The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-19
Shorty Palmer Had Ten
Days Of Freedom
ARREST AT ROUSES POINT
Palmer Disappeared on May While
Out Working During the Day and
Had Only IS More Days of
Sentence to Serve.

After being at liberty from Washing.
ton county Jail ten days, following his
flight while out working as a "trusty."
Frank t"Shorty"l Palmer. who was sem
fenced from the Barre city court, was
rounded up at Rouses Point, n. Y, and
was brought back by Sheriff Tracy to-
day to stand the consequences Of vio-
lating the sheriff's confidence. Shorty"
had only fifteen days left OF mis- SEN
tence OF 90 days for larceny of cloth
ing, when the desire for freedom over
came him on Monday, May s, as he was
working at the Consolidated Lighting
eompany's plant. Two predecessors of
Palmer in fleeing from the local coun-
ty Jail jurisdiction are now serving two
years at hard labor for their indiscre-
tion, so that Shorty" is likely to be
considerably older before he ultimately
gets free.
When Palmer disappeared, Sheriff
/ Tracy stated that he shouldn't spare
time and money in getting the fugitive,
and for one thing he caused descrip-
tive circular to be sent broadcast 1t
/ is supposed that the circular was the
undoing of Palmer. After he was picked
up by the Rouses Point police they no
I
started for Rouses Point last night and
to-day sent word that he was on the
way back with the fellow. When ar
rested, PALMER denied that he was the
man wanted and said his name was
Rue.
A hearing was given by Judge Miles
in county court to-day on the petition
for habeas corpus in the case of Fred
Strong, who is now in the state prison
at Windsor, having been sent there for
safe-keeping after being found not gull
ty, by reason of insanity, of attacking
former Sheriff G. b. Evans of Water
bury when the latter started TO comply
with Strong's request TO change a bill,
1t was said that Strong attacked Evans
with a stone. The atter was quite
badly used up in the fraeas. Judge
Miles continued the hearing and placed
Strong under $500 BAIL J. f. Weeks
of Aiddlebury furnishing bond
Mrs. Strong is now living in Middle
bury, and she is anxious to get her hus-
band out Of confinement. 1t is said that
Strong has entirely recovered from IN
huence Of the drug habit and that he
is now all right Before he got into this,
trouble, he is said to have held quite
responsible position as a school teacher
and, while living in Oklahoma, to have
been a prominent citizen. His trial was,
at the March term in 1909.
Damages of 81 were awarded the
plaintiff to-day in the Washington
county court case of NJ. d. Greene, adj
ministrator of the John Vantier estate,
VS.. j. f. Gillette and Morris Hill of
Waterbury Center, suit having been
brought to recover $500 for alleged dam
age by reason of the defendants filing
up we'll on the place owned by Van
tier The defendants claimed that they
filled the well at the order of Dr. Steele,
health officer of Waterbury, while the
plaintiff maintained that order was not
issued with the consent of the necessary
number of board of health and that for
the latter reason, the defendants were
personally liable for the amount of tine
damages claimed
The attorneys for the defense through
their witnesses, showed that the Van
tier family had experienced much sick
ness from drinking water out of the
well and according to the testimony of
William Vantier, l5 years old, son of
the late John Vantiers few years ago
three dead cats, several hens and other
dead animals were taken out of the
well and that the hens owned by his
father roasted in the shed and about
the top OF the well box and it was
daily occurrence to find feathers in the
water taken from the we'll. He said the
water made him and his sister sick
number of times. He also said there
was a closet located within few feet
Of the well.
Ii was because of the sickness of
the Yanter family that DR., Steele had
the well covered up.
Following the case, the suit of Joseph
A. Perkins vs. David Bros. of West
Berlin was taken up. This is for 500,
claimed as balance due on contract for
building addition to stoneshed.
Didn't Give Up Child.
Joseph Bedard. who was given q di-
gorce from Margaret Bedard in county
,ourt Wednesday, sent an officer to-day
to his wife's house to get their six
years old child Mrs Bedard refused
10 give up the daughter and Bedard
nay bring legal proceedings to get the
hid