Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
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Because he said he hoped the Ger
mans would sink every American SOL
der sent across to Europe, E. ]. King
OF st. Johnsbury is without job and
Is the sufferer from a back-hand slap
In the face. He is said to have been
talking with one of the workmen at
the f. and I. Fairbanks and company
plant in st. Johnsbury about the out
break of war with Germany and dur
ing the course Of conversation the
question was raised as to whether the
United states would send any troops
to the battlefront in Europe. King
maintained that such a course should
not be pursued. The man he was talk
ing with thought differently and King
made the statement that he hoped the
Germans would sink every Co
d" one OF them. Several of the
workmen overheard the statement and
Lester Crafts, ordinarily the quietest
and most easy going man in the shop.
walked up to King and. repeating the
words asked him II he had made such
a statement. The latter answered in
the affirmative and made 1t stronger
by repeating it with the use Of several
additional adtectives not in common
usage in polite society. Crafts then
told King that IL he was not out of
the shop before noon either one or the
other would get a good licking and
then walked back to his bench.
Crafts went to the office and told
Foreman Burroughs what had happen
ed. As he came down from the office
King said something under his breath.
Crafts grabbed him by the shoulder
and gave him a back hand cuff across
the face saying Remember what I told
you about being out Of here by noon"
King then went to Burroughs with the
| matter, and the latter after a brief in
| vestigation handed King his time and
| told him to call at the office for his
| money. King said that he would get
| IL at noon when he went out but he de-
| cided differently when Burroughs re-
| piled, NO. you'll get out now" Mr..
Burroughs was later called to the main
| office where he was upheld in his &C
| ton in the matter.
| POISONED ANIMALS FOR PELTs?
Washington l.. Chamberlin Of Sharon
was brought into Hartford municipal
court at White River Junction on
charge Of exposing poisonous substance
| on his premises. 1t is alleged that Cham
| berlin placed capsules containing caustic
| Of potash in small cubes Of meat, plant
| ing the meat NJ uiIeTeHt poiiits vi Wv
game trails around his farm and in that
way. 1t is further alleged secured nearl!
| 81. 900 worth OF pelts. a few days ago
party of hunters from West Hartford
[ and Pomfrct crossed Chamberlin's lana
and a valuable fox hound which was with
| them dug up some of the poisoned n,ea'
| which he ate and which his owner
Erving G. Allen Of Pomfret says caused
the dogs death. Investigation was maze
OF the premises. and the contents OF inc
| dogs stomach were sent by the state
attorney to the laboratory OF hygiene a!
Burlington. where they were anaiyzeo
and the presence of poison detected ere
siding Judge Whitman set April 70 as
the date for a preliminary hearing ana
| released Chamberlin on $3.50 bonds. AS
the maximum sentence for the onense
ia $500 fine or not more than five years
, I'm prison it is probable that the case VIII
| eventually go to the county court az
Woodstock, unless Chamberlin pleads
guilty. which is improbable. 1t Is said
that one or two other unexplained deaths
of animals, namely a shepherd dog and
a COW, occurred recently in the same
vicinity.
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