Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
CHIEF OF POLICE
HIT BY PRISONER
Lockwood Landed on Wilson's
Lamp" Monday Night

Spent "a Hours In Lookup and Paid Fine
Of $25 and Costs-Prlsoner Also Car
rled Marks Of ARRAY.
A black eye which has been con-
splcuous on Chief Of Police George Will
son this week is one of the results of
an episode which cost Edward Lock- |
wood 1878. OF this amount S25 was
assessed as a fine for disturbing the /,
peace, the rest being costs. Lockwood, |
who is a powerfully built man 20 years |
old, has been employed as steam drill |
operator by the Holbrook, Cabot & Roll
Inns corporation He appeared in court |
with a bruised lamp as a result of
his encounter with the chief of police, |
and the rest of his punishment consist |
ed of about "a hours Incarceration in
the lookup He was sentenced to six
months in Newfane jail, but the jail
sentence was suspended on payment of
the fine and costs and Lockwood was
placed on probation.
The disturbance took place in front of
the Brattleboro House Monday night.
Lockwood, who appeared to Chief Will
son to be under the influence Of liquor,
started an alteration shortly after 8
o'clock with a fellow employe named
both men lived The chief says he
watched the men a few minutes and
suspecting that there was going to be
trouble Of serious nature, started for the
hotel to warn them, Before he reach
ed, there the men had begun to fight,
The officer came up from behind and
grasped Lockwood who then turned on
him, delivering a clip in the right eye
that caused him to see stars, and he
returned the blow. Both men rolled on
the piazza and continued the scrap I'M
til the arrival Of Officer Ellis G. Wor-
den, who was attracted by the excite
ment. The two officers took Lockwood
to the bastie and confined him in dur
ance vile. Then the captive began to
make Rome howl" He banged on his
cell door and yelled maledictions upon
the head of the police department, the
village, the town and the state.
crowd gathered outside and listened to
his vocabulary of railroad construction
"cuss" words. The chief went to Thorn
ass pharmacy and had cooling lotions
applied to his eye and head, for he had
received one blow on the head which
hurt worse than the one on his eye.
On Tuesday morning Lockwood S
friends came up from the railroad works
with pockets full of money and said
that Brady had left town They were
eager to pay Lockwood's fine, but at
that time Lockwood was not ready to
plead, although he was taken into the
municipal court room, being uncertain
as to how much of a sentence he would
get II he pleaded guilty. States At
torney Frank E. Barber was not ready
to try the case on a plea of not guilty
as he had a homicide case set for
hearing in Wilmington, before Municipa
Judge WaR. Daley of this town, so thu
matter was left until their return in thu
afternoon, Mr.. BARRIERS assistant. At
torney c. M. Miller, looking up some o
the evidence during the day. E. w
Gibson, who was retained by the re
spondent, went away, leaving the cas-
with his partner; Attorney E. ]. Wat
erman
Mr.. Barber and Judge Daley return
ed in the afternoon and at $50, afte
the ball game, Lockwood again wa
taken into court, but counsel wer
not agreed as to how the case would b
disposed of, and the same was true i
the evening Lockwood was taken bac
to the "caboose" with the prospect
staying there another night but som
of his friends, fellow laborers and loo;
citizens took pity on him and about
O'Clock it was arranged with the state
attorney that someone should becom
surety for Lockwood's appearance Wed
nesday morning and he was releas SEE
Paymaster F. B. Wendell of the raj
road construction force, being accepte
as bondsman.
Lockwood appeared in court Wedne'
day morning and pleaded guilty to
charge Of breach of the peace. He wa
fined $25 and costs and sentenced
hard labor at the county Jail for pr
riod of six months. Upon payment
the fine and costs the jail sentence wa
suspended and he was placed on pre-
baton for six months. Judge Daley az
vised him as TO the meaning of the ter
probation and after the charge of in
peding an officer was mol pressed ar
the costs were paid Lockwood was r,
leased
1t is proba BILE that no efforts in h
behalf would have been made by loo
men had not it been for the fact tn
the prisoner married and had
baby about six months old All de
Tuesday and until he was released Tue
day night Mrs. Lockwood and the chi
were in front Of or near the lookup
surrounded by a group of boys, cir
and men. Rev Father B. w. McMaho
curate of ST. Michael's Roman Cathol
church, visited lockwood while he Wi
in his cell in the lookup and remarl
ed when he reached the open air TIL
1t was a crime to keep a man locked l
: in place like that.
This is the first instance Of any col
sequence where a Brattleboro police o
ficer has been assaulted since FIR,
Charron lifted Policeman Worden off h
feet by blow under the chin in fro
OF the town hall building several yea
ago. Charron served a term in j;
for his offense.