The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-02-23
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The following from the heuaiae
ton E.ening Hammer Of last FRIDAY
II of much interest
There Vas a hearing hefore As
sisiAnt judges of County Court. G
IS Kent OF Dorset aud G A. PcrrJ
Of Readsboro Thursday afternoon II
the cases oi the three Dorset lum
bermcn. Allen A Roberts, John Det
1tson and stedman Aldrieh, wht
have been prisoners since Ianuai
20 At the county Jail charged Will
tfespass on a timber lot In the tow
Of Rupert
The writ ON which tle mou wer,
arrested hy sheriff Godfrey Januar,
2i set up the damages at $4,000
and IN order TO secure their releas
Ii would be Necessary for the mel
TO secure BAH IN an equal amount
This they did not attempt TO do bui
ave chosen TO remain Ia the cus
tody OF the sheriff At the hear
ing at the county clerks office
however, the bail In each case wai
reduced TO $3.50 which viii be fur
aished by fellow townsmen in Dor
set so that the men may return te
their homes this evening.
The suit against the three lum
bermen and their employer. Lyman
y. Wise of Deerfield Mass. wa
brought by Oliver H. Danforth OF
Rupert who claims that he and his
family are owners OF the land OF
which Wise had been numbering
Wise secured bail at the time tht
writs were seryd and remained II
Rupert.
AT the hearing the plaintiff wa
represented by William X. Daley OF
the firm OF Chase a Daley OF Brat
tleboro, who objected TO the redue.
ton of bail IN the case Of Roberts
below $500 but the judges coule
not see why the bail should not b.
the same IN all cases and so decid
ed.
Further developments In Tho
cases are likely as Sheriff Godfre,
has as yet been unable to ascertai,
who Is responsible for the keeping
OF his prisoners.
The case has attracted consider
able interest In the towns OF Dorse
and Rupert and II Is alleged tina
there is an element of personal
spite involved in II. During the dis
cusslon yesterday In relation TO thu
fixing OF bail Attorney Archibald
and Daley came to something of
clash when the Brattleboro lawyer
insisted that the bail Of Roberts be
fixed at not less than $500. Mr.
Archibald retorted that the reasof
for II was resentment on the par
OF the leading plaintiff. Oliver Dan
forth, who charges the responsibill
ty for information which resulted II
arrest and conviction Of Danioru
for shooting spotted fawn durini
the last open deer season upon Rob
erts.
The plaintiffs named In the wri'
are Mary p. Hit of Castleton. Oliy
er Danforth, Oliver II, Danforth a.
trustee for Ernest H., Frank c., ant
Charles Danforth Of Rupert ant
Jennie NJ. Manley OF Brattleboro. Tt
all OF these parties Sheriff Godfre!
has sent notices that he will holt
them responsible for the keeping OF
the three men who were released
today and the two Italian lumber
men who we're arrested with then
but who were released on bail some
time ago.
Sheriff Godfrey has conferred
with the local attorneys who nave
searched the statutes In his behalf
but have been unable to find any
decision that will bear on the case
In nearly every instance OF the KIND
A settlement has been reached and
no court ruling has been given.
IL was arranged yesterday tha'
Ernest II. West, II. n. Williams and
p II. Kent of Dorset should come
here this afternoon and go sureties
for Mr.. Roberts and his two sons
ln-law who will be able TO return
to their families tonight after
months stay In Bennington.
While the enforced period of idle
ness for three men who are aecus
toned to work IN the open air. mas
been tedious they all express then |
appreciation OF little eourtesies thai
have been extended them nero
and of the Kindness OF the sheriff
and Mrs. Godfrey As a furthel
eeognition OF the housekeeperf
consideration for them during theii
stay at the jail they presented Mrs
Co. frey last evening with a hand |
some glass water set consisting oi