing that each chooss one man and to let
the mayor pick the third.
Eddy Guilty Of MansIaushte
Robert Eddy OF Wallingfcrd, aged 2s
years, was found guilty of mGnslaughter
by jury in Rutland county court Thurs
day for causing the death OF Miss Mary
Jane Johnson of Wallingford, aged 81
years, on Oct. 3, 1909. The Jury was out
twenty-six hours. The prosecuting at
torneys in the case we're Attorney General
John G. Sargent OF Ludlow and States
Attorney j. c. Jones OF Rutland, and
Eddy's counsel were W. H. Botsford OF
Rutland and Frank L. Fish OF Vergennes.
Eddy was tried few weeks after Miss
johnson was killed, the jury dissgreeing.
A few minutes before the final verdict,
the jury entered the court room and Fore
man John Delehanty OF Fair Haven an
nounced that they had found the re-
spondent guilty OF murder In the "third
degree" As there is no such degree OF
murder under the Vermont statutes, the
verdict was not accepted and Judge A. A.
Hall sent the jurors back to their room
for further consideration OF the case. II
was generally believed by the people in
the court room at the time that by "third
degree the jury meant manslaughter and
there was no surprise when the verdict
for this was rendered fifteen minutes
later,
Attorney Fish moved that the verdict
be set aside on the ground that there was
no evidence in the cass to warrant such a
conviction. The motion was overruled.
Mary Jane johnson was found dead at
the house " here she lived alone on the
morning OF Oct. 10, last, by q neighbor
who had besome suspicious because Miss
johnson had not called for her milk as
customary. Ire body was lying on the
kitchen door and broken furniture
showed signs Of q struggle Death was
caused By strangulRtion from pressure on
the thr0at. Eddy's arrest was the result
of threats be made while drunk the day
before tue crime was committed.