Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
States IRISON FOR TWO
Mrs. Louise Townsend Gauthier
and Walter Stowell Sentenced.
Former WINS Convicted of Forgery
md Passing n Check, md Latter
Pleaded Guilty to Attempt
ed Assault.

Two sentences and the trial of court
case made up the work OF Chittenden
county court Tuesday.
Louise Townsend Gauthier, who was
convicted week before last of having
forged a check and uttered it. was
brought up for sentence. V. A. Billiard,
her attorney, pleaded earnestly on behalf
Of her husband and aged father to have
her put in charge of n probation officer
and not sent to prison. The court took
some time for delberation before pro-
| nouncing sentence.
When asked If she had anything to
say as to why sentence should not be
pronounced upon her Mrs. Gauthier said
simply: 1T was most unjust" Apparent
| ly she referred to her conviction, and
Judge Fish told her it was too late to go
into that. He went on to say that the
jury had duly considered her case and
had found her guilty. He added that in
coming to this verdict the jury must
have found also that she committed per-
jury Tho court then pronounced sentence
OF not less than three nor more than
four years in the States prison at
windsor. Throughout the whole pro-
ceeding and after the sentence had been
pronounced Mrs. Gauthler was as cool
and unconcerned as if she had been at a
tea-party. The States attorney had
recommended severe sentence on the
ground that on other occasions Mrs.
Gauthier had been guilty of acts of dis
honesty and that her record showed her
dangerous person to be at large
Walter Stowell of Grove street pleaded
guilty to attempted assault of his two
nieces, the Misses Mary and Aida Dumas
/ of Winooski. Stowel was under the in
fuence of liquor at the time, hut the law
makes no excuse for that When asked
If he had anything to say before sentence
was pronounced. Stowell broke down and
talked incoherently. He was sentenced to
spend not less than two nor more than
three years in the States prison at Wind
sor
The trial OF the case of Il. c. Ricketson
VS.. Daniel Losette took up most of the
day. The plaintiff, a wholesale confec-
toner and baker at Plattsburgh, had as
a commercial traveller John Iloisette who
lived at Winooski. where his parents now
reside. In July, 1911 David Loisette, ia
Their of john executed a bond to Ricket-
son to indemnify him for any shortage
that might develop in Johns accounts
with the plaintiff. 1t Is alleged that John
did not pay over all the amounts he had
collected for Ricketson in the course of
the business John had since left the en-
ploy of RiCketson and this action IS on the
bond.
Among the witnesses were Mr.. Rcket-
son and Joseph A. Jordan, one of his trav-
cling statesmen.
GRAND JURY DRAWN
grand jury was ordered and drawn
to report next Monday at 200 p. m. 1t
is understood that this jury is called to
look into the killing of Henry Bushey
of WinoosN about a month ago. This
killing has been the subject Of extensive
investigation by the Wood Morgan De-
tective agency, and the impression is that
some evidence has Loen gathered point
ing 10 the two suspects held in the county
jail. The men are Italian mil-hands
named Antonio Torza and Michael
Memone.
The members Of the grand jury are
as follows: John O'Bren of Bolton c.
f. German Of Burlington H. w. Root
of Charlotte, J. f.. Lanou of Burlington,
W. l.. Ring of Huntington, David II.
Holmes Of Milton, w II. Davis Of Bur-
llngton Z. j. Moseey of Colchester, B
c, IIawley of Jericho, w. s. Walker Of
Richmond, Henry y. Rowley of Shell
burne, Daniel X, Topper of South Bur-
lington, Henry c. Stebblns of Hinesburg
Samuel Keller of Essex, w. S. Wood
ruff of Underhlll, r, f. Forbes of St
George, G. \. Rice of Westford and c.
S. Wright of Wiliston