St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-03
HORSE THIEF CAUGHT
Yeung Stranger Took a Team But
Was Quickly Captured. Other
Criminals Before County Court.

Caledonia county court was read,
to take up criminal business whel
it convened Monday afternoon a
two o'clock and had some rather un
usual cases to dispose of. ChiI
Woodward, alias Tilton, was brought
in to receive sentence for horse steal
ing, crime to which he had previ
ously pleaded guilty. Woodward il
from anywhere or nowhere which
ever proves the most convenient. He
claims that he was reared by Daniel
Boone in the mountains of Ken
| lucky. On Thursday he went to
Frank Carr's stable and asked for a
team. Mr.. Carr questioned him a
little and told him that he looked
too much like a horse thief to get
any team of him.
The young fellow walked out on
Railroad street and seeing Albert
Beauregard's team hitched in front
of his sons meat market unhitched
it and started away. MT. Beaure-
gard soon missed his team and was
told a man had started south with
it. He went to the police office and
got Officer Marden and started in
pursuit. They overlook the fellow be-
low the electric light station and took
him into custody. Information was
filed against him and he pleaded
guilty before Judge Taylor. Monday
afternoon he was sentenced to serve
not less than two nor more than five
years in states prison.
Freeland Bedell of st. Johnsbury
was also in court on a serious
charge. Saturday evening Officer
Marden was notified that Bedell had
attempted assault on two little girls,
one seven years old. Not finding
BedeII about home Officer Marden
went to the depot and when the 1910
train came in saw his man approach
ing it from the rear with a valise
in his hand. He met him and asked
him to walk up to the police Office
for a minute. Bedell started along
willingly but when he got up by
Bay street he threw away his valise
and ran down that street. The of
ficer chased him out to the St.
Johnsbury laundry and caught him.
The next morning he was taken to
county Jail and Monday afternoon
was arraigned before Judge Taylor.
He pleaded not guilty but Tuesday
changed his mind and pleaded guilty.
He was sentenced to not less than
four or more than IL months in jail.
Napoleon Liberty and Louis Mar
tel, the boys who had pleaded guilty
to robbing the store of George Dow
at the Center, were also sentenced.
Liberty was sent to the house of
correction for from one to four
years and Martell, who was 18 years
old yesterday was sent to the Indus
trial school for the rest Of his min
ority.
In the case of State VS.. Jay Ly-
ons, who had been convicted of SELL
ing intoxicating liquor and placed
in charge of the probation officer
Lyons was arrested and a mittimus
asked for to commit him to jail to
serve his sentence. After a hearing
on the matter he was left in charge
of the probation officer for a longer
period.
Edward Stone has been sentenced
to from three to IL months in jail
for assault and battery.
It was expected the trial of State
VS.. James Hays, adultery, would be
commenced yesterday afternoon but
his attorney reported that Mr.. Hays
was very sick and there is little
prospect of a trial of his case or of
OCdC0 vs. EIu0t AdWISuCOs InO
companion case or the case of state
VS.. William Blodgett, who is charg-
ed with selling liquor in connection
with the same affair. The case
against Maynard J. Coe charged
with adultery will not be tried, nor
that against Joseph Nichols charged
with rape or G. w. Hull charged
with the same crime.
Salome Gosley has pleaded guilty
to the charge of adultery and it is
expected Fred LaPlant and Sadie
Horner will be tried for the same
crime. Joseph Mailleur will be tried
on the charge of keeping intoxicating
liquor with intent to sell and J. A.
Waterman will be tried for that or
selling Edward Trombley will be
tried for keeping. Bail has been
called for in the case against
Charles Miller, alias Charles Mack,
the fellow charged with picking
pockets during the last fair.
With the exception of the case of
Philip Cecca VS.. ID. Costa, apt. and
tr., which may be tried after the
criminal docket is finished. The civil
docket was completed last Saturday
morning.
The jury which had spent nearly
the whole week hearing the breach
of promise suit of Emma L. Ford VS..
Clarence Smith found that there
was a breach of promise and award
ed the plaintiff $3.50 for labor per-
formed for the defendant.