The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-28
WINDHAM COUNTY CRIME
More Collected in Fines Than Cost Of
C.etectiVes

detection in Windham county:
In Windham county from December
LIST. 1912. TO May 1st. 1914, the Wood
Morgan Detective agency received fos
services SIP, and for expenses 1921,
making total of $14z21. The above
amount was paid for the investigation
of the Illegal sale of intoxicating Ii
quors in tho town of Wilmington.
This investigation resulted in the fol-
lowing prosecutions:
State VS.. Henry Ducctte
The respondent pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to tho house of cor-ec-
ton for not less than FIVE months nor
more than six months.
State VS.. Sandy Thurner
The respondent pleaded guilty and
was sentenced TO the house OF correc-
ton for not less than FIVE months nor
more than six months
State vs.. William Wheeler
This respondent was placed oh pro
baton and finally committed TO the
state hospital at Waterbury and died
there.
State VS.. William Paddock
This respondent pleaded guilty and
paid n fine Of $500 and costs
sta.e VS.. Thomas Toomey
This respondent pleaded guilty and
paid fine of $500 and costs
Safe vs.. Amasa Grout
This respondent was prosecuted for
operating two gambling machines and
paid q fine of 800 and costs.
During the same time the sherman
Detective agency oi Boston WAS paid
for services and expenses. $6LS9
This service was in III investigation
of tho Illegal sale of Intoxicating Ii.
quors in the village OF Brattlcboro.
This investigation resulted in the fol.
lowing prosecutions
State VS.. Ida Falcht
This respondent pleaded guilty and
paid fine OF $500 and costs
state VS.. Tony ceitarino
This respondent pleaded guilty and
paid fine of $500 ana costs.
State VS.. c. Vona
This respondent pleaded gully and
was sentenced to the house OF cCrrec.
ton Tor not less than four weeks nor
more than five months.
state Va. Piporochi
This RESPONDENT pleaded guilty ano
was sentenced to he house CT cofrec.
ton for not less than six months nor
mo'c than seven months
The above covers al OF the delcc
Tive service rendered in Windhan.
county IN All S2o910 was expended
FOR outside detective sc-yioe. Resul
$500 in fines collected. four rcspan.
dents sentenced 10 the houso Of cor
recuon
During tho same pariod Of time
there was paid to home grown de
tecuves the sum Of $9374S, This ex-
pense was practically ali incur ed in
the investigation OF five homicide cas-
es which occurred in Windham cOun.
Is.
The FIRST OF these was the shooting
affair az South Vernon which came
near resulting in a prosecution for
mu der ins cad of prosecution Tor
assault with intent to kill. In this
case the respondent pleaded guilty
and is serving sentence.
Another Of these cases was the dou
bic murder Of one Nichols aud his
wife in August. 1913. In this case the
murderer committed suicide
Another OF these Investigations was
IN the case of State VS.. Richards
charged with the cline OF murder
This respondent was tried Il the Sep
TENDER term. 1918. Windham county
court aud acquitted.
Another of these Investigations was
in the case OF state vs.. Lou A. Foster
charged with The murder of Ossio
r.outy in the town of Halifax This
respondent was also tried at the Sep
tember term. 1913. Windham county
court ANA convicted Of the crime oi
mmslaughtcr and is now serving sen
tence ia the state prison.
Several other Investigations We,
conducted by the sherin's department
with very satisfactory results.
II the question of detective service
Is 20 be treated purely from com
me cial standpoint. the net result in
Wmdham county is fines collected
$500. paid for detective service
SlllG5S. balance in favor ol th,
state. sl5342.
Did the officials try honestly To Il,
their plain duty or did they spend IN,
peoples money Like drunken sai
lors2"
Respectfully.
r. T. Brown
Attorney General
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