Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-08
HELD FOR COUNTY COURT
H. L. Sweet, Alleged Forger, Un-
able to Explain Things.
accused demanded 10 Jail in Default
of Bail, Which WINS FIXED at 600
in Each of Two Counts-Wife
Breaks Down Repeatedly.

A hearing was given Henry L. Sweet
In the forgery cases Monday In city
court and he was bound over to county
court in tho sum of $1,000 bail, $500
on each of the two counts with which
he is charged. As he could get no one
TO become his surety, no was romnndcl
to jail, where he will remain untc tho
next torn OF county court unless he
pleads guilty to an information flea
against him.
inc case occupied tho time OF tn.
court during the greater part OF the
day and the State introduced a largo
number of witnesses, whereas Sweet
did not even testify for himself. The
cases arc those which grew out e
Sweo"s arrest by the police a few
weeks ago, when he and his wifo were
engaged In passing checks. signed with
the name of Allan A. Phillips of St.
Adams.
The first witness was Chief p. ].
Russell and he testified to the details
of the arrest, as we'll as the results
OF MS investigation. In searching
sweet at the police station he found
checks such as exhibited by the state.
Ihe checks were on tho Franklin
county Savings Bank aad Trust COM
pahy. They were written In lead PEN
ell. In all there were six Of them.
Alexander Frodctte, u salesman in
the Syndicate Clothing store, testified
next and told of the attempts made
10 cash one Of the checks there. The
check was for sG5.5O and was given In
payment for about $40 worth OF
goods. 1t boing tho plan to get the
balance in cash. r. Il. Wright. man
ager Of the store, and l.. l.. Vail, u
salesman in the store. also testified.
Mr.. Wright's suspicious were aroused
by tho appearance of the check and
as soon as 1T was shown him went to
the Howard National bank. where the
matter was looked UP. President
Burgess found hat Mr.. Phillips had
no account in the bank upon which
the check las drawn and saw BY the
handwriting that 1t was all done by
one person. That IL, tho name Of
phillips was written in the same hand
as was the name of Smith, who APP
pcared as the indorScr of the check.
After this discovery. the police were
notified and the arrest followed shortly
az the Red 10, where a check for $40 had
already been caShed. Allan a. Phillips,
the wealthy horseman. whose name was
signed to all of the checks, was present
at the hearing and testified. Other wit
nesses for the State were Mrs. BENJAMIN
Artery, clerk at the Red SO, and +. 4. Bur
cess.
Addie Sweet, wife of the defendant, and
who is also in Jail os a result OF the
ol.ecks. was the only witness xamined! IN
tie afternoon. She seemed to be IN rather
Il dazed or dull state and although she
was repeatedly told by the court and
Sweets attorney, ]. ]. Enright. that she
need not testify as it might tend to In
eliminate her, she could not seem to grasp
the situation. She broke down repeatedly
and said that all she wanted was to be set
free.
She told Of Sweets writing In bed the
day before their arrest. The paper on
which he was writing looked like tho
checks and had the name If the bank
printed on IT. She had walked a mile and
n half that morning to get his breakfast
for him. She was given the checks In the
waiting room at the city hall. She did not
seem loath to disclose anything she knew
concerning the case of her husband.
AT the conclusion OF her testimony the
court placed the amount or the bail and
Sweet showed a wonderful amount Of
nerve. requesting Mr.. Phillips, whose
name had been forged, to go his bail.
The case of the woman will not be taken
up for q few days as the States attorney
wishes to investigate some of the condi-
tons of hor home. She is the mother of
two children, one II months old. At
the hearing she did not seem to appreciate
the seriousness of the charge made
against her.