The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-14
Sentence Imposed by Judge
Taylor in County Court
IN STATUTORY RAPE CAo
George Watson, Arrested e % the
Death Of Baird at Fs wen so
Days IN the - all for
Breach OF Peace.

Judge Taylor IN Washington county
court to-day sentenced levi Norway Of
Montpelier 70 not less than five years
ana not more than eight years in the
state prison at Windsor, the respondent
having been found guilty OF statutory
rape, the complaining witness being Ka-
tie Baker, aged u, Of Montpelier.
George Watson, who was arrested last
summer, following the finding Of the
body Of James c. Baird beside the road
near his tBaird'sj house in Fayston,
and who was subsequently, charged with
breach OF the peace, it having been de-
termined that Baird died Of alcoholism
and exposure, was sentenced by judge
Taylor to not less than so days and
not more than 80 days in the county
Jail at Montpelier Watson has been in
the Jail ever since the death of Baird.
The court has imposed sentence on
Martha Lund, incest, from two to three
years ln the state prison and then stayed
the execution OF the sentence, the woman
being placed on probation. In the case
OF State vs.. Maria Rossi of Barre. fol-
lowing her plea of guilty to keeping
liquor illegally, the court sentenced the
respondent TO not less than three months
and not more than six months in the
county jail.
Sentence in the case of State VS.. VI.
TedesH OF Barre Town. ,'who was found
guilty Of eleven otfenses of selling, was
deferred to the March term of court, bail
OF $1,000 being fixed in the case.
The case of State VS.. McCabe was TAX
en- up, following his plea yesterday aft
ernoon Of guilty Of simple assault on
Mrs. Murray Cutler in Plainheld last
summer, the plea being accepted by the
state instead of the charge of indecent
assault which was contained in the in
formation. AT yesterday afternoons
session, States Attorney Carver told of
the account of the case as il came to
him, and Attorney John II. Senter for
the respondent asked for leniency, read
ing petition signed by several people
Of East Montpelier. Some people over
there, be averred, thought the wrong
party had been arrested
Ledoux Pleaded Not Guilty. n
Late Yesterday afternoon, Francis Le-
dotIN. who was arrested last Friday bv
Deputy Sheriff H. j. Parcher Of Water
bury, was arFaigned on the charge Of
breach of the peace. He entered a plea
of not guilty and bail was fixed at $500.
The complainant in the case was Mrs.
Ledoux, who got divorce recently.
1t is alleged that Ledoux induced his
former wife, Mrs. Minnie Ledoux, to
accompany him to the woods near her
home last Thursday and that, arriving
there, he threatened her life with
butcher knife, but she entreated him not
to kill her then because of the youthful
ness of their children, and that they re-
turned home with the understanding that
Mrs. Ledoux was to say nothing about
the matter. On the following day the
woman entered complaint to States At
torney Carver, and the arrest of Ledoux
followed
II was in November, 1900, that Mrs.
Ledoux was granted divorce from her
husband on the ground of intolerable Sc
verify, and the alimony asked and grant,
ed was farm across the river from
Waterbury and in Dnxbury After that
Mr.. Ledoux went away for time, but
over a year ago he returned and had
lived since then at the home OF Mrs.
Ledoux and had been employed by her
on the farm most Of the time. Recently
he had been working with the New Eng
land Telephone company's men, setting
poles Some people say that ledoux has
acted in n strange manner.