The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-24
TWO DOPE USERS
ARE IN CUSTODY
Said to Have Found it Easy
to Secure Drug in
BrattlebOro
WILLIAM SIMPSON
GOES TO RUTLAND
Was Out on Parole and Will Now Servo
Sentence for Larceny Of Potatoes =
Wife Charged with Impeding an
Officer.

William f. Simpson and wife, Mary
Simpson, who are seriously addicted to the
use of drugs and claim to have been OBJ
tanning their supplies in Bratteboro, were
arrested this morning. Simpson, who
had been out on parole from sus-
pended sentence Of three to four months
in the house OF correction for the larceny
Of potatoes while living in tenement on
Church street, was taken on the charge OF
a breach of his parole and committed on
the original sentence
Simpson vas arrested Jan % charged
with the larceny OF potatoes from another
tenant of the same building. George Chat
field He pleaded guilty and the sentence
was imposed.
! He later left town with his wife and had
employment in Greenfield, Mass It has
been known that they made trips fire.
quently to Brattleboro and this morning
Mrs. Simpson admitted that they had been
unable to obtain drugs in Greenfield and
had been obliged to return to Brattleboro
in order to secure them
Simpson appeared to Probation Officer
G. NJ Miller this morning to make a re
port as required by his parole As he Is
obliged to make such a report only once a
month and had made three this month
Mr. Miller decided to call a halt to the
proceedings
Sheriff c. f. Mann took the young mar
into custody while the probation officer
made out his warrant Simpson pleaded
guilty 70 q breach OF his parole and wa:
ordered by Judge Frank +, Barber I,
serve the original sentence imposed.
As he was walking along the corridor Q
the Crosby block towards the head of tn,
stairs al the south end OF the building II
suddenly turned and ran back along tn
corridor CRYING for Mr. Barber
Sheriff Mann, who had not had a grip OF
/: his prisoner, was in prompt pursuit 4
the entrance to the judges office tn
E sheriff grabbed his man and Simpson fell
Mrs Simpson, who had been waiting o.
$ the street for the appearance of her hus
: band, reached the corridor at that tim
e and promptly threw her arms around he
/ husband
Deputy Sheriff c. l. Knapp, hearing til
:, disturbance, came from his room on tn
{ upper IOOl " the bIcNh duO DIIeu III
c woman away from the sheriff's prisonel
: Both were locked up.
4 According 10 Probation Officer Mile
e both are strongly addicted to the use {
2 drugs The young woman had with he
\ when arrested box containing two dor
!. pills and a hypodermic needle. Whe
i locked up both begged for some of II
i drug. claiming that they both had bee
IL AZ ~
i agonies.
Simpson was taken to Rutland by Sheri
NJ Mann on the , clock train this afternoo
= So far as has been learned the ofiieia
- have not discovered where supplies of Il
: drug were obtained by the Simpsons, b.
: they are firmly convinced that they d
- obtain drugs in Brattleboro and tho
ough investigation into the matter wou
not be among the strangest things to ha
pen in the near future.
When Simpson made his sudden appea
ance in the doorway opening from the &C
= ridor to the offices of Judge Barber, Nj
Ethel Millington, clerk Of the court, "
was in the outer office, suddenly decided
&c call Probation Officer Miller, who was L
70 stairs. Judge Barber, standing in the doc
~ way OF the private office, retired prompt
X and closed the door. Miss Anah Plum
~ stenoqapher, seated at her desk near t
is window, did not trouble to change her ,
sition.
% Late this afternoon States Attorney Y
v K. Daley issued warrant charging NJ
Simpson with impeding an officer. S
~ was committed to the county Jail in Ne
on fame IN default of bail and will be given
lv hearing in few days at which proceedif
hi to have her cared for will be taken
lie. n Vac ~ hiel ihCeLueo 10 commit her TO
en- ga uii'ii lui'iiel ACTION eoold oe q
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