The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-22
Or the Exciting Tale Of the
Midnight Ride Of Barre Police
WITH BRACE OF CAPTIVES
Horse Ran Away and Dropped OFF One
Officer, Collided with Pole and
Knocked Out Two Captives, and
Finally the Last Policeman.

Policemen George Carrie aud John Di-
neen had one Of the liyeliest experiences.
in arresting two men at midnight last
night, that the police department has
had in long time The two men were
Henry Weightman aad Herbert White
Both men live in Websterville and are
employed as section men on the Barre
railroad Just before midnight, officer
Carrie saw two men standing behind
Jacks lunch room at Depot square, and
as they appeared 10 the officer to be
intoxicated, he placed White. the largest
man OF the two, under arrest. White
put up considerable OF scrap, but the
officer dragged him out to Main street
and officer Dineen then came along and
went for the other man.
Both were inclined to hang back, and
the officers decided to get a team from
Jones stable to take them to the sta
tion. When the team arrived, the two
men got into the sleigh peaceably and
officer Carle got in between them and
took the reins. while officer Dineen stood
on the runners at the back OF the sleigh
and held onto the shoulders Of the men.
The team had no sooner started than
the men. began TO yell for officer Carle
to drive faster White finally got hold
OF the whip and licked the horse into
dead run, and Weightman pulled officer
Carries stick out OF his pocket and mean
while pounded the officer over the head
with It. Because the team was going
so fast and the men were thrashiug
around in the sleigh. il caused officer
Dineen to lose his hold on the men. and
he fell Off in front OF the Worthen block,
Officer Garlic then had more than his
hands full in tying to hold the horse,
which was running at a breakneek pace,
while the two men were trying their best
10 throw the officer out.
When the party reached the corner
OF Prospect street the horse was going
so fast that the officer could not turn
into the police station and kept on up
Main street One OF the reius got away
from the officer aud was dragging in the
street beside the horse While the officer
was leaning over the front ot the sleigh
trying TO get the rein, the sleigh struck
tree in front OF +. A. SlaYtons house
with such force that the two prisoners
were thrown out Officer Gatie remained
in the sleigh, though the hack and seat
had been smashed off, and lie tried TO
stop the horse; but IN crossing the cleo
tric ear tracks little farther on, the
officer was thrown out The horse con-
tinued its run up the street and this
morning was found at Fraser's livery
stable in Graniteville.
As soon as the two men found them
selves free OF the officer. they proceeded
to run away in opposite directions
White went back down Main street and
up Washington street and Weightman
went up the Barre railroad tracks Of
iicer Dineen ran to the police station
after falling from the sleigh and got Of.
fcer Gamble Some people on the street
told the officers that one Of the men had
gone up Washington street, and they
went after him and found White near
the Spaulding school building White
still had fight left III him, but the
officers soon had him under control and
marched him Ia the station
With White behind the bars. officers
Gamble and Dinetn got team from
Pages stable and started out TO hunt
up Weightman, but they were unable
TO locate him last hight This morning
Chief Sinclair, Office Carle and Deputy
Sheriff Cutler went to Weightman's
home in Websterville and found him
there. Weightman put up a fight against
the three officers this morning. and
they were forced to handcuff him be-
fore he would submit to being taken
away
Officer Carle was not injured. save for
his nose being peeled when he was
thrown from the sleigh and his face
bruised from being struck with the
stick.
This morning both men were arrairned
i'll city court, Weightman being charged
with breach Of the peace for an alleged
assault on officer Garlic. and White being
aTaigned on two charges, that OF breach
of the peace and intoxication. Weight
man told the court that he was not
drunk last night, and If the court would
let him off he would beg the officers
pardon for striking him and would also
pay for the team coming after him this
Judge Scott told him that the
charge against him was serious one
and that there was no chance OF his
being let off without a hearing if he
did not wish to plead guilty. Weight
man decided that he wanted a hearing
and secured William Wishart to defend
him. and the case was continued nntiI
this afternoon.
White pleaded guilty to both the
charges against him, and sentence in his
ease was withheld BY the court until
case is disposed OF
Two Minor Cases.
Andrew Fife pleaded guilty in citv